Middle School Drum Pad Development 103
Level up your snare drum performance skills and take on rhythms that stretch your talents in performance and creation. Build upon the foundations collected in Level 1, 2 with presentation specifically for the advancing youth-aged drummer.
What's included
8 live meetings
5 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursAssignments
1-2 hours per week. Deliberate practice requires time from a performer to make sense of the material in their own unique way. Guidance for personal practice is provided and excerpts from the course "Personal Practice Planner" are delivered.Projects
Learners will deliver a capstone performance to include instrument performance and conversation of their profile as a musician.Progress Report
Learners will be given guidance on self-assessment of skill checklists. The teacher will collaborate with the learner as a participant in their development.Class Experience
US Grade 6 - 8
Intermediate - Advanced Level
This class is written with the synthesis of ABRSM syllabus for Snare and the National Standards for Music Education Novice-Advanced Ensemble skills. HOW DO I KNOW I AM READY? - bring forward their skills from Drum Pad Level 101 and 102 - ability to vary stick height from drum pad - accurately play up to a sixteenth note and rests up to eighth note - can comfortably play 8 + bar phrases and increasing by the end of the course with a basic understanding of phrasing structure - can count rhythms using numeric beats (1 & 2 &, 1 la le, 2 la le, etc) COURSE EXPERIENCE - advance specific skills in snare drum performance - discuss and perform foundational skills as builders to other drumming genres TEACHER APPROACH - instruction on rhythm counting is delivered from the teacher with out of meeting assignments for learners to reinforce and expand their repertoire at their own pace - priority instruction on the delivery of accents, speed and accuracy of accents and sound versus silence, dynamics, and sound production - secondary goals of this course include exposed to composition, improvisation, and free drumming *Learners are always welcome to send a video demonstration of their practicing during the week to ask questions or share skill accomplishments REQUIRED MATERIALS Please see the required materials section.
Learning Goals
Performance tempo of quarter = 80
Regulated Qualifications Framework Level 1 meeting Grade 2 & 3 performance standards for Qfual.
Syllabus
8 Lessons
over 8 WeeksLesson 1:
Simple and Compound Meter
Breakdown the rhythm tree and connect the spatial organization of the visual to aural skills. Read, write, perform, and respond in the 6 meters with confidence. We will read whole to sixteenth rhythms in straight and dotted organizations.
40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Rudiments for speed
Introduction of exercise variations to incorporate rudiments (call back to Level 1) and managing stick control (height and alternate performance techniques). We will look at rhythmic samples and recognize rudiment patterns through counting and choreography, while building our speed. Metronomes welcome!
40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Rudiment Solo Work
Learners will choose 1-2 pieces to master and work to a performance ready skill. This will prepare the performer for the capstone performance and the evaluation, if they choose that pathway.
40 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Profile of a Musician
In addition to playing our patterns for the day through study breakdown, we will focus on what we can check off on our profile of a musician and begin to decide how the learner wants to organize their skill checklist.
40 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Hi parents! Your learner will be playing a musical instrument. This will add to the sound level of your environment.
Pre-Requisites
Drum Pad Skills Level 101, 102
or
Prior music experience to include the ability to read standard rhythmic notation
Supply List
GEAR - Drum Pad, Drum sticks, Metronome, Pencil REQUIRED MUSIC MATERIAL - Printed from the class welcome email OPTIONAL MUSIC MATERIAL To be discussed at the individual learning level. Drum solos can be acquired in multiple ways from subscriptions to nominal fees. Suppliers vary. OPEN SOURCE and attached to class welcome email and classroom posts Manuscript paper, PAS Rudiments
2 files available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
3 teachers have a Graduate degree
Doctoral Degree in Chemistry from The University of Tennessee
Master's Degree in Music from University of Tennessee
Master's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Roosevelt University
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Ohio University
Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from Ohio University
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration and Management from Ohio University
I served as a public school music teacher for over a decade in the performing arts and academic music for ages preschool through high school, and adults in a private studio setting. As a music teacher, I was a multi-time recipient of grants to fund the resources to teach music with the way I had it in mind and build forward thinking curriculum. My non-profit organizations allowed me to do teach the way I saw music education (and those organizations still exist today), until I met Outschool!
As an active member of various professional teaching organizations, I strive to bring the top teaching and learning methods into my classes.
The interdisciplinary experience, learning through a wide variety of activities that teach to the whole musician, and creating projects focused on learner choice and creativity is my goal. Let's make real-world experiences what we do everyday and enjoy our journey together.
My personal learning journey is not over either! I continue to learn for me by taking my teaching past my Masters of Music from the University of Tennessee and am working on the graded exams to become a master teacher.
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Live Group Course
$37
weekly1x per week, 8 weeks
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-14
1-3 learners per class