Drums: Foundations 2 (non-credit)

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Syncopated Hi-Hat and Ride Patterns—Part 2

  • Alternative hihat patterns—1e+
  • Alternative ride patterns—1e+
  • Alternative hihat grooves—1e+ (alternating)

Lesson 2: Breakbeats

  • History of the breakbeat
  • Eighth-note breakbeats
  • Sixteenth-note breakbeats

Lesson 3: Hihat Barking—Part 1

  • Barks in eighth-note grooves
  • Barks in sixteenth-note grooves

Lesson 4: Hihat Barking—Part 2

  • Offbeat sixteenth-note barks with bass drum
  • Essential sixteenth-note bark grooves
  • Alternating sixteenth-note bark grooves

Lesson 5: Gadd Grooves

  • History—Steve Gadd
  • Gadd grooves parts 1 & 2
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Foundations 2 – UC APPROVED

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Syncopated Hi-Hat and Ride Patterns—Part 2

  • Alternative hihat patterns—1e+
  • Alternative ride patterns—1e+
  • Alternative hihat grooves—1e+ (alternating)

Lesson 2: Breakbeats

  • History of the breakbeat
  • Eighth-note breakbeats
  • Sixteenth-note breakbeats

Lesson 3: Hihat Barking—Part 1

  • Barks in eighth-note grooves
  • Barks in sixteenth-note grooves

Lesson 4: Hihat Barking—Part 2

  • Offbeat sixteenth-note barks with bass drum
  • Essential sixteenth-note bark grooves
  • Alternating sixteenth-note bark grooves

Lesson 5: Gadd Grooves

  • History—Steve Gadd
  • Gadd grooves parts 1 & 2
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Foundations 1 (non-credit)

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Sixteenth-Note Grooves

  • History of rock & pop music
  • Right hand sixteenths
  • Alternating sixteenth grooves

Lesson 2: Disco Grooves

  • Characteristics of disco music
  • Eighth-note disco grooves
  • Alternating sixteenth-note disco grooves
  • Additional four-on-the-floor disco grooves

Lesson 3: Bell-Accent Grooves—Downbeats

  • Downbeat bell grooves parts 1-4

Lesson 4: Bell-Accent Grooves—Upbeats

  • Upbeat bell grooves parts 1-4

Lesson 5: Alternative Hi-Hat/Ride Patterns—Part 1

  • Alternative hihat/ride patterns—1+a
  • Alternative ride patterns—1+a
  • Alternative hihat patterns—1+a (alternating)

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Foundations 1 – UC APPROVED

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Sixteenth-Note Grooves

  • History of rock & pop music
  • Right hand sixteenths
  • Alternating sixteenth grooves

Lesson 2: Disco Grooves

  • Characteristics of disco music
  • Eighth-note disco grooves
  • Alternating sixteenth-note disco grooves
  • Additional four-on-the-floor disco grooves

Lesson 3: Bell-Accent Grooves—Downbeats

  • Downbeat bell grooves parts 1-4

Lesson 4: Bell-Accent Grooves—Upbeats

  • Upbeat bell grooves parts 1-4

Lesson 5: Alternative Hi-Hat/Ride Patterns—Part 1

  • Alternative hihat/ride patterns—1+a
  • Alternative ride patterns—1+a
  • Alternative hihat patterns—1+a (alternating)

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Basics 1 (non-credit)

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Snare Drum Basics

  • History of the snare drum
  • Parts of the snare drum
  • Drumsticks and drum heads
  • Tuning the snare drum
  • Grip types
  • Proper technique for playing
  • Rudiments: single strokes and double strokes

Lesson 2: Rhythmic Notation

  • Pulse and tempo
  • Introduction to metronome use
  • Rhythmic notation basics
  • Notes and rests
  • Simple rhythms
  • Notation history

Lesson 3: Eighth & Sixteenths

  • Eighth notes and rests
  • Sixteenth notes and rests
  • Rudiments: paradiddles

Lesson 4: Bass Drum Basics 1

  • Parts of the bass drum and accessories
  • History of the bass drum
  • Tuning the bass drum
  • Bass drum technique
  • Bass drum rhythm exercises

Lesson 5: Bass Drum Basics 2

  • Bass drum rhythm exercises continued
  • Bass and snare drum rhythms—tw0-way coordination
  • Backbeat rhythms

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Basics 2 (non-credit)

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 16: Ride Cymbal

  • History of cymbals
  • Ride cymbal basics
  • Quarter-note grooves—three-way coordination
  • Eighth-note grooves—three-way coordination

Lesson 2: Hihat

  • Hihat basics
  • Hihat notation
  • Closed hihat grooves
  • Incorporating your left foot—four-way coordination

Lesson 3: Crash Cymbal

  • Crash cymbal basics
  • Essential crashes
  • Phrases with multiple crashes
  • Performance review preparation

Lesson 4: Introduction to Drum Fills

  • Drum fill basics
  • Snare drum fills—one beat
  • Snare drum fills—two beats
  • Snare drum fills—one measure

Lesson 5: Tom Toms

  • Tom-tom basics
  • Tuning the tom-toms
  • Two-beat tom-tom fills
  • Four-beat tom-tom fills
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Basics 2 – UC APPROVED

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 16: Ride Cymbal

  • History of cymbals
  • Ride cymbal basics
  • Quarter-note grooves—three-way coordination
  • Eighth-note grooves—three-way coordination

Lesson 2: Hihat

  • Hihat basics
  • Hihat notation
  • Closed hihat grooves
  • Incorporating your left foot—four-way coordination

Lesson 3: Crash Cymbal

  • Crash cymbal basics
  • Essential crashes
  • Phrases with multiple crashes
  • Performance review preparation

Lesson 4: Introduction to Drum Fills

  • Drum fill basics
  • Snare drum fills—one beat
  • Snare drum fills—two beats
  • Snare drum fills—one measure

Lesson 5: Tom Toms

  • Tom-tom basics
  • Tuning the tom-toms
  • Two-beat tom-tom fills
  • Four-beat tom-tom fills
  • Performance review

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)

Drums: Basics 1 – UC APPROVED

COURSE OVERVIEW:

Lesson 1: Snare Drum Basics

  • History of the snare drum
  • Parts of the snare drum
  • Drumsticks and drum heads
  • Tuning the snare drum
  • Grip types
  • Proper technique for playing
  • Rudiments: single strokes and double strokes

Lesson 2: Rhythmic Notation

  • Pulse and tempo
  • Introduction to metronome use
  • Rhythmic notation basics
  • Notes and rests
  • Simple rhythms
  • Notation history

Lesson 3: Eighth & Sixteenths

  • Eighth notes and rests
  • Sixteenth notes and rests
  • Rudiments: paradiddles

Lesson 4: Bass Drum Basics 1

  • Parts of the bass drum and accessories
  • History of the bass drum
  • Tuning the bass drum
  • Bass drum technique
  • Bass drum rhythm exercises

Lesson 5: Bass Drum Basics 2

  • Bass drum rhythm exercises continued
  • Bass and snare drum rhythms—tw0-way coordination
  • Backbeat rhythms

 

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

  • Working instrument (full set: floor tom, rack tom(s), snare drum, bass drum and pedal, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, hihat cymbal)
  • Reliable access to a computer and internet
  • Recording device for recording assignments (phone, tablet, camera, computer, etc.)
  • Drum sticks (suggestion in lesson 1.5)
  • Drum Throne (stool)