Ollie 10/12/18

Technical work: 8ths and 16ths around the kit with a bass drum on the 1:4 note. Make sure you are being as strict with your right hand right foot coordination as you can be. 

Try playing three bars of groove and then adding a fill after of either 8th notes around the kit or 16ths. 

Yellow: grooves up to c are sounding really secure and well played. Your next challenge is to master the bass drum pattern at letter C. 

Start working on my name is. 

Max 10/12/18

WArm up: practice the three bars of groove one bar of fill ex from this week. Remember not to go fast when you play your groove so the tempo doesn't change when you play the fill. 

Wretch 32: the first two lines need practicing so that you can play all the way through including all the bass drum variations. 

I want to break free: this track is all about stamina and consistency. The groove is simple but quite quick so make sure you are practicing up to the tempo you need to play it at. 

Aaron 10/12/18

Warm up: free bound ex for next week. 

Losing my religion: well played today. I would like you focus on the verse part at letter b. Just make sure that you are playing relaxed and in time with the track all the way through. 

Also the fill in the second time bar for next week! 

Regulation riddim: intro and first groove to look at for next week! 

Nicely played this week. 

Tom 10/12/18

Bounce catch ex looking smooth this week. See if you can get two bounces after the initial hit and then use the back fingers to control the stick. 

Sweet home: main groove better this week. Have a look at the entire intro for next week. Use the 1/4 groove ex to help with developing your bass drum control and coordination for next week. 

 In my place by cold play: to look at the main groove for next week. 

Price 10/12/18

Warm up: practice 8th notes and 16th notes but counting while you play them 

8ths 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+ 

16 1e+a 2e+a 3e+a 4 e+a 

Have a go at the groove for best life. 

Also start working on this groove for next week 

Aaron L 10/12/18

Warm up with. Ex 5-9 from lesson 10 below. 

Mustang Sally: main groove to get secure to the track for next week. 

Uptown funk:  the instrumental groove (with the fill) still needs a little work. Make sure you right hand is relaxed for the fill so you can achieve an even flow of 16th notes. 

Lewis 10/12/18

Open hi-hat ex to practice. Just open the hi-hat for the 1+ and 3+ then close crisply with the snare on beat 2 and 4. 

Yeah: well played today! Some work on the transition from bar 8-9 to do but overall really well played. 

Keep working in this to the track for next week. 

 

Midnight hour: first two bars played well. Start working on bar 3 and 4 for next week. 

Billie Jean: practice the groove for Billie Jean, aiming to come in tight and in time with the track. It is stamina and discipline that is the challenge with this track. 

Annabelle 10/12/18

16th notes sounding good this week. Your next task is to practice them as a one bar fill. Play one bar if groove and then make the transition into the fill.

Midnight hour: excellent work on the first two bars. Keep practicing this phrase. Also look at the next 2 bars. It starts with the same phrase but finishes on the hi hat and snare! 

Yeah: both grooves played well today. Practice the transition between bar 8 and 9. 

Oscar 10/12/18

Triplet fill ex to practice in context (use as a fill fir a shuffle groove.) 

 Smooth 2 bars before D to tidy up. This phrase needs to be first time every time! 

Start working on the hi hat groove at letter D.

Ollie 03/12/18

Warm up: 8ths and 16ths around the kit. 

Watch your grip stays as good as you can throughout. 

Bar 9 and 11 of yellow have bass drum carnations for you to look at. The rest if this piece is coming together really well. Good work this lesson. Just watch that you don't rush and try to play things too fast or loop things before they are comfortable. 

Aaron 03/12/18

Warm up 16ths and 8ths from last week. 

Losing my religion: intro played well this week. Just watch you don't hesitate when you go for the crash. Have a look at the fill in bar 9 for next lesson. 

Start playing to the track if you can.

Lewis 03/12/18

WArm up: 16th notes around the kit are looking better. Your grip is much improved. Just be careful if adding in an extra bass drum on beat 4.

