Tues 5pm

Today we started looking at a new Rockschool Grade 3 piece. The first one we tackled "Overrated".
We had a look at section A with it's 123,123,12 feel. Watch your placment of the flams in the first two lines making sure to play them on the correct toms.
The groove in section B was fine but take care with the fills at the end of the lines. The tom 3 groove in section C was the last part we looked at. Again just take your time with it and watch where the left hand accents on 2+ and 4 are played. Good work and good luck practicing!
Pete

Tuesday 4pm

So today we put the first three parts of "I want to break free" together. If you have lost your chart there is a link below to get another one and print it off. Practice the intro cymbal rolls and the two grooves seperately first before putting them together. Really work on the groove that starts in bar 20 when the bass drum is added. Great work guys.
Don't forget to keep working on the shuffle groove for Crazy little thing called love as well!!!

"I want to break free"-Chart

Sacred Heart: Sam +Sean

Please practice the three cold play grooves and try putting four bars of each one joining four bars of the next one for next week

Sacred Heart: Lucy +Oliver

So we have a Paradiddle warm-up accented over tom one and Tom three.

We also went over the second groove for the song by Fun. also below

Christchurch: Zack+ Jack

Warm up this week is the doubles and Paradiddle stockings played accented on the toms
Have a look at the first parts of poker face. Try playing the different parts to the track. Remember to count your bars!

Christchurch: 9am Fred, Henry+Mason

Here's the groove to We are young by Fun. Remember it's Hands foot foot hands foot foot hands foot! If you can master this over the next week then we can play it to the track next week.

Presdales 24/09/12 Amy+Faye

Here's today's grooves and fill exercises. Please practice ready to play to a song next week.

Monday 6pm 24/09/12

So today we finished learning the first two pages of Rollin in the new RS G5 book. Take care with the hi-hat patterns in the last two lines of page one and the first two lines of page 2. Count them and make sure your leading with your right hand!
 Please try and get as much as possible upto speed ready to play to the track for next week!

I've also added the 16th note rudiment combination we looked at as a sticking and also playing the accents accross the toms. Try some different tom accents to change the "melody" of the fill.

Monday 4pm 24/09/12

Ok Guys so this week we worked on gettin the grooves you've learn't in Yellow upto speed. Keep working on them making sure your counting carefully!!

We also started to look at reading and playing different note combinations using Tea, Milk-Shake, Lemonade, Co-ca-co-la to help us.
Below is a reminder for you to go over. Try making your own four drink combinations and practice playing or clapping them!

Monday 5pm 24/09/12

No-one knows upto the bridge to the track was sounding good. Please work on the first line of the drum solo for next week. Smashing it guys!!

Jonny and Sophie: Look at the intro and first line of grove for smack that in the New Rockschool grade 5 book.

Megan: Practce the odd time signature grooves in Meet Dart Ear. Start slow (eg 70bpm) especially taking time to practice the  heel toe technique required for the tripple bass drums.

Cranbourne: Ciaran + Conal

Here this weeks work guys. Practice the chorus groove ready for the track next wk.

Wormley: Michael+Cian

Fairfield: Jake Dylan Ryan

So here's the verse and chorus groove. This week Jake practiced playing each one then started playing four bars of the verse and then changing straight into the chorus. Ryan and Dylan have a look at this for next lesson.

Fairfield: Jake Dylan Ryan

So here's the verse and chorus groove. This week Jake practiced playing each one then started playing four bars of the verse and then changing straight into the chorus. Ryan and Dylan have a look at this for next lesson.

Tuesday 6pm 18/09/12

Ok so you guys need to work through putting all the parts of 21 guns together this week. Jake you did a great job catching up with the rest of the guys. Now we just need to polish it.

You also looked at the intro and first part of "holiday" also by greenday. Try running through as much of that as you can for next week focusing especially on the first two lines.

Below is a link to the chart if you should lose your sheet and want to print another.
Finally check video 3 in the triplet series which we looked at. This is your technical study for this week.

Tuesday 5pm 18/09/12

Well done guys we finished 21 guns to the track in two weeks!! Keep practicing it this week and then we'll start a new song next lesson. Fantastic work :)

Also check out the third triplet video on the right as your technical excercise and warm up

Tuesday 4pm 18/09/12

Here's the groove we looked at for I want to break free.

