Jack Drums: "We will Rock You" Djembe: Zelda themes (Talus Battle; Guardian Battle) Counting in 3 "1 2 3" --On the djembe, we practiced playing the low tone on "1". How would we do that on the drumset? --We can come up with many different patterns in 3. How many can you make that use a low sound on "1"? [...]
Myles Survivor: Eye of the Tiger --good. Let's focus on the road map! Two strategies: listening to the song, and reading along. Work on both! --See the new section on the sheet in google drive (chorus and post-chorus) and maintain those sections for next week --Get the fill at the end of the chorus up to speed Refresh Alfred Solo [...]
Jack Drums: "We will Rock You" Djembe: Zelda themes (Talus Battle; Guardian Battle) Jared Warmups (1min/ea) --Linear triplets: hi tom-->mid tom-->snare goal tempo 190bpm --Triplet ex. (Goal Tempo=130) --Sixteenth-Note Exercise (goal tempo = 100) --Singles, Doubles, Paradiddles - goal tempo: 130bpm Stevie Wonder: Superstition --play everything up until the breakdown, we'll learn that big fill next week --Please print*** Josh [...]
Koel Warmups (1min each): --Triplet Ex. 120bpm --Sixteenth-note Ex. 100bpm --***Ride pattern exercise with basic beat (RH ride-->RH hihat-->LH ride-->LH hihat) Syncopation --Good work on the 20 bar exercise! --Learn ex. 1 from p33 (in the google drive) playing the written line on the snare with the swing beat underneath*** Van Halen: Jump --Add in the drum fills at the [...]
Myles Survivor: Eye of the Tiger --Click Here to download the updated chart (please bookmark that link) Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** Jonah Warmups (1min/ea) --Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo=115) --Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100) --Stick Control: ex. 57-64 (160bpm) Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man --***Please print***handout on the google drive for the main groove Francisco Warmups (30sec/ea., find goal speed): --8 [...]
Jonah Warmups (1min/ea) --Triplet Exercise (Goal tempo=115) --Sixteenth-note exercise (goal tempo=100) --Stick Control: ex. 57-64 (160bpm) Xylophone --C, G, and F major scales (straight, arpeggios, broken thirds) --El Mosquito Maron melody --Tropical Feel** Joel Rothman: finishing up Lesson 17 NEW SONG Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man --See handout on the google drive for the main groove Francisco Warmups (30sec/ea., find goal [...]
Jack We Will Rock You --Playing bass-bass-snare along with the beat --filling in the gap in the beat with extra notes! Working on two parts at once: --LH plays "1 2 3 4" while RH plays on "2" and "4" Robbie Warmups (30sec/ea): --8 on a hand exercise --Single Stroke Roll (L-R-L-R....) playing smooth, even, controlled strokes --Double Stroke Roll [...]
Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p 33 in the piano book** NEW SONG***Survivor: Eye of the Tiger --Click Here to download the chart for the section we learned today (everything up until the end of Verse 1) (also bookmark this link because we'll be using it again in the future) Refresh Alfred [...]
Jack Working on 4- and 8-counts Repeat-after-Me game Working on two parts at once: --LH plays "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +" while RH plays on "2" and "4" Nova RECITAL PREP Alouette Row, Row, Row Daft Punk: Lose Yourself to Dance NEW SONG Conan Gray: Maniac Robbie Warmups (30sec/ea): --8 on a hand exercise --Single Stroke Roll [...]
Myles Xylophone --Review of C major scale, identifying the musical alphabet --up to p 33 in the piano book** Livin' On A Prayer by Bon Jovi --Work on counting the number of repeats in the intro->make sure the fill lands in the right place** Refresh Alfred Solo #2 (lines 1-6)** RECITAL postponed to Sunday, May 12th Jonah Joel Rothman Book: [...]