DC Academy – Semester 2

DC Academy – Semester 2

This 16-week Intermediate course includes 76 lessons (topics). You will continue to improve your Technique and Independence as you work on more advanced Rudiments and Beats. For additional practice, you can work on Rudiments in the DC Academy Rudiments course. Our "Patented Practice Assist Metronome™" makes go faster and gives you 15-minute practice routines.

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Intermediate - Week 1 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The 5-Stroke Open & Closed Roll

2 – Foot Technique: The Toe Stroke

3 – Independence: Foot Unisons with Quarter and 8th Notes

4 – Playing: 16th Note Hip-Hop

Intermediate - Week 2 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The 6-Stroke Open & Closed Roll

2- Foot Technique: The Leg Stroke

3 – Independence: Non-Unison or Linear Foot Patterns

4 – Playing: James Brown Funk

Intermediate - Week 3 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The 7-Stroke Motion Open & Closed Roll

2 – Foot Technique: The Ankle Stroke

3 – Independence: Hand and Foot 8th Note Non-Unison & Linear Patterns

4 – Playing: Stutter Funk

Intermediate - Week 4 5 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The 9-Stroke Open & Closed Roll

2 – Hand Technique: The 10-Stroke Open & Closed Roll

3 – Independence: Quarter Note Unisons in 4/4 (Two hands, Bass Drum)

4 – Independence: Quarter Note Unisons in 4/4 (Two Hands, Hi-Hat)

5 – Playing: Texas Shuffle

Intermediate - Week 5 5 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: Introducing the Flam

2 – Hand Technique: Four Minutes To Great Flams

3 – Independence: Eighth Note Unisons in 4/4 (Two Hands, Bass Drum)

4 – Independence: Eighth Note Unisons in 4/4 (Two Hands, Hi-Hat)

5 – Playing: Jazz Shuffle

Intermediate - Week 6 6 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Flam Tap

2 – Foot Technique: The Upstroke

3 – Independence: Quarter and Eight Note Unisons (Two Hands, Bass Drum)

4 – Independence: Quarter and Eighth Note Unisons (Two Hands, Hi-Hat)

5 – Playing: Bossa Nova Beat

6 – Playing: Brush Bossa Nova

Intermediate - Week 7 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Flam Accent

2 – Foot Technique: Doubles

3 – Independence: Melodic Coordination (Two Hands, Bass Drum)

4 – Playing: Samba Beat

Intermediate - Week 8 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Flamacue

2 – Foot Technique: Consecutive Doubles Fast

3 – Independence: Eighth Note Unisons Over Foot Patterns

4 – Playing: Reggae

Intermediate - Week 9 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Drag

2 – Foot Technique: Three Notes In A Row

3 – Independence: 4-Way Coordination Patterns in 4/4

4 – Playing: Basic Songo Beat

Intermediate - Week 10 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Single Drag

2 – Foot Technique: Four Notes In A Row

3 – Independence: 4-Way Time Function with Quarter & Eighth Notes in 4/4

4 – Playing: 12/8 Afro-Cuban Beat

Intermediate - Week 11 4 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Double Drag

2 – Foot Technique: Common Rhythms

3 – Independence: 4-Way Melodic Coordination

4 – Playing: Syncopated Rock

Intermediate - Week 12 6 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Single Paradiddle

2 – Hand Technique: Secret of Paradiddle Made Easy

3 – Hand Technique: The Single Paradiddle on Drum Set

4 – Independence: Triplet Combinations with 6 Sticking Patterns

5 – Independence: Triplet Figures, Left Hand Permutations, Right Hand Fig. 1 as Ostinato & Reverse

6 – Playing: The Alternative Beat

Intermediate - Week 13 6 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Single Paradiddle-Diddle

2 – Hand Technique: The Single Paradiddle-Diddle on Drum Set

3 – Foot Technique: Consecutive Single Strokes

4 – Independence: 16th Note Figures & 15 Basic Permutations

5 – Independence: 16th Note Figures – Left Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Right Hand Fig. 1 as Ostinato & Reverse

6 – Playing: Tom Patterns

Intermediate - Week 14 6 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Double Paradiddle

2 – Hand Technique: The Double Paradiddle on Drum Set

3 – Foot Technique: The Pedal

4 – Independence: Triplet Figures – Right Hand 9 Basic Permutations, Left Hand Figure 5 as Ostinato

5 – Playing: 7/8 Beat

6 – Playing: 7/8 Tom Groove

Intermediate - Week 15 5 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Double Paradiddle-Diddle

2 – Hand Technique: The Double Paradiddle-Diddle on Drum Set

3 – Foot Technique: 16th Note Exercises

4 – Independence: 16th Note Figures – Right Hand 15 Basic Permutations, Left Hand Fig. 10 as Ostinato

5 – Playing: 5/8 and 5/4

Intermediate - Week 16 5 Lessons

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1 – Hand Technique: The Triple Paradiddle

2 – Hand Technique: The Triple Paradiddle on Drum Set

3 – Foot Technique: 16th Note Double Beats

4 – Independence: Triplet Figures – Right Hand 9 Basic Permutations, Right Foot Fig. 5 as Ostinato

5 – Playing: Second Line Beat

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