K. Wylie Virtual School of Percussion
Curriculum Overview
WEEK 1.
SD - instrument set up, grip, hand position, stroke
MAL - music ABC's, natural note identification
WEEK 2.
SD - review 8 on a hand , sticking page / paradiddles
MAL - playing position, grip, stroke, accidental note identification
WEEK 3.
SD - review stickings, introduce foot tap / counting aloud
MAL - half steps / whole steps
WEEK 4.
SD - time signature, quarter note/rest, Half note/rest
MAL - tetrachords
WEEK 5.
SD - whole note/rest, dotted notes, repeat signs
MAL - review tetrachords / build C, F, Bb major scales
WEEK 6.
SD - 8th note/rest
MAL - Introduce NEW notes C, D, E, F, G
WEEK 7.
SD - review 8th notes/rests
MAL - introduce NEW notes bb, Eb
WEEK 8.
SD - Dotted quarter note / one and two bar repeat sign
MAL - introduce NEW note A ( etude #2)
WEEK 9.
SD - Review weeks 1 - 8
MAL - introduce upper B and C (etude #3)
WEEK 10.
SD - intro to 16th notes/ Warmup #3
MAL - review C,F,Bb scales, ADD Eb, Ab, Dd,
WEEK 11.
SD - 16th note/8th note rhythms
MAL - inttroduce "Green " exercise and others
WEEK 12.
SD - 16th note / 8th rest rhythms
PERC - Bass Drum / (mal review)
WEEK 13.
SD - combining rhythms from Week 11 - 12
PERC - Crash cym, Sus. Cym. / ( mal review)
WEEK 14.
SD - introduction to dynamics
PERC - tambourine / (mal review)
WEEK 15.
SD - Review weeks 10 - 15
PERC - triangle / (mal review)
WEEK 16.
SD - introduce double stroke / exercises
MAL - chromatic scale
WEEK 17.
SD - use 16th note roll base/ Warmups 6,7, and 8
MAL - mallet reading ( patterns, etc.)
WEEK 18.
SD - exercises using 5, 9, and 17 stroke rolls
MAL - Fun etudes
WEEK 19.
SD - introduce 7 and 13 stroke rolls / Rolling Etude
MAL.- Hunters Chorus
WEEK 20.
SD - introduce buzz rolls
MAL - Hunters Chorus
WEEK 21.
SD - Review weeks 16 - 20
MAL - Introduce NEW notes Ab, Gb, / rolling on mallets
WEEK 22.
SD - introduce the controlled stroke / 2's, 3's
MAL- Review (etude #3)
WEEK 23.
SD - single hand accent exercises
TIMP - introduce bass clef notes
WEEK 24.
SD - hand to hand accents / Warmup #11
TIMP - introduce bass clef notes
WEEK 25.
SD - moving accents / accented paradiddles
TIMP - grip, technique, beating area, stroke
WEEK 26.
SD - flam / flam accent / flam paradiddle
TIMP - interval range of each drum / etude
WEEK 27.
SD - flam tap / flamacue
Concert toms - set up, notation / etude
WEEK 28.
SD - flam combo
Bongos, cowbell, maracas, shakers / mal etude
WEEK 29.
SD - 16th note rhythm "e-&-ah"
Congas, claves / mal etude
WEEK 30.
SD - 16th note rhythm. "1-e-ah-2"
Timbales, quiro / mal. Etude
WEEK 31.
SD - 16 note rhythms "1-ah-2" and "1-e"
Perc. Toys / mal etude
WEEK 32.
SD - 8th note / 16th note triplet
Drumset - Introduction
WEEK 33.
SD - Review weeks 29 - 32
Drumset - Basic beats
WEEK 34.
SD - ruffs and ratamcues
Drumset - basic Jazz patterns
WEEK 35.
SD - cut time
Drumset - basic Latin patterns
WEEK 36.
SD - odd meters
Drumset - various styles
WEEK 37.
SD - Final Exam
MAL - Final Exam