Jack
Jack came up with a more complicated 4 beat pattern today and what was most impressive was his resilience to repeat it more than 4 times in a row, playing them back to back. We will try to add in some sort of foot coordination next class. There is a video of him repeating the pattern on the drive folder.
Nova
Nova did a great job mastering the guitar lick for Blink Gone this class, but seeing what is challenging for Nova, I would like Nova to practise two exercises from a page of Hamilton Green’s Beginner Xylophone book.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18oF_3nZdvJ_le71TzPHoyPPixOQqEDgj/view?usp=drive_link
I would like for Nova to work on first part of both line 4 and 5. There are also two video demonstrating these two exercises. Please play them in repetition. The goal for this exercise is to minimise any unnecessary movement and try to move as fluidly as possible.
I would like for Nova to also practise the few drum set patterns for the song. Let’s aim to put an end to it next class.
Adam
Adam has high expectation for himself and has been showing huge progress every class. His practise session with his brother playing Back in Black together is clearly paying dividends, and allowed him to play with the song at around 80% speed. However once we hit the verse section, Adam had a hard time hearing the guitar pattern, which made it hard to stay in time. I am happy to move on from the song, but would like Adam to familiarise with how the vocal part relate to the four bar pattern. We have started on Enter Sandman (notated on a handout) which I think will be a fun project for the coming weeks.
Santino
Santino informed me that he would like to start on a rock song, so we picked Living on a Prayer. I saved a copy of the score on Santino’s Drive folder, and I would like for him to work on the first two lines. I strongly believe he has the ability to read through the music, and would like him to have more confidence in himself.
Nicolas
I notated the rest of Hedwig’s theme for Nicolas. He is fast to learn songs, and is showing exceptional musicianship. I would like to start him on more advanced mallet repertoire and develop stronger mallet dexterity.
Jonah
We started Fly as Me this week and Jonah is swift to learning the pattern. However I asked JOnah to consider the quality of sound he is making, as I ask him to play a more delicate and concise sound on all instruments. That require a smaller and faster stroke and exploring using the tip of the stick. Our goal for the week is work through till verse. The groove is highly reliant on the hi hat played on the backbeat, so lock that in and even if you play the wrong pattern, it will still stay in tact.