Josh
We worked on a beat to play with his sister for the song Baby Bear. The rhythm that I would like Josh to pair it with, is the Carol of the Bells rhythm, with bass drum and hi-hat played on left and right foot. I have come up with a small fill for Josh to end it with, however he needs to workout how to cue his sister for the end of the song.
Aleksander
Aleksander has been making good progress playing Bring Me to Life. However I would just like him to isolate troubling bars more often in practise rather than playing through phrases. We will look to play through the whole song with music next week.
Finn
We worked on Otherside this week. We have now notated how many times each bars are being repeated and how one transition to the next. One thing that I am noticing is that Finn is moving his hands away after playing a buzz roll on the drum. Remind him to stay in place after doing a buzz, so that he can play those bars on repeat. We will look to go from verse into chorus next class. Also since he is looking to play Clocks for recital, I will like to give it a listen next class.
Mateo
Mateo has been making major progress on Labios Compartidos particularly on page 2. We played with the music today for this page, and I would like to remind Mateo to not try to start quarter note sections too fast, as that will give him a hard time when he has to play 16th note fills. Again, focus down bars that are giving you trouble and be clinical with how you approach practising. Give page 3 a read and we will look to complete the song soon.
Koel
We talked a lot about his band class experience and I shared with him a lot about the proper ways to play orchestral instruments. I have also notated sticking for his band class assignment for him to practise it with. When approaching mallet rolls, think of it as playing fast 32nd notes, but play odd numbers of repetition (3,5,7 etc.) We will go back to working on Fool in the Rain next week.