Course curriculum

  1. 1
    • Download the Course Companion Book

  2. 2
    • Lesson 1: Intro

    • Lesson 2: Setting Up the Stand and the Drum

    • Lesson 3: Tuning the Drum Head

    • Lesson 4: Tuning the Snares

    • Lesson 5: Snare Drum Playing Position

    • Lesson 6: Snare Drum Grip

    • Lesson 7: Three Basic Strokes

    • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 9: Intro

    • Lesson 10: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 11: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 12: Exercise - 8ths and 16ths

    • Lesson 13: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 14: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 15: Exercise - Timing with Accents

    • Lesson 16: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 17: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 18: Exercise - Timing without Accents

    • Lesson 19: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 20: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 21: Exercise - 16ths

    • Lesson 22: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 23: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 25: Metronome and Syncopation

    • Lesson 26: Etude

    • Lesson 27: Etude

    • Lesson 28: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 29: Intro

    • Lesson 30: Using Your Wrist

    • Lesson 31: Clapping Exercises

    • Lesson 32: Exercise - Chop Building

    • Lesson 33: Exercise - Chop Building

    • Lesson 34: Exercise - More Chop Building

    • Lesson 35: Exercise - More Chop Building

    • Lesson 36: Exercise - Doubles and Triples

    • Lesson 37: Rudiment - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 38: Rudiment - Paradiddle-Diddle

    • Lesson 39: Rudiment - Para-Paradiddle

    • Lesson 40: Etude - Paradiddles

    • Lesson 41: Etude - Paradiddles

    • Lesson 42: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 43: Intro - Using Your Arm

    • Lesson 44: Exercise - Stick Control

    • Lesson 45: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 46: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 47: Exercise - Fast Singles

    • Lesson 48: Exercise - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 49: Exercise - Paradiddle

    • Lesson 50: Rudiment - Flam

    • Lesson 51: Exercise - Flams

    • Lesson 52: Rudiment - Flam Tap

    • Lesson 53: Rudiment - Flam Accent

    • Lesson 54: Etude - Flam Pattern

    • Lesson 55: Etude - Flam Pattern

    • Lesson 56: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 1: Intro

    • Lesson 2: Timpani Playing Position

    • Lesson 3: Physics of the Drum

    • Lesson 3: Parts of the Timpani

    • Lesson 4: Range

    • Lesson 5: Tuning

    • Lesson 6: Troubleshooting - Pedal Sliding

    • Lesson 7: Troubleshooting - Buzzing

    • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting - Uneven Pitch

    • Lesson 9: Timpani Arrangement

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    • Lesson 10: Intro

    • Lesson 11: The Timpani Grip

    • Lesson 12: Basic Stroke

    • Lesson 13: Wrist Exercise Without Mallets

    • Lesson 14: Music Theory

    • Lesson 15: Exercise

    • Lesson 16: Exercise

    • Lesson 17: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 18: Intro

    • Lesson 19: Exercise - Moving Your Hands

    • Lesson 20: Exercise - Moving Your Hands

    • Lesson 21: Exercise - Adding Strokes

    • Lesson 22: Exercise - Adding Strokes

    • Lesson 23: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 24: Exercise - Triplets

    • Lesson 25: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 26: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 27: Exercise - Adding Triplet Strokes