Sacred Heart: Lucy Oliver

So your warm up this week is single and double stroke combinations and we learned the intro groove for "we are young" by FUN.
Clap the basic rhythm first then add in your toms and bass drum before filling in the gaps on Tom 3. Good luck! :-)

Christchurch: 1.30pm Sam Freddie Jake

We finished the groove to the scientist today. Good work guys it's a tricky one!

Christchurch: Mason Fred Henry

Here's today's warm up and the groove for "we are young" by fun. Practice it for next week please!

Birch anger: Tyler Ned

Here's the things we looked at this lesson. Happy practicing guys!

Triplet video week 3

Here's week 3's triplet excercise. In this one we still play single stroke 8th note triplets but the right hand is ging to move around the kit every stroke from snare to tom 1 to tom 3. Take your time to master this properly!
Once you can play this try comming up with a four note pattern for your right hand to play or start moving your left hand around the left side of the kit ie alternating from hi-hat to snare. This pattern can create some really interesting sounds!

Triplet ex Week 3

Mon 6pm 17/09/12

On Call: We can now play both the verse and the chorus groove really nicely. A little more practice and we'll have them to speed for the track. If you need the chart or the song link then look at last weeks lesson post.

Rollin: Upto the 2nd bar at B can now be played. Now the grooves need to sound comfortable and with an easy feel. Take care with your counting and sticking from B. Practice slowly to a click if necessary .

Also this weeks tech ex is Video 3 in the triplet series in the links on the right hand side of the blog
 Enjoy!!

Monday 5pm 17/09/12

So today we got upto bar 78 of no-one knows, covering the chorus and the bridge. Take your time with  these sections, master each one at a time before speeding up and then stringing together. Have a listen to the track a few times especially the 1/4 note triplet section upto bar 78.
Great lesson guys, looking forward to putting this to the track next week!

Monday 4pm 17/09/12

So guys well done those of you that practiced your triplet ex's from last week. Keep working on them and practice playing them around the drum kit!

We looked at the groove for the intro section and first verse of coldplay's song "yellow" this week which you can all play. Now you need to get it upto song speed. Start slow, counting carefuly and then when thats comfortable increase your speed.

If you finish this then practice the chorus groove for the song in line 6. This has some tricky rests so again take your time. 

If you need another copy of the chart look at lasts weeks post for the link to the download.

Good Luck!!

Wormley: Michael

Here's what we did this lesson to practice for next week.

Pressdales 1.30pm: Katie Abby Izzy

Here's the third triplet exercise. Check the video for it in the link list.

We also got third eye blind track "losing a whole year" started. Upto the second last line needs practicing for next week. Take care with the 16th note grooves. Start slow and try counting as you play them to start with. Below is a link to the the chart. you can find the song on you tube or Itunes.

Chart for "losing a whole year"

Cranbourne: Ciaran & Conal

Here's the grooves we looked at and the tech ex's to learn for next week. Good work guys!

Mon 17th Fairfield: Ryan Jake Dylan

Your warm up for this week is singles doubles and paradiddles as 8th notes.

So last week we learn't the grooves to yellow. This week we put the first two to the song please practice, ready to finish the chorus next lesson

Tues 5pm 11/09/12

Hey guys here's a full chart for the greenday track "21 guns". Click on the download button to be able to print a copy. We managed to get upto the end of the chorus. We will be looking at this next week so please practice as much as you can!
Watch your sticking for the "ham-bur-ger" pick up at the end of the sections in the chorus.

Chart for "21 Guns

We also coverd the 2nd triplet video as well. The link for this in a list on the right of this post.
Take your time with it play it slowly to really master it!

Tues 4pm 11/09/12

Look at triplet video 2 for your tech ex's/ warm up this week.
Below is a pic of the three parts of crazy little thing called love we looked at today. Make sure your counting the bars between sections!

Christchurch: Jack Zack

Here's your warm up using singles doubles and paradiddles

And three grooves to look at for next week. Take your time especially the third one!

Christchurch: Freddie Sam Jake

Warm ex around the kit

Then have a look at the first two groove ex's.

Sacred Heart: Samuel+Sean

Super rudiment warm-up

Also we looked at the three sections for a new song :-)

Christchurch: Fred +Mason

Warm-up ex singles doubles and paradiddles

Then you have three grooves to look at. Remember your dynamics!

Monday 7pm 10/09

Today we finished looking at the intro to Taylor Swift "love story" and went through the video ex's 1+2. The Links to Both video's are in a list to the right of this post. We will start "21 guns " by greenday next week.

