Thursday 20/12/18 4pm

Taste if freedom: 

Fill into the Chorus sounding good! 

Use the fill below to start exploring ways of pkaying out of the chorus and in to the bridge but using the horn line as a reference. 

Thursday 13/12/18 8pm

Tech work: group b work in staying relaxed at 90bpm. 

The second sticking needs to be practiced much slower with an emphasis on the correct mechanics. 

Group c triplets and pataflafla's can be played again sets relaxed and tryst the rebound of the stick!

RLrrllRll sticking as a solo idea for lead sheet. 

Thursday 13/12/18 7pm

Tech work: take the 5 stroke sticking. Explore by moving the accents over different voices on the kit also take the right hand fir a walk! 

Have a go at coming up with "hit" on a brat if a bar. Work out a set up (jumping off point) and experiment with voicings. 

Hit me: to the track sounding good. The fills on the furst two pages need a little tidying but overall sound good. Have a go up to section E for next week. 

Thursday 13/12/18 6:30pm

Dark matter: 

8th nioe hi-hat with left foot on first page. Keep the closing of the hi-hat crisp and secure. 

See if you can work in the low rim shot technique as well

Also the snare groove on page three which also has the left foot playing 8th notes underneath. 

Thursday 13/12/18 6pm

Technical work: tech study 3 up to the end of the first time bar to for next week. Doubles are looking much better than previously but stay relaxed (don't practice too fast) 

London Town: excellent progress! Now just lighten the hi-hat a little and try not to let the snare pull you ahead too much. Fill in bar 14 and 20 just need to be 100% secure now 

Thursday 13/12/18 5:30pm

BRL triplet fill ex to practice (as sextuplets) 

Syncopation ex as a single stroke sticking for next week. 

Played around with solo phrase from video. 

Thursday 13/12/18 5pm

Get out if jail free fills 

Started work on don't let go by en vogue. 

Up to the first chorus can be played well. 

Thursday 13/12/18 4;30pm

RRRR LLLL Deb into RLRLRLRL 

Standard: groove at c better this week but still some work into get it first time eveytime.

Section D learned great hi-hat sound this week. 

Smooth: up to D can be played to the track but still not 100% confirm able with the phrases and staying relaxed. Also need to memorise the form/structure 

Thursday 4pm

Taste of freedom: 

Rllrllrll phrase on the ride in the pre chorus. 

Hi hat volume needs to be adjusted to create an even sound and tight feel. 

6:6:6:6 grouping for the fill into the chorus. As singles to start. 

Thursday 06/12/18 5:30pm

Swing time ex needs more practice to drop out the left hand part and bring it back in. 

Sync page 33 ex 7 as groove ex/ fill 

As a phrase on the. Crash (think long and short as well) 

Fill in the gaps on the bass drum 

Fill in the gaps on the snare while phrasing over the toms. 

Thursday 06/12/18 4:30om

First page of smooth to finish fir next week and the line leading into section D. 

Standard is coming together. Again first page to practice. Focus on your control and keeping your bass drums strong and consistent. 

Dub step groove is sounding really great! 

RRRR LLLL around the kit. 

Thursday 6/12/18 4pm

Transitions from the pre chorus into the chorus: listen to the phrase (hits on beat 3 and 4) 

Watch your bass drum pattern in the verse. 

Monday 03/12/18 5pm

Here is the fill you guys were exploring today. As 8th notes (example i) ) it work we'll in a variety of genres. Example ii) is more of a rnb or funk application for the pattern. 

Monday 03/12/18 5pm

Here is the fill you guys were exploring today. As 8th notes (example i) ) it work we'll in a variety of genres. Example ii) is more of a rnb or funk application for the pattern. 

Thursday 29/11/18 8pm

Well played today using the strung feel to okay to " Sober". 

Also the 3:4 phrases are sounding really relaxed. 

Thursday 29/11/18 6:30pm

Kitas five: well played today Toby. Really great feel throughout. 

Dark matter: listen to some Keith carlock and will Kennedy. Hear the crispness the precision needed to play this track well. To achieve this practice each phrase aiming for the utmost control over your sound. 

Thursday 29/11/18 6pm

Practice coordinating the fingers of your left hand with the movement of your wrist and the stick. 

A relaxed bounce catch motion on the snare worked really well for you today! 

Funky licous: first two lines are taking shape. Be careful you learn each bar properly. Do not worry too much about combining them at this stage! Just take your time. 

Practice the Swiss triplet exercise! 

