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Listen, practise one part at a time, then play with music.

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From your first beat to playing music

Drums for adults and teens. Children aged 2+ start with listening and play. Each lesson follows your progress.

DEMONSTRATE → COPY → PRACTISE → PLAY

First lesson

01 Movement & time

Hand technique

Grip, wrist movement and alternating hands.

Drum basics

01 Movement & time

Reading & note values

Read the notes and play the rhythm.

Drum basics

02 Coordination & groove

Coordination

Add hands and feet while keeping time.

Drum basics

03 Variations & fills

Rhythmic variations

Count clearly before changing the rhythm.

Drum basics

03 Variations & fills

Grooves & fills

Finish the fill and return to beat one.

Drum basics

03 Variations & fills

Tuplets

Triplets, sextuplets and different stickings.

Drum basics

04 Meter & songs

6/8 time

1 2 3 / 4 5 6. Hear the two groups.

Drum basics

04 Meter & songs

Playing songs

Build from a short phrase to a complete section.

Drum basics

01 Early music

Feel the beat

Listen, walk and clap along with the music.

Early music

02 Early music

Echo a rhythm

The teacher plays a short phrase; the child answers.

Early music

03 Early music

Play together

Bring the beat into a favourite song.

Early music

KIM TAYLOR · 4/4

I Am You

Intro and verse: basic groove, kick variations, soft snare strokes and fill transitions.

Songs

Chen Li · 6/8

Xiao Ban

1 2 3 / 4 5 6. Count each eighth note as one: three eighth notes make three counts. Practise kick placements, subdivisions, fills and foot patterns.

Songs

Keep the day’s rhythms and difficult transitions in your lesson notes.

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