John's Drum Lesson Notes



You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC verse and chorus



Blocks of Rock page 16, #7 A Hard Day's Night



Blocks of Rock page 11, single-handed because of football injury to thumb. Scratch that... back to page 24 & page 25 #1



Blocks of Rock page 24, #12



Blocks of Rock page 20, 16 bar review



Blocks of Rock Block 3 page 19 fills



12/07/09 Blocks of Rock Block 3 page 18, #6



12/03/09 Blocks of Rock beats, page 11



12/03/09 Started Blocks of Rock beats


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It's a Long Way to the Top (If you want to Rock & Roll) with fill and crash


Satisfaction (#1 from Lesson 1) and It's a Long Way to the Top (If you want to Rock & Roll) (#14 from Lesson 1)


Another One Bites the Dust

Miss You

Satisfaction



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page 15 #8


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start page 15 #1


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page 14 start #17


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page 14 start #12


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page 14 start on #5


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page 13 start #9


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page 13 start #6


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page 13 start on #2


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page 12 buzz roll


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page 11 #20


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Page 11 #2


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page 10 #20


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page 10 #17


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Page 8 (onto page 9)


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page 7 #53-end

page 8 Triplets


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page 6 "Stick control"

with bass and hi hat

to page 7 #52


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Stick Control with foot. up to #32.


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Syncopation @ 130


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stick control

hands at 120

practice #8


syncopation

lesson one


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Lesson One @ 120 (try to remember to count while you play)


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STick Control with hands


Syncopation @ 120 bpm


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>>>>  I will be out of town this Friday and the first two weeks of November, lessons will resume 11/17.



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Stick Control: w/ right foot

110

120


We Will Rock You (w/ click)



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Stick Control: 110 bpm


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Stick Control 

hand and foot

tempo changes

60, 80, 140


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Date: September 25, 2008 6:00:39 PM MST

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Stick Control @ 130 bpm 1/8th notes with hands

with left hand and right foot



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Date: September 18, 2008 6:01:09 PM MST

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Practice page 5 in "Stick Control"


we used the right foot and left hand today with Stick Control


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Practice #1-12 on page 5 of Stick Control 


click is set at 120


John is showing signs of improvement in his ability to play and his ability understand what's written.



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Practice  #11 Stick Control @120


Switching to Thursday at 5:30, thank you!



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Stick Control @ 120


#14


msmd


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Stick Control page 11 (practice #14 a lot)



don't point left index finger down the stick, keep it wrapped around the stick




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Syncopation Lesson 1 -- 16 bar exercise @ 100


Stick Control @ 120


1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +



We Will Rock You



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Syncopation Lesson 1 

16-bar exercise "drum baseball - three strikes you're out"


Friday the 8th at 11:45



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Stick Control #1-6


keep fingers wrapped around stick, not pointing down the stick with the index finger


Syncopation Lesson 1 #1-15



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Syncopation Lesson 1


#1-11