Noah Douglass School of Music

Playing with shuffles/triplets
(KRLRLL)

The most pivotal part of teaching kids technical musicianship is facilitating fun. Without motivation the pursuit of skill is unlikely!

Today’s encouraging fact. Anyone can accomplish their musical goals and this is why…

The “secret chord” that “pleased the Lord”.

“So if you listen to a song, whether it has lyrics or not, it does something to you. And if someone, who had never heard music, asked you what it did, you couldn’t tell them in any way that was a reasonable summary of the experience itself.” - Jordan Peterson

Everyone has a weaker hand. Use these exercises to achieve balanced singles. Fluid movements become precise overtime. Precision and control equals speed.

This pattern is almost entirely RLK. The third group of KRL has an extra kick which resets the cycle to land back on “one” of each measure. Orchestrate creativity as a beat flowing in and out of fills without changing the sticking pattern.

Musical training is positively correlated with higher general intelligence, verbal memory, and executive functions, with long-term practice often linked to higher IQ scores (increasing by as much as 7 points). Learning to play an instrument enhances brain structure and plasticity. Active engagement, such as playing instruments, has more cognitive benefits than passive listening.

Learning an instrument is way more than an extra curricular. It takes work, dedication, discipline and focus.

Finger pickin’ good