| Course Number |
Course Title |
Credits |
| DRM320 |
|
Technique III
This course is designed to bring out what each student does best: it teaches the student how to compose a solo. Students will explore connecting skills and grooves as well as changing meter and intensity. Duets and soloing with a theme and form are discussed and performed. The student will leave this class with a sense of compositional and stylistic identity.
Prerequisite: Technique II. |
1 |
| DRM325 |
|
Gospel Drumming Techniques
This class focuses on the modern Gospel drumming styles and techniques made popular during the last decade. The work of various influential drummers will be discussed, as well as a variety of solo and fill concepts. |
1 |
| DRM330 |
|
Reading III
Snare drum solos in different time signatures are performed to hone the student's ability to read in situations other than 4/4. Students study displacement, left hand cymbal techniques, and advanced drumset solos along with extensive chart reading and play-alongs.
Prerequisite: Reading II. |
1 |
| DRM335 |
|
Introduction To Double Bass Techniques
This class focuses on the use of double-bass drum techniques on the drum set. Influential drummers and their contributions to the art will be covered, as well as practice techniques, physical conditioning, and equipment. Students will be given graduated exercises to improve control and precision. |
1 |
| DRM340 |
|
Funk Styles
An in-depth study on how to play in the Funk style. Transcriptions of seminal songs, funk shuffles, Latin influences, rudiment application, and linear grooves are explored, while technique, time-keeping, and dynamics are applied.
|
1 |
| DRM345 |
|
Latin Styles
In this class, students study musical styles that have been created out of a mixing and melding of many different musical influences. Music that crosses international and cultural borders to become part of a new and different sound is what this course is about. Much attention is focused on learning and performing rhythmic patterns with awareness of each pattern's stylistic influences. This class requires extensive listening to compositions that are written and performed by contemporary groups and artists in jazz, rock and pop idioms. Students perform with play-along recordings. |
1 |
| DRM350 |
|
Jazz Styles
Learn to play in the Jazz style, with a focus on the ride pattern and snare drum comping. Reading and interpreting different types of notation is explored, as are different rhythms and time signatures.
|
1 |
| DRM360 |
|
Charting
This course focuses on practical ways to chart music for drumming and detailed charting for publication. Upon completion of this course students will be able to write a detailed chart taken from music tracks, as well as write "short hand" charts to be used as aids in rehearsing, recording, and live performance.
|
1 |
| DRM930 |
|
Group Lesson III
Students receive one half hour of group instruction weekly to address areas of technique or theory for which they require assistance.
Prerequisite: Group Lesson Level 2. |
0.5 |
| INT300 |
|
Performance III
This course is an interdisciplinary live performance class based on standard intermediate-advanced level repertoire for R&B, Blues, Rock and Pop styles. Students perform on stage weekly in a live interactive ensemble format with voice and rhythm section instrumentation that emulates professional gigging scenarios. The emphasis is on execution of melody, rhythm, chords, form, and improvisation. Materials such as sheet music, charts, play along tracks, lyrics, video tutorials are provided via Canvas Learning Management System. |
4 |
| INT301 |
|
Studio Performance III
This course is an interdisciplinary studio performance class based on standard intermediate-advanced level repertoire for R&B, Blues, Rock and Pop styles. Students perform in the recording studio weekly in an interactive ensemble format with voice and rhythm section instrumentation that emulates professional recording sessions. The emphasis is on execution of melody, rhythm, chords, form, and improvisation. Materials such as sheet music, charts, play along tracks, lyrics, video tutorials are provided via Canvas Learning Management System. |
4 |
| Required Credit Hours |
16.5 |
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