Billie Jean: groove is secure. Start increasing tempo but maybe just aim for two or three bars until you feel confident playing at that tempo! 

Tom 03/12/18

Bounce catch ex to practice for next week. Let the stick bounce twice before using the back fingers to control the stick and stop it bouncing. 

Funky president: first bar is sounding good. Practice it for next week. Start looking at the second bar for next lesson. 

Sweet Home: this groove is coming together well. You identified that the double bass drums are the weak link so try to make this more reliable for next lesson if you can! 

Tigan 03/12/18

Great work with Dock of the bay this week. You played this to the track really nicely. The next step is to try and develop a more confident sound a feel by increasing the volume of your bass drum. 

Try practicing to the track for next lesson. Well done Tigan 

Chris 03/12/18

Warm up: 

Keep working on the accented paradiddles for next week. 

Standard: look at the groove at C. Use the mechanics. Technique. Sound. Application method to develop! Listen to the two the tracks for reference. 

Great work this week Chris. 

Hattie 03/12/18

I want to break free: this is sounding much better. Just work on being able to play it to tempo. Start with one bar and then when thus is comfortable gradually increase it! 

Start working on Billie Jean for next week. 

Aaron L 03/12/18

Warm up with these ex's below. Play through each line twice before moving on the next one. 

Your task with up town funk us to get the instrumental section confident and tidy for next lesson. 

Focus on the flow of the transitions after the fill. 

Lewis 03/12/18

Warm up: play two bars of groove. For bar one keep the hi-hat hat tightly closed then lift your toe on your left foot to let the hi-hat give a slightly looser sound. Keep the groove simple and the tempo slower to start. 

Midnight hour: focus one the first two bars of this piece for next lesson. Use the approach you managed this lesson. Not too fast really relaxed and very focused! Great progress this week. 

Yeah: keep practicing this piece. Again great progress. Don't worry too much about the ending at this stage to just play through it. Watch you don't slow down when the hi-at pattern changes. 

Annabelle 03/12/18

16th notes to practice around the kit. 

Midnight hour: great work on that first bar from last lesson! Your practice for this week is to get the first two bars comfortable for next week. Increase the tempo and see if you can play it to the track! 

Nathaniel 03/12/18

Hold the line: practice the whole track up to section F. Your reading was excellent this week and you played really well to the track.

 

Focus your efforts on the fill in bar 52. Be super careful of your sticking. It needs to RH lead!

Max 03/12/18

Warm up: well played today. Keep pushing the tempo. Your next challenge is to use each phrase as a drum "fill". Play three bars of groove and then play a fill around the drums. Make sure your tempo is the same from the groove into the fill. 

Yellow: all parts of this were played well today. It is transitions between grooves that need the work. If you feel you slow down when you play through focus on those 2or3 bars and then play through from the start again. 

Good recording today Max. 

Chris 26/11/18

Accented paradiddles on the toms to practice for next week. 

Rh accents on the floor tom lh accents on the 1st rack tom. 

Also section e of fall out to try and have down for next week. Don't worry too much about the track but be confident with the fills and groove variations. 

Tigan 26/11/18

Really good lesson today Tigan! 

Sitting on the dock of the bay: just warm up with this piece. Try and increase your confidence with the transitions. 

Yeah: really great progress with the 1/4 hi-hat pattern this week. Build up both the speed and number of repetitions gradually over the week. See if you can play the groove from memory after you gave practiced it a little as thus will make it feel secure. 

Oscar 26/11/18

WArm up: use the triplet phrases from last week but now try splitting up the two triplets into pairs of notes around the toms.

Remember these ex's are supposed to develop your technique and coordination to keep this in mind as you practice! 

Lewis 26/11/18

Warm up: trip,was looking much better this week. See if you can just build your confidence plying the exercise for next week. 

Midnight hour: have a go at the first bar with the two crashes in. Keep it slow build the whole bar as a phrase and don't forget that your right hand moves to the ride not the hi-hat! 

