MYLES
-Warmups (try at three speeds)
8 on a Hand
Single Strokes
Double stokes
*Paradiddles (LRLL RLRR…)
*Alfred, Lesson 5 – ex. 1-8*
*Drumset Musician Worksheet b) #4-8 for next week please
*Think of a few songs that you might like to learn
(Thunderstruck)
Back in Black
Are You Gonna go My Way
Livin’ on a Prayer
JONAH
Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo = 110*)
Sixteenth Note Exercise (goal tempo=90bpm**)
*Stick Control Ex. 51-56 (120bpm)
Joel Rothman Lesson 16**
Lenny Kravitz: Are You Gonna go my Way
*Whole song! :) keep practicing
Xylophone
-Ex. 1 and 2 from Lesson 1 in the GH Green book
G Major Scale
F Major Scale
New Scale next Week
*Pno book pg 48
JOSH
-Warmups (slow, med, fast):
8 on a hand
Singles, Doubles, and Paradiddles
Roll Exercise
Double Paradiddles
New Beat: Bass drum on “1” the “and” of 2, and “3”
Alfred begin Lesson 5* ex. 1-8
Tom thing: 1 a2 3 & 4 (develop into beat next week?)
NOAH
Warmups:
Stick Control page 10, ex 1-16***
Bring some ideas for new songs. Here are some ideas to try out.
Stick Control page 10, ex 1-16***
Bring some ideas for new songs. Here are some ideas to try out.
WILL
Pad Exercises (1min/ea):
Triplet Exercise (goal tempo=130*)
Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100*)
Roll Exercises (80bpm)
Flams and Flam Taps (80-90bpm)**
***Paradiddles and Paradiddle-diddles WITH ACCENTS
Rll combined with Rl fills
**Rhythm exercise 50bpm
Syncopation p. 36-7 (please print)
*Brushes: swish-and-2 3 4 pattern (rlr r r ) *and* 1 swish-and 3 4
Dave Weckl Playalong Book: Chapter 1 Straight Eighths
*Work on playing through the chart
*Explore some of the fills/variations he includes in the Examples