Robert's Drum Lesson Notes



stick control short rolls


Adams's Song. All the Small Things. Sweet Child of Mine


Message. Yellow. Come As. Teen Spirit.


Riley page 9. Cookbook highlighted.


message in a bottle. heart shaped box. Synco


Syncopation w click to lesson ten


blocks of rock w click. Syncopation w click. Ticket to Ride


block 2. Soca. Songo with ride and hats.


page 70 blocks. Steve Smith bass technique. Adam's Song


page 70, #12. Weezer


Cookbook 4 bars each of two exercises page 18 & 19. Five Stroke Rabb


Cookbook 4 bars each of two exercises. Five Stroke Rabb


Cookbook & Blink 182 Adam's Song.


Paradiddle accent variations. Cookbook snare solos. Blink 182 Adam's Song. Ruffs. Ride Bell.


Blink 182 Adam's Song. Ruffs. Ride Bell.


Jazz Cookbook bass/snare. Blink 182 Adam's Song


Jazz Cookbook solo #2


Jazz Cookbook page 14 #9


Jazz Cookbook snare solo #1


Jazz Cookbook up to #65


Soca. Jazz Cookbook up to #50


Jazz Cookbook 29


Stick Control on sticks


Blocks of Rock 55 & 56 with 1/8th click. page 75 w/ 1/4 clicks


Blocks of Rock 55 & 75


Ticket to Ride. Gadd paradiddle. Paradiddle, Inner, Reverse, OUter.


Immigrant Song, Heartbreaker - Led Zeppelin


Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana In Bloom, All the Small Things. Paradiddle fills.


Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana


Message in a Bottle, page 12



Message in a Bottle, cross-stickings. Paradiddle, starting on "e".


Message in a Bottle, intro and verse, and chorus


Message in a Bottle, intro and verse


Message in a Bottle - The Police


Blink 182, All the Small Things

First Date

What's My Age Again


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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 9, 2009 11:10:55 AM MST

To: Robert _ <_>

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Foo Fighters


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Date: May 2, 2009 4:54:43 PM MST

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Welcome to the Jungle

Move Along

All the Small Things

Learn to Fly


7/8 paradiddle with Ruffs


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Date: April 11, 2009 12:24:03 PM MST

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pu du du paradiddles



2:30 next week, (maybe 2)


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Date: April 4, 2009 11:21:37 AM MST

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triplets

motley

bon jovi


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Date: March 28, 2009 11:05:38 AM MST

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Smokin' in the Boys Room (chorus)


Syncopation Triplets on snare/toms


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Date: February 14, 2009 3:07:17 PM MST

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Bon Jovi


Rise Against:

Paper Wings

Behind Closed Doors


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Date: February 7, 2009 12:03:47 PM MST

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Patterns of 5 (also 3 and 7)


Bon Jovi "You Give Love a Bad Name"


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Date: January 17, 2009 11:32:22 AM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30 Robert _


patterns of 5


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Date: January 3, 2009 11:00:12 AM MST

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Move Along


Building Blocks page 39 (opening hats)


Sweet Emotion (Aerosmith) page 39 #12


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Date: December 13, 2008 11:04:30 AM MST

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come together


fills starting on "4"


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Date: December 6, 2008 2:22:46 PM MST

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page 14 @ 80 bpm (done with this stick control variation)



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Date: November 29, 2008 11:00:43 AM MST

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page 10 @ 100bpm 

page 11

page 13


100 "ballistics" per day (start with heel up, beater touching the head, drop heel and bring it right back up - two bass notes)


page 14 up to #7


1:30 next week



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Date: November 22, 2008 11:03:18 AM MST

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stick control, right foot substituted for right hand, @ 110


page 8 & 9 & 10 up to #6


(1 hour next week, starting at 10)


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Date: October 29, 2008 9:05:18 PM MST

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>>>>  I will be out of town for the first two weeks of November, lessons will resume 11/19.



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Date: October 25, 2008 11:12:02 AM MST

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Stick Control 


page 5 @ 90, 110, 130 bpm


page 8 @ 90



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Date: October 11, 2008 11:00:37 AM MST

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Samba with Syncopation snare patterns

lessons 1, 4 & (5 up to #10)

click @ 60


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Date: September 20, 2008 12:31:24 PM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


Stick Control w/ left hand - right foot - 1/4 note hi hats


Inner Paradiddle R L L R L R R L


Reverse Paradiddle R R L R L L R L


Outer Paradiddle R L R L L R L R




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Date: September 13, 2008 11:06:08 AM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


Songo

practice with the Click @ 80 bpm


Samba 

practice w/ Click @ 70 bpm


Paradiddle Groove, ride and hat part



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Date: September 6, 2008 11:01:47 AM MST

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1/4 note triplet

swiss army triplet


bossa nova

samba


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Date: August 24, 2008 1:10:36 PM MST

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songo - linear pattern, one voicing at a time

all the small things

shake me

smokin in the boys room

symphony of destruction


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Date: August 16, 2008 11:01:59 AM MST

To: Robert _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


Samba (Brazilian rhythm)

1e 

1e+ 

1e a 

+


Songo (Cuban drumset pattern, based on a 2:3 Rhumba Clave)


1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

x x x x

s s s s s s s

b b b b




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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: August 9, 2008 11:03:43 AM MST

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Samba w/ 2&4 backbeat, ride variations: 1/4, 1/8, 1/16


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Date: August 2, 2008 11:37:10 AM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


move along


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Date: July 10, 2008 4:21:58 PM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


Come Together


Move Along


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Date: June 28, 2008 11:10:49 AM MST

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July 10th at 12:30 for 1 hour


EAG CD


Come Together (Aerosmith)

Come As You Are

Welcome To The Jungle



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Date: June 21, 2008 11:21:05 AM MST

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Come Together


Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin


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Date: June 7, 2008 12:30:28 PM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


come together - beatles



pd 0625 100 

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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 24, 2008 11:08:30 AM MST

To: Robert _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


paradiddle grid


move along


samba


baiao


dirty little secret



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From: Bryan Hawkesworth <bryan@thedrummersden.com>

Date: May 17, 2008 2:00:19 PM MST

To: Robert _ <_>

Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


Move Along - snare tom  etc   tom snare tom etc..


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Date: May 3, 2008 11:07:36 AM MST

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Move Along  - AAR

Dirty Little Secret


CAYA - first fill


Just What I Needed - outro, repeating offbeat pattern




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Date: April 26, 2008 11:18:49 AM MST

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Subject: Fwd: drums Saturday 10:30


CAYA - ending


paradiddle grid - with four on the floor


swiss army triplet


Single stroke triplet beat - accent 2&4 on the snare, add bass to right hand


ATST - interlude is 12 bars, then 1/16ths for four bars




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Date: April 23, 2008 3:12:01 PM MST

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Seven Nation Army 



Come as You Are - ending


x x x x x

s s s

b b b b b b




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Date: April 5, 2008 11:05:45 AM MST

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Come as You Are

Seven Nation Army 

Fell in Love with a Girl

All the Small Things


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Date: March 22, 2008 11:01:03 AM MST

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Subject: drums Saturday 10:30


paradiddle grid

back in black

all the small things



let's reschedule for another day and go to this:


Liberty Devito Drum Clinic at 10am Scottsdale Studios (free)