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.
Friday, 26 October 2018
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.
Thursday, 25 October 2018
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 October 2018
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 October 2018
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 October 2018
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.
Thursday, 11 October 2018
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, 8 October 2018
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, 4 October 2018
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, 1 October 2018
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!
Monday 01/10/18 6pm
Warm ex: below is a little 3:4 independence ex. It involves playing steady 1/4 notes with the left foot while overlaying a 3 beat linear pattern on the top. 
Toby: Tiberius is looking good. You successfully added in the 1/4 hi bars fir section C. Take your time with practicing this. Remember to keep your bass drum and snare drums consistent and accurate to create a secure feel. The rest of this piece is taking a really old shape well done.
Seb: tech study 2 is Starting to flow really well. As you play through to tempo think about the accents ad dynamics and how they shape the flow of the piece and the phrases.
London Town is starting have a really solid stylish feel. Now see if you can apply this to the songo groove!
Monday 01/10/18 5pm
Good work this week guys. Have act at the hand to hand 16th note groove that we warmed up with at the start of this lesson. Start slow and try playing this groove with a few if your favourite tracks.
LP: y'all is almost spot on now. Re cap the fills in the second page and start working on section D. Over all really well played!
Grade 3: last thing for you finish is the transition into c on this page now. Use the groove and excercise above to build your hand speed control and stamina for this groove.
Monday 01/10/18 4:30pm
Dora and bootsy:
Play through the first three bars of this piece slowly making sure your bass drum pattern is 100% accurate! Your performance of this piece is really good but there are small errors in the exact bass drum and snare phrases.
Also re-cap the groove at section b: remember it starts with a snare and crash at the start!
Below is the fill you played to the improvisation ex today. Have some fun experimenting with this over the next week. 
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