OUTLINE FOR DRUM LAB 1 with MIKE MANGINI

Required Books: Wilcoxon "all american drummer", Whaley "intermediate studies", Peters"rudimental primer"

Weeks 1-3:

The entire midterm and final exams are demonstrated in class giving a student a global perspective of the semester. A discussion on how this material relates to their private lessons is weaved throughout the semester. Hand Technique is broken down and meticulously explained. It is addressed first with singles and doubles explained in terms of what to see, hear and finally feel.This component lasts the entire semester as it takes months, sometimes years, to adjust it.

The rudiments from the "Handbook" are explained in terms of their "flow" and all demonstrated. The student is REQUIRED to extract the list of these from the handbook in order to both find and get used to using it. Looking at a piece in the 130's in the Wilcoxon Book is encouraged to see the breakdown and usage of each rudiment as each rudiment name is written in English above the rudiment itself.

Students who "add in" can catch up on the material by learning the names of the 1st 13 rudiments, getting the course outline online and working extra on their hands.

The 'Intermediate' Whaley book and 'Rudimental Primer' are introduced.

Weeks 3(4)-5: (depending on add ins)

Whaley Pages 3-5 are worked on in order and repeated in class. Everyone is gone over and explained in terms of each new concept introduced with each piece. A detailed discussion on how to understand music notation leads the way. This discussion focuses on note beams and their associated 'families.' As each note value is doubled in speed, ink is added to the note in the form of a stem, filling up the holes and adding note beams (or flags.)

Rudiments are broken down in pieces in order to adjust hand technique. Time is spent of the fulcrum 'squeeze or release' in class.

Weeks 6-Midterm:

The concept of thinking "not quite doubled" for remembering rolls is learned. It is related to the "tabel of time" that will be worked on in part 2 of the semester.

All pages, 3-17, are played in class.

Rudiments are reviewed, opened and closed rolls are repeated in terms of the 'squeez and release,' but the bulk of the classes are spent playing along with each other from page 3-17.

The Midterm requires the student to play any of the 13 rudiments on call and 1 whaley piece of choice with a metronome or not.

Weeks 9-12:

The Wilcoxon Book is broken down as a whole, and the "table of time" is learned with respect to the flow of each alternating limb that hits the first note of each subdivision. It is related to the groove component of the course.

Wilcoxon pieces 1-6 are given as assignments, but hand technique progress happens in class via the repetition of specific bars in pieces 1-4.

The grooves are given in notation form, demonstated and learned in the class. The music reading component from learning the Whaley pieces is applied and related in a way that rewards the student for learning to read properly.

Weeks 13 Final Exam:

Warm up with the "table of time" and Repetition of the wilcoxon pieces 1-6, and all grooves are revied each class.

The Final consists of two Wilcoxon pieces chosen by student, the table of time with foot ostinato, and a demonstration of the grooves with the students' strongest groove used for the grade.