To start, we reviewed No One Knows, which Chris played very well. From there we looked at Pretender by Foo Fighters, breaking down more of the intricacies in the pre chorus, chorus, and outro. We then talked about developing control over our playing and practiced executing precise rhythms in a few different applications.

We began by reviewing our subdivisions on the practice pad and then explored how those subdivisions look on a page and how to read rhythms. After reading through several exercises on the practice pad we moved to the drum set to review the songs we’ve been working on and select a new song to begin learning.

We began by warming up with the practice pad and covering some basics of hand/wrist technique. We then continued working on No One Knows, taking a closer look at the fills in the chorus and the arrangement of the song as a whole.

We began with our practice pad warm up, working our way up and down the "ladder," of subdivisions we've been working on. Cam was able to play up and down the ladder by himself along to a metronome at 130bpm with hardly any mistakes. We then continued our work on Enter Sandman, mapping out more of the hits in the latter half of the song, and at the end of the lesson we reviewed Smells Like Teen Spirit.

We started out reviewing triplets, with Cam once again playing through the exercise on his own. From there we discussed the importance of keeping your hands/wrists loose while gradually increasing our tempo. Cam was able to play through the whole exercise at 130 bpm, the 16th notes being the limiting factor. From there we reviewed Enter Sandman, with Cam doing a great job intuitively reacting to the sections of the song we only recently began looking at. To end the lesson we took a look at Buddy Holly, and a couple of other songs, to illustrate to Cam just how many songs he's now able to play thanks to his understanding of the basic rock beat and its variations.

We began by reviewing triplets on the practice pad. Cam made great progress in his understanding of subdivisions and seems to be internalizing the concepts of rhythm and tempo very well. We then continued our work with Enter Sandman, going farther into the song than we have before, and discussing the subtle differences between the first and second chorus/post chorus. From there we reviewed Smells Like Teen Spirit and worked a little more on the finer details of the post chorus.

Today we jumped right into No One Knows, reviewing the fills in the chorus and talking more about the outro jam/solo. From there we took a quick look at Rock and Roll by Led Zeppelin, a song that Chris already knew how to play. We addressed a couple of areas where there was some confusion and cleaned up a couple of the fills. We then revisited the challenge beat and discussed the various "levels," involving sixteenth notes, eighth notes, and quarter notes.

We began on the practice pad where we discussed triplets for the first time. Cam was at first a bit intimidated by how different triplets felt/sounded, but with some encouragement he was able to successfully play 8th note triplets at a variety of tempos. From there we worked on Smells Like Teen Spirit, focusing on the intro and post chorus fills. We broke them down step by step and practiced them at gradually faster tempos. We then moved on to Enter Sandman where we reviewed the hits in the intro section and took a closer look at the pre chorus, chorus and post chorus.

We started on the practice pad discussing triplets and the difference between subdividing beats into groups of 2 and groups of 3. We then applied that understanding to the "drum jam," section of No One Knows, which is almost entirely triplet based. We also discussed the importance of having control over our volume/dynamics and practiced playing with intensity but at a low volume, and at the end of class we began looking at our first "challenge beat."

Beginning with a practice pad warm up, focusing on single stokes at faster tempos in order to clean up some of the fills in Smells Like Teen Spirit. Practice active listening with Enter Sandman by counting out the hits in the intro and the switch up to half-time in the pre-chorus.