    • Lesson 28: Etude - Multiple Drums

    • Lesson 29: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 30: Intro

    • Lesson 31: Kinds of Cymbals

    • Lesson 32: Cymbal Playing Position

    • Lesson 33: Exercise - Align

    • Lesson 34: Exercise - Crunch

    • Lesson 35: Exercise - Sizzle

    • Lesson 36: Exercise - Pass Through

    • Lesson 37: Exercise - Listen

    • Lesson 38: Tying a Cymbal Knot

    • Lesson 39: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 40: Intro

    • Lesson 41: Short Cymbal Crash

    • Lesson 42: Etude

    • Lesson 43: Soft Cymbal Crash

    • Lesson 44: Suspended Cymbal

    • Lesson 45: Etude

    • Lesson 46: High Hat

    • Lesson 47: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 48: Intro

    • Lesson 49: Bass Drum Playing Position

    • Lesson 50: Bass Drum Stroke

    • Lesson 51: Bass Drum Muffling

    • Lesson 52: Bass Drum Muffling, pt II

    • Lesson 53: Bass Drum Roll

    • Lesson 54: Etude

    • Lesson 55: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 56: Intro

    • Lesson 57: Tambourine Playing Position

    • Lesson 58: Soft Tambourine Playing

    • Lesson 59: Basic Tambourine Strokes

    • Lesson 60: 3 Kinds of Louder - Faster Tambourine Playing

    • Lesson 61: Tambourine Shake Roll

    • Lesson 62: Tambourine Finger Roll

    • Lesson 63: Etude - The Tambourine

    • Lesson 64: Etude - The Tambourine

    • Lesson 65: Triangle Playing Position

    • Lesson 66: Soft Triangle Playing

    • Lesson 67: Muffling the Triangle

    • Lesson 68: Triangle Rolls

    • Lesson 69: Etude - The Triangle

    • Lesson 70: Troubleshooting

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    • Lesson 71: Intro

    • Lesson 72: Woodblock Playing Position

    • Lesson 73: Etude - The Woodblock

    • Lesson 74: Castanets Playing Position

    • Lesson 75: Castanet Rolls

    • Lesson 76: Etude - The Castanets

    • Lesson 77: What's in Your Stick Bag?

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    • Lesson 78: Intro

    • Lesson 79: Meet the Marimba

    • Lesson 80: A Brief History of the Marimba

    • Lesson 81: Parts of the Marimba

    • Lesson 82: Mallets

    • Lesson 83: Mallet Grip, pt. I

    • Lesson 84: Mallet Grip, pt. II

    • Lesson 85: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 86: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 87: Review

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    • Lesson 88: Intro

    • Lesson 89: Grip Review

    • Lesson 90: Mallet Technique

    • Lesson 91: Marimba Playing Position

    • Lesson 92: Marimba Playing Location

    • Lesson 93: Music Theory

    • Lesson 94: Mallet Stroke

    • Lesson 95: Mallet Rebound

    • Lesson 96: Sound

    • Lesson 97: Introduction to Major Scales

    • Lesson 98: Scale C Major

    • Lesson 99: Scale F Major

    • Lesson 100: Scale G Major

    • Lesson 101: Common Pitfalls

    • Lesson 102: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 103: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 104: Review

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    • Lesson 105: Intro

    • Lesson 106: Mallet Technique Review

    • Lesson 107: Introduction to Scales, pt. II

    • Lesson 108: Arpeggios

    • Lesson 109: Marimba Rolls

    • Lesson 110: Speed and Consistency

    • Lesson 111: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 112: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 113: Exercise - Speed and Accuracy

    • Lesson 114: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 115: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 116: Review

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    • Lesson 117: Intro

    • Lesson 118: Technique Review

    • Lesson 119: Correct Mallet Sticking

    • Lesson 120: Musicality and Phrasing with Mallets

    • Lesson 121: Exercise - Alternating Patterns

    • Lesson 122: Exercise - Alternating Patterns Continued

    • Lesson 123: Mallet Dynamics

    • Lesson 124: Four Mallet Technique - Left Hand Grip

    • Lesson 125: Four Mallet Technique - Right Hand Grip

    • Lesson 126: Four Mallet Technique - Playing Position

    • Lesson 127: Exercise - Alternating Four Mallets

    • Lesson 128: The Glockenspiel

    • Lesson 129: The Vibraphone

    • Lesson 130: Mallet Types Explained

    • Lesson 131: What's in Your Stick Bag?

    • Lesson 132: Dr. C's Tips for Band Directors

    • Lesson 133: Dr. C's Tips for Percussionists

    • Lesson 134: Review