Myles

Warmups:
–Flam Paradiddles (rL-R-L-L lR-L-R-R)
–8 on a Hand, goal tempo= 130bpm using a metronome (free app download, or purchase one at a music store)
Drumset Musician: 12/8 Exercises (in google drive Frequently Used folder)
–Learn the first 7 exercises
–You can count this either “1-2-3-4-5-6-…” or “1-trip-let 2-let”. Which one do you find easier?
John Mayer: Gravity
–Great!
–Now add in variations of your own creation based on the exercises from the worksheet above

Finn

Warmups:
–Single Strokes
–Double Strokes
–8 on a hand
–***Focus on keeping your grip and stroke technique: these exercises help you build good habits
Basic Beat level 1:
–Good! Careful not to squeeze the stick or crush the stroke. One contact per stroke, please!
**Now learn LEVEL 2:
1) Count “1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + ”
2) RH plays all counts on the Hihat
3) RF plays “1” and “3” on the Bass Drum
4) RH plays “2” and “4” on the Snare Drum
First Drum song!!! Queen: We Will Rock You
–Bass-Bass-Snare (both hands on the snare!)

Noah

Warmups:
–Triplet Exercise (1mm RH, 2mm LH) @ 95bpm
–Sixteenth-note Exercise 75bpm
Green Day: American Idiot–Everything up until the beginning of the 6th line on page two
–**Drill the two different beats (verse and chorus) separately AND back-to-back to help build the skill of switching between them
–You know that tom-beat fill now, but need to gradually build up the speed. Goal tempo: 160bpm this week

Francisco

Warmups (30sec/ea., find goal speed):
–8 on a hand (140bpm)
–Singles (sixteenths at 140bpm)
–doubles (16ths at 90)
–Paradiddles (16ths at 90)
Bon Jovi: Livin On a Prayer
–Add in the material up until the Pre-Chorus
–Careful with the first and second ending material in those repeats
***PLEASE BOOKMARK BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING LINKS. THIS IS WHERE I UPLOAD ALL OF YOUR LESSON MATERIAL**
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LkxZI1V_rUM5aI9n8_kbQNa7MqJZrEGn?usp=drive_link
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zCfqQhgIjuJLFP_JMHBmkjYwsV27CXON?usp=drive_link

Josh

ACDC: Back in Black, intro section (up until the singing starts)
–Begins with an eight-count
–Basic beat level 2
–Drum fill, playing along with the guitar riff (sing it to play it!)
–Listen carefully for when the drum fill STARTS: listen along and clap your hands/sticks along with it
–The crash IS the first note of the beat. Make sure not to add any beats in!