Ace's Drum Lesson Notes



paramour misery business. michael jackson invincible



lil freak. stick control. daydreaming' lupe fiasco



James Morrison The Letter, Syncopation page 53



hat on upbeats. page 63. more willow



8 on a hand. janet jackson feedback.



sing for the moment. real slim shady. Geek in the Pink



Code Geass R1 OP 1 HD (FLOW - COLORS) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKmUp7O6x-U http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JGaQ3g8WU4 matryoshka gumi



boom boom pow check. maroon 5. stereo hearts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JGaQ3g8WU4 matryoshka gumi



stick control snare drum stuff. firework. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9y3_aNeOmk Fergalicious



2-handed 1/16ths ET. Firework pg 17 #1. Run It, Chris Brown. Yeah, Usher


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuzXpMtjchs 21st Century Girl


ET. Teenage Dream. Willow, Whip My Hair http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymKLymvwD2U



Janet Jackson. Brian Fraiser Moore



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfuHSJqqgAo&feature=relmfu Willow



David Bowie, Fashion



Hard Day's Night, Beatles. Blitzkrieg Bop, Ramones



Blocks of Rock 1/8th note grooves, closed.



playing 1/8th note grooves closed



Yellow, crashing on one.



Say It Ain't So. page 17 on the ride.



Stick Control workout. A Hard Day's Night 93%. Say It Ain't So. page 17 & 28. Displacement.



Blocks of Rock page 16. A Hard Day's Night up to 88%. Say it ain't So page 17.



Blocks of Rock page 11. No Doubt with open hat



Blocks of Rock page 29, 30. page 11 & 12 loud



Blocks of Rock page 26, 27, 28.



Blocks of Rock page 29. Practice page 26



Blocks of Rock page 28



Blocks of Rock page 27 & 28 #1-.



Blocks of Rock page 27 #1-7.



Blocks of Rock page 26.



Blocks of Rock page 25. On page 26.



Blocks of Rock page 23, 24, 25 #5



Blocks of Rock page 20, 21, 22, 23 #7



Blocks of Rock 16 bar review



Blocks of Rock page 19



Blocks of Rock page 18



Blocks of Rock page 18, 16 bar review



Blocks of Rock page 18


Blocks of Rock: page 16 #7 for "A Hard Day's Night". Syncopation: Lesson One #1 with 1/8th note hi hats for "Satisfaction". #14 for "Another One Bites the Dust".



Blocks of Rock, 2 bar patterns on 12 & 13. Also page 16 #7 for A Hard Day's Night at 75% speed.


okay, Blocks of Rock again, but this time, page 12. Have fun!

Blocks of Rock

practice page 11

play each exercise twice all the way down the page w/out stopping


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Date: May 18, 2009 6:30:31 PM MST

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Blocks of Rock page18 thru #4


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paradiddles again


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check Ace's paradiddles next time...


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Blocks of Rock

page 12 up to 2 bar patterns


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blocks of rock


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Lesson Three


Blocks of Rock


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Lesson Three 1/4 note hat


1/8 note hats #1 thru 5


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Lesson Two 1/8th notes

Lesson three 1/4 notes through #4


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Lesson Ten - 20 bar

Lesson One - with 1/4 note hi hats


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Lesson Ten - 20 Bar exercise


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Lesson Nine


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Lesson Eight

Lesson Nine (starting)


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lesson 7

lesson 8 up to #9 (the dot tells you to wait, then play)


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lesson 6 & 7


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lesson 6                        


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Lesson Three 120-160

Lesson Four


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Lesson One @ 100 bpm (LOUDER)


16 bar exercise at 100, 110, 120 & 130 bpm



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Lesson Six 


Lesson One @ 90 bpm


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Lesson Six 

16 bar at 60, 70, 80


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Lesson Five


Lesson Six - click @ 100



>>>  I will be out of town for the first two Mondays in November - drums restart: 11/17



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Lesson Five

1-15 three strikes


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Lesson 5 up to #13




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Lesson 5



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Lesson 5 #3-6 @ 100


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Lesson Five #3



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Lesson Four 20 Bar Exercise


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Lesson 4 20 bar exercise @100 bpm


Lesson 2 @ 110



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Lesson 2 @ 110 bpm


Lesson 4 20 bar exercise @ 100 bpm


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Lesson 4 20 bar exercise 3 strikes


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Lesson 4 @ 100 bpm


up to line 3 of 20 bar exercise



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Lesson 4 @ 100 bpm


#1-7 parts of others


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Lesson 4 @ 80 thru to 20 bar exercise



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Lesson 4 @ 80


Count Out Loud


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Date: June 23, 2008 6:30:13 PM MST

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Lesson 4 #1-9



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Lesson 1 16 bar @ 150 bpm


Lesson 2 16 bar @ 150 bpm


Lesson 3 #6 @ 150 bpm


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drums Wednesday at 3:30


vic firth Bronze paradiddles  http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments/16singleparadiddle.html


lesson 1 


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Hi Tony, the last check you gave me might have gone through the wash, would you please make sure it cleared? If it hasn't then I'll need a new next week, and for June too. Thank you, Bryan


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Lesson 1 

#1-15 only 2 strikes

16 bar exercise only 1 strike


Lesson 2

#1-15 


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Date: May 26, 2008 3:01:46 PM MST

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2:30 lesson today


Lesson 1, no resting between numbers, less than 3 strikes



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Date: May 19, 2008 7:00:32 PM MST

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Paradiddle Grid


Lesson 4 #15, 1, 2 @ 70 bpm


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More Paradiddle Grid


Lesson 4 #15 thru 1


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Paradiddle Grid


Lesson 4 #9-13


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        > >

paradiddle    RLRR  LRLL say: "paradiddle"


>    >

double paradiddle  RLRLRR  LRLRLL say: "double paradiddle"


> >

triple paradiddle RLRLRLRR LRLRLRLL  say: "triple double paradiddle"



The PARADIDDLE GRID:

4 of each

2 of each

1 of each

1 of each (again)



Lesson 4 #1-9




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"paradiddle"


"double paradiddle"


"triple double paradiddle"




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Date: April 14, 2008 6:30:27 PM MST

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paradiddle grid


lesson 4


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Syncopation Lesson 4


work on paradiddle grid