Jack
Working on 4 and 8-counts
Repeat-after-Me game
Boys are Back
Working on two parts at once:
–LH plays “1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +” while RH plays on “2” and “4”
Nova
RECITAL PREP
Alouette
Row, Row
NEW SONG SHORTLIST:
–Conan Gray: Maniac
–Weezer: Island in the Sun
–Michael Jackson: Billie Jean
–Queen: Another One Bites the Dust
Robbie
Warmups (30sec/ea):
–8 on a hand exercise
–Single Stroke Roll (L-R-L-R….) playing smooth, even, controlled strokes
–Double Stroke Roll (L-L-R-R…)
–Paradiddles (L-R-L-L R-L-R-R…)
Dani California
–Add in chorus (RH on the ride)
–New post-chorus fill (4e+)
–Make sure to count these fills
Koel
Congrats on the playing test!
Warmups (1min each):
–Triplet Exercise 120bpm
–Sixteenth-note Exercise 100bpm–Great job with wrist control!
Syncopation Book: Lesson 4
–20 Bar Exercise
Van Halen: Jump
–This week, try learning the first bit of the song through the first verse
Tracie
Warmups
–Triplet Exercise 80bpm (1min) — dribble the basketball
–Rhythm Ex 60bpm (quarters->eighths->quarters->triplets->…)
SOCA BEAT!
–Sound out the rhythm slowly; make sure the beat matches your counting
–Working to get things faster by drilling the “boom-chicka”
Josh
RECITAL PREP
Another One Bites the Dust–Playing with recording, listening carefully. :)
Jared
Padwork (1min/ea)
–Triplet ex. (Goal Tempo=130)
–Sixteenth-Note Exercise (goal tempo = 100)
–Flam Taps: try “breaking down” this rudiment (slow–>max speed–>slow)
–Singles, Doubles, Paradiddles – goal tempo: 130bpm
Give It Away by Red Hod Chili Peppers
–Use the new worksheet to help build bass drum speed