Jonathan Continue working on the last line of "More Beats (paired)". You should be able to play along to I Can't Feel My Face comfortably. Practise the jazz pattern that you wrote out today along to these songs: There Is No Greater Love – Sonny Rollins Sid's Ahead – Miles Davis Remember to always be listening to the bass!!
ALL TEXT IN BLUE IS "CLICKABLE" AND LINKS TO RESOURCES. Ella Practice the hit-tap technique. Here is a video explaining it. I made it for another student who is learning to play fast, which the technique is also good for, but you're learning it so that you get that LOUD-soft hi-hat sound. Play along to the song! Have fun! If [...]
ALL TEXT IN BLUE IS "CLICKABLE". IT LINKS TO RESOURCES FOR YOUR USE. Sam Practise the "Basic Beats" page I gave you along to what ever songs you'd like. You should be able to loop each drum beat AND be able to play all of them, one after the other, without stopping. Bring in some new xylophone or piano music [...]
ALL TEXT IN BLUE IS "CLICKABLE" AND LINKS TO RESOURCES. Ella Practise the Another One Bites the Dust beat with the drum fill we worked on at the end of every bar. Practise with a metronome at 50 bpm (beats per minute). Once you can do that comfortably, try it at 60 bpm. Then try it at 70 bpm, which [...]
Harry and Sam Since it's been a few weeks since I last saw you two, I'm not sure how you've been progressing. Given this, I would like you both to play drums at least twice this week. You can play what ever you want – whether it's something we've covered in lessons or just playing for fun. Also, check out [...]
EVERYONE: Sorry for the late post. Practise the same stuff as last week, plus: Harry Make sure you're playing with proper technique (like good grip) Sam Practise the drum beats slowlyI heard that your A-major scale went well. You don't need to practise that anymore. Practise Turkish March along to a metronome at 60 Jonathan Keep your right hand on [...]
Harry Practise the 4 drum beats I wrote out todayPlay along to a metronome at 70 Sam Play the A-major scale, ascending and descending, with your hands an octave apart. Don't look at the instrument; look in front of you, as if you were reading music.Play all 4 drums beats on the page without stopping along to Going Bad Jonathan [...]
Ella Play the verse beat to "Should I Stay or Should I Go" along to the entire recording.1st time through: only play the bass drum part2nd time through: play the bass and snare parts3rd time through: play the bass, snare and hi-hat parts Eric Play the hard drum part to Back in Black that we worked on (2:50 in the [...]
Sam Please bring all of your sheets (music, practise log, etc.) to our next lesson. Play the A-major scale, ascending and descending, with your hands an octave apart. Don't look at the instrument; look in front of you, as if you were reading music.Practise the snare drum exercises for your test. Play them along to a metronome at the speed [...]
Get a folder or binder (from Dollarama?)Get isolation headphones Here is a good deal on ones that don't plug in (you'll have to wear earbuds underneath them).Here are the ideal ones that do plug in.If you don't want to order off of Amazon, Long & McQuade is a music store that will likely have some in stock. Here are the [...]