Constantly evolving, this course is designed to help you quickly start playing with pre-recorded music or along with other musicians. The focus is on hands-on learning rather than heavy theory.
General Objectives :
- Develop a solid sense of rhythm
- Learn how to play confidently along with music
- Nurture your creativity
- Understand the role of the drummer within a group
- Broaden your musical horizon
- Build an effective practice method: learn faster, maintain motivation, and keep the joy of playing alive
*Please note that everything is written in the masculine form to simplify the text.
Course Content
Play Along with Your Favorite Songs
- Learn a song using sheet music or playing by ear
- Play in sync with the music you hear
- Explore multiple ways of interpreting a musical piece
Introduction to Accessible Rhythms and Musical Styles (Rock, Pop, Punk, Alternative Rock, Metal, Blues, R&B, Funk, Hip Hop)
- Step-by-step coordination exercises to develop independence of hands and feet
- Exploration of eighth-note and sixteenth-note rhythms (rock beat, funk, R&B, pop)
- Exploration of triplet-based rhythms (shuffle rock, blues)
- Practice using digital media (MP3, online music platforms)
Stick and Pedal Technique
- Proper positioning of hands, feet, and body
- Single strokes, double strokes, rolls, paradiddles, flams, and other essential rudiments
- Exercises focused on building speed, endurance, precision, and control
- Work on sound quality, dynamics, accents, and ghost notes
Creativity
- Apply learned rhythms to create your own variations
- Introduction to improvisation: develop ability to improvise using simple rhythmic ideas and different cymbals
- Improvisation including duets with two drum kits or playing along with musical tracks.
Pulse, Groove, and Dynamics
- Learn to play a pre-recorded sequence along with a metronome
- Learn how to create a balanced dynamic between all parts of the drum kit
- Maintain a steady pulse over extended periods
- Study a variety of grooves, feels, dynamics, accents, and ghost notes
Additional Musical Foundations
- Ergonomic setup of the drum kit
- Reading musical notation: notes and rest values (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, triplet)
- Understanding song forms and rhythmic structures
- Basic drum tuning techniques
The beginner course spans 3 to 12 months by following one-hour lessons each week.
Pricing
Flexible options to fit your schedule and budget: courses are available weekly, bi-weekly, or as needed. Lessons can be scheduled for 1 hour, 90 minutes or up to two hours.
Lessons for children are also available with a shorter duration, 30 & 45-minutes.
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