DC Academy – Semester 1

This 16-week Beginner course includes 86 lessons (topics). Every drummer works in 4 areas when they practice - TECHNIQUE, READING, INDEPENDENCE, PLAYING. In these Beginning, Intermediate and Advanced 16-week courses you will progress week-by-week in each of the 4 areas, just as if you were studying with a private instructor. If you want to focus in any one of the 4 areas simply scroll down and begin. To learn from the best educators in the world, covering everything you need to know, just click "Start Course" and remember we are always here to help.

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Beginner - Week 1 7 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Holding the Sticks

2 – Technique: Wrist Turns

3 – Independence: Sitting Position & Playing the Bass Drum on 1-2-3-4

4 – Independence: Learn The Basic Rock Beat #1

5 – Playing: The Basic Backup Beat

6 – Reading: The Principles of Music Notation

7 – Reading: Learning Note Values

Beginner - Week 2 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: The Bounce Stroke

2 – Independence: Basic Rock Beat #2

3 – Independence: Basic Rock Beat #2 Review

4 – Playing: Basic Rock Beat

5 – Reading: Theory of Time Signatures

6 – Reading: Theory Of Time Signatures | Exercise

Beginner - Week 3 7 Lessons

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1 – Technique: The Outside Release Motion®

2 – Independence: Basic Rock Beat with Outside Release®

3 – Independence: Basic Rock Beat 1 and 2 Combined

4 – Playing: Half Time Beat

5 – Reading: Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4

6 – Reading: Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4 | Exercise

7 – Reading: Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4 | Lesson Review

Beginner - Week 4 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: A Warm-Up Exercise

2 – Technique: Snap-ups

3 – Independence: Basic Rock Beat with Ride Cymbals, Toms and Hi-Hat on 2 and 4

4 – Playing: Four On The Floor

5 – Reading: Whole and Half Notes and Rests in 4/4

6 – Reading: Whole and Half Notes and Rests in 4/4 | Lesson Review

Beginner - Week 5 4 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Bounce Stroke, Full Stroke, Tap Stroke, Full Stroke

2 – Independence: Adding 8th Note Fills

3 – Playing: 16th Note Rock

4 – Reading: Whole, Half, Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4

Beginner - Week 6 4 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Down Stroke, Tap Up Stroke

2 – Independence: Adding 16th Note Fills

3 – Playing: Basic 6/8 Beat

4 – Reading: Whole, Half, Quarter Notes and Rests in 4/4 | Download Exercise

Beginner - Week 7 4 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Stress and Unstress, 3-Stroke Motion

2 – Independence: Combining 8th and 16th Note Fills

3 – Playing: The Big 3

4 – Reading: Eighth Notes and Rests

Beginner - Week 8 5 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Down, Tap, Tap, Tap-up Stroke

2 – Technique: The Outside Release Motion® (2-Stroke)

3 – Independence: Learning Triplets

4 – Playing: 6/8 Rock

5 – Reading: Quarter Notes and Rests in 2/4, 3/4, and 5/4

Beginner - Week 9 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion® (3-Stroke)

2 – Technique: Outside Release® (3-Stroke) on Drum Set

3 – Independence: Combining 8th, Triplet, and 16th Note Fills

4 – Playing: Playing a Rim Shot

5 – Playing: Basic Jazz

6 – Reading: Quarter and Eighth Notes in 2/4, 3/4 and 5/4

Beginner - Week 10 5 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion® (4-Stroke)

2 – Independence: Rock Beat #3 with Bass Drum on 1 and 3

3 – Independence: Review

4 – Playing: Basic Waltz

5 – Reading: Note Values that Look the Same but Sound Different

Beginner - Week 11 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke) On Drum Set

2 – Technique: Intro to Single Stroke Motions (Alternate Strokes)

3 – Independence: Two Hand Unisons Using Quarter Notes in 4/4

4 – Independence: Basic Rock #4 with Bass Drum on 1, 3 AN

5 – Playing: Soul/R&B Beat

6 – Reading: Dynamics

Beginner - Week 12 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke w/ 2 Stresses)

2 – Technique: Intro to Double Strokes

3 – Independence: Two Hand Unisons Using 8th Notes in 4/4

4 – Independence: Rock Beat #5 with Bass Drum on 1A, 3A

5 – Playing: Disco Beat

6 – Reading: Combining all Note and Rest Values in 2/4, 3/4 and 5/4

Beginner - Week 13 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (3-Stroke w/ 2 Stresses) on Drum Set

2 – Technique: Alternate Double Stroke Motion

3 – Independence: Two Hand Unisons Using Quarter & 8th Notes in 4/4

4 – Independence: Reviewing Beats Moving Right Hand Around the Drums

5 – Playing: Cha Cha Beat

6 – Reading: Sixteenth Notes and Rests in 4/4

Beginner - Week 14 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (4-Stroke w/ 2 Stresses)

2 – Technique: Multiple Bounce (Buzz) Motion

3 – Independence: Non-Unison or Linear Hands

4 – Independence: Combining Rock Beat #1 & #3: Adding Crash Cymbals

5 – Playing: Basic Soca Beat

6 – Reading: Review Exercises 1

Beginner - Week 15 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (4-6 Stroke Motion)

2 – Technique: Intro to Syncopation Using Single Strokes

3 – Independence: Foot Unisons with Quarter Notes

4 – Independence: Bass Drum Fills on Snare Drum and Toms

5 – Playing: 8th Note Hip-Hop Beat

6 – Reading: Review Exercises 2

Beginner - Week 16 6 Lessons

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1 – Technique: Outside Release Motion (4-6 Stroke Motion) on Drum Set

2 – Technique: The 3-Stroke Ruff

3 – Independence: One Hand, One Foot in Unison with Quarter Notes

4 – Independence: Fills and Combined Rock Beat

5 – Playing: The Fatback Beat

6 – Reading: Review Exercises 3

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