Yeah: almost spot on this week. Just the open hi-hat to add for next lesson. 

Jamie 26/11/18

Warm up: 8th notes and 16ths around the drums but now add in the bass drum line we did today in your lesson! 

Another one bites the dust: main groove played well today! Aim for next week us to be able to play at least 8 bars continuously to the track :-) 

Anabelle 26/11/18

Warm with ex 9and 10 below. Start trying to play it around the kit. 

Try using as a drum fill. One bar of groove and then use the exercise as a fill. 

Yeah: the groove at b now needs to be comfortable at a higher tempo! Try just playing 1 bar at speed to start and then build it up! 

Start looking at the first bar if midnight hour for next week! 

Nathaniel 26/11/18

Well done with your GCSE recording! 

Your next challenge is hold the line by Toto. 

You made excellent progress with the intro to this track. See if you can tidy it up for next lesson. 

Start looking at the verse groove. 

Listen to Jeff pocaro on the original song how he gets his tight Driving feel to push the band along! 

Max 26/11/18

Warm up: really well practiced this week. Your next challenge is to add a bass drum in the 1/4 note under neath each pattern. Start trying to increase the tempo but remember you still need to have control! 

My name is: his piece is sounding really good now. The last two parts to iron out are the transition into the first verse and nit rushing the last two bars! 

Untitled by d'angelo: finished in a lesson great work. 

Yellow: by cold play: see how much if this you can finish for next lesson. 

Aaron 26/11/18

Lesson 10 ex 5-8 to practice as fills around the kit. Start experimenting wth the voicing. 

Losing my religion: intro fill and groove at section A can be played but not 100% confident at tempo. Try and work in thus for next week. 

Groove at B sounding secure but also needs working up to tempo. 

Hattie26/11/18

This week focus on the groove below. 

Have listen to the track to see how this bass drum pattern feels to play! 

Tom 26/11/18

Freebound tech: bounce the stick off the drum and let it rebound as many times as you can. 

Look at the first bar if funky president: focus on the double bass drum and ghosted snare notes (the ones in brackets) 

Next week we will start on sweet home Alabama by L Skynrd

Price 26/11/18

8ths and 16ths around the kit are looking much better this week! 

Groove was sounding good this week. Your next task is to practice coming in accurately first time every time! 

Have a listen to a song and see if you can play along!

James 26/11/18

Paradiddle combinations

Have a go at the accented paradiddke examples from this week. Combine them to create some fills . 

Also the inverterted paradiddle sticking over the hi hat and snare. Try incorporating into a grove especially le freak! 

Price 12/11/18

Below is the new groove I would like you to work on. 

Take your time. Remember to aim for control nit speed when you practice! 

Chislon 12/11/18

See your email for practice and resources. 

Lewis 12/11/18

Warm up: practice these triplet phrases below. Watch your sticking and count to help make sure it is 100% accurate. 

When they feel comfortable try playing one bar of groove and then use one of the phrases as a fill. 

Yeah: this is coming together really well. 

Make sure you don't rush the 1/4 note groove at the start. By the end of the lesson you were playing the whole intro to the track really well. 

Annabelle 12/11/18

Warm up with the ex's below. The counting out loud us the key to this. Clap out the rhythms first if you need to. 

Keep looking at yeah for next week! 

Nathaniel 12/11/18

Window seat really well played today. 

Use the RLBRLBRL fill sticking fir the fill. 

If your hi hat starts to feel tense and lose its smoothness relax, consciously relax and reduce the stick height a little. 

Make sure the buzzed ghost notes are smooth and clear! 

Hattie 12/11/18

Fills for Billie Jean much better. Re-cap them separately first then as transitions. You discovered today that counting as you play helps you feel more confident and to know where you are in the piece so apply this to your practice. 

Nicely played to the track today! 

