| SOME DRUM LESSON TOPICS COVERED: |
| Tom Grignon Drummer - Live and Studio Session Player Drum Teacher and Composer (615) 430-7329 Email: Tom@TomGrignon.com Web Sites: www.tomgrignon.com www.myspace.com/tomgrignon |
- Proper drum technique, including proper drumstick grip (traditional and
matched), including proper muscle movement and sound
- Learning to play the Snare drum
- Learning rhythms
- Reading snare drum music, learning from various snare drum method books,
band pieces and drumline exercises
- Learning to play the 40 Standard American Drum Rudiments
- Learning various drum rolls and exercises
- Playing the Drumset
- Drumset styles and beats, including Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz, Swing, Shuffle,
Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Metal, Prog (Progressive Rock), Latin, Hip Hop and
Fusion
- Drumset reading, including various method books, rock charts, and jazz big band
charts
- Rudiments around the drumset
- Learning different Drumset fills
- Playing along with CD's and analyzing the drum beats, fills and song form
- Ear Training and learning to play back and count out various rhythms and drum
beats
- Band percussion technique, including concert bass drum, cymbals, triangle,
tambourine, basic marimba, bells, xylophone and timpani
- Timekeeping and learning to play with a click track
- Proper care and tuning of the drums
- Nashville Numbers System charts
- Syncopation
- Music Theory, including scales, intervals, chords and music structure
matched), including proper muscle movement and sound
- Learning to play the Snare drum
- Learning rhythms
- Reading snare drum music, learning from various snare drum method books,
band pieces and drumline exercises
- Learning to play the 40 Standard American Drum Rudiments
- Learning various drum rolls and exercises
- Playing the Drumset
- Drumset styles and beats, including Rock, Pop, Country, Jazz, Swing, Shuffle,
Blues, Rhythm & Blues, Metal, Prog (Progressive Rock), Latin, Hip Hop and
Fusion
- Drumset reading, including various method books, rock charts, and jazz big band
charts
- Rudiments around the drumset
- Learning different Drumset fills
- Playing along with CD's and analyzing the drum beats, fills and song form
- Ear Training and learning to play back and count out various rhythms and drum
beats
- Band percussion technique, including concert bass drum, cymbals, triangle,
tambourine, basic marimba, bells, xylophone and timpani
- Timekeeping and learning to play with a click track
- Proper care and tuning of the drums
- Nashville Numbers System charts
- Syncopation
- Music Theory, including scales, intervals, chords and music structure
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