Jake 29/03/18

No one knows: all of this needs a lot of practice if you are to perform this after Easter! focus on the solo section as a warm up, play each fill slowly with a relaxed technique and even feel. 

The transitions will need going over so you are super confident with them, make sure you are reading them as you practice so will be able to put them in to the track while following the chart. 

Archie 29/03/18

Well done thus half term Archie. Your task over Easter is to keep polishing uptown funk (make sure the crashes and transitions are in the correct places) 

Also use this break to re-cap Billie Jean and seven nation army! Try not to rush through when you are learning or recapping the fills. Focus on staying relaxed and getting a good sound 

Josh 29/03/18

Well done this week Josh. Practice the solo section for no one knows. Start peicing together each line start slow and work up to tempo. 

Charlie 29/03/18

Keep working on this over Easter. You can play everything on the page but toughie to string it all together so this us what I would like you focus on. Practice all the fills and transitions, use the original track or a click for reference if you need to! 

A really good term thus us term Charlie well done. 

Katie 29/03/18

Great lesson today Katie well done. You played the first line of "can't get enough" to the track perfectly. Re-cap the first and second line at home. See if you can work out the first verse as well. I have airdropped the chart to you. 

Niall 22/03/18

Fantastic result this week. You demonstrated a really methodical mature approach to finishing off the transition from the intro to the first verse of "sweet child". This resulted in a couple of highly successful plays through to the track! 

Have a good practice before Monday! Also look at the groove based fill in the first verse counting it carefully and listen to the original lots to internalise the phrase! 

Sam 22/03/18

Good work this week Sam! All grooves and transitions for Seven nation army can be played well now. Practice the groove for the instrumental refrain (watchout for the 8th note rest on beat 4). 

We will recap and carry on with Billie Jean next week as well so try to have a look at it before Monday. 

Katie 22/03/18

Warm up thus week with ex 12 and 13 below. Make sure your hands are even and push the tempo! (Obviously without sacrificing your technique :-)! )

Come together: really well played this week! All fills and transitions are secure. Now work on the navigation of the chart and the improvised fills in the last chorus. 

Start Working on can't get enough of your love. Listen to original and try to get the groove secure and feeling really strong! 

Harry 22/03/18

Stroke rolls are you warm up for this week (sticking RllrrL) played as sextuplets or as 16th notes (thus will create a 3:4 polyrhythm) 

Keep working on pop it in the top. Make sure you are using a rim shot for the snare sound! 

Good luck with your college interview! 

Archie 22/03/18

Good progress again this week. Keep working on uptown funk all the way through. Remember to focus on your technique and staying relaxed while you play. Watch the video in your phone if you need to remind your self what to aim for. 

Josh 22/03/18

Good progress on no I've knows this week. Have a listen through to the song paying close attention to the structure. Get a feel for the fill placement and dynamics (especially the washy hi-hat). 

Keep using the warm up from last week to help with your coordination fir the triplet fills. 

Josh 15/03/18

Warm up with the triplet ex's below. Ex 11 is R R LRL and ex 12 is RLR L L. 

No one knows: good improvement this week Josh well done! Just some tidying to do on the groove and fills and the first page is pretty much all together. 

Harry 15/03/18

Warm up this week: six stroke roll pattern RllrrL played as a one beat sextuplet figure. 

Pop it in the top: go on you tube and play along to thus track. Try to memorise the different fill and groove variations. Your control and stylistic awareness was really great this week! 

Charlie 15/03/15

Warm up with ex 17 and 18 below! Make sure count it carefully first. When it feels comfortable try playing it around the kit! 

Are you gonna go my way: all of this can now be played but you need more practice between lessons if we are to get it recorded by Easter! 

Niall 15/93/18

Well done today Niall. The transition for sweet child is almost ready to play to the track. Remember to focus on the last part of the fill into the groove and if it gets tricky slow it down again. Your approach today was excellent. Try to replicate this at home when you play!

George 15/03/18

Warm up: doubles looking much better this week! Keep working on them for next week. If you want to vary it a little try playing around the kit. 

Seven nation army: great work today. You are developing a keen awareness of your sound and how you want things to feel. Apply this to polishing the transition into the instrumental riff. 

I would like to start looking at the last groove for this song next week! 

Archie 15/03/18

Good work this week. Practice the transition into the chorus focusing on the stop on beat 1 of the fourth bar and using the crash as the FIRST note of the chorus section! 

Play to the song without the music as well to help you listen to what's happening on the track! 

Ps remember to check your lesson time first thing so you can arrive bang on time! 

Harry 08/03/18

Good lesson today Harry! Mohair mountain is sounding good. Just make sure you play the correct fills in the correct places. 

Pop it in the top: you have mastered the paradiddle section really well. Now look at the section on page 3 after that. Listen to the structure and try to memorise the form. The ground work has been well laid for this piece. A big push from now until Easter should have this finished! 

Archie 08/03/18

Warm up: 8ths and 16ths around the kit. Focus on gripping the sticks at the balance point (a third of the way up) and aim for an even sound and feel! 

Up town funk: practice the fill in the instrumental section. Again go for a relaxed even feel. 

Practice the whole song up to the section. Make it feel solid and groovy! 

George 08/03/18

Warm up: doubles are looking better this week. Make sure you are dropping the stick with enough energy to get some rebound! When it feels comfortable try playing it around the kit. 

Seven nation army: a real turning point in your reading and approach this week, well done! Below is the transition from the verse into the riff which we looked at this lesson. See if you can have this perfect by next lesson! 

Josh 08/03/18

Warm up: focus on triplet warm ups this week to prepare for the fills in no one knows. At least 120bpm  upwards in tempo with a solid even sound and ass drum on the 1/4 note.

No one knows: well done this week josh. The first page of this piece is coming together really well. Make sure you are focusing on the difficult fills and transitions, breaking them down and playing slowly AS WELL AS playboy along to the track! 

Let's have 100% attendance for the rest of this term! 

Charlie 08/03/18

Warm up: remember the neutral forarm position we looked at and apply it to all parts of the exercises. 8-16th notes triplets to sextuplets and 16ths to 32nd notes. 

Are you gonna go my way: all parts and transitions played excellently to the track this week up to the chorus groove. This you can play individually but I would recommend tying to memorise it to make it easier to apply to the track! 

Sam 08/03/18

Warm up: start working on combining the first two lines of the 20 bar ex. When it is comfortable see if you can push the tempo a little more. Your technique has really come together over the last few weeks so now is the time to explore what it enables you to do! 

Seven nation army: all the parts of this can be played really nicely and cane alive when you started to add some dynamics! The transitions still need to be 100% secure so see if you can memorise them for next week!