Oscar 12/11/18

Warm up: 

Go over the triplet exercises below. Start slow especially when adding in the bass drum. Make sure you keep checking your grip and hand position! 

Smooth: the first page is sounding strong now. Re-cap the fills and make sure you are confident where they are. 

Take some time getting used to the open hi-hat groove in bar 35. Start slow and remember it needs to feel comfortable at each stage. 

Max 12/11/18

Warm up: 

Bounce the stick. Drop it on to the drum and let it bounce as many times as possible! 

After this try four rebounds on each hand RRRR LLLL 

My name is: the key to this piece is counting and being able to count it out loud as you play. Just the transitions to tidy up now and you will be able to finish thus next lesson. 

James G 12/11/18

Warm up: keep working on the warm up from last lesson. The faster 16th note fills in brown eyed girl require you build up some technical head room and control. 

Brown eyed girl: see if you can work on the fills on the first page. Remember to give the notes their correct value and practice slowly to ensure that you are. A dotted note or rest has half its value added on. 

Le freak: up to the end of the first time bar needs finishing for next week including the fill. Remember to listen to the track and try to hear where the section changes are coming in! 

Chris 12/11/18

Warm up: go over the 16th note hi-hat development groove adding a bass drum on the "a" of beat 1. 

Great work on the ear tests this week. You can practice thus at home by putting in a track listen to the first four bars and see if you can replicate the groove. 

Keep working on the pieces for next lesson. 

Aaron L 05/11/18

Have a go at the ex's below. Count through them carefully and see if you can use them as fill ideas when combined with a simple groove. Try not to start too quickly! 

Uptown funk: finish off the chorus part for next week. Recap the transitions and the fills for the instrumental section. See if you can have it to tempo for next week! 

Chris 05/11/18

Warm up: hi-hat groove from last week. Also see if you can apply the bass drum developments. 

Keep practicing the RLL fill combinations see if you can start applying them for next week. 

Fall out section b, c and d are taking excellent shape. You read these really well as long as you take it slowly. See if you can have them secure and fluid did next lesson. 

Chislon 05/11/18

Come together: instrumental section needs looking at fir next week. Practice your transitions and fills. WTch you don't rush and be strict with your stickings! 

 See if you can get sone practice in before or after school before next week! 

Anabelle 05/11/18

You now have the charts and the tracks for I want to break free and yeah. The first groove of yeah is tricky but you had it completely sorted when you counted it out loud so make sure you do thus when you practice at home. 

I want to break free is great but when you play to the track sometimes your time wonders a little bit. Trust your self and if you need to practice just the snare and bass drum pattern to the track to get it to lock in! 

Aaron P 05/11/18

Flams: hand position and try not too play too hard! Stick heights were very good. 

Losing my religion: intro fill was good but the transition needs to be smooth and at speed. 

Practice the groove in section B for next week. Thus needs to feel comfortable before we work on it to the track! 

Oscar 05/11/18

Up town funk sounded really nice this week. 

Smooth: practice the intro fill especially for next week. Have a listen to the original if you forget how the first fill sounds. 

Make sure you are familiar with the folks on the first page. 

The hi-hat needs to be a little quieter to give it the smooth slick feel. 

Nathaniel 05/11/18

Warm up: keep working on the free bound ex for next week. (Drop the stick and let it bounce) this is looking much much better than before H/T. 

Start using your RLBB sticking as a fill. Now you are comfortable with it see if you can split the rightward left hand up, by moving your right hand around the kit. 

Window seat: practice the fill at the top if p2 as we did in lessons. Start simple and then experiment playing the fill around the kit. 

Max 05/11/18

Warm up: 8th and 16th note combinations around the kit. 

My name is; excellent reading this week! Practice the timing of the transitions go through slowly as we did in the lesson. Count out loud focusing on keeping the tempo secure! 

Jamie 05/11/18

Warm up: one bar of groove and then 1 bar of 8th  notes around the drums. 

