Stick Control - Short Rolls and Triplets
Triplets (pg. 8-9)
Short Rolls and Triplets (pg. 14-15)
Short Rolls in 6/8 (pg. 24-29)
Combinations in 3/8 (pg. 30-32)
Combinations in 2/4 (pg. 33)
Stick Control - Rolls
Single Beat Rolls (pg. 10)
Double Beat Rolls (pg. 11)
Closed Rolls (pg. 12)
Review of Short Roll Combinations (pg. 13)
8th Note Sticking Patterns
End of Term Goal:
Choose any 3 stickings from page 5.
Repeat each exercise 20 times with a click at 80 bpm.
The Language of Drumming - Odd Groupings
Words (pg. 41-44)
Threes / First Position (pg. 45-46)
Fives / First Position (pg. 47-48)
Sevens / First Position (pg. 49-50)
Threes / Second Position (pg. 51-52)
Fives / Second Position (pg. 53-54)
Sevens / Second Position (pg. 55-56)
Threes / Third Position (pg. 57-58)
Hi Hat Words: Three, Five & Seven (pg. 59-60)
Words Recap Sheets (pg. 61-64)
Independence Words (pg. 65)
Time Functioning Patterns - Linear Phrasing
Linear Phrasing (pg. 40)
Basic Linear Phrases (pg. 44-47)
Using Linear Phrases to Play Solos (pg. 48-49)
Triplet Linear Phrases (pg. 50)
Time Functioning Patterns - Jazz Independence
Linear Independence (pg. 25-29)
Two Voice Harmonic Independence (pg. 30-32)
Three Voice Harmonic Independence (with unisons) (pg. 33-35)
Three Voice Harmonic Independence (without unisons) (pg. 36-39)
Time Functioning Patterns - Fat-Back Exercises
Cymbal Ostinato Possibilities (pg. 6-10)
Fat-Back Exercises (pg. 11-14)
Snare Drum / Bass Drum Combinations (pg. 15-16)
Improvising with Snare Drum / Bass Drum Combinations (pg. 17)
Alternate Accent Possibilities (pg. 18)
Hi Hat Exercises (pg. 19)
Syncopation
Lesson One: Accented 8th Notes (pg. 47-49)
Lesson Two: Accented Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 50-52)
Lesson Three: Accented Triplets (pg. 53-58)
Lesson Four: Triplets with Mixed Sticking (pg. 59)
Lesson Five: Accented 16th Notes (pg. 60-63)
Syncopation
Syncopation Set 1 (pg. 33)
Syncopation Set 2 (pg. 34-37)
Syncopation Exercises 1-9 (pg. 38-46)
Syncopation
Lesson Six: 8th Note Triplets & Quarter Notes (pg. 14-15)
Lesson Seven: 8th Note Triplets & 8th Notes (pg. 16-17)
Lesson Eight: 8th Note Triplets & Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 18-19)
Syncopation
Lesson Nine: 16th Notes & Quarter Notes (pg. 20-21)
Lesson Ten: 16th Notes & 8th Notes (pg. 22-23)
Lesson Five: Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 12-13)
Lesson Eleven: 8th/16th Combinations (pg. 24-29)
Quarter Notes and 8th Notes
End of Term Goal:
Play the following exercises with alternating sticking at 80 bpm:
Lesson One: 16-Bar Exercise (pg. 5)
Lesson Two: 16-Bar Exercise (pg. 7)
Lesson Three: 16-Bar Exercise (pg. 9)
Lesson Four: 20-Bar Exercise (pg. 11)
Lesson Twelve: 48-Bar Exercise (pg. 32)