Introduction

• Welcome
• Course Introduction
• Daughters of Mara - Tomorrow
• Approaching New Information
• How to Practice
• Mindfulness Meditation
• Who Am I?
• Sound City Solo 1
• What It Means to Relax
• Relinquishing Dead Weight in Your Arms
• Relinquishing Dead Weight in Your Legs
• Posture
• Posture: What Not to Do!
• Purposes of Technique
• Technique - A Contrary Point
• Warming Up
• How to Practice

Hand Technique

• German French Closed Grip
• Moeller Gears 1 - 4
• French Closed Moeller Gears
• American Grip
• Open/Glued Grip
• Open/Glued Ride Cymbal Grip
• Mixing Open and Closed Grips
• Pure Rebound
• Real German Double Strokes
• Real French Double Strokes
• French Pure Rebound Swing Pattern
• Rebound Doubles @ 50bpm
• Rebound Doubles @ 40bpm
• Rebound Doubles @ 30bpm
• Slow to Fast Doubles
• How to Get a Great Cross-Stick Sound
• Single and Double Combinations
• Paradiddles with Real Doubles
• Phasing
• Mixed Sticking Warm Up Routine
• Buzz Rolls
• Garibaldi Ghost Note Hand Pattern
• Traditional Grip
• Moeller on Hats
• Slow Mo Footage on Hand Technique
• What Not To Do with Hand Technique
• What Not To Do with Hand Technique - Fingers
• What Not To Do with Hand Technique - French Fingers
• Parallels in Movement
• Choice Cuts

Foot Technique

• Big Hip Single Bass Drum Technique
• Psoas Stabilization Exercise
• Big Hip Singles Hi Hat
• Toe/Ball Double Stroke Bass Drum Technique
• Heel/Toe Double Stroke Bass Drum Technique
• Compound Triple Stroke Bass Drum Technique
• Heel Down Bass Drum Technique
• NOH/WAVE Improvised Solo
• Ideology Solo
• Course Conclusion

Phrasing/Vocabulary

• Course Introduction
• NOH/WAVE Solo 2
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Traditional Phrasing
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Linear Phrasing
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - 1/8th Note Triplet Subdivisions
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Combining Numbers as 1/16ths
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Combining Numbers as 1/8th Note Triplets
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Two Bar Phrases as 1/16ths
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Two Bar Phrases as 1/8th Note Triplets
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Four Bar Phrases as 1/16ths
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Four Bar Phrases as 1/8th Note Triplets
• Advanced Phrasing Concepts - Combining 1/16ths and Triplets
• Improvised Drum Solo
• Leaving Space
• Opening Up 3-Note Groupings
• Opening Up 5-Note Groupings
• Opening Up 7-Note Groupings
• D.O.M. “The Father” Playthrough
• Coming Up With Your Own Phrasings
• Using a Template for Modulation
• Sing Then Play Part 1 - Active vs. Passive Playing
• Sing Then Play Part 2 - What Not To Do
• The Definition of Being Gifted
• Sometimes You Don’t Know the Whole Story!
• Ear Training
• Use Your Ears Not Your Eyes
• Charting System
• More Choice Cuts

Time Feel

• Ergonomic Kit Setup/Placement
• How to Breathe Properly
• Breathing While Playing
• End Gaining
• What is Your Tonal Goal?
• How Does Technique Affect Tone
• How to Hit the Cymbals Properly
• How to Hit the Drums Properly
• A Reminder to Relax - Especially When Hitting Harder
• Ego and Confidence
• Left Leg Time Keeping Spectrum
• Technique: Feet Thinking Up and Down
• Dancing While Playing
• Odd Groupings In Groove
• Resting In Between the Notes
• NOH/WAVE Drum Solo 3
• M83: Live in Edmonton
• Playing on Top of or Behind the Beat
• Examples of Playing on Top of or Behind the Beat on Kit
• Playing in the Cracks
• When Finding a Teacher
• NOH/WAVE Improvisation Kirin Shags
• Course Conclusion