Another one bites the dust: listen through and see if you can count and tap the groove along with the track! Take care you count your self in correctly. This coming together really nicely. 

Tom 05/11/18

Regulation R: fill in bar 6 to polish fur next week. Take your time and slow down if you need to. Excellent reading and playing. This week. 

Price 05/11/18

Warm up 2's and 4's sounding good. Now add a bass drum on the 1:4 note! 

Groove was better this week. Now you need to the 1/8th note while you play (1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and) etc. 

James G 05/11/18

Warm up: single stroke ex's make sure you alternate right and left hand lead. 

Le freak: focus on the fill in the first time bar. See if you can nemorise for next week. 

Play to the track. Watch for the groove changes. 

Keep running come together. 

Start working on Brown eyed girl. Listen through and have a go at the chart. 

Lewis 22/10/18

Triplets much better this week! See if you can keep working on the accuracy at higher tempos. 

The first two grooves for "yeah" to practice for next lesson. Remember if you need to start with just one bar at a time then build up to looping it. 

You have the tracks if you need them! 

Annabelle 22/10/18

I would like you to practice the first groove for "yeah" by usher for next lesson. 

Take your time and build up repetitions slowly. 

Chislon 22/19/18

Half term: finish as much of come together as you can over the break. Practice each separate section. Listen to the track with drums on if you need a reminder of how it goes. 

Well done today. 

James G 22/10/18

Well done today James. Your task over half term is to get the groove for Le freak established and in time. Have a listen to the tracks I sent you. See if you can air out any if the fills and changes. 

Come together: this is sounding strong. I would like you to focus now on the dynamics and the improvised fills for after half term! 

Aaron L 22/10/18

Well played this week. Use the sticking ex's below to work in your coordination and rhythm reading skills! Aim to play each line through at least twice (8 bars in total). To make it more challenging try increasing the tempo. 

Uptown funk: listen to the track with drums on that you have been emailed. Have a go at playing along and listen for the different sections of each song. 

 Below is the fill that you played today. Practice this for next lesson. 

Chris 22/10/18

Warm up: develop the sticking patterns from last week by using as a half bar 16th note fill. You can try phrasing the RH over the different drums or playing over the snare and hi-hat. 

Below is the hand to hand 16th note groove you played this week. Evenness and accuracy are the key to getting this to work to the track (check your email) 

Oscar 22/10/18

Great progress this lesson. All resources have been emailed to you. 

Your task over half term is to finish up uptown funk to the track. 

You also made great progress with fallin. Great sight reading skills! Have a go at the chart Over half term. If you need to, refer to the track with drums on. 

Hattie 22/10/18

WArm up with ex 5-8 this week. 

Billie Jean: the groove for this is sounding really relaxed and strong this week. Practice the fill in bar 10. Work it out like you did in your lesson. Take your time and count out loud when you need to. Good work this week 

  

Nathaniel 22/10/18

Warm up p: 

Bouncing the stick to develop your fulcrum between finger and thumb. 

RBBRLBBRLBBRLBBL linear phrase to practice. 

Window seat: great progress. Now you can play through the piece work on pulling the musicality out if it. Record your practice and listen to how the groove sits. Work on the quality of your ghosts bites and the pressuring of your bass drum. 

James G 22/10/18

Over half term focus on working the two grade 4 pieces to the tracks. 

The instrumental section for come together sounded good this week. Practice to the track to develop your confidence improvising some fills. 

Le freak: the groove for this track was good this week. Now it needs to feel secure to the track. 

Aaron P 22/10/18

Warm up: practice flams both R and LH accents. Take your time and use the stick heights to create the sound.

Losing my religion: intro fill and transition needs working on and the fill in bar 9. Remember your crash on beat one and then to move to the ride. 

Good work this week. 

Tom 22/10/18

Hearing you warm up today I think it's time to start some more challenging pieces. Here are the grade 2 pieces you started today. 

