Atlanta Drum Academy Practice Vlog #2 Drum Class

What's up YouTube and fans of Atlanta Drum Academy? This is our second vlog series that we're doing, so we're going to try this vlog thing out and see how it works out. Let's get started. So today this vlog series is going to be about private lessons, and today we worked on half notes and 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, whole notes, whole notes, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3, 4, quarter notes. Quarter notes, that gets how many counts? Christopher. One. Look down there and say, hey man, a quarter note gets one count. Tell him. Say it just like that. Say, hey man. Say, hey man, quarter notes get one count. Tell him. Hey man, quarter notes get one count. There you go, Chris. Now Christopher, that's my guy. He try to act so cool in rehearsal. So cool. There you go, Chris. Tell him, Chris. Tell him how you feel, Chris. Now, one thing about when we have class, I like to have fun in class to keep it interesting for the kids. So sometimes I may say silly stuff. I may do silly stuff. 1, 2, 3, 4. Because when you do those type of things, it keeps the attention span. Because if you talk like the guy on the Vizine commercial, the Clear Eyes commercial, a quarter note gets one beat. A half note gets two beats. The kids are going to be like, oh, this is boring. So I do what I can do to keep it interesting in class. Are you sure? All right. Here we go. Let's do quarter notes. Here we go. So quarter note gets one count. So let me do a clap on beats. One, beats. Two, beat. Three. And beat. Four. All right. Here we go. So let's clap on all four beats. Here we go. Now, quarter notes. One, two, ready, and. Two, one, two, ready, and. One, two, three, four. One, two, three. Reed Music is so important to becoming a well-rounded drummer. A lot of kids just want to play off raw talent. They don't really want to meet Reed Music. But we're going to try to change the narrative here at Atlanta Drum Academy. Reed Music is a must. One, two, three, four. Again, and one, two, three, four. Stop, stop, stop, stop. What you need? Hello, hello. Of course, with any young child, they always have to go use the bathroom. Eva always has to go and use the bathroom no matter what we're doing. We could be just standing there. Mr. Riles, I gotta use the bathroom. All we can be playing, Mr. Rob, I got to use the bathroom. Okay, Evan. And aim for the middle. Aim for the middle. Hold on. You need what? I'm not going to use it. Use what? The bathroom. Here we go. And aim for the middle, brother. Aim for the middle. Here we go. From the top. Everybody else. One, two. Ready? And. One, two, three. Playing drums is more than just being musical. It's also a lot of math and science involved with velocity of the stick and different stick heights and how fast the stick comes and how fast the stick comes back up. It's all a part of drumming. It's more than just music. Me and you going to play. All right? I'm going to do you and you do the way you do. On the eighth notes. One, two. Ready? And. So, what's going on? What's wrong with what just happened? All right. So, her stick height is at three inches. Right. So, if she's playing. Boom. And then you're playing. Boom. Now, is that going to ever sound that way together? Nope. Because our sticks are going to hit the pad at two different what? Times. Two different times. So, McKenna, you got to turn your hands on, sweetheart. Everybody say, turn your hands on, sweetheart. Turn your hands on, sweetheart. Sometimes I may say silly stuff. Everybody say, turn your hands on, sweetheart. Turn your hands on, sweetheart. You. All right. Here we go. Thank you. Thank you, Christopher. Start on the eighth note. All right. Here we go. Christopher, how do you count sixteen notes? One, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Say it again, Christopher. One, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Say it again, Christopher. One, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. Say it again, Christopher. What y'all laughing at? Now, Maya, this is McKayla's sister, and she's so soft spoken, and I'm always messing with her about how soft she talks when she's in drum class. But her momma said, when she at home, she don't be talking like that. What's up, Maya? Maya, how do you count sixteen notes? Ready? And. One, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. A what? One, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve. And a three, and a four, and a. My main man, Evan. He's just in kindergarten, but I don't care. I don't cut him no slack because he's the youngest. If he's going to be in this drum class, he's going to learn with the rest of the class. Evan, by yourself, ready? And. One, eight, nine, ten. Count it, Evan. And a three, and a three, and a four. And a four, and a three. You sound like a motorcycle at the end. And a four, and a three. You sound like a motorcycle at the end. I may say silly things. I may do silly things. But one thing about it, it keeps the child involved. What's that called? How do you say that word? Different. Differentiated instruction. Is that what it is? I can't hardly say that word. I'm not going to try to say it again. But you get the picture. Find different ways to teach. Alright? Every child learns different. But you've got to find that common ground so that every child can learn. Four, e, and a. Four, e, and. Say four, e, and a. Four, e, and a. And he has the potential to be a great drummer. There you go. Count it again, Evan. And he will be a great drummer. He's a funny kid, though. Two, R.J. by yourself. R.J.'s been around with me for a few months. To tell you the truth, R.J. usually be late for class a few minutes when his mama bring him. But when his daddy bring him, he be early. Get it together, Mom. Again. Two, Micah by yourself. Now we have Micah. Micah is a fairly new kid. His dad plays drums as well. So this is going to be a good journey for him. Especially with his dad already being a drummer. I'm looking forward to seeing what he does in the near future with another drummer, Kevin. Michaela, jump in with those four little boys. I've had Michaela for a little while now. A few years. And she tries to act so shy. She tries to act like she can't hardly talk. But we all know Michaela can talk. Michaela, are you counting? Ready? And. She's a good girl, though. And Michaela has been on like two or three different drums on the drum line already. So I'm looking forward to seeing what happens with her as well. Jump in. Destiny. Ready? And. Now Destiny, she's fairly new. But she is a die-hard drum fan. Her work ethic's at home, man. Anytime I show her something in class, she usually come back knowing it. And she's been playing for a short amount of time than some of my other kids been playing. And guess what? She's already caught something and passed something. I can't wait to see what happens with young Destiny. Everybody count 16 notes. One. Two. Count them. And. Count them again. Ready? And. Once again, learning how to count is so important. Like I always tell my kids, if you can't say it, you can't play it. Last time. Two. Count them again. Alright, the reason why I put those dots is because I didn't feel like writing what? E-N-A. Y'all understand what I mean? Dots mean E-N-A. I didn't feel like writing. Alright, let's play it. Let's play it. Let's count it and then play it. Count it and then play it. One. Two. Count it and play it. One. Two. Count and then play. One E-N-A. Two E-N-A. Three E-N-A. Four E-N-A. Again. And. Let's play it again. Ah, Ah, Ah, Ah. Somebody tell her. Destiny. Play it. Then count. Destiny. Pay attention. Attention. Pay. Destiny. Thank you. Destiny. One. Play it then count. One. Two. Play it. Then count.