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Whether you're a first day beginner or have been playing the drums
for several years, learning the fundamentals of technique, rudiments
and music reading is very important. From gripping the sticks properly
to learning the essential rudiments,
Mark
Wessels
uses excerpts from his popular method, A Fresh Approach to the
Snare Drum to provide a solid foundation for successful drumming
skills.
Even if you're a skilled percussionist, we recommend that you take
the time to view the lessons from the beginning and put into practice
the concepts that Mark establishes from the beginning. Building
upon the very basic skills, each new lesson will logically progress
to higher
levels
of
technical and reading abilities, introducing new exercises and rudiments
along the way. Test your mastery along the way using
the prescribed exercises, rudiments
at
the tempos
required
for each lesson. |
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| Introduction |
Setting up and tuning the snare drum, Gripping
the sticks (using the matched grip), Rebound Stroke |
| Lesson
1 |
8 on a Hand, Single Stroke Roll. Double Stroke Roll, Stick Control
Exercises, Essential Musical Terms
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| Lesson
2 |
Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests, Bounce
Stroke, Multiple Bounce Roll, Downstroke
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| Lesson
3 |
Double Stroke Exercise, 8th notes in quarter time signatures,
Upstroke, 5 Stroke Roll
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| Lesson
4 |
Isolated Double Stroke exercise, Single Stroke
4, Half Notes and Rests, Single Paradiddle (Step 1), 8th Notes and
8th Rests in eight
time signatures
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| Lesson
5 |
Tap stroke, “Mr Freeze” exercise, Single Paradiddle
(Step 2), 9 Stroke Roll, 8th Rests in quarter time
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| Graduation Test:1 |
Recap of all essential skills learned in Lessons 1 - 5
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| Lesson 6 |
Rudiment Breakdown, "Bucks in Three" and "Extended Doubles" exercises,
16th notes in quarter time signatures, 13 Stroke Roll
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| Lesson
7 |
The Flam, Two Drum Etude, Dotted Half Notes in
quarter time, 16th notes in eight time signatures
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| Lesson 8 |
Whole Note, Flam Tap, New rhythm: "1e&" (two 16ths/8th), Round
for Two Players
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| Lesson
9 |
"Alternating Accents" exercise, Single Stroke
7, Flam Paradiddle (step 1), Duet, New rhythm: "1 - &a" (8th/2 16ths),
Two Drum Etude |
| Lesson 10 |
"16th Note Timing" exercise, Flam Paradiddle (step 2), Duet, New
note value: Dotted Quarter, Rudimental Etude |
| Graduation
Test:2 |
Recap of all essential skills learned in Lessons
6 - 10 |
| Lesson 11 |
Double Bounces, Counting Quarter Note Rolls,
Double & Triple Paradiddle, Rudimental Etude |
| Lesson 12 |
"Grid Diddles" exercise, Counting Half
Note Rolls, Review Quarter Rolls in 8 time, Flamacue-Step1 |
| Lesson 13 |
"Flam Control" exercise, Duet using Dynamic Markings, 8th Note
Rolls in Quarter Time, 2 Drum Etude, Flamacue-Step2 |
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