Leon's Drum Lesson Notes



workout sticks.




triplet synco accents.




displacement 1 e + a. two kicks




displacement 1 e + but not a yet




Stereo Hearts. displacement




lazy song (sweet emotion).




page 38. tickets to paradise. train in vain




Are You Gonna Be My Girl? Jet




Symphony. Blocks of Rock page 37. Walking on Sunshine. Jet. Strokes




Every Breath You Take. Symphony




De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da. Funky Music




Sweet Child O'Mine.




Smooth.




Make Some Noise. Fight For Your Right.




Long Live Rock




Come Together. Paperback Writer. Honky Tonk Women.




Yellow. open hat beat.




Should I Stay or Should I Go Now




21 Guns. No Sleep Till Brooklyn




21 Guns. 1979




A Hard Day's Night. Don't Fear the Reaper. 1979




No Sleep Till Brooklyn




page 25 #3 for No Sleep Till Brooklyn




Billie Jean. Hella Good




Satisfaction. Mony Mony




Oh, Pretty Woman. Knock on Wood. Rockin' Down the Highway.




Garden Grove




Sublime, Garden Grove & Santeria. Grateful Dead Mississippi Half Step.




Swinging 1/8ths




Blocks of Rock pg 11 #2 swung 1/8ths Eight Days a Week




Double paradiddle. 6/8 groove, switching to straight 1/8th ride




Paradiddle grid. Paradiddles on snare and rim and hats.




Paradiddles. Triplets.




Syncopation Lesson Nine at 100.




Syncopation Lesson Ten at 100.




Syncopation Lesson Six, triplets at 100 bpm. Variation: add the "let" before each triplet a la US Blues.




Syncopation Lesson Six, triplets at 100 bpm. Variation: add the "let" before each triplet a la US Blues.




Syncopation Review at 120 bpm




Syncopation Lesson Five. 20 bar at 120 bpm




Syncopation Lesson Two




Syncopation w/ click, different tempos, Lesson Two




You Shook. Hard Day's Night. Click.




Blocks of Rock page 12. Business.




You Shook Me All Night Long, 83%, last line (last 3 bars)



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 5, 2009 5:38:41 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


You Shook Me All Night Long @ 81%


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: July 15, 2009 5:33:53 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


You Shook Me All Night Long



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: June 24, 2009 5:37:06 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


1979


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 20, 2009 3:38:44 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


16 bar review


page 21 beats and fills


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 13, 2009 3:31:30 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


1979


16 bar review- (check)


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: March 6, 2009 8:59:13 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


16 bar review


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: February 20, 2009 3:31:51 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


16 bar review


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 23, 2009 3:37:16 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Building Blocks of Rock


r r r r

s s

b b

x x x x


ride 

snare

bass

hat (w/ foot)


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 16, 2009 3:34:14 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


practice page 19 #42 pattern by alternating


1    e + a

x x

s s s



&


1    e + a

x x

s s



but start on the +, so it looks like this:



x x x x

s s s s s




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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: January 9, 2009 3:40:17 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 19


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: December 19, 2008 3:37:31 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 18 #29 -36


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Date: December 12, 2008 3:31:29 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 18 #29



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: December 5, 2008 3:31:53 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 17

#10

thru

page 18

#29


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: November 21, 2008 4:16:47 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3:30 Leon


A Funky Primer


reviewed page 14,15, 16


ended on 17 #10                                             




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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: October 17, 2008 11:16:02 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3:30 Leon


Funky Primer, page 17 w/ click


Leon out the 24th


Do an hour starting at 3 on 11/21



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: October 10, 2008 4:00:03 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3:30 Leon


A Funky Primer, page 17, hand patterns



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: October 3, 2008 4:03:14 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Funky Primer page 16 up to #17


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: September 26, 2008 4:00:24 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 15


practice page 16



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: September 12, 2008 3:40:42 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer

page 14


practice page 15


Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: September 5, 2008 4:00:14 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Funky Primer @ 100 (4 x each)

page 13

page 14 up to #33



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 22, 2008 3:31:54 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer @ 100 page 13


Samba (foot pattern)


1 a 2 a 3 a 4 a


b b b b b b b b

x x x x


1 2 3 4


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 15, 2008 3:33:51 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


A Funky Primer  page 13



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 1, 2008 3:29:35 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


I'm Just a Kid



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: July 11, 2008 3:31:42 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


I'm Just a Kid 


link to drum tab >>>  http://www.mxtabs.net/view/tab/201294/simple_plan/im_just_a_kid/


next lesson is Monday the 21st at 3



Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: July 2, 2008 4:37:25 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


I'm Just a Kid




Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: June 27, 2008 3:07:58 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


How to Save a Life - pretty solid, we'll come back to it later


I'm Just a Kid


1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


C x x x x x x x x C C x x x x

s s s s s

b b b b b b b b b


1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: June 20, 2008 3:31:42 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


ending is 2 and a hat hat and a done


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: June 13, 2008 3:31:24 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


"How to Save a Life"

1st stops (little hat), long rest, snare 4 and  a

2nd crash, 1 bar rest, crash

3rd no crash, no rest, snare fill

4th dat dat doogadat crash extra long rest - come back in with just crash

5th half bar fill, no rest

6th crash 1, rest, crash (like 2nd)




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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: June 7, 2008 2:06:04 PM MST

To: Leon  _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Celtics - Bryan  Lakers - Leon


paradiddle grid


blocks page 18



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 30, 2008 3:29:24 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


TNT


How to Save a Life

You Shook Me



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 23, 2008 3:42:10 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Building Blocks of Rock page 18


YSMANL


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 16, 2008 3:31:53 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


offbeat improved


paradiddle grids


how to save a life


I'm just a kid 


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 9, 2008 3:41:04 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


YOu Shook Me All NL


Rock Blocks - page 17 - the "offbeat"


repeat number one, two bar


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 2, 2008 3:51:01 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


You Shook Me All Night Long YSMANL - guitar solo - 5th and 6th bars


Coach takes him out after 59 pitches, two outs left to go for a shutout.


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: April 25, 2008 3:30:54 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


YOu Shook Me All Night Long

Hard Day's Night

How to Save a Life


I'm Just a Kid


Lifestyles


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: April 18, 2008 4:36:34 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: Drums Friday @ 3 Leon


Full Paradiddle Grid


How to Save a Life beat

You Shook Me All Night Long

Hard Day's Night


Toga at Lifestyles tempo



Begin forwarded message:

From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: April 11, 2008 5:45:06 PM MST

To: Leon _ <_>

Subject: Drums Friday @ 3




Double Paradiddles


Toga (between hat and bass)


Syncopation Lesson 1 @ 90bpm





last week:


single paradiddle - Down, Up, Tap, Tap


How to Save a Life


I'm Just a Kid


Hard Day's Night


You Shook Me All Night Long