Thursday 29/11/18 5:30pm

Started working on swing time this week. RLLRLR.... Ex to work on. Try then dropping out the snare drum leaving just the swing pattern on the ride. 

Thursday 29/11/18 4:30pm

Technical wrk is the RRRR LLLL ex from this lesson. Aim for even notes with a real snap on the last note if each group. 

Warm up with the first two beats of the exercise below. 

Standard: intro and first fill played well. Keep working for a crisp and controlled sound. 

Have a go at the groove at C for next week. 

Monday 26/11/18 6:30pm

The sticks if mine you like playing with are victims firth sd10's! 

Have a go at seven nation army for next week. Listen to each part. Re cap the different sections and put it together slowly. 

Thursday 22/11/18 8:30pm

Keep working on the tom groove from last lesson. This was sounding much more secure this week. Don't be afraid to increase the tempo a little. Bring the bass drum in from the start! 

Here is the new groove you played today. Start with the second bar. As always start slow and increase the tempo as your confidence grows. 

Thursday 22/11/18 8pm

Warm up: cross sticking ex. Relax the left hand especially on the transition to the floor tom! 

Meet darth ear: 7:8 section just try to stay relaxed, the 16th not phrases need to flow so don't over hit. 

The solo section has some really nice ideas coming through. Spend some refining a little to add clarity and expression! 

Thursday 22/11/18 7pm

Warm up with ex 1+2 from p116 break beat bible but play the Rh part as 8th note triplets and the hand foot combinations as 16th nite triplets. 

Hit me: start playing from the original track a little more. A clearer idea and execution of feel is the next challenge with this piece.

Check out some live versions for next week! 

Thursday 22/11/18 18:30

Warm up: 

RLRLBB RLRLRB (use the second pattern at the of a bar if you need to land on beat 1 with bass drum) 

Coordination ex below: 

Mind the gaps: section c break into parts and practice with purpose. Aim for quality and accuracy rather than just "going over" the same stuff every time. 

Thursday 22/11/18 18:00

Warm up with the doubles ex. Below. Start super super slow and accurate! 

Funkylicious: first two bars to practice for next week. 

Thursday 22/11/18 5:30pm

Warm up: the linear fills from last week are much better. Now just relax try and get the phrases to flow as you orchestrate them around the kit. 

Dance dance dance: try not to okay too loud as it affects your feel bad timing wonders a little. 

Fills were much better phrased this week. Have a go at developing the transition into the chorus. 

Syncopation p33 ex 6 as groove syncopation on snare. 

Thursday 22/11/18 5pm

Have a look at the first bar of this groove for next week. Really good reading this lesson well done! 

First page of you know I'm no good to finish to the track for next week. Just keep an eye out for the change in the groove at the second half of the pre chorus. 

Thursday 22/11/18 4:30pm

Warm up: bounce catch exercise. Start speeding it up a little. Just make sure you stay relaxed!

Standard: intro fill and the first groove (up to section c) to practice. Be careful with the sticking in the last bar at A. Start the 16th notes with your right hand. 

Smooth: up to bar 32 to the track for next week! Watch your grip. Remember the aim to sound in control of every note! 

Thursday 22/11/18 4pm

Linear fill 4:3:4:3 grouping but now around the kit. 

Try the first two beats of window seat but keep a constant accented 16th note hi hat pattern over the groove. 

Hold the line: 

Recap the grooves and changes to practice to the track next week. 

Thursday 15/11/18 9:00

Warm up: use this sticking ex to build some confidence in your left hand. Feel free to mix the stickings and once it is comfortable see if you can use the phrase to build some fills. 

 

Are you gonna go my way: 

Intro to finish for next lesson. Excellent reading and control. 

Re-cap the fills all the way up to bar 16

Thursday 15/11/18 8:30 pm

Thursday 15/11/18 8pm

Warm up : double paradiddle ex don't forget to play the hi-hat 1/4 notes underneath to work on your coordination. 

5:4 ex's for the technical study 

Thursday 15/11/18 7pm

6:8 coordination ex (pic on your phone) 

Swing pick practice set up into an ensemble figure on beat 1 (set up to finish on beat 4) 

Start simple. 

 Hit me: RLRLRLLR fir the first the set up . 

Fill at the top of p2. 

Thursday 15/11/18 6:30pm

6:8 warm ups 

LBB variations as 6 note phrases. 

Section C of mind the gaps coming together. Be precise with your sticking and left foot coordination.  

Thursday 15/11/18 6pm

Warm up: first bar of the third tech study. Accents need to be clean and crisp, watch the stick height of your right hand especially. 

