Hello Everybody! Just to confirm, we do not have lessons this week, March 13th. Please enjoy your March break! Noreet: Sorry we missed you this week! Please continue to read and practice Mr. Hayden's theme and we will see you after the March break. Vida: I have uploaded both a recording of Green Frog Hop and the sheet [...]
Hello Everyone! FarPlay has just released a new version of the software we use to power our online lessons. Even though you may not have needed this this year, we definitely recommend that you update it in the event that you do need it. This is an important tool, and it is helpful to make sure you have it ready [...]
Jack Benny Greb Rhythmic Alphabet --Learn which drums correspond to which space/line on the staff Today we played along to Michael Jackson's Bad, Thriller, and P.Y.T. Let's do some more Michael Jackson next week! Nova Benny Greb's Rhythmic Alphabet --Today we began putting different words on different drums, learning how different instruments are written on the Drum Set Staff. --You [...]
Hello Drumming and Percussion Families! I am writing with a bittersweet bit of news, namely that Chris has proposed to his girlfriend and moving to England to be with her. This is great news, of course, as Chris is a great person in addition to being a great teacher. Chris will most likely be gone after March. We have been [...]
Hello Everybody! We are thankfully able to count the days to Spring! Yay! As you know many schools are going to be on March Break next week, so we want to confirm what this looks like for our programs. If you have any questions, please do call or text the office at 416-651-7529. LESSONS There are lessons on March 8th. [...]
Lila Warmups: --8 on a Hand --Single strokes --Double strokes --Paradiddles Basic Beat Level 3.5 same as level 3, but RH plays on the Ride Cymbal Step 1) Count "1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + " Step 2) Play the Hihat with your Right Hand (RH) on all the counts Step 3) Add in the Bass Drum with [...]
Hello! We had a really fun lesson this week! Berke: We learned a new scale today! Berke can move on from G and D Major and focus on playing A Major. Start by practicing this scale hands separately until Berke is confident with the 3 sharps and fingering for A Major, then practice hands together. We did some more sight [...]
Nova Benny Greb's Rhythmic Alphabet --Play our sentence in steady time, no break sbetween the letters --Try putting the different letters on different parts of the drumset Groove 1 FAST --This week, play the first section (4x) switching between 8th-notes on the HH and 1/4-notes on the ride to give your RH a break! --Create fills to play every 16 [...]
Hello Everyone! Wow some awesome progress this week!! Noreet: Today we reviewed the D Major and A Major scales hands together. Noreet can continue to warm up with these, however please pay extra close attention to the descent of these two scales and review the fingerings slowly to ensure Noreet's fingers don't get tangled. Practice the descending pattern, [...]
Hakim Technical Exercises -Continuing with our A Major 2 octave scale, and our A Major triads with inversions (just HS) Practicing mostly hands separately, trying hands together if we are feeling confident Practicing blocked hand positions before stepping through - especially for 2 octave scales, it is very easy to lose track of our position in the scale! This will [...]