Sacredheart: Sean Sam

Today we went over some groove and fill ideas. Make sure you count really carefully! But good work. Try coming up with your own fill ideas based on the "right left right bass" fill idea we finished on!

Christchurch: Fred Mason Henry

Today's lesson was playing three bars of solid groove and then playing a bar of 8th notes as a fill. Count carefully and try comming up with your own fills!

Christchurch: Freddie jake + Sam

Warm up this week is a three bar groove and fill ex
We also tackled the first three lines of z to the track. Really good going guys now you need to practice like crazy for next week!

Cranbourne: Ciran Conal

Here's the parts for this weeks song please practice

Wormley Cian Michael

Today we went through all the grooves and parts for the green day song. Try practicing the four bar phrase over the chorus to get familiar with it!

Fairfield: Jake Dylan Ryan

This weeks warm up was a fill ex. Make sure you count carefully and include the flam!
So today we finished learning the parts for wake me up when September ends and practiced groove 3 and four together which makes up the chorus.

Birch anger: Tyler Ned

Song for next week guys. Sorry the picture is not great. The song is wake me up when September ends

Sacred Heart Oliver+ Lucy

Here's today's song. Practice all the parts for next week ready for the song!

Sacred Heart; Sean Sam

Today we learn't the parts for a new song. Please practice for next week! Great work guys :-)

Monday 7pm

This weeks fill ex based on a 3,2,3 phrase
We also finished the bossa nova

Fairfield: Izzy Dylan Jamie

So today we went over the milkshake cappuccino ex.
We also counted and played 1/4 note grooves from last week joining them up. And counting!

Fairfields : Dylan Ryan Jake

So today we went over all the parts of the intro and first verse for wake me up when September ends.
Also practice flams and flam taps for next week.

Sacredheart: Oliver+ Lucy

This week we worked on groove2 for we are young by fun.
Check your bass drum pattern really carefully and count if you need to!

Christchurch: Freddie Jake+ Sam

So today we tidied all the parts if seven nation army to the song. By the end of the lesson all the changes were sounding really good. Now you need to listen to the song at home to really learn it! Good work this lesson!

Christchurch: Mason Henry Fred

Groove two to we are young needs learning for next week! Your not practicing or listening to the track enough between lessons!

Christchurch: Zack + jack

This weeks warm was the 8th note accents try 4 bars of each in a row.
This weeks task is to listen to moves like jagger and get really familiar with it!

Monday 7pm

Fill ex this week using 3,3,2 combinations. Enjoy! Also the boss's nova groove we built using the same 3,3,2 phrase.

Monday 6pm

So today we almost finished on call. All the grooves were really sounding solid along to the track. Play it as much as u can at home this week!
We also tackled the difficult part of the middle 8 which there is a transcription of below

Monday 5pm

Today we went over the first page of Tiberius. Take care with the bass drum pattern at b, making sure you differentiate between the 8th notes and 16th notes.
We also looked at the fill in the last bar again it's the bass drum that makes this work so take ur time!
Go over no-one knows chart and play as much as you can to the track for next week.

Monday 4pm

Warm this week is flams and flam taps. We are learning wake me up when September ends. Below are the three main grooves which you need to practice going from one to the other smoothly with out stopping!

Fairfield: Issy Jamie Dylan

This weeks warm up is milk shakes and cappuccino's round the drums we also learned the two grooves below

Fairfield: Ryan Dylan+Jake

Flams for a warm up this week
We also started the intro to wake me up when September ends by Greenday.

7pm

So today we started learning best of you. Start with the basic 3,3,2 rhythm get comfortable with the feel first. Then We looked at the first chorus section and began breaking down the solo at the end of the song. Take your time and try to hold the 3,3,2 phrase in your mind while you play it.

6pm

So Alex and Oliver great progress this week. Rattle snake was really conning together keep going over the last bar in line one with the syncopated snare drum part.
You also started z again the first two lines are taking shape.
Alex and zane can you look at line a and c of z for next week. Take care with your reading and counting!

Tuesday 5pm

Please practice 21 guns and the groove for what i've done including the open hi-hat.
Also we went over the first page of overatted. Watch the groove change @ c. We'll go over this again next time.
Have a look at the fill at the top of page two.

Sacred heart: Lucy+ Oliver

Flam taps are this weeks warm up and we went over 1/4 notes and 8th notes including their rests and how to count them.
Your task for this week is to practice the transition in we are young from groove one to two.

Christchurch: Freddie Jake and Sam

So today we refreshed at grooves for seven nation army. Try and memorise them for next lesson and practice going from one groove to the next.

Christchurch: Henry, Mason+Fred

This weeks task is to learn all three grooves by heart for next week! Really good lesson guys!

Fairfield: Jamie and Issy

Warm up of single strokes and double strokes. Try and memorise them for next week!
We also looked drum notation. Try and memorise which notes mean which sound on the drum kit for next week!