London Town: songo groove and transition is coming together. Keep the phrase in bar 20 nice and crisp. Watch that you are confident in your sticking a for the fills especially in bar 14! 

Thursday 15/11/18 4pm

Hold the line intro fill to practice. Make sure you count it carefully! 

Below is the 7 note linear fill fir you to practice for next week. 

Watch the bass drum placement on the way out of the phrase! 

Thursday 15/11/18 5:30om

Linear 7 stroke phrase to start with this week. 

Try the rlr and the rll alternative sticking. 

Inverted paradiddle ex needs a little work. 

Thursday 15/11/18 5pm

Great wrk on the bridge to no one knows. 

Start working on the first two bars if the guitar solo! 

Remember your sticking is R L RLLRLRL

Well played to the track this week. Start looking at the fill instrumental section before the guitar solo. 

Monday 12/11/18 7:30pm

Half tine shuffle to shola ama. 

Ghosted shuffle ex. 

Monday 12/11/18 6:30pm

Warm up: have a go at this new rhythmic idea. Start slow and count carefully! When it feels confirtable try playing as a fill! 

This week look at these two grooves for next week. In 6:8 and 12:8. 

Monday 12/11/18 6pm

T: outro/ coda of rollin to finish for next week. You played this to the track thus week so it's now time to start polishing each part! 

S: the sticking for the intro to the 3rd tech study. Try practicing with the accents on the toms (RH on Floor LH on tom 1) 

Monday 12/11/18 5pm

Today we looked at a linear BRL pattern 

Then applied it as a triplet, 8th note and 16th note fill. 

Grade 2: y'all should be ready for the acoustic kit next week! If you are unsure of any parts make a nite and we will start with them next week. 

If y'all is feeling good then go over Dora and bootsy. 

Grade 3: up to the outdo if fall out should be ready for the acoustic kit next week. For some of yo pu that will mean some serious practice! 

Thursday 08/11/18 7pm

Warm up ex 1-3 using sextuplet sticking. Play all the accents on the rights hand. When comfortable try varying the voicing over the toms. 

9 note linear fill for hit me for bar 9. 

Work on groove in bar 37 and also fills on page 2! 

Thursday 08/11/18 6pm

Warm up: paradiddlediddle sextuplet sticking to practice. Your double strokes especially with the left hand really started to come together with this excercise. Trust that you can do it!

London Town: so go groove needs shaping now! This means adding a but if weight to the bass drum and snare drum and a crisp definition between the bell and bow of the ride. 

Tech study 1: practice the seven stroke roll section in bar 10. If you need to use the paradiddle diddle sticking to help establish your technique. 

Thursday 08/11/18 5pm

Bridge of no one knows: go through each bar separately. Make sure your technique is good and gradually increase the tempo! 

Also practice the groove from 3 you know I'm no good: 

Thursday 4:30pm 08/11/18

Well done today! 

Practice the first 16 bars of the solo that you constructed today. Remember to let each 4 bar section build in dynamics and complexity. 

See if you can remember the 2nd groove idea you mastered for next lesson. (If you forget listen to the prechorus of "tine is running out"  by Muse. 

Thursday 08/11/18 4pm

Warm up: use the paradiddle ex below but accenting the 1/4 note with the right hand.

Also play around with the linear 7 ex. Watch out for the transition on the and of 4. Make sure you count  carefully to start. 

Hold the line: thus us coming together well. Watch the stick height of your right hand as if it is too high then the feel will suffer. 

Thursday 25/10/18 6:30pm

Warm up: linear triplet sextuplets (RLB) 85-110bpm would be a good starting point. Aim for a clean transition and make sure the bass drum is evenly placed and the sound has the same intensity as your hands. 

Lead sheet: section c on the second page, is starting to come together for you. Try to set clear progressive goals as you practice through out the week. I would start working on each line separately to begin with. Work to a click and work on a clean execution. Then see if you can memorise each line and ficus in the sound. Next practice you might work on combining the lines together. 

Thursday 25/10/18 8pm

Sticking ex to help with the groove in mind the gaps based on a double and single paradiddle. 

Thursday 25/10/18 5:30pm

Hand technique focus this week: 

Use the ex below to build stamina and control of the left hand 

 Also use the paradiddle combination ex to apply it while moving around the kit. 

Thursday 25/10/17 5pm

Chirus for no one knows for next week. Try piecing all the different parts together. 

