Hello Pedro, Ronan, Alejandro, Brad, and Ella, great to see you all, and good to see some progression. Here is the assignment for the two weeks. Pedro- We learned today simple basic drum beat. Remember that you must give "Strong and Weak" sound when you practice 8th notes on hit hat. In addition, when you play bass drum, make [...]
Hello Ezra and Elora, here is the week assignment. Ezra- Please read through the materials that I handed out to you. In addition, keep all the materials in the binder. I mentioned to you the first day of lesson. We learned variation note division exercises and simple drum beat. Even though we learned these, make sure check your hand position [...]
Hello Pedro, Ronan, Alejandro, and Brad, I'm happy to see a progression of practicing. I'm happy that you all try to understand the materials that I gave you and understood what I taught you during the lesson; however, keep practice daily at least 30 minute so that you won't forget. We learned today some combination note division exercises. Remember the [...]
Hello Ezra and Elora, I'm very proud that you practiced the first assignment! Keep working the sticks holding and a stroke. It's important to practice basic technique. Today, we learned how to count and beat division. I explained to you how important to understand how to count and understand the beat division. Make sure read the materials that I hand [...]
Hello Pedro, Ronan, Alejandro, and Brad, good to see you again and well learned as well. Here is your homework for second week. 1.Pedro- We just learned how to hold drum stick properly. Make sure read the material and practice slow. Remember that relax your shoulders and wrists. In addition, make sure your two fingers hold stick tight because it [...]
Hello Ezra and Elora, it was pleasure to meet you and here are the first lesson assignments. We learned how to hold a drum sticks and I explained you a bit history back ground of the stick grips. Please read the material that I handed out to you. Ezra: I would like to keep practice slowly German Grip and [...]
Hello Students, Your first lesson assignment is how to hold drum sticks properly. I gave you a materials "Stick Grips" and "5 Tips of how to hold drum sticks properly. We learned "Matching Grip" and I explained to you how Matching grip (German Grip) is powerful and importance of producing clean sounds. Here are 5 steps you MUST learn to [...]