Relegation riddim: 

Work on the intro and first groove separately to start with. Experiment with the stickings to find which one sounds best and feels mist comfortable to you. 

Take care with the changes and bass drum pattern and the fill at the end if the third line. 

Georgia: listen through the full mux if the track and read the chart. Listen out for the fill and the variation in the bass drum pattern. Start playing through fir next lesson. 

Price 22/10/18

Warm up: 

Have a go at the groups of notes you played today. 4 groups of 2 notes followed by  4 groups of 4 notes. 

Groove: this groove still needs practice for next week. Aim to play the whole bar through once. If you can't loop it to start that's ok. The most important thing is that you play it relaxed and correctly. 

Jack 15/10/18

Practice yeah to the track over half term! 

Hattie 15/10/18

Billie Jean: really great improvement in your playing this week. The groove is starting to sound really secure. 

Keep it confident but try not to hit too hard! 

Have a go at playing one bar of the Billie Jean groove the use ex 1-4 as a fill. Excellent reading and counting this week! 

Tiegan 15/10/18

Good to see you this week! 

Today you pretty much finished I want to break free from the grade 1 book. Use the pic below to practice the groove for next lesson. 

Also have a go at the open/ closed hi-hat exercise with the groove from Billie Jean. One bar with a closed hi-hat and one with a slightly open hi-hat 

Chris 15/10/18

Fallout: 

Intro groove sounding great to the track. Next week we will start on the fills! 

Improvisation ex's: use the RLLRLLRL sticking and the RRLRRLRL pattern to create some fills. 

Reading and sound were excellent this 

Max 15/19/18

Really good to meet you today Max and nicely played! 

Practice the sheet for my name is. Take your time counting the intro groove especially the transition into the verse. 

Also practice the warm up of 8th notes and 16th notes around the kit. 

Fraser 15/10/18

Warm up: 8th and 16th notes are sounding really even and confident. Now start to push the tempo a little. Make sure control is your primary focus! 

I want to break free: played well this week. Some good practice done. Now work on your stamina and fluency. 

Yeah: 

Focus on the 1/4 nite groove for next week. Remember to start slow and count if you need to! 

Aaron 15/10/18

For you: Played well to the end today. Just work in your transitions from each section. 

Losing my religion: have  a go at the first fill and transition into the first groove. Listen to the original track by REM see what you work out from the chart. 

Tom 15/10/18

Warm up: keep working on ex 11-15 but now push the tempos as much as you can and still feel in control. 

Soul man: practice the groove for the chorus for next week and the transition from the end of page 1 into the chorus on page 2. 

Nathaniel 15/10/18

Bounce ex us coming along. Make sure you focus is on control and not speed at the moment. Pay attention you your thumb, make sure it is creating a fulcrum with your first finger and nit slipping underneath the stick. 

Window seat: excellent this lesson. Great progress. Now you need to develo your sound and awareness of where you are in the piece. The bass is a great indicator for this as the bass line develops at regular points when the drum groove stays the same. 

Jack 15/10/18

Late today! Check your time in advance! 

Yeah: the first groove us sounding pretty solid. I want you to focus on the groove at b this week. Take your time. Read through and play it slowly at first so you can get a strong feel for it.

Sight reading was excellent today well done! 

Lewis 15/10/18

Warm up: triplet 8th notes start to push the tempo. Remember to check your grip and let the stick rebound a little on each stroke. Also your left gabd and right foot need to be coordinated on beat 2 and 4. 

Kaiser roll: work in the first page aiming for a confident balanced sound. Also try playing along to a favourite track if yours. Just improvise the groove but try and really get the timing secure.

Annabelle 15/10/18

Warm up: 8th bites and 16th notes around the kit (groups of 2 and groups of 4) 

Yeah: the first groove is coming together but still needs some more practice. Use the counting you earned to pad to help piece it together for next lesson. 

