Christian's Drum Lesson Notes



Jazz Ride pattern. Triplet right hand lead/left hand lead. RLL RLL/ LRR LRR, RRL RRL/ LLR LLR, RLR LRL/ LRL RLR



Syncopation Lesson review to nail click, (One #1, 100 bpm



Syncopation Lesson Seven. Lesson Eight. Lesson Nine #1-5, 100 bpm



Syncopation Lesson Five, 20-bar. Lesson Six. Lesson Seven. 100 bpm



Syncopation Lesson Five, counting out loud. dotted 1/8ths, for band. 20-bar.




Snare drum duets. #1 player one, click


Lay Down Sally, train beat. Blocks of Rock page 29


Train beat with open sticking. Blocks of Rock page 28

Building Blocks of Rock, review page 26 & 27. Started page 28.


Building Blocks of Rock, page 27


Calypso


cross-sticking using Syncopation exercises, keep hand on drum, keep stick tip on drum, move stick to find best "click" sound



"Satisfaction" and buzz roll



"Satisfaction" Rolling Stones at 77%, 83%, 90%



Syncopation Lesson One #1-4 with 1/8th note hi hats


Linkin' Park 

One Step Closer


From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 4, 2009 6:04:25 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5 


C

American Idiot


B

Yellow


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: July 29, 2009 6:14:55 AM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5 


C

Hard Day's Night @ 74.63%

American Idiot @ 59% - 60.24% first 27 seconds


Yellow


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: July 14, 2009 7:15:05 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


C

Boulevard of Broken Dreams


Blocks of Rock - snare on "e"


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 19, 2009 6:02:48 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5 (No Drums 5/26 or 6/2)


C

A Hard Day's Night

1979


B

Square Dance

Sing for the Moment

Without Me  71.5%



Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 5, 2009 6:36:09 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


B

Square Dance


C

What I've Done

A Hard Day's Night


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 31, 2009 6:12:10 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


B

blocks of rock

funky primer


What I've Done


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 24, 2009 6:04:28 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


C

What Ive Done (breakdown beat)

Buzz roll


B

Blocks of Rock

combining 1,2,1,3,1,4...


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 17, 2009 5:55:30 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Breana

Blocks of Rock

pages 11, 12, 13


Christian

What I've Done

using crash

don't speed up - keep the tempo steady


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 10, 2009 6:04:39 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Christian

What I've Done

closed roll, play is tomorrow


Breana

Panic at the Disco - "9 in the Afternoon"

Survivor - "Eye of the Tiger" 


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 3, 2009 6:03:03 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Breana

Blocks of Rock


Christian

What I've Done

closed roll


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: February 24, 2009 6:23:34 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Christian

Linkin Park

closed roll for a play


Breana

Block #1 1-6


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: February 17, 2009 6:03:58 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Christian

page 37 Blocks of Rock #7 (adjusted for Linkin Park)


Breana

Blocks of Rock #1-5 page 11



Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: February 10, 2009 8:25:48 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Re: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Got it. No problem. Luckily that song is basically one beat all the way through. When is the talent show?


x x x x

s s

b b b b



On Feb 10, 2009, at 8:06 PM, _@aol.com wrote:

Hi Bryan. Did you receive Christian's email? He is performing in the school talent show and wants to play the drums. He's already picked a song and I am wondering if you are able to start practicing that particular song along with his basic instructions.

Thanks,

Elva

 

In a message dated 2/10/2009 6:00:00 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, bryan@thedrummersden.com writes:

Christian

2 grids

Syncopation

Lesson 2 and up to 8 on Lesson 3


Breana

Rock Blocks #1, 2 & 3

Single Paradiddle

Double Paradiddle


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: February 3, 2009 6:00:50 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Breana

paradiddles

Stick Control #1,2,3,4 around the kit

(beats on hats and snare next week, A Funky Primer)


Christian

Syncopation

lesson one and thru 15 on two


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 27, 2009 6:02:07 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Christian

Paradiddle Grid (for practice: do two paradiddle grid a day, everyday)


Breana

#5 Stick Control

patterns of 5

(practice #5 and #16 from Stick Control page 5)


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 20, 2009 6:05:45 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Christian

Paradiddle Grid (2/day - everyday)

Singe Paradiddle


Breana

Stick Control - practice #5 and #16, a lot

Syncopation



Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 13, 2009 6:06:01 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Breana

Stick Control #1 & #3 on the snare and toms, w/ crash and kick at the end

hi-hat and snare

1           +           2           +

x           x           x           x           

s


Christian

Stick Control practice w/ click

TNT


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 10, 2009 5:18:01 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Fwd: Drums: Tuesday @ 5


Hi - I was able to get the schedule arranged, you guys get the 5 - 6 slot on Tuesdays, see you then...




Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 6, 2009 4:10:35 PM MST

To: _@aol.com

Subject: Drums: Tuesday @ 3:30


Christian - got interested by listening to music - especially Fall Out Boy

&

Breanna - like Fall Out Boy too


worked on:

Multiple bounce roll


"Stick Control" #1-5 (on page5)


Paradiddle


Rock band drums, no drumset