This is an example of a tentative 22 weeks schedule. Since there is no set program, there actual time until completion depends on the student and their drumming goals. 

 

Tentative 22 Week Schedule

*The actual duration and level of detail we go into will depend on the student*

-This is more of a guide, we don't have to strictly follow this!-

Week 1

·      Introduction to the drums-7 Golden Rules of drumming

·      Holding the Sticks - Match Grip technique

·      Building chops, rebound (Sticking Exercise #1)

·      Introduction to the essential rudiments (Single Stroke Roll)

·      Introduction to Reading-Page: 1[1]

§  (Notes, measures, tempo, subdivision)

Week 2

·      Rudiments (Single Stroke 4 and variation, Single Stroke 7)

·      Stick placement technique

·      Review of match grip technique

·      Up, Down, and Full Strokes (Bachcent)

·      Reading Pages: 2-3

Week 3

·      Rudiments (Multiple Bounce, Double Stroke Roll, SE #2-3)

·      Reading exercises Pages: (TR) 4-5

·      Grip and Stroke maintenance

·      Intro to Sticking exercise 1-12

§  (George Stone)

Song: The Proclamers – 500 Miles

         Coldplay – In my place

Week 4

·      Rudiments (Improvement of all previous rudiments, SE #4)

·      Reading exercises Pages:(TR) 6-7

·      Sticking (George Stone) 13-24

·      Introduction to bass technique

Song: Easy Jammin’

       Daft Punk – Face to Face

Week 5

  • Rudiments (5 Stroke Roll, SE #5)

  • Reading: Intro to ¾ and 6/8 Pages: (RB) 8

  • Bass exercises P.1

  • Sticking (George Stone) 25-36

Song: Papito – Nada Particular

Week 6

  • Rudiments (Six Stroke Roll)

  • Reading Page:9-10

  • Bass exercises P.2

  • Sticking (GS) 37-48

Song: Electric de Chocobo

         Tenacious D – Friendship

Week 7

  • Rudiments (Seven Stroke Roll)

  • Reading Page: 11

  • Sticking (GS) 49-60

  • Practice Bass exercises and correction

Song: Pharell – Beautiful

Week 8

  • Rudiments, (Nine Stroke Roll)

  • Reading (TR) page 12

  • Sticking (GS) 61-72

  • Intro to Hand/Foot independence 1-12
  • (George Stone variation hands and feet)

Song: Starship – We built this city!

Week 9

  • Rudiments (Single Paradiddle)

  • Intro to Reading Syncopation P.13 (Snare and Bass)[2]

  • Hand/Foot Independence (GS) 13-24

Song: Zanarkand Ruins

Week 10

  • Rudiments (Double Paradiddle, Triple Paradiddle)

  • Reading Syncopation P.14

  • Hand/Foot Independence (GS) 25-36

Song: Trigun - Eden

Week 11

  • Rudiments (Single Paradiddle-Diddle)

  • Reading Syncopation P.15

  • Hand/Foot Independence (GS) 37-48

  • Syncopation-Swing as a way to hand independence P.13[3]

Song: Hurry!

         Cait Sith’s Theme

Week 12

  • Rudiments (Flam, SE #6)

  • Hand/Foot Independence (GS) 49-60

  • Syncopation-Swing hand Indep. P. 14

Song: Boys Like Girls – Five Minutes to Midnight

Week 13

  • Rudiments (Flam Accent)

  • Hand/Foot Independence (GS) 61-72

  • Syncopation-Swing hand Indep. P. 15

Song: Jimmy Eat World – The Middle

Week 14

  • Rudiments (Flam Tap, SE #7)

  • Syncopation-Swing hand Indep. P. 16

  • Intro to Drum set beats (LF) - The Rock beat P. 1-4

Song: Faceoff

          Heels over head

Week 15

  • Rudiments (Flamacue)

  • Syncopation hand foot Indep. P. 13

  • Drum Set beats (LF) - Rock Shuffle into funk P. 5-7

Song: 311 - Amber (Half time)

       RK – Heart of Sword

Week 16

  • Rudiments (Improvement of all previous rudiments)
  • Syncopation hand foot Indep. P. 14
  • Drum Set Beats (LF) - Rock/Funk to Shuffle P. 8-10

Song: Challenge (#8 pg. 10 LF)

          Oppressed People

Week 17

  • Rudiments (Swiss Army Triplet)
  • Syncopation hand foot Indep. P. 15
  • Drum Set Beats (LF) - Latin samba P. 11-12

Week 18

  • Rudiments (Drag)

  • Syncopation Accents P. 16-17 (SE #8)

  • Drum set Beats (LF) - Latin Samba P. 13-14

Song: One Note Samba

Week 19

  • Rudiments (Single Drag Tap)

  • Syncopation Accents P. 18-19

  • Drum set Beats (LF) - Latin Samba P. 15-16
  • Pushing the Chops

Song: Yellowcard – Ocean Avenue 

Week 20

  • Rudiments (Lesson 25)

  • Syncopation Accents P. 20-21
  • Drum set Beats (LF) - Latin Songo P. 17-19

Song: Songo!

Week 21

  • Rudiments (Drag Paradiddle)

  • Syncopation Accents P. 22-23

  • Drum set Beats (LF) - Latin Songo P. 18-20
  • Feeling weird time changes (7/8)

Song: Foo Fighters – Times like these

Week 22

  • Rudiments (Single Ratamacue)

  • Syncopation Accents P. 24

  • Drum set Beats (LF) - Latin Songo P. 21-22
  • Feeling weird time changes (7/8)

Song: The Junior Varsity – Everyone’s got something they’re running out of

                                            

[1] If you can already read, then we can start right in with reading exercises. It is important to know how to read first because it's how we will learn new drum patters, which is especially important on the full set. Furthermore, if you wanted to learn new drum patterns on your own, you would have the necessary skills to do so.

[2] These exercises should be played with the hands and with both feet as well.

[3] This can be a very difficult jump in independence playing. To help simplify the exercises, try first playing quarter notes on the ride cymbal while playing the pattern with the left hand before playing the standard swing pattern. This will get your hands thinking separately as sort of a ‘primer’.
 
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