Kaden "Working up to jazz" sheet Count quarter notes out loud. Practice line #3 to Texas Flood. Practice lines #4-9 along to this backing track. Mateo Same homework as last week. Ella Rudiments Play 8th-notes with your right hand on the hi-hat only. Play along to "Even Flow" by Pearl Jam. Play all the paradiddles with the accents and without them. Play [...]
Hey everyone! Was great meeting you on Saturday. See you again this weekend. -Rob Nate Same homework as last week. Aidan Recommended minutes to practice: 15-20 minutes per day What to practice: Pre-chorus Making up your own fills for Arabella How to practice it most effectively: Pre-chorus: Get that crispy hi-hat sound and cymbal choke Fills: Play through the whole song with [...]
Hi everyone. Please print this new practice log for the coming weeks. Bring it to every lesson and don't forget to have a parent/guardian sign off on each day, even if you didn't practice. Thanks! -Rob Ezra Basic Beats + fills Before you start playing, listen to the song for a bit and try to identify when the snare drum [...]
Kaden "Working up to jazz" sheet Count quarter notes out loud. Practice line #3 to Texas Flood. Practice lines #4-9 along to this backing track. Mateo "Basic Beats" sheet Write which drum/cymbal you play next to each note. Use "H" for hi-hat, "S" for snare drum or "B" for bass drum. Ella Wishlist Count quarter notes out loud (1, 2, [...]
Ezra Same homework as last week. Elora Same homework as last week. Ewan and Isobel Please bring your drum mat and its accessories to our lesson.
Hi everyone. Here is the practise log for the next 4 weeks. Please bring it to your next lesson. Thanks! -Rob Kaden "Working up to Jazz" worksheet, #1-4 only Play along to a metronome where clicks = triplets at 80 bpm. Once you have played through the four lines at this tempo, play them all again but 5 bpm faster. [...]
Please bring your drum mat to your lessons. Thank you.
Ezra Best Song Ever pattern #9 Count 8th notes out loud. Practice with a metronome. The clicks are quarter notes. Start at 45 bpm. Once you have played through all the patterns, do it again but with the metronome at 50 bpm. Then at 55, etc., until you get to 80. Don't go faster than that. Count one bar of 8th [...]
Kaden "Triplets" worksheet Count triplets out loud. Play quarter notes on the bass drum. When you're first practising these patterns, you can use what ever sticking is easiest, but I eventually want you to be able to play them using alternate sticking (both R-L-R-L-... and L-R-L-R-...). Play along to a metronome at 110 where each click is a triplet (not [...]
Hey everyone, To help you remember to fill out your practise logs, do it right after you finish practising. You can even fill it out as you're practising. Please bring them to every lesson. Rob ______________________________________ Ezra Best Song Ever patterns Practice with a metronome. The clicks are 8th notes. Start at 90 bpm. Once you have played through all the [...]