Hattie 08/10/18

Warm up with ex 1-4 below. Start out counting each one if these and clap out the rhythm. If you feel confident try adding the bass drums and pkaying around the kit. 

Billie Jean: practice the outro groove for next week. Take care to count out loud while you play to start. Don't worry about looping the bar too soon! 

Also keep playing the first groove from last lesson 

Oscar 08/10/18

Warm up: 

RRRR LLLL ex getting the stick to bounce off the drum. 

Free bound ex: let the stick hit the drum and bounce as many times as possible. 

Ex 11-15 play each one of these. Count the rhythm first then play. Start to express them around the kit when you feel confident. 

Uptown Funk: 

Have a go at the instrumental section if this piece for next week. Re-cap the fill at the end if each 4 bar phrase and make sure it feels secure before you add it all together! 

Tom 08/10/18

Warm up 

Ex 12-15 around the kit. Trust your reading and counting! Start to increase the tempo as you get more comfortable with each exercise. 

Soul man: 

Chorus groove can be played ok. Your sound us much better and now practice looping this groove! 

Lewis 08/19/18

Warm up: practice the 8th nite triplets fill around the kit. Remember to keep checking your technique (especially your grip). See if you combine it with the 1/4 nite hi-hat groove. 

Kaiser Roll: run through this up to the beginning of section B. By the end if this lesson you were playing with great feel and sound paying particular attention to your snare drum. You started to make great progress with doing this to the track which we will build on next lesson so really focus on your transitions! 

Annabelle 08/10/18

I want to break free: keep working on this groove for next week. At this point do t worry about looping it. Just play it once until it feels confident and relaxed. 

Yeah by usher: 

Have a practice for next week see how you get on with it. 

Chislon 08/10/18

Warm up: triplets to 16th nite triplets to practice for next week. Focus on keeping the RLRL sticking for the 8th nite triplets especially! 

Rollin: the groove for the first bar is your focus for this week. Like in your lesson, if it feels challenging then be ok with slowing it right down, break it into smaller parts and practice it smoothly with 100% control. It will soon come together! 

Good work this week! 

Aaron P 08/10/18

Warm up: start pkaying ex 5-7 from last week around the kit as a fill. Practice three bars of grove and then use one of the examples as a fill. 

For you: section B groove sounding really strong. Keep working on the confident defined sound you applied this week. Start working on section D for next lesson. 

If you get stuck listen to the track with drums on! 

Nathaniel 08/10/18

Warm up: bounce catch exercise needs work. Check your grip on the stick to make sure the stick us rebounding correctly between your thumb and index finger. 

Fill ex: use the RLBB fill from last week finishing with both bands on beat four to create a bit of space and avoid playing three bass drums at the end of the fill. 

Window seat: watch out for the transition into the groove for the first verse. Practice landing the first bass drum securley on beat 1. Over all the feel and groove for this song was really nice this week. Keep playing to the original track and see if you can master the slightly swung hi-hat feel! 

James G 08/10/18

Ex's from last week are sounding really strong. This week develop these by pkaying around the kit and also over the hi-hat and snare to create a groove. Even sound and convincing feel are key. 

Come together: fills for the instrumental section are good. Now practice the transitions between the sections and from the fills into the groove. Take your time! 

Le freak: keep working on the main groove for this track. You have made excellent progress getting a clean and confident hi-hat sound and a tight feel for this track. Keep working on this for next lesson when we will look at some if the groove variations and fills! 

Chris 08/10/18

First line of fallout is taking good shape! Watch out for the syncopated bass drums in the last bar. 

Over the next week practice this figure as we did in the lesson by trying to create your own grooves with the same pattern. 

Also have a go at making up and improvising grooves and fills over a few tracks you know and like. You did a great job improvising today it's a case of building your confidence in the skills you have! 

Aaron L 01/10/18

Warm: use ex 1-4 below as your warm up. Use a pad or if you can have a go at playing on the kit at school. Aim for a solid time flow and if you need to count the rhythms out first! 

