LEVEL 4  – SUPER ELITE

You must complete each level by taking care of ALL the requirements confidently before you move onto bigger and better things around the drum set. 

 

 

 

The Skills you learn or collect here will support you in the next group and beyond.

 

 

 

 

 

SELF ASSESSING IS A MUST. 

 

 

 

 

Check off all the requirements to join the SUPER ELITE LEVEL.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEVEL 4 REQUIREMENTS

 

 

 

 

 

  • HAVE A DRUMSET
  • Drum sounds – the gaffa tape protocol.  
  • SINGLE STROLE ROLLS, DOUBLES, PARADIDDLES AND TRIPLETS  
    • 16TH NOTES EVENLY AT 160 BPM AND 200 BPM
    • WITH AND WITH OUT ACCENTS
    • AND SWITCH BETWEEN 8TH NOTES AND 16TH NOTES.
  • VARIOUS GROVES TO A METRONOME  (80, 110, 150, 180 BPM) 
    • 8TH NOTES -KICK AND SNARE PATTERNS
    • 16TH NOTES -KICK AND SNARE PATTERNS
  • APPLY ACCENTS TO FILLS 
  • APPLY ACCENTS TO OTHER NOTES (NOT JUST THE 1 )
  • PLAY GROOVES WITH DELICATE GHOST NOTES. )
  • X3 222SSSFFF111 ( or SSSTTTSSSFFF ) X5   ( AT SPEED OF 180BPM 16TH NOTES) 
  • X Over hands SSFFSFFS ( RLRLRLRL)   ( AT SPEED OF 180BPM 16TH NOTES) 
  • BE ABLE TO PLAY FOR 5 MINS OR MORE WITH OUT A BREAK.   ( GROOVES AND FILLS) TO DEMONSTRATE EVERYTHING YOUV’E LEARNT SO FAR.
  • 5 OVER 4,  ALL LIMBS. 
  • PLAY ALONG TO 3 SONGS ACCURATELY START TO FINISH. 

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  • BE ABLE TO PLAY NEW SKILLS FROM MEMORY. 
  • BE ABLE TO PLAY A 5 MIN WELL CONSTRUCTED DRUM SOLO THAT INCORPORATES MY 7 ELEMENTS ( PAGE 44 IN MY BOOK ) 
  • RECORD YOUR ABILITIES AND SHARE TO THE WORLD VIA SOCIALS 

 

 

 

I am ready to LEVEL UP

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