Fairfields: Ryan + Jake

So today's warm was accents in paradiddles. We the little hat is the accented or louder note. Once you have this play the right hand accents on Tom 3 and the left hand ones on Tom 1
Also we went over the grooves for cold play listening for the changes from chorus verse and intro

Tuesday: 4pm

Warm up this week is 8th notes 8th note triplets and 16th notes all played one after the other.
We also started two grade 3 pieces practice the first two lines of both overrated and indecisive for after half term!

Sacred Heart: Sean+ Sam

Here's your groove to practice over half term good work and good luck!

Christchurch: Fred Mason+ Henry

Today you guys finished learning groove 2 to we are young and we practiced playing groove one to the song over the intro. Please practice this to the song for after half term!

Christchurch: Zac + Jack

So this lesson we practiced all of poker face to the song. Your grooves were spot on just make sure the changes between them are accurate. If you can start adding in cymbal crashes where appropriate. Have a good half term :-)

Christchurch: Freddie Jake + Sam

So today we looked at seven nation army. Practice the first 3 grooves to the song over half term and we'll look at the chorus when we get back. Great work today!

Sacred Heart: Lucy Oliver

Today we played groove one for we are young and then we looked at groove 2. Please practice both these grooves ready to play to the track for after half term.

Monday 4pm

So today we looked at the first two lines of Hoe down and played the intro to the track. Can you practice this for after half term please. Watch your bass drum patterns in the second line. Remember to break down the difficult bits and play them on their own before plying it all together!
Joe: you can now play all of the first page and a half of Dora and Bootsy! See if you can get this ready for the track the first week we get back please! Great work

Presdales: Amy Faye

Great work this lesson! We almost finished the first page of the Grade 1 piece this week! Can you practice as much of this page as you can over half term. Take your time with the open hi-hats in line 5, make sure you focus on closing the hi-hat on the first beat of the bar with your bass drum. 

Good Luck! Have a great half Term

Monday 7pm

So today we finished the grooves to Scar tissue by the red hot chili peppers. Great reading and playing this week! Remember to swing your 16th notes on the snare drum and bass drum and keep your right hand consistant throughout.
Below is a link to the full chart and also to the track on you tube

Scar Tissue- Track

Scar Tissue- Chart

Presdales: Katie Abby Issy

Today you guys looked at the first page of the nod. All sounded good please get the first page of that and cold pants ready for the song next week.

Wormley: Cian + Michael

So today we did the groove and fill ex. Playing one groove followed by a fill and then going into a 2nd groove. Keep practicing this for next week.

Fairfield: Ryan Jake Dylan

This weeks warm up was flam based ex's. Practice each one on it's own and then try playing them as combinations.
Your grooves are sounding great so your job over half term is to practice them to the track ready to finish next week

Sacred Heart: Sean + Sam

Today's warm up was the 16th fill ex with a bar of groove before it. Find as many ways of playing the full ad you can!
We also looked at the first two parts of groove 1 for we are young by fun. Make sure your counting out loud.

Birchanger: Ned Tyler

So this weeks warm up is the fill and groove ex. Find as many ways as possible of playing the fill!
Here's part one and two of the groove to we are young. Practice for next week.

Sacred Heart: Lucy and Oliver

Today's warm up was the fill from the Cadbury gorilla advert and a drum fill ex.
We also had a look at groove 2 for we are young which we learned in two parts. Take your time and count carefully!

Christchurch: Jack+Zak

Poker face was good this week. Keep playing it to the track. Make sure you are accurate with the changes from section to section.
We also started moves like jagger. Look at the intro full and practice the off beat hi-hat groove for next week

Christchurch: Freddie Jake Sam

Triplet warm up for next week.
Practice groove 1 + 2 carefully so we can play them to the track next wk.

Christchurch: Fred Mason Henry

So triplet warm up for next week. Groove one to we are young was good. Look at the bass drum and snare drum pattern for the 2nd groove

Monday 6pm

Today we started a new piece in the new G5 book Smack Talk which  is a blues shuffle. The first page was sounding great. Make sure you work on the fills carefully checking your sticking and watch the intro! Don't rush the rests.

Keep working on Sidewider as well. This was much better this week. Next week we will look at the fast doubles on the bass drums in isolation.

Keep playing through on Call as well, to be ready for the xmas concert.

Monday 5pm

So today we managed to get through upto E of Smack Talk in the new grade 5 book. Really good work! Take your time with the groove change after the bass solo. Read it carefully and start slowly.

Monday 4pm

Great work today guys. This weeks warm up was playing the Paradiddle with the extra note in the double. Make sure you pace the sticking correctly and stay relaxed.
Jo and Patrick the first page of Dora and Bootsy is getting there keep working on it and next week we'll start a new one!

Presdales: Amy + Faye

This weeks warm up is 8th note groove based to build your co-ordination. Also look at page one of "for you" for next lesson

Wormley: Michael+ Cian

Here's today's warm up and the intro and groove to a new song.

Fairfield: Dylan Ryan Jake

Todays warm up is the Paradiddle with extra note inside the diddle.
You also need to practice the chorus groove to yellow. Try playing 7 times in a row. We also looked at the intro to the next song we're learning. Count it carefully!