Intermediate Drums (Continuation of Live Beginner Class)

Completed by 211 learners

Ages 8-13

Live Group Class

More advanced skills for drummers who can already play a rock beat along with a song

Jamin Edward Coller

Average rating:

4.7

Number of reviews:

(186 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 4 weeks

10-18 learners per class

25 min

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What's included

4 live meetings

1 hrs 40 mins in-class hours

Class Experience

All you need is something to hit and something to hit with.  Students range anywhere from full-on drum kits all the way down to slapping their legs with their hands.  I have some recommendations at the bottom of this page, but it doesn't matter much how fancy the kit is.  It's not what you hit, it's when you hit it.   https://www.learnpianolive.com/blog/329-equipment.html

If you're looking for private one-on-one lessons, check out the details here: http://www.milestonesmusic.net/get-started.html

Together, we're going to learn drum basics while learning to play along with your favorite songs. Students will be introduced to a new song each week, and will also have plenty of chances to review and apply new material through games and activities that support learning.

Learning Goals

BEAT SKILLS
1 - Listen! and start to feel the beats
2 - Track beats with dominant hand
3 - Listen for beat 1 to start counting the beats out loud
4 - Track beat 1 with RF (right foot)
5 - Decorate 2 or 3 with the non-dominant hand
6 - Add &'s with the dominant hand
7 - Add kick on beat 3
8 - Decorate 2 & 4 with the non-dominant hand
9 - Add kick between 2 and 3 with HH on only 1234
10 - Add kick between 4 and 1 with HH on only 1234
11 - Sixteenths on the HH
12 - Linear eighth note patterns
13 - Sixteenth on the HH 
14 - Cross over some HH beats to the snare

FILL SKILLS
1 - Crash/Kick on big 1's
2 - Flam on 4 before crash
3 - Play 1-2-3-4 on the snare before crashing
4 - Add &'s to fill on snare
5 - Move fill around the toms
6 - Fill past the break with Kick Kick Crash/Snare

TECHNICAL SKILLS
0 - Pointer/thumb grip, Look at the back of your hand; Use wrist
1 - Flam
2 - Sets of 4 in the hands - emphasis on 3
3 - Paradiddles  R L R R      L R L L
4 - Double stroke
5 - Bounce RL to prepare for a roll
6 - Sets of 3, Emphasizing "1" on alternate hands
7 - Reading quarter notes
8 - Reading eighth notes
9 - Reading sixteenth notes

Other Details

Supply List

No need to purchase anything. At minimum, students should have 2 sticks from their yard and 2 buckets, pots or pans to hit.  Eventually, a $2 pair of drumsticks or a 97-cent bucket could be a nice optional upgrade.  If you have a drum kit, even better! Students will receive play-along tracks, sheet music PDFs, and related graphs, charts and activities.

1 file available upon enrollment

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Jamin Edward Coller

Joined July, 2019

4.7

186reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

California Teaching Certificate

Bachelor's Degree from CSUS Sacramento

I have taught music lessons in an online format for years and students love my fast-paced lessons and fun, engaging style. I believe that learning music should be as fun or as serious as the student wants it to be, and I enjoy inspiring young people to develop their musical abilities!