Greenday "21 guns"

Monday 6pm 10/09

Wow a busy lesson this week! We got loads done. So job one is to look at the first page of "On Call" by the kings of leon with it's 6th note hand to hand groove. Watch you bass drum placement in the verse as this will push your coordination. The chorus groove has the same bass drum part but this time your right hand plays the usual 8th notes over the top.
The second thing we looked at was page one of the new grade 5 piece you all should havea copy of keep running through that to get it engrained.
Your technical practice for the week is video 2 of the triplet series.

Chart for Kings of Leon "on call"

Kings of leon "on call"

Monday 5pm 10/09

Great lesson today nice work! Here is the link to the Chart and song for "no one knows" by Queens of the Stone Age. Remember it has a swung 8th note feel and take your time with the fills. We looked at the song upto the end of the 2nd chorus and sounded great!

"no one knows"-Queens of the Stone Age

Chart for "no one knows"

your technical study is video one and two in the triplet video series please make sure you practice these as next weeks will require you having mastered the first two!!

Monday 4pm 10/09

So your technical practice this week is video one in the triplet series and below are the songs we looked at. For Joe and Natasha here's the link to the chart and the song for Coldplay's song "yellow"

Chart for Coldplay "Yellow"

Song Link for Coldplay Yellow

and for Harry and Lewis Here's the link for "Chasing Cars" by snow patrol

Chart for "Chasing Cars"

Song Link for "chasing Cars"

Keep practicing and i'll see you next week

Presdales: Daisy

Have a look at the video's for the triplet ex's we went over today. Week 1 and 2.
Here's a link to the chart for Foo Fighters "walk" Have a look at the verse for next week.

Foo Fighters "walk"

Presdales G1: Katie Izzy Abby

 The first two tech ex's you looked at are up as triplet ex 1 and 2.
Here's a link to the Chart for the Kings of Leon. We looked at the first groove of this piece. Try and get it comfortable to play for next lesson when we'll start breaking down the chorus.

Kings of Leon "on call"

Triplet ex wk2

This is this weeks 8th note triplet excercise and warm up. It uses the basic 8th note triplet sticking you mastered last week but voices it differntly around the kit. Again if you find it easy have a look at some of the ideas at the end of the video to make it more difficult. Take your time stay relaxed good luck!
Pete

8th note triplet ex Wk2

Fairfields: 9.10 am Ryan Dylan Jake

First triplet ex and the grooves to practice for coldplay "yellow" good work guys! Practice hard for next week!

Triplet ex for this week

So here's Video one you should all be practicing for next week. 8th note triplets around the drum kit.
Remember the aim it to feel comfortable and relaxed at whatever tempo your playing this exercise at.
If your finding it easy try starting with your weaker hand or vary the order you go around the kit in.
You will need to be comfortable with this excercise to be able to play next weeks so please take some time to practice it.

8th Note Triplet ex Wk1

Tuesday 6pm

Here's the Link to the chart for Greenday "21 guns"
You guys did really well and have smashed it to the track upto the end of the first chorus. Make sure you watch the groove changes from verse to chorus and don't play the toms part too many times before the main groove kicks in at bar 24 and 28.

21 guns- Chart

Tuesday 4pm

Here's the shuffle groove and first fill we looked at for the queen track "crazy little thing called love"

Steve G

The link to the chart for motley cru's "Looks that Kill"

Take it upto the end of the first chorus. Make sure you count the 8th and 1/4 notes carefully and don't rush!

"Looks that kill"- Chart

Monday 7pm

Hey Guys here's the link to the chart for Taylor Swift's track "love story" that we've been looking at.
We managed upto the end of the Prechrous last lesson. Make sure you take your time especially  with opening two lines.
 Taylor Swift "Love Story"

Here's a link to the song on youtube as well

Song- "Love Story"

Monday 6pm

Some ideas for the 3/4 fills in sidewinder



Also keep looking at 2nd page of all funked up for next week

Monday 4pm

Here's this weeks groove :-)

Item 1: this a link to an online metronome you will be able to use to practice to. You can also buy a metronome or download one onto your phones, laptops tablets etc. I DON'T HAVE ONE is no loanger an excise for not practicing with one.

Metronome

Just click on the numbers around the wheel to set your tempo and off you go!! if your practicing on a acoustic kit you may want to use headphones.

Welcome to the new Bishops Stortford drum blog.

On this blog will be updates of excercises, songs or video's to make up your weekly practice material. It should be easy to find and easy to access. If you have any trouble or feed back with things that would make it more uselful or more efficient, please don't hesitate to let your teacher know!

  Many thanks 

 Pete and Matt