Josh
Regular practise is paying dividends and Josh is seeing improvement both with his reading skills and basic technique on the drums. We continued working on Wonderwall today spelling more sections together. We are now in the chorus section and I would like Josh to still focus on practising the pre chorus section especially to try and piece the entire phrase together. We will likely try to play with the song under speed next week.
Aleksander
We studied Smells Like Teen Spirit today and touched on the concept of dotted 16th rhythm and differentiating that with the shuffle beat we previously picked up on Holiday. Especially try to practise the first lick with metronome and try to get it as even as possible.
Zico
Zico is making fast progress with The Trooper and since he is able to play the licks at ease, I would like to demand more from him, in the musical sense. I want him to approach every 16th note end of phrase lick differently as if they are different stories. Phrase them differently, build up dynamics, and think of climax to push towards. We will hope to complete the song next week.
Noah
We had a one hour lesson this week which we worked through a handout titled The Routine that is now saved onto his drive. I encourage him to work through the first two pages by himself this week. These exercise will help build fundamental techniques as well as strengthen his rhythmic sense. Warming up with those exercises then gave us a good foundation working through Smooth Criminal. We worked through till bar 49 during class and I encourage him to try work through the entirety of second page and perhaps play with the song under speed.
Koel
Koel didn’t have too much time to practise this week so instead we worked on The Routine handout together and talking about how routinely practising those patterns could help with improving his technique. We will continue our work on Fool in the Rain next week.