22/01/18

Today we developed the your warm up. You should all be working towards playing the single stroke and double stroke ex at 90bpm +. Everyone needs to focus on the 16-32nd note singles and doubles section. Also practice the the paradiddle combination excercise. When it starts to feel secure work in the 1/4 note bass drum and up beat left foot to develop 4 way coordination. 

We also looked at the 16th note snare drum syncopation ex's from last week. These were looking much stronger. Use the beats page to start applying this skill. Record your playing see what it sounds like and how you migh improve it. 

Your goal for next week is to play along to school boy crush by average white band. Listen to this track first. See if you can work out he groove, use the sheet music for reference. Again record your self, make sure your time feel is even and secure. 

Use bar 1 and bar 9 of the 48 bar exercise to start practicing reading and playing 8th and 16th note combination rhythms.