Josh Visual Drums Method book: p14-15 ex. 1-6 --Please learn, counting aloud --four times each ACDC: Back in Black --Up to end of guitar solo (see handout for the pattern) --Make sure to the fill during the verse lines up with the guitar lick --remember that the crash BECOMES beat "1" of the main groove Myles Warmups: --Flam Paradiddles (rL-R-L-L [...]
Shakira Practicing - Planning out short chunks of practice (5-10 minutes at a time) - choose 1 thing from our list of things to do and focus only on that. -Practice reading through a small group of measures a few times, speak through note names, or practice finding 5 finger hand positions from scales, etc. Technical Exercise - 5 finger [...]
Jack Puss in Boots drills (30sec each): 1) Playing the beat with your LH 2) playing along with the sticking L-R-L-rest, repeatedly 3) playing along alternating between "L-R-L" and "R-L-R" Jack has really been enjoying watching the Montreal drummer Max Sansalone on Youtube (Channel: dimsunk)! He might like to watch more of his videos at home. Playing cowbell on different [...]
Hi Henry and Noreet! Great lessons this week! Here is what I want you to work on for next week’s lesson. Please set aside practice time each day so that we can progress week to week. I am so excited to see you in October! :) Henry Recommended minutes to practice: 5 minutes a day What to practice: Itsy Bitsy [...]
Josh ACDC: Back in Black --Great work! --Now work on everything up until verse three: Chorus section! Add in crashes on the "1", and on the words "Back in Black" --Great work playing along to the recording, and fitting the crashes into the beginning of the beat Visual Drum Method: We'll start on this book next week. Myles Warmups: --Flam [...]
Jack Puss in Boots drills: 1) Playing the beat with your LH 2) playing along with the sticking L-R-L-rest, repeatedly 3) playing along alternating between "L-R-L" and "R-L-R" Jack has really been enjoying watching the Montreal drummer Max Sansalone on Youtube (Channel: dimsunk)! He might like to watch more of his videos at home. Nova Warmups: --Stick Control first 13 [...]
Sara Technique - Scales, Triads, Arpeggios -Continue with E Major, focusing on staying relaxed all exercises (checking in with the entire hand, the wrist, and the forearm) -Especially with solid triads - thinking in a similar way to RH octaves in “The Entertainer” - not letting wrist get too high, or letting the hand “set” into position. The Entertainer: [...]
Hello everyone! Here are your notes for this week: Eva What we learned/reviewed in lesson: Reviewing finger numbers on our Left and Right hand Learned our first note name on the piano! D in the dog house (between the 2 black keys on the keyboard) Quarter notes and Half notes; quarter notes can count for 1 beat, half notes count [...]
Myles Warmups: --Flam Paradiddles (rL-R-L-L lR-L-R-R) --8 on a Hand, goal tempo= 130bpm using a metronome (free app download, or purchase one at a music store) Drumset Musician: 12/8 Exercises (in google drive Frequently Used folder) --Learn the first 7 exercises --You can count this either "1-2-3-4-5-6-..." or "1-trip-let 2-let". Which one do you find easier? John Mayer: Gravity --Great! [...]
Shakira Technique Exercises: working in C Major (no sharps/flats) 1 Octave C Major scale - Practicing as solid blocked groups of fingers within each hand position, bouncing back and forth between positions. Thinking ahead before moving. Once comfortable with shifting between hand positions fully, stepping through the scale slowly. C Major solid triads - Practicing finding and moving between C [...]