Hello Eddie and Henry!

Long time, no see! Looking forward to starting our new lessons remotely! I've attached some videos here for you to check out with exercises and beats to work on until we stream our lesson next Sunday.

I've included the following videos:

Intro Video Greeting

Buzz Rolls

I've attached a video to keep working on our buzz rolls. I've included three steps:

• Let stick bounce in your fulcrum (thumb and finger gripping the stick)
• Slightly push your hand as you let the stick bounce
• Very light squeeze your fulcrum as you push and let the stick bounce.

From there, try the different patterns for your buzz rolls:

R L R L R L R L .......

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Right

Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Right

Two-Handed Sixteenth Note Patterns on Hi-Hat

I've included a video on two new beats with two hands on sixteenths on the hi hat. Remember to count this as

1 e + a , 2 e + a, ...

I've attached these patterns in a picture file as well!

Lastly, here's a very cool video of a great drummer using this hi hat technique on the super popular Michael Jackson song "Rock With You." Notice how the energy really picks up when he switches to the two hands on the hi hat!



Practice all this over the week and we'll look forward to live-streaming soon!

Warmly,

James

Two-Handed Sixteenth Rhythms

Eddie and Henry Intro.mov

Buzz Roll Exercises 3:15 480p.mov

Two Handed Hi Hat Patterns 480p.mov

Teacher: Z James W.