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Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to Percussion Club !

    • Welcome to Percussion Club! Watch before you begin.

  • 2

    Equipment Set Up !

    • Snare Drum set up instructions

    • Bell Kit and Snare combo set up instructions
  • 3

    Module 1 : Snare Drum, Grip, Set up & 4 stroke types

    • Grip & set up basics

    • Let's get playing - first stroke: FULL STROKE!

    • Full Stroke play alongs w/ Emmett tempo 90

    • Drummin' Word Games

    • Word Game play along w/ DaVonte

    • Stroke #2 Taps

    • Full and Tap stroke play along w/ Emmett

    • Downstrokes

    • Downstrokes and Taps w/ David Tempo 90

    • Upstrokes

    • The Fabulous 4 stroke types!

    • Fabulous 4 Stroke Types play along w/ Emmett
  • 4

    Module 2: Reading Music, Quarter, 8th and 16th Rhythms, Etude #1.

    • Reading 16th note and 8th note basics

    • 8th Notes & 16th Notes

    • 8th and 16th Note Exercises w/ DaVonte Tempo 90

    • Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests

    • Quarter, 8th and 16th Notes w/ Eliana tempo 90

    • 8th Note Rests

    • Quarter and 8th Notes Rests

    • Accents !

    • Fun Grooves w/ Accents play along w/ Eliana

    • The Single Paradiddle

    • Etude 1 - "Level Up" Tempo 90 (music download included)

    • Etude 1 - "Level Up" Tempo 106 (music download included)

  • 5

    Module 3 : Quarter and 8th rests, 8th and 16th note combo, 3/4 time, Double Paradiddle, Subdividing long notes

    • Cresendo and Decresendo

    • Word games 2: Bell Pep-per / Sev-en up

    • Word Games 2: Bell Pepper and 7 Up w/ David Tempo 90

    • Reading the Roadmap: REPEAT SIGNS!

    • 8th and 16th Note Rhythm Combos w/ Davonte tempo 90

    • 3/4 Time Signature

    • Double Paradiddle & 3/4 time signature

    • Single Flam

    • Whole Note and Half Note Subdividing

    • Whole Note and Half Note Flams w/ Eliana tempo 106

    • Whole Note and Half Note Flams w/ Eliana tempo 120

    • 16th 8th 16th Rhythm !

  • 6

    Module 4: Intro to Buzz Rolls, New Rhythms, 2/4 Time Signature, Flam part 2, and Etudes #2 and #3

    • Intro to the Buzz!

    • It's All About the Buzz! w/ Emmett tempo 90

    • Notes that Stand Alone

    • Etude #2: Basket Case with metronome tempo 68

    • Etude #2: Basket Case with track tempo 109

    • 16th Note accent grid- music

    • 16 note accent grid w/ Jeff Michael, tempo 90

    • Bonus Etude in 2/4: Grassroots tempo 90 w/ Jeff Michael

    • Flams part 2: Quarters and 8ths

    • Etude #3: Framework without track tempo 80

    • Etude #3: Framework with track tempo 109
  • 7

    Module 5: Double Stroke Roll, single diddles, 5 stroke and 9 stroke rolls, and snare course completion Etude #4

    • Double Stroke Roll : Diddle vs. Buzz

    • Diddle Exercises / Prep for the double stroke roll

    • Single Diddle, 5 stroke and 9 stroke roll exercises

    • Etude 4 : "Jammin' It" ....Congrats! Snare Module Completion for Percussion 1.0
  • 8

    Module 6: Mallet Percussion lessons 1-3: Grip, Set Up, Tetrachords, Accidentals, Major Scales, Simple Songs

    • Equipment: Mallets and sticks

    • Keyboard Lesson 1: Set up, grip, strokes

    • Keyboard Lesson 2: Tetrachords

    • Keyboard Lesson 3 Major Scales, Accidentals

    • C Scale Quarter Notes w/ Jared

    • C Major Scale w/ Rhythms Play along w/ Jared

    • F Major Scale Quarter Notes w/ Jared

    • F Major Scale w/ Rhythms play along w/ Jared

    • Bb Major Scale Quarter Notes play along w/ Jared

    • Bb Major Scale w/ Rhythms play along w/ Jared

    • 1st 5 Major Scales
  • 9

    Module 7: Notes on the staff, Short songs, Open Sticking and Exercises

    • Notes on the Staff !

    • 1st keyboard songs

    • Keyboard lesson "Open Sticking"

    • Keyboard lesson 5: Stepwise Motion

    • Short Songs

    • "Rakes of Mallow" play along w/ Jared tempo 82
  • 10

    Module 8: Keyboard lessons 4 - 7: Chromatic Scale, Double Stops, Rolls and argeggios.

    • Chromatic Scales and Double Stops

    • Ode to Joy play along w/ Jared tempo 64

    • Ode to Joy play along w/ Jared tempo 82

    • Aussie Song and In a Submarine

    • "Aussie Song" play along w/ Jared tempo 110

    • Keyboard Scale Degrees

    • Keyboard Lesson 7: Arpeggios

    • Etude "Bobby Shaft"

    • Keyboard Lesson 6: Rolls

    • Etude "Hunter's Chorus"

    • Hunter's Chorus play along w/ Jared tempo 64
  • 11

    Module 9: Timpani

    • Playing areas, Grip, Stroke type

    • Sticking considerations.

    • Timpani Muffling

    • Timpani Rolls
  • 12

    Module 10: Tambourine, Triangle, Crash Cym. & Suspended Cym

    • Triangle

    • Tambourine

    • Crash Cymbals

    • Suspended Cymbal
  • 13

    Module 11: Play Along Grooves

    • 8 bar groove 70 BPM

    • 8 Bar Groove 6 at 70 BPM

    • 16 Bar Groove 6, 70 BPM

    • Groove #1 Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 2 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 5 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 6 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 7 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 8 - Tempo 90 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 90 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 2 - Tempo 90 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 90 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 90 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 2 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Grooves 5 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 6 - Tempo 106 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 106 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 2 - Tempo 106 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 106 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 106 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 120 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 120 / 8 bars

    • PC Grooves 2 - Tempo 120 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 120 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 120 / 8 bars

    • PC Groove 1 - Tempo 120 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 2 - Tempo 120 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 3 - Tempo 120 / 16 bars

    • PC Groove 4 - Tempo 120 / 16 bars