Jack

Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet
–Spelling “JACK” and “DYLAN”
Using these words, play along to Sum 41: In too Deep
Tragically Hip: 50 Mission Cap
–Learning the beat (Bass-Snare-Bass-Snare) and playing along with the song while I play piano
Xylophone
–Learning the musical alphabet (ABCDEFG)
–Visually identifying C on the keyboard
–Spelling “Dad” and “Egg” on the keyboard

Koel

Warmups (1min each):
–Triplet Ex. 125bpm
–Ride pattern exercise with sixteenth exercise on the cymbal (goal tempo 90)
Van Halen: Jump up until Guitar Solo
–Drill the second Pre-Chorus section. The only parts that are tricky for you are first two measures and the last three measures. Drill each of these on their own, and then the Pre-Chorus passage before each run through
–Next week let’s do some Tommy Igoe

Aleksander

Warmups (30 sec each) goal tempo 160bpm:
–Single strokes (R L R L…)
–Double Strokes (R R L L….)
–Paradiddles (RLRR LRLL…)
–RLLR LRRL
Drumset Musician p14 ex. 4-6
ACDC: Back in Black–everything up until 2:49
–Bridge section: use the worksheet to practice this beat
–Once comfortable, listen to this recording and try playing along to this section

Tracie

Stone Temple Pilots: Plush
–Main beat: good work! You’ve pretty much got it up to speed. This week, drill this beat so that it becomes second nature
–Next week, we’ll get into learning various parts of the song

Jonah

Hannaford Frozen Theme music
–Practice Eb Major Scale (Eb-F-G-Ab-Bb-C-D-Eb) and arpeggios
–Opening section uses LRRLRRLR sticking
–Practice the notes on your keyboard at home, using your index fingers like mallets

Jared

Warmups:
–Stick Control ex 14-23 (70bpm)
—-Play each exercise 4 times
Bruno Mars: Locked Out of Heaven
–You’ve pretty much got this song finished! Only thing left to master is the half-time beat on the last page, and…
–Drill all blue-circled bits. They just need a little finessing

Mario

Warmups (1min/ea; slow, med, fast speeds)
–8 on a hand
–Single Stroke Roll (R L R L…)
–Double Stroke Roll (R R L L…)
White Stripes: Seven Nation Army COMPLETE
–Keep the pace up: you’re doing everything really well, you just need to trust yourself!
Drumset Musician p11, ex. 1-4*
–We didn’t work on this this week, but review it so that we can move on to the next exercises next time

Mateo

Warmups (30 sec each):
–8 on a Hand
–Single Stroke Roll (RLRL…)
–Double Stroke Roll (RRLL…)
**Think more skin on the stick (but not squeezing)
**Let the stick bounce off the drum
Drumset Musician p11 ex. 5-6 b)
–don’t crush your strokes! It’s as if you’re touching a hot pan–pick your hands back up quickly
–Go slow, and count
–Aim for four times through each exercise
First song!!! White Stripes: Seven Nation Army
–Today, we worked our way through the WHOLE SONG! This week, listen and play along to the song, either playing on your knees with your hands or on some pillows. Pay close attention to playing the right instruments during the right portions of the song.

Josh

Post Malone: I Had Some Help
–Good work on this!
–To help get that main beat coordinated at performance speed, isolate the “2 + 3” portion of it, making sure to line up the bass drums with the hihats. When isolated, you do a great job of this at high speeds. Can you bring the same coordination to the main beat overall?
–The pre-chorus fill (flam-bass…) is great! Make sure to play it four times, not three
Soca
–Cool new beat! Wahoo
–Next week I’ll bring some music we can practice our Soca along to