Jonah “Triplets” Jonah played up till the fifth line with a strong musical feel, and it is clear that he is beginning to understand the groove of the piece. Double-Sticked Leaps Practise the double-sticked leaps that appear throughout the piece. One example is the D-to-B leap played R R in bar 11. To develop this movement: Choose any two notes [...]
Lukas “Hotel California” Our main focus was the guitar-solo section, where the drums have a call-and-response relationship with the guitar. When the guitar is playing its riff: Bring down your dynamics. Support the guitar rather than competing with it. Listen carefully so you know when it is your turn to respond. When the drums respond, play with “main-character energy”: Play [...]
Jonah This week, I would like Jonah to continue working on “Triplets” with two types of supplemental exercises: The two pages from the Green Book with the corners folded The exercise notated on the staff paper 1. Green Book Exercises When practising the two marked pages: Follow the written sticking carefully. Keep your hands and body loose. Treat the exercises [...]
Lukas “Hotel California” We are seeing great improvement in maintaining the pulse. Last week’s practice approach has also helped you enter and exit the fills consistently while keeping them securely in the pocket. A few reminders from our lesson: During the introduction, feel free to improvise on the cymbal. Save the thirty-second-note pattern for the fourth bar. Begin with a [...]
Renaud 1. Equipment Please purchase a pair of drumsticks and a practice pad. Recommended stick brands include: Vic Firth ProMark Look for sticks in either 5A or 7A size. Recommended practice-pad brands include: Vic Firth Remo Evans RealFeel If you decide to get a drum set, I recommend renting one from Long & McQuade for now rather than purchasing one [...]
Lukas Stick Control Great work on the assigned exercises! We are beginning to hear better evenness between your two hands. Remember that the goal is not to play each exercise once and immediately move to the next. Repeat each exercise several times while checking that you are: Producing an even stream of single strokes Matching the sound and stick height [...]
Jonah We did some audition prep ahead of the TSYO audition later in the afternoon and were happy to see Jonah’s growth in orchestral percussion playing and understanding for orchestral repertoire grow over this preparation process. I would love to work on more excerpts with Jonah if that is of interest for him. Zico With the understanding the Zico currently [...]
Lukas Warm-up: Stick Control, Page 5 Focus on the first column and practise with a metronome, starting at 75 BPM. Things to remember: Use a full stroke, similar to the motion of throwing a ball. Pay attention to the natural bounce and recycle the bounce into the next stroke. Match the stick heights of both hands. Let your left hand [...]