The Drum Syllabus Series

The Linear Matrix Now Available

Just a quick message to let you all know that my latest series of eBooks The Linear Matrix Series are now available from Alpyne publishing.The first book in the series is currently free so go grab a bargain!https://www.alpynehq.com/ebooks?Collection=Drums The linear matrix is aimed at drummers of all ages and abilities as well as students and teachers alike. The main aim of the series is to show…

Drumming is all about grooves and fills.

Combining grooves and fills into resolves is an essential skill for all new drummers to learn.

Now with this fun and simple game students can create and practice a variety of different resolves. Perfect for improving timing and developing an essential skill set for playing to music and with other musicians.

*This game is a keynote presentation specifically…

Hi guys

Welcome to the first instalment of ‘Stix Speaks’.

I am aiming to post reasonably regular short videos covering topics and areas that have come up over that week’s teaching.

This first instalment is all about practice!

Please feel free to leave any comments below.

See you next time.

Creepy Crawly Warm Ups

New to the Rhythm Master Series comes Creepy Crawly Warmups! Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups.   These warm ups are designed for indviduals, small groups and individuals.   Presenter / Teacher notes for each lesson are provided.   Worksheets both with colour background and without are also included.

Learn The Parts of Your Drum Kit

New for all students just starting out is the Learn Your Drum Kit keynote.

This interactive keynote presentation is designed to help both right and left handed drummers learn the difference parts of the drum kit.

Go through each part of the drum kit and then use the ‘test me’ feature to see how much you have learnt!

Rhythm Master II – the new audible version of the Rhythm Master game!

Based on retro computer games of the 80’s and 90’s this game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups.

Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. Last student…

Hello

I hope everyone is enjoying their first week back at school.

This week we have been looking at new warm ups and starters in class.

Below are the PDFs of each lesson.

Remember once you have warmed up your second task is to find a creative use for each warm up.

Enjoy!

Sponsored Bike Ride Day 1

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Thank you for taking the time to watch this video.

If you want to support me in my ride for the MS Society my GoFundMe link is:  https://www.gofundme.com/philip039s-sponsored-cycle 

For more information about the MS Society please visit:

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Thank you all again.

Good Afternoon Just a quick post to let everyone know that I will be doing a sponsored cycle for the M.S. Society over the month of September. The aim is to ride 150 miles over the course of the month. If I can go further I will. I will be using an indoor trainer with fancy sensor(s) to measure my speed, cadence, distance etc. If you would like to support me in this it would be very much…

Rhythm Master – Djembe Edition

New to the Rhythm Master Series comes Rhythm Master – Djembe Edition!   Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups. Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. The last student left standing is the rhythm…

Elements of Music Poster Bundle

Motivate and educate your music students with these colourful elements of music posters . A great way to decorate both secondary and elementary classroom walls. These posters are also appropriate for general academic classrooms.

Posters include:

Dynamics

Form

Melody

Harmony

Timbre

Texture

Rhythm

Tempo

Format is high quality Jpeg. A PDF is also included so these can be printed as A4 handouts.

Rhythm master is a game is designed to be a call and response exercise for classrooms and small groups.

Another variant is to play this as a last person standing game, with students taking it in turns to play each pattern and sitting down if they play the pattern incorrectly. Last student left standing is the rhythm…

Hello and happy new year to you all!

Some exciting news today, two new products are now available. Trex Mouse Mouse and The Generator Game.

These games are used in class to help students with areas such as groove and fill development and dynamics.

Both games come in interactive keynote and powerpoint presentations as well as printable PDFs.

Purchase the games here:

Trex Mouse…