Drumsense Teacher Training Level 1

Explain the Drumsense approach to counting, and teach basic rock patterns 1-4. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 1. See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Explain shuffle rock, and teach shuffle rock patterns 1 - 4. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 2. See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Explain the 4 bar pattern: 3 bars of groove and 1 bar of fill. Teach exercise 1: basic rock 1 with fill 4444. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 19. See the link provided to the play along track.

Teach fills 88, 6262 and 3346 combined with basic rock patterns 2, 3 and 4. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 20. See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Teach the remaining fills around the kit: 33334, 333322, 333331. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 21. See the link provided to the play along track.

Introduce independent snare drum notes, and teach snare drum independence pattern 1. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 3. See the link provided to the play along track.

Teach snare drum independence patterns 2 and 3, combining with fills using the training tracks for these patterns. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 3.See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Teach bass drum independence patterns 1 and 2 using the training tracks for these patterns. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 4. See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Teach bass drum independence patterns 3 and 4 using the training tracks for these patterns. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 4. See the links provided to the play along tracks.

Introduce the concept of hi-hat independence, with five different hi-hat patterns combining with our groove patterns. We have already covered the first pattern (8th notes on the hi-hat), so now we introduce the second pattern (16th notes on the hi-hat) and combine with the basic rock grooves. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 6 - or as explained, use page 1 and convert to 16th note grooves. For play along, use the same  4 tracks as for basic rock.

Now we combine 16th notes on the hi-hat with the 3 snare drum independence grooves. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 7 - or use page 3 and convert to 16th notes. For play along, use the same  3 tracks as for snare drum independence.

Here we combine 16th notes on the hi-hat with the first two bass drum independence grooves. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 8 - or use page 4 and convert to 16th notes. For play along, use the same  2 tracks as for bass drum independence 1 & 2.

Here we combine 16th notes on the hi-hat with bass drum independence grooves 3 and 4. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 8 - or use page 4 and convert to 16th notes. For play along, use the same  2 tracks as for bass drum independence 3 & 4.

Now we return to the fills, looking at the second way to interpret the subdivisions on Drumsense Volume 1 page 18 - play accents on toms. In this lesson we cover fills 4444, 88 and 6262. See Drumsense Volume 1 pp. 22-23 for the full notation. Use the same training tracks as for fills around the kit.

Here we cover fills with accents on toms 3346, 33334, 333322 and 333331. See Drumsense Volume 1 pp. 23-24 for the full notation. Use the same training tracks as for fills around the kit.

Now we tackle the third hi-hat pattern in combination with the Basic Rock 1 pattern. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 9. Use the same training track as for basic rock 1.

Basic Rock patterns 2, 3 and 4 combined with 8th note hi-hat, open on the offbeat. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 9. Use the same training tracks as for basic rock 2-4.

Here we cover Drumsense Volume 1 page 10 - the snare drum independence patterns combined with 8th note hi-hat open on the offbeat. Use the same training tracks as for snare drum independence.

Now we return to the fills, adding the third interpretation - playing the first of each subdivision on a crash cymbal, with a bass drum note underneath. In this lesson we cover fills 4444, 88 and 6262, and play all three ways: round the kit, accents on toms, and accents on cymbals. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 25. Use the same training tracks as before for each fill.

Here we cover the remaining fill patterns, and play them all three ways as in the previous lesson. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 26. Use the same training tracks as before for each fill pattern.

In this lesson we tackle the 4th hi-hat pattern (16th notes, with the hi-hat open on the offbeat) in combination with the 4 basic rock beats. See Drumsense Volume 1 page 12. Use the same training tracks as for basic rock.

Here we cover the rest of the 4th hi-hat pattern, combining 16th notes on the hi-hat (open on the offbeat) with both snare drum independence and bass drum independence. See Drumsense Volume 1 pages 13 and 14. Use the same training tracks as before for snare and bass drum independence.