You know I'm no good: main groove to look at and intro to finish. Remember your focus is the quality if the groove and ghost notes 

Thursday 25/10/18 4pm

Have a go these accented hi-hat patterns for next week. Play each one slowly just once. When I feels ok try speeding it up a little. When that feels ok see if you can loop it

The last step is to try combining two together focusing on keeping a consistent 1/4 note hi-hat accent. 

Monday 22/10/18 8pm

Monday 22/10/18 6:30pm

Warm up with the ex below. Use phrase a,b,c and d to voice your 16th notes using those templates. 

Have a go at the shuffle grooves for next lesson focusing on the relaxed right hand technique on the hi-hat and ride for next lesson. 

Monday 22/10/18 6:30pm

Warm up with the ex below. Use phrase a,b,c and d to voice your 16th notes using those templates. 

Have a go at the shuffle grooves for next lesson focusing on the relaxed right hand technique on the hi-hat and ride for next lesson. 

Monday 22/10/18 6pm

T: 

Tiberius: double time section and transition better this week. Stay confident and don't loose the intensity of your groove. The outro is sounding strong. 

Rollin: practice the first page of this yo the track again. Use the ex below to get the accents in the solo secure. Over all the technical elements are present but not quite secure! 

Monday 22/10/18 5pm

Warm up with this paradiddle accent ex for next week. 

Each half makes its own half bar fill and when combined is a great one bar accented phrase. 

Here is the 16th note hand to hand groove that we started this week. Focus on landing the left hand and bass drum cleanly together. 

Monday 22/10/18 4:30pm

Warm up with the ex below using the left foot to mark beat 2and4: 

 Sight reading ex 1 can be played. Practice for next week. 

See if you can start working on ex 2. 

Thursday 18/10/18 6pm

Have a look at the drum cover if finesse on YouTube. See if you can find some others that inspire you! 

Monday 15/19/18 7:30pm

Play around with thus sextuplet fill sticking below. Start nice and slow focus on the accent in the right hand to help you place the fill. 

Also here are the two fill options for the break into the verse of hit me 

The groove is sounding much more secure this week. Again, watch you're not over hitting the 1/4 note in the hi-hat to compensate for not feeling the phrasing 100% accurately! 

Thursday 18/10/18 5pm

Killer queen sounded really good this week. Your reading was really excellent. 

Take care with the pick ups back into the verse especially over the solo section.

Thursday 18/10/18 4:30pm

Warm up: bounce catch exercise. Looking really good , keep practicing for next week! 

Smooth: re-cap the fills on page 1 check your grip and sound. Well p,aged to the track this week. 

 Practice bar 29-32 for next lesson. Use a metronome. Start at about 90bpm again focus on evenness of sound and the feel if the phrase. See if you can memorise!

Thursday 18/10/18 4pm

Warm up: keep working on the sticking from last week. See if you get to 8+ reps for next week. 

Hold the line: have go at the first page fir next week. Focus on developing your hi-hat technique especially over the groove for the verse with the busier bass drum pattern. 

Monday 15/10/18 7pm

Try all of the 20 bar exercise this week. Count carefully and keep developing your left hand accuracy and sound. Great progress from last lesson! 

Uptown funk: 

This week you played the first part of the instrumental break really well. Remember your aiming for beat three in bar four as your jumping off point into the fill. Go over the last bar a few times before you piece the whole section together 

Monday 15/10/18 6:30pm

20 bar ex first 4 lines. When confident pick a bar and use it as a 1 bar fill! Also try voicing around the kit. 

Up town funk: practice the 4 on the floor groove and start working on the 4 bar phrase for the chorus 

Monday 15/10/18 6pm

Half time/ double time ex to wrk on fir next week. Gave a go at improvising your fills between transitions as well. 

 T: Tiberius the double time section is sounding much more secure. Jut the transition to tidy up fir next week. Practice section F for next week as this is the last but that needs tidying. 

S: London Town: the songo groove is sounding much stronger. Focus on playing once but really committing to the overall feel of the groove as thus will help you make it feel convincing and secure to the track! See if you can get two confident reps by Thursday. 

Monday 15/10/18 5pm

Practice the exercise below to a track or to a metronome. When it feels comfortable try varying the bass drum and snare drum pattern and add some fills to your transitions 

Grade 2: second page of Y'all. Tidy up the fills at the end of each line and the open hi-hat groove at c. 

Grade 3: the double time section at before e needs to be learned. Don't worry too much about the tempo but aim for smooth control and an even feel through out. Try and memorise the 4 bar phrase starting at E. 

