JOSH -Warmups (slow, med, fast): 8 on a hand *Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles - four counts of each Roll Exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) all single strokes Basic Beat Level 5! Switchin LH and RH lead *New beat! (bass drum on "3 +") We'll keep working on this [...]
Hello Everyone! It was lovely to meet you all today! I'm very excited to work with you all and see what we can acheive :) My name is Erin Plank and I use he/they pronouns :) Noreet Firefly measures 1-8 - This piece is in C position for both hands. When reading, look at the direction of the notes and [...]
NOVA -Warmups (30 sec each) -New Warm Up Song: Back Pocket -8 on a hand -Singles; doubles; paradiddles -Roll exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) Ride Pattern Exercise RH ride-> RH Crash -> RH Hihat -> RH Ride -> LH Crash -> LH hihat *Alfred Lesson 4 **please print (google drive) *Ex. 1-8 Worksheet: Drumset Musician p. 11 *keep working on #6 a) **extra [...]
WELCOME BACK! I'M SO EXCITED YOU'RE ALL HERE! IT'S GOING TO BE AN AMAZING YEAR :) Grace To A Wild Rose - Focus on bringing out the melody notes over the rest of the sound. Regarding the repetitive LH notes, a little more wrist movement like knocking on a door will help. Stay loose! Chopin Prelude - Experiment with flatten your fingers [...]
Welcome back!!! Woohoo! JOSH -Warmups (slow, med, fast): 8 on a hand *Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles - four counts of each Roll Exercise (apple-apple-watermelon-watermelon) all single strokes Basic Beat Level 5! Switchin LH and RH lead *New beat! (bass drum on "3 +") We'll keep [...]
FarPlay: "Completely Effortless" says professional Flutist Emi Ferguson Hello Everybody! As you know we are going to be using FarPlay.io for our lessons starting September 1st. Be sure that you have downloaded it, installed it, and tested your setup for your lessons now, even if you are In-Person-Hybrid, and don't anticipate needing it most of the time. This will help [...]
KOEL -Warmups (1min each): Triplet Exercise 95bpm 1 measure RH; 2mm LH Sixteenth-note Exercise 70bpm One time through each pattern, then switch hands *Syncopation Book (on the google drive) [...]
KOEL -Warmups (1min each): Triplet Exercise 95bpm 1 measure RH; 2mm LH Sixteenth-note Exercise 70bpm One time through each pattern, then switch hands *Swing beat -feather the [...]
Hello Lesson Families! We will be moving to FarPlay.io for our digital lessons starting September 1st, 2023. This change will see us drop Zoom as our primary means of delivery Digital Lessons. WHY? Simply put, with FarPlay you should be able to play with your teacher at the same time. This is a big deal, and closes the gap for your [...]
KOEL -Warmups (1min each): Triplet Exercise 95bpm 1 measure RH; 2mm LH Sixteenth-note Exercise 70bpm One time through each pattern, then switch hands *Swing beat -feather the [...]