Henry 25/91/18

Warm up: 8ths and 16ths around the kit was smooth. Watch your hand position ( thumbs up wrists in and sticks parallel) 

Belfast to Peru: almost finished now. Just need to polish the over all sound and feel. 

In the pocket;0: intro and up to bar 7 played really nicely. Great reading. Watch your hand don't drop into your lap and affect your sound. 

Work for thus week us feel secure playing the displaced back beat feel from bar 7-10.

Nial 25/01/18

Good work on the first part of the intro. Now focus on the crescendo in the last two bars. Count carefully so you don't get lost. Keep you hands low and relaxed (don't over hit!!) 

Also look at the groove for the verse (below). Let's see if you can finish thus to the track by next week! 

Lewis 25/01/18

Apologies for no post last week! I'm not sure what happened if it happens again get Mrs Ivett to email me! 

Well done on the warm up progress from last week. 8-16ths is sounding really smooth and relaxed. Use this as a warm up when you practice.

Below are  two 1:4 and 1:8th note patterns. Practice them on a pad and tap your right foot fir the bass drum. Play them until you feel relaxed and coordinated! Don't firget to count! 

Practice the first two fills for Billie Jean for next week. Take care with the counting! Good reading a work this week. 

Sam 25/01/18

Warm up: 20 bar ex was really good this week. Each bar was spot on. This week focus on playing bar 1+2 combined. Also practice bar 2 around the kit. 

Billie Jean: you finished the first page to the track! Excellent work. Keep practicing all the fills and transitions. Below if the first fill in the second page. Do your best to memorise this for next week. 

Jake 25/01/18

Practice ruffs this week from the technical ex's. The sticking written here is wrong! The correct sticking is lrlR and rlrL. Start slow and focus on the mechanics of the hand movements. 

Cold pants: okay up to B. All grooves and fills can be played but not 100% every time to the track. 

A little more work between lessons and you will have this first part down for next week. 

Re-cap the groove at B for next week. 

George 25/91/18

Double stroke warm up from last week was played ok but now needs some work to sound relaxed and even. 

Billie Jean: you read the fills well this week but they were not quite secure enough to play to the track every time! Keep polishing them for next week. 

Charlie 25/01/18

Warm up: triplets and sextuplets excercise better this week but 16-32nds needs more work. Watch your thumb doesn't come off the stick!  

Are you gonna go my way: well done, you managed the whole first page to the track! Make sure practice all the transitions this week. Listen to the track to get a feel for the last bar! 

Katie 25/02/18

Warm up: triplets and sextuplets as singles sounding good. Now focus on the same exercise but as doubles. The key to this is starting slow and counting carefully! 

Practice the two fills in the last bar of each line above ready for the track next week! Well done Katie! 

Henry 18/01/18

Good work this week! Keep pushing the tempo for the single stroke warm up for next lesson. Start to play at it around the kit to build your dexterity as well as your technique. 

A solid run through Belfast to Peru this week. I would like to get a recording of the piece next lesson so keep practicing for next lesson. 

Below is the first part of in the pocket 

Jake 18/01/18

RLRB sticking needs some practice this week. Aim for an even sound between the hands and feet and a secure flow. 

Look at the groove for section b of Cold Pants. The displaced back beat can be tricky to begin with. Start slow and read carefully. Have a listen to "super bad" by James brown for a good reference of how this groove should feel. 

Fills in bar 10 and 18 are nice and crisp. Watch your sticks stay in a down position at the end of the 16th notes. 

Charlie 18/01/18

8th to 16th note and triplet to sextuplets warm up much more secure this week! 

Start pushing this week. 75-85bpm by next week would be great! 

Please make sure you spend some time getting the fills and transitions for are you gonna go my way for next week! Try to have them memorised as you were very close to having them secure to the track today. 

Check your time to make sure we get the most out of your lesson! 

George 18/01/18

This week I want you to practice the double stroke warm we did. One bar of 8th notes and one bar of 16th notes. Start nice and slow. Stay relaxed. 

Billie Jean much better this week. Keep working on the first fill transition. 

Also practice the second fill. Try and have them memorised for next week if you can! 

Nial 18/01/18

Today we looked at the intro to "sweet child of mine". Practice the triplet figure on the bell of the ride. Start with the right hand and the left hand will land on beat one of the second bar. Have a listen to the original track for next week. 

Make sure you check your lesson time as well. 

Sam 18/01/18

Keep practicing the fills and transitions for the for billie Jean. You nearly had these to the track this week. Good work. 

Below is two lines of 1/4 and 8th note rhythms. Practice each bar separately first. Count carefully and then try vocings around the drums. When this is comfortable try playing a whole line (start on the snare) from start to finish. 

Jake 11/01/18

Your practice this week us work on your double stroke technique. Focus on a relaxed integrated rebound supporting the stick with the back fingers. Practice as one bar of 8ths to one bar of 16th notes. There should be no change in technique as the speed doubles! 

Practice the fiils for cold pants in bar 10 and bar 18. Start slow focusing on sound and control. 

For the fill in bar 18 you might want to practice the linear sticking below first. 

 RLRB,RLRB,RLRB,RLRB 

Bring a memory stick next lesson!! 

Josh 11/01/18

This week you played the intro and chorus groove to "no one knows" by queens of the Stone Age. 

Practice each part separately first. Take care to play the correct rhythms and keep it controlled. 

Please have each of these parts learned for next week. 

Harry 11/01/18

Good progress on pop it in the top. Keep working on the paradiddle groove at c focusing a clean tight hi-hat sound. 

The transition into c can now be played but needs to controlled a little more. 

Check some you tube versions of this to give you some ideas about style and contex. 

Really good profess and a strong start to the year! 

Charlie 11/01/18

Warm up this week is triplets to sextuplets and 16th notes into 32nd notes on the snare or practice pad. Take care to keep each note clear and stay relaxed as you play. 

Re-cap the fiils in the last bar if each line of are you gonna go my way. Take your time and focus on accuracy! 

Lewis 11/01/18

This week your warm up is to practice 8th notes and 16th notes on the snare or around the kit adding a bass drum on the 1/4 note underneath. 

Practice the groove for "billie Jean". Keep an eye on your hand position to allow you left hand enough space to play the snare. 

Katie 11/01/18

Your warm this week is triplets to sextuplets on the snare or a pad. Start slow (60-70bpm) and focus on staying relaxed and playing with a clean confident sound and feel. 

Practice each separate groove for "come together". Make sure you understand all the rhythmic notation (count if necessary). Then try playing the transitions. To finish for next week. 

Sam 11/01/18

Today you started adding the left foot into your warm up. Practice as 8th notes (see picture) and if you can as 16th notes. Start SLOW! 

Also below are the three fills for Billie Jean. Practice each one of these carefully. Make sure you count and read the he bass drum and snare drums really carefully 

George 11/01/18

This week you should practice the fill transition from the verse to the ore chorus of Billie Jean. 

Make sure you are comfortable with the fill first then work the groove in.