This semester I decided to take on learning and developing some the basic snare rudiments. This was a really challenging road because snare is something I consider to be far out of my comfort zone. However, I also found it… Continue Reading →
This week I focused on learning and developing the ruff rudiment. This rudiment is essentially a drag/flam and a 4 stroke roll combined. Similar to drags and flams a ruff is an ornamented note, however, instead of only one or… Continue Reading →
This week was all about drags. This rudiment is very similar to a flam and really fun to play. They are both grace notes, however, a drag is two grace notes played as a diddle before the primary note. As… Continue Reading →
This week I attempted to learn the triple stroke roll. This has been a real challenge and to be completely honest I think it is outside of my current skill range. That being said, I’m proud that I am choosing… Continue Reading →
This week I came back from my midterm check in and started to focus on some new rudiments. This is the week of single and double stroke rolls. I turned to youtube to get some examples and instructional videos to… Continue Reading →
Jazz Ped Resource PGPThis is my official midterm check in week! My personal and musical growth this semester have focused on learning basic snare techniques and building my jazz pedagogy knowledge. It has been a challenging road so far but… Continue Reading →
This week I played around with some video editing technology! I used iMovie to create a get to know you video for one of my other PDP courses and I found the program really straightforward and easy to use! I… Continue Reading →
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