Monday 15/19/18 4:39pm

Thursday 11/10/18 8:30pm

Warm up: use this to start working on your open hi-hat technique. 

The groove to mustang Sally is sounding good to the track this week. See if you can work in increasing the tempo for next lesson. Also see if you can make more than four repetitions of each bar. 

Thursday 11/19/18 8pm

Linear funk study: 

Take the first line and try to memorise it. This will help you listen to what you're playing and hear the phrase. 

Dark matter: this week break down the piece into its component sections and work on each one slowly. You can okay the grooves for each one but now I would suggest you start finessing how you play each part. Have a look at how you can use your mechanics to help with the coordination especially when there are lots of ghost notes.

Thursday 11/10/18 7pm

RLLRLR sticking pattern to work in mechanics if swing ride feel. 

Hit me: 

Memorise the four bar groove for the intro. 

Practice the first pick up. Do t rush the fill. Let it and on th and of beat 4. 

Below we two variations of the fill in bar 8 before section B. Be careful not add in extra bass drums and hit the last 16th of beat two with some authority. 

Thursday 11/10/18 6:30pm

Warm up: 

RLLRLR sticking pattern. Focus on the up stroke on beat 1 using the back fingers to control the movement! 

Hit me: first two bar groove with hyper swung bass drum pattern! 

Mind the gaps: groove at section c focusing  on the pull with the back fingers to create the clean rude pattern and coordinate with the feet. 

Thursday 11/10/18 6pm

Warm up: 

Start working tech study 2 all together to a click at no more than 60bpm. Your focus should be to play from one end if the ex to the other. 

Roxane: 

Have a go at the verse groove inc the open hi-hat. 

Watch out for the intro the chorus. 

Also the pushed crashes into each two bar phrase of the chorus! 

Thursday 11/10/18 5:30pm

Warm up: 

RLBBRLBBRLBBRLBB

And RBBLRBBLRBBL patterns 

Also PRB play alongs for next time! 

Thursday 11/10/18 5pm

Warm up: 

No one knows: the last line of the bridge needs to be controlled and flowing. Focus especially on the bass drum coordination. 

The bridge still needs to be played all together and worked up to tempo. 

Thursday 11/10/18 4:30pm

Warm up: 

The freebound exercise; let the stick bounce as many times as possible holding it between your thumb and first finger. 

Bounce catch; drop the stick onto the drum and let it bounce twice, closing your back fingers after the third note to stop the stick bouncing any more. 

Smooth: 

Bar 5, bar 13 bar 21 should be your warm up for the piece. Start slow aiming fur solid feel and a clean sound. 

Bar 30: start playing on a closed hi-hat. Play through to the end of bar 31. Taking care to focus on accuracy and control! 

Thursday 11/10/18 4pm

Warm up : RLLRLR sticking. Focus on pulling the back of the stick with the back fingers of the Right hand and lifting the stick on the first Right stroke. 

Window seat: up to tempo and sounding good. Just watch out for the placement of the bass drum on the last 16th nite if beat 3. 

Monday 08/10/18 6:30pm

Great wrk this week! 

Below us the first two lines of the 20 bar ex. Keep working through this if you find a base that gives you trouble take your time to count it out! 

Start piecing together all the parts for up town funk 

Monday 08/10/18 5pm

Monday 07/10/18 4:30pm

Dora and bootsy: intro much better this week. The open hi-hats were in the correct places and felt much more controlled. The groove in the first bar of the second line still needs some work. Go through it with out the track making sure you are reading the snare drum and bass drum part properly. 

For you: you can play this well to the track. Your challenge this week us go through section B and D without the track really making sure you are reading the notes super carefully. 

Thursday 04/10/18 5pm

Play through all of the bridge of no one knows from one end to other. Remember to focus on playing even notes as you play stating as relaxed as possible! 

Bring the killer queen chart for next lesson. 

Thursday 04/10/18 4:30pm

Warm up: use the 20 bar ex below to work on your flow around the kit. Count any bars you are not sure about and play around the kit in as many different ways as you can. 

Run the first page of smooth for next lesson. Make sure the fills and transitions are confident abs smooth. 

Monday 01/10/18 7pm

Groove 1: 

Groove 2: 

Groove 3: 

Monday 01/10/18 6:30pm

Warm up with the first line of the exercise below. A positive rebound and grip Ipoh the stick is essential. When you feel confident try pushing the tempo. 

Uptown funk: practice the main groove for the track. Your feel this week was spot on! Take your time and trust your ears! 

Have a go at the fill below!