Tuesday, Dec. 19th–Enjoy the Break! See you on Jan. 2nd

-Warmups (try at three speeds)

8 on a Hand

Single Strokes

Double stokes

***Four kinds of paradiddle: Single (LRLL..) Double (RLRLRR..) Triple (LRLRLRLL..) and Paradiddle-diddles (RLRRLL or LRLLRR)

*Alfred, Solo #2

Drumset Musician Worksheet p. 12 ex. 8-11

ACDC – Back in Black – up to gtr solo** add three details:

     1) Crash on each word of “back in black”

     2) Lead into each “back in black” with bass drum on “3 & . &”

     3) Add one snare drum to the last fill before each chorus

Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = *120)

Sixteenth Note Exercise (goal tempo=100*)

*Stick Control Ex. 57-64 (***160bpm)

Joel Rothman Lesson 16**

*Memphis soul stew–all, focusing on drum fill at top of page 2

Xylophone *Pno book pg 48

-Warmups (slow, med, fast):

          8 on a hand

          Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles

          Roll Exercise

Double Paradiddles

Alfred Lesson 5: Combination Study

**John Mayer: Gravity — learn the 6/8 beat in this song! count “1 2 3 4 5 6” BD on 1, SD on 4

Thinking of new songs:

Last Night by the Mar-Keys

Under Pressure

Warmups:

*Stick Control page 11, ex 1-2 –> focus on the rebound

Flams, Flam accents, Flam Taps (keep flam integrity when adding new strokes)

*New Song: Under Pressure – all **be sure to keep the solo section steady

Pad Exercises (1min/ea):

          Triplet Exercise (goal tempo=130*)

          Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100)

          Roll Exercises (80bpm)

          Flams and Flam Taps (80-90bpm)

Rhythm exercise 40bpm

***Syncopation p. 38

Brushes: swish-and-2 3 4 pattern (rlr r r ) *and* 1 swish-and 3 4

*Steely Dan: Peg (up until Verse 2)