Henry 25/10/18

Well done for remembering your time this week. 

Below is the chart for no one knows. You gave a video of me playing this section on your phone if you need a reminder! 

Practice this for next lesson 

Phoebe 25/10/18

Keep working on the excecises from last week. Start out counting each one before you play it. 

Loop the whole line at least four times then move on to a different one. 

My name is: 

Transitions are nearly there! Counting is the key to building the coordination to play these effectively. 

Try not to rush learning each stage if this. Don't loop it too soon or try to play too fast. 

Sam 25/10/18

Warm up with the freebound ex (hold the stick between thumb and first finger and let bounce) 

Look at ex 14 and 15 

Fallin: first page everything can be played. Practice all the transitions especially onto the rude at the chorus. Well done today! 

Ben 25/10/18

Warm up lesson 10: 

Pick and exercise. Play the entire line 6-8 times at 130bpm focusing on keep your grip as good as you can (watch your thumbs especially)and the sticking bouncing up towards you off the drum. 

Repeat with 2 more exercises.

Spark the flame: intro fill looking much better this week. As you practice slowly make sure your left hand doesn't tense up and anticipate the stroke. 

Groove at C needs the same kind if aproach. Stay relaxed and tryst your left hand! Even doubles with a light airy feel is the goal! 

Mason 25/10/18

Warm up: 

Ex 14 and 15 as fills around the kit. 

Continue working on I want to break free. When you okay a little quieter your timing is much better! 

Start practicing the groove to "yeah" by usher from thus lesson 

Cian 25/10/18

Excellent lesson this week. 

Your focus for this week will be the instrumental section of come together on the second page. 

Be sure to cover the transition into the section as well as the fills that occur through out. 

I have emailed the track and chart to Mrs glover for your recording tomorrow. 

Ben 18/10/18

Flam accent : better this week. Remember to adjust your right hand position so your wrist is not being pulled inwards towards you. Thus allows your thumb and index finger more relaxed support of the stick. 

Spark the flame: intro much better. Technical head room is the aim of the game here. Use the exercise below to develop your signed stroke fills. 

See if you can work the entire intro to the tack for next week. 

Cian 18/10/18

Great work this week well done. 

Practice the first part of come together. Focus on a clean transition from each different groove. 

Archie 18/10/18

This week focus on the intro fill for knock on wood. Take care counting. Check the video in your phone if you need reminding! 

Well done this week Archie. 

Lewis 18/10/18

Warm up this week with the first fill below. Count carefully and see if you can play it a little faster each time! 

Another one bites the dust: practice the fills below. Your reading and playing were really good this week. Just take care when you practice the transitions that you start slowly and keep counting to start with. 

Phoebe 18/10/18

Warm up: below is a page of exercises using 8th notes (1+ 2+...) and 16th notes (1e+a 2e+a). Pick three of these every tine you practice. Play through each one 4-8 times counting carefully to start with to make sure you are playing it correctly. When it feels concur table try pushing the the tempo. 

My name is: go through each section of the piece. Make sure you re-cap the grooves in section A and B separately first. Count them carefully out loud as you play! Your reading and playing to tracks was excellent today. Just be sure to learn each part accurately as you go!

Mason 18/10/18

Warm up: one bar of groove and a one bar fill for next week. Focus on your sound.a tight closed hi-hat and a confident bass drum are key to getting your grooves tight and in time. 

I want to break free: practice the groove fir this song to the track. Make sure your bass drum is correct playing +2 and NOT 3+! 

Rex 04/10/18

Warm up: groups of 2 and 4 around the drums focusing on starting with the Right hand! 

Billie Jean: excellent progress this week! Finish off the transition between the verse and prechorus. Take care with the crash! 

Also look at the fill going into the chorus. Start slowly and read the hi-hats v carefully! 

Phoebe 04/10/18

Warm up: 5-8 below. Try playing around the kit when you feel confident with each pattern 

Your challenge for this week is to be able to play the groove from last week and the new one from this week (below) to both tracks looping each one at least 4 times. 

Also practice the groove to fill transition we finished with guys week! 

Ben 04/10/18

Warm up: flam accents focus on keeping the back fingers supporting the back of the stick (especially in your right hand) and use the stick heights to create your flam dropping the sticks in to the drum. 

Use flam  accents to practice this. 

Start working on paradiddle diddles: aim for en even flow of notes and feel the shape of the phrase as you play it.

Speak the flame: intro fill is more confident but I want you to focus on being able to play it at slower tempos but much more relaxed as this will help build your control when playing at faster tempos! 

Use RLB ex around the kit to help develop your mechanics! 

Learn the groove at C2 for next week. 

Mason 04/10/18

Warm up: 8th notes around the kit keeping a good grip for the whole exercise adding a bass drum on the 1/4 (with the right hand). 

Tracks: practice counting out loud while you play. Play through all of your debut pieces to the tracks (find them on you tube if you need to) don't worry about playing from the book just jam along BUT keep counting all the way through and try to stay in time as much as possible. 

Sam 04/10/18

Warm up this week: 

Practice your double strokes for next lesson 

Also the warm up from last week. Really try to push the tempo as much as you can! 

Fallin: intro and transition were really good this week. You need to practice the verse a little more though so it feels comfortable and familiar for next lesson. 

Cian 27/09/18

Good start to the term this week. 

Use the warm you looked at to work in your technique, groups of 2 notes 4 notes and 6 notes around the kit (when you have access) 

 Come together: 

Have a go at the intro below 

Rex 27/09/18

Warm up: 8th notes around the kit. Also add the bass drum with the right hand. 

Billie Jean: good work this week. Remember when you practice to focus on quality and not always on speed! 

Have a go at the fill below 

When this feels comfortable try the transition in to the next bar (adding the crash on beat 1).