Session Concepts

Preseason technique

Review the technique and philosophy for learning new music

Check out the Handbook for stick heights and accent philosophy

Level 1: Singles, Same-

Hand Strokes, and

Accents

Put the technique to use at our first session where we go over 8s and Accent Tap from the Battery Core Packet

Apply these concepts in Subsonic

Level 2: Accents in Context

and Diddle Technique

Expand on those stroke preparations and build up you diddles with 16th Accent and Double Beat

Apply these concepts in Bacon and Eggs

Level 3: Diddles in Context

and Bass Drum Focus

Faster diddles with drags and short roll combinations, and we get some new bass drum exercises! Drags and 5-Stroke Rolls, Tap Pyramid, and Laser Beam Primer

Apply these concepts in Thunderbolt

Level 4: 16th Partial Timing

and Snare Diddles

Snare-focused exercises: more drags, crazy diddles, and paradiddle rudiments! 16th Partial Timing, Triplet Diddles, Double Stroke Control, and Paradiddle Rudiments

Apply these concepts in You Do It and Concrete Beat

Scrapes and Crossovers on

Tenors

Tenors... dun dun DUNNN!! Gain further dexterity across the drums with Scrapes 2, and Crossovers

Tuplets - Triplets and 9s

It's time for t-t-t tttttuplets. Master triplets and 9s, and grab a buddy to start practice on the split bass drum exercises with Triplet Timing, 9s Development, Split 2s, 3s, and 4s

Quintuplets, Triple

Strokes, and Flam

Rudiments

More tuplets with Quintuplet Development as well as nailing down those pesky flam rudiments. Developed with Triple Stroke Development, Flam 1, and Flam 2
Track your progress with the medal checklist
Medals Checklist - for printing
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Additional thoughts and rehearsal flow

This year's clinic workshops are meant to foster and promote an environment featuring a deeper appreciation for modern percussion performance. As such, I'd like to set aside some time at the beginning and end of each rehearsal to allow for short performances from some select volunteers, preparation permitting. So whether that's a lick you wrote yourself, an excerpt from a personal solo, or a different source of music that inspires you, start looking for examples to share with the rest of the battery percussion section at OSHS!

-Mr. Jones