Uptown funk: main groove is sounding ok. Have a listen to the track to get a good idea of the feel. Have a look at the build before the instrumental section (2nd page 2nd line) and also the fill in bar 32 

Hattie 01/10/18

Warm up this week with the bass drum and snare drum exercise below. Make sure your hands and feet are playing at exactly the same time! 

Below is the first groove you learned. This groove works for many songs and in this instance we will play it to Billie Jean 

Lewis 01/10/18

Warm up: 1/4 notes 8ths and 16ths are looking good this week. 

Have a go at triplets (count 1-trip-let, 2-trip-let) 

Kaiser Roll: first three played well to the track! Just watch out for coming in fir the first note in time. 

Have a look at the forth line for next lesson. Play slowly at first and keep your bass drum and snare drum nice and strong! 

Annabelle 01/10/18

Warm with 8th notes around the kit (two notes on each drum) 

Have a go at the groove below. Don't rush, you can learn things at a nice slow tempo and you do t have to loop it straight away! Just okay it once until it feels comfortable. 

Chislon 01/10/18

Warm up: 2 bars of 8ths then 2bars of 16th notes looped. 

Then try 8th note triplets (groups of three) into sextuplets (groups of 6) 

 

Linear pattern RLBB. Focus on relaxed even flow of notes and the bass drum should be being played HEEL UP. 

Come together: have a go at the first bar/ intro riff for this track ready for next week! 

Tom 01/10/18

Warm up with ex 11-13. Count aloud as you play each exercise. Clean and punchy is the at of the game. You can also play each one as fill around the kit. 

Soul man: the intro was spot in this week well done. As you practice the transition into the first groove see if you can count it at first to keep the transition smooth. 

Work on the chorus groove for next week. Make sure you don't rush the bass drum pattern! 

Aaron P 01/10/18

Warm up: this week with ex 5-7 below. 

For you: main groove and part a was excellent to the track. Groove B taking excellent shape. You can play the groove well but now you need to increase the tempo. 

Nathaniel 01/10/18

Great work from last week. Keep it up. 

Warm up this week: 

1) hit the drum or pad with the stick, let it bounce twice then "catch"  the back if stick with your fingers to stop it bouncing any more. Practice this with the right and left hand. 

2) RLBB linear phrase aim for elated even flow between hands and feet. 

Window seat: have cargo at the groove in section D bar 22. Focus on the buzzed ghost note. 

Price 01/10/18

You missed your lesson this week. 

Keep working on the groove from last lesson. 

Have a listen to "slow dancing in a burning room" by John Mayer and see if you can play along with the track. 

I look forward to seeing you next week! 

Jack 01/10/18

Warm up this week wth a bar if 8th notes and then a bar of 16th notes. Focus on your grip and getting the stick to rebound toward you. 

Yeah: I would like to practice the intro groove for thus track ready for next week. If you can have a go at the groove for section B. 

Frazer 01/10/18

Warm this week: 

8th notes around the kit (two notes per drum counted 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+) 

16th notes around the drum kit ( four notes on each drum counted 1e+a 2e+a 3e+a 4e+a) 

I want to break free: below is the groove to practice. Keep your bass drum pattern consistent and focus on playing with a solid feel. 

James G 01/10/18

Warm this week is ex 12 and 13. Practice the transition between each ex. (2 bars of one then into the next) keep your sticking consistent and aim for an even sound. 

Come together: great work in this James. The first page is excellent to the track. Have a look at the second page for next lesson working on the instrumental section and fills. 

Le freak: have a look at the first two grooves remember to keep your hi hat pattern clean and play the bass drum in the heel up position. 

Chris 01/10/18

Warm up this week is ex 13 from page 5 of sick control (pic below). Focus on gripping the stick loosely between your thumb and first finger and getting the stick to rebound straight off the drum. 

Fall out: work on combining the first two bars. Start slow and try to focus on the crashes as they help to shape the phrase.