Private Percussion Syllabus
Thomas Lee Spann, Jr.
Freelance Percussionist/Music Educator
Location:
Fork’s Drum Closet
Virtual Lessons via Zoom
308 Chestnut St, Nashville, TN 37210
Website:
Email: spannt5@gmail.com
843-693-8263
Objectives:
The student will be able to demonstrate basic elements in playing drumset & percussion instruments. These basic elements are posture, grips (match and traditional), musicality, stroking techniques, hand drum techniques, and coordination on the drumset/percussion.
Drumset
-Drumset: Sight-Reading, Independence Coordination, Musical Styles/Grooves: Latin, Jazz, Gospel, Rock, Rhythm and Blues.
Required Material:
Drumset/Snare Drumming:
Books: Alfred Beginner Drumset Method, Author Dave Black
Modern Jazz Drumming, Author: Jim Chapin
A Fresh Approach To The Drumset: Mark Wessels
Modern School for Snare Drum: Morris Goldenberg
Hand Drumming (Conga, Djembe, Cajon)
Hand Coordination, Hand Tones: (Open, Bass, Slap, Finger, Palm), Musical Styles/Grooves,
Rumba Clave and Son Clave
The student will develop skills in playing hand percussion instruments properly, practicing daily with assigned literature and improving basic elements in performing drumset for popular music: Latin, Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Rock, and Rhythm and Blues.
Required Text: Kalani – All About Jembe
Required Reading: A Guide to the Jembe by Eric Charry
Drum Lesson Pricing Cost:
30-minute lesson: $50
1-hour lesson: $100
Multimedia (Websites/Internet)
www.vicfirth.com/education/drumset/GrooveEssentials.php
Supplies and Accessories
2 pair – Vic Firth 5A drum set sticks or Equivalent (Promark, Vater)
1 pair- Vic Firth wire brushes
1 pair- Vic Firth felt mallets
1 pair-Vic Firth Rute Sticks
Downloaded Metronome App
Stick bag
Headphones or Earplugs
Drum Rudiments Chart
Drum Companies
Pearl Drums
Promark (Sticks and mallets)
Vic Firth (Sticks and mallets)
Vater (Sticks and Mallets)
Innovative Percussion (Sticks and Mallets)
Regal Tip (Sticks and Mallets)
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