Lewis 08/02/18

More good progress this week! Well done. 

Warm up: start adding your bass drum on the 1/4 note fir you pr warm up. Remember to check your grip and sound. Start with the stick just off the surface and both hands should sound the same! 

Billie Jean: good confident sound today. Keep your right foot relaxed fir a nice secure feel and full sound. 

Work on the groove variation for the outro now. One bar three times then two bars three times then three bars three times. When this feels comfy practice going from the hi-hat groove to the variation on the ride! 

Henry 01/02/18

Warm this week was good. 8-16-triplets- sextuplets was secure. Keep working on your double strokes as well. 

In the pocket: bar 7-10 was good. Practice the whole line taking care to play the correct rhythm for the fill in the last bar! Then work on the transition from the 2nd time bar into bar 7. 

Really well played to the track! 

Lewis 01/92/18

Warm up: start pushing the tempo of your 8th and 16th notes around the kit. Aim for a confident even sound.  Keep working in the two ex's from lesson 4 given to you last week. Make sure you count and clap the rhythm first. 

First two fills for Billie Jean much more confident this week. Have a go at playing the groove to a track take your time and work on a solid relaxed feel. 

Harry 01/02/18

Warm up this week singles ex from g6. Aim fir a clean secure transition from triplets to sixteenth notes. 

Poo it in the top: practice to the track! Focus on clean secure feel watch for all the subtle groove changes in the first page especially the displaced back beat in bar 13-14 and 17-18. 

Also the groove at d needs to be memorised! 

Nial: 01/02/18

Where were you Nial! I could not find you as you were off timetable. 

I hope your making good progress with "sweet child of mine". Don't forget to listen to the original track as much as possible before next lesson. 

See you next week! 

Sam 01/02/18

Sam I'm not sure where you were this week! 

Keep working on the 20 bar exercise from last lesson and the fills for Billie Jean. 

See you next week. If your not sure if your lesson time or need to change it see Mrs Ivett. 

George 01/02/18

Good progress this week. Make sure you keep practicing your singles AND double strokes. Try the 8th nite to 16th note transitions we looked at today. 

Billie Jean: fills were more confident this week. Try playing the groove to this song to a few slow-mid tempo Rick tracks. Focus on dropping both hands together for a secure hi-hat/ snare sound on beat 2 and 4. Don't let your right hand rest in your leg between snare hits. 

Seven nation army: good start on the first two grooves (below) just make sure you have a clean transition when the snare comes in!