LESSON ASSIGNMENT
February 3rd, 2019
Thumb exercise
Free Strokes at 40 bpm set to quarter notes
4 on RH/LH, 8 on RH/LH, 12 on RH/LH, 16 on RH/LH
Eliminate any windup before playing the stroke
Accented doubles exercise
Tap the first stroke and accent the second
Find a metronome tempo that works for you and do a minutes worth of the exercise before going into your faster hands
Doubles Faster Hands (max is 105 bpm)
Write down your progress so you don’t forget what day you’re on
We did Day 14 today
50%= 52
60%= 63
70%= 73
80%= 84
90%= 94
Bass drum doubles Faster Hands exercise 2 (max is 80 bpm)
RH doubles followed with bass drum doubles for 1 measure
LH doubles followed with bass drum doubles for 1 measure
R/L followed by doubles for 1 measure
Hands together doubles followed by bass drum doubles for 1 measure
Quarter note hi-hat with left foot
50%= 40
60%= 48
70%= 56
80%= 64
90%= 72
We did Day 1 today
Chart reading book p.13
Play through the page, doing each line 4 times in a row before moving to the next one
Do this with your setups on the snare and the ensemble figures being played with the crash and bass
Do this at 116 bpm, 141 bpm, and 166 bpm, all set to quarter notes
Remember that before the ensemble figure you have a quarter note set up, and before the quarter note set up you have a quarter note ride
FOCUS ON YOUR COUNTING. That is the biggest factor
Make sure setups are on the downbeats and you’re hitting the figures on the “let’s”
If you get through the snare setups do it all again with bass setups and snare/crash on the figures
Paradiddle Permutation Beats p.1
Grid #17 on HH
Paradiddle permutation beats #1-8
Work up to 60 bpm, make sure you are counting 16th notes out loud as you do this
Focus on snare ghost notes with left hand while playing regular hi-hat hits on right hand