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Lessons
One of my main focuses as a musician is the distribution of knowledge and experience through private lessons. I have taught hundreds of students over the years, continue to teach privately, and do clinics for students all over Arizona.
My recent motivation, in addition to publishing a series of printed method books, is to make the lessons, concepts, and songs that I teach availiable to students all over the world in the form of a multi-media template delivers lessons to students through my website in a variety of forms from audio and video to printable music notation.
video demonstrations
and explainations
written instructions
printable PDF doccument
musical notation I use for the specific lesson
The lesson templates will cover many topics
*basic technique
*rudiments
*sight reading
*drum set notation
*coordination development
*4 limb independence
each with a customized video with explainations, demonstrations, and applications of the specific topic.
Learning Tools
Rudimental Studies (The Basics)
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Using Musical Notation |
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Legatto Strokes |
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Other Legatto Warm-Ups |
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Dynamics |
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Sticking Patterns |
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Stick Control |
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Reading Music in 4/4 Time |
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Quarter Notes and Rests |
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Reading Quarter Notes and 8th Notes |
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Basic 1/4, 8th and 16th Notes |
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Double Strokes |
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Reading 1/4, 8th, and 16th Notes |
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Reading Triplets |
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Accents and Taps (Dynamics) |
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Accented Paradiddles |
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Inverted Paradiddles |
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Triplet Sticking Patterns |
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Buzzes and Buzz Rolls |
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Diddles (Double Strokes) |
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Flams |
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Dotted Notes |
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Reading 8th Rests |
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Reading 1/4, 8th, 16th Notes and 8th Rests |
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Basic Broken 16th Note Patterns |
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Tap Rolls |
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Ebb and Flow of Single and Double Strokes |
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Alternate Single Stoke Groups |
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Basic Broken 16ths and 8th Rest |
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Reading Broken 16th Notes 2 (Duplets) |
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Broken 16th Notes 2 |
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Broken 16th Note Triple Stokes |
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Triple Stroke Exercise |
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Triple Stokes with Natural Sticking |
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Broken 16th Notes 3 |
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Broken 16th Notes 4 |
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Double Stroke Exercise |
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Dotted 8th Notes |
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Reading Broken 16th Notes 5 |
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Broken 16th Notes 5 |
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Sextuplets |
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Sextuplet Timing |
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Timing |
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Exercise 1-7 |
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Matrix |
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Matrix Permutations of 16 |
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Drags |
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Rolls |
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Rudimental Overview in Triplets |
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Rudimental Overview in 16th Notes |
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Ultimate Warmup |
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Sight Reading Summary |
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Natural Sticking with Broken 16th Notes |
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Broken 16th Notes Alternate Notation |
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Traditional Technique
Quarter Note Placement
8th Note Placement
Forum
Discuss drumming topics specific to my lessons or start a thread of your own. Ask questions to me and the drumming community and help build a wealth of knowledge that is open to the public.
Snare Solos
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First Act |
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3 Cheers |
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The Basics |
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Paradiddle Paradise |
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Paradiddle City |
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The Beach Awaits |
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Notre Dame |
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Notre Dame 2 |
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5/16 Ratchet |
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Stick This |
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Chin Fuzz |
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Back of the Bus |
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Hot Bronze |
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4 Stones |
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Sir Flams-A-Lot |
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Mr. Smithers |
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ErryAnjay |
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Angry Bees |
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A Dog in the House of Capulet
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Duets
Catch |
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Rolling Hills |
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Stick Trip |
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Du It! |
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www. Aaron Bland .com
I am incorporating all of the aspects of private lessons into the online version of each lesson. Explainations, demonstrations at different tempos, written notation, audio examples, student feedback, question and answer forum etc.