Great job yesterday! We're really making progress as we enter the 2nd half of the class. It was fun working on grooves, maintaining stick technique and even some cool drum transferringI can't emphasize enough how much straight up playing time will get you there technique-wise - a total of 45 minutes between classes will do wonders :) I went ahead and recorded the piece since we ran out of time (we were just in the zone) Cheers and enjoy your weekend!Kevin
Here's the video from today: Good stuff today - we went over: Jamming, The difference between show bands and core bands Technique recap Jamming around the room (going back to the original beat, and our parts)Definitely practice the piece 10 min / day and you'll be ripping it in no time!Cheers, Kevin.
Great practice tonight! The Blog!: Great resource: this email and future ones go up here. (http://theinfinitemusic.posterous.com) You finished your first jam and the first parts of your own composition. They say the first steps are the most important and I'm really proud of the kind of thinking I already see taking place! VIDEO of Part A (1+2): [SHEET MUSIC ATTACHED] From the first class: - Intro to stick twirling (harder than it looks, but just as awesome) - Proper stick holding technique - Quarter notes through 1/16th notes. - Sticking - starting with our dominant hand, alternating. - A take on Simon-Says, following me.From today: What: Warmup: Music game, 1st with just sounds, and 2nd with sentences about MIT. (we also started to repeat just one person's line, which required a bit of listening, and ended up feeling a bit sad in my opinion. stay cheery!) The overall tribal feel was very cool though! So what?: This was to teach independent playing, improvisation, and staying on beat. What: Jamming - our 1st! Splitting off in sections and concluding by following me. So what?: 1) It's fun! and 2) It begins what will end up as improvisational, a true drum circle jamming out together. You will start to see the layers. More to come. What: Starting our own composition! So what?: This was really cool to watch. I know we only got to 2 sections, but this will speed up, trust me. In addition, I love that you guys are thinking expansively into different rhythms and strokes. This will provide us a really broad canvas to work with. The homework/homefun that we have until Thursday is as follows: 1) Practice the piece thus far a few times every day. 1b) Also, just practice playing to get those drumming chops up! This should take about 10 minutes total. 2) Think about fun ideas for the next development in our piece. I heard talk of multiple layer pieces and I'm really excited to see what we can do. For inspiration, feel free to check out the last class' final performance: NEXT CLASS DETAILS: When: Next Tuesday @ 845pm *show up 15 early to learn awesome stuff! (music game, drum rolls...) Bring: Sticks, headphones, brains! We'll be doing some really cool development on our piece next time; please arrive early if you can, we've got a lot to cover. And:Bring Pens! And a notebook so you can start copying down the piece. This is a really good exercise and will familiarize you with writing music as well as the piece itself. Keep playing! It's only the beginning!
This is a comprehensive overview of the first ever LMC Trash Can Drumming Class!
Thanks to everyone that appeared in the video: Erica Chan, Lyla Fischer, Shamarah Hernandez, Brian Djaja, and Kevin Rustagi. A special thanks to Jessica Sandoval (LMC Exec '15) for filming and producing the video! --- A letter from the instructor:A special thanks to everyone that helped make this first class possible! It was a successful and very fun pilot. Thanks to the TA's: Brian Djaja and Jessica Sandoval, as well as all of the students. You all are awesome - I'm so glad you enjoyed the class. Sincerely, Kevin Rustagi, Class Instructor and LMC Co-Founder, MIT '11.
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When: Tuesdays 9PM-10PM starting next week (March 6) for 8 weeks!Where: MIT Student Center!Cost: FREE! $0 (It's the LMC, of course it's free!)Musical Background: Not required! (helpful to know very basic rhythm but not required) Who's teaching: Kevin Rustagi, MIT '11, a jazz and rock drummer of 10 years. Kevin taught the last TCD class, and it was awesome! See here: Apply Now! (deadline: Tuesday 2/28) [only 12 spots left!!!] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGRBYm9JRDIwRnllOHFCUE8xdFg5OUE6MQ
Ode To Oscar (Final Performance Live Iap 2012) by Mit Lmc Trash Can Drumming Iap 2012
Hey guys,
Just wanted to let you know that the final rendition of Ode to Oscar is mixed down from a combination of the 3 microphones we had rolling and the caring ears of yours truly. What's really cool is that, when you listen to it in Stereo (ie. headphones), it is as if you're sitting in the audience...Btw, as promised, I'm submitting to the CD! You guys, of course, will be listed as composers, here for reference: Shamarah Hernandez, Jessica Sandoval, Fulton Wang, Ehsan Izadmehr, Brian Djaja, Lyla Fischer, Cydnie Trice, EvelynTio, Erica Chan, Emily Zhang, Steven Sando, and Kevin Rustagi. Just fyi, Miss you guys!Kevin.
What a wonderful performance everyone!I just wanted to shoot out the video of us running through Ode to Oscar as well as a few photos :) You guys rock and thank you so much for being a part of this 1st LMC TCD class!PS. Any and all prospective TA's - please email me today and we can chat briefly. Best of luck with the term! And definitely keep us posted on your rhythmic progress :) Kevin.
Hey guys! Today at 630 pm we will be warming up for our performance, 730 show! Again - for those of you that didn't make it today, the piece must be memorized. Attire is all black and blue jeans, with the option of wearing a trash oriented hat- foil and newspaper are encouraged :) Here's the set list (approx 35-40 min): - music game with sounds Introduction of class - drumming warmup - copy Kevin in unison - jam - easy - Kevin cues - music game with words - jam: the wheel -without improv Introduction of piece with brief explanation of process - ode to Oscar - jam wheel - with improv - crazy jam with drumset//lids - potentially involve audience in one last jam We will, of course be video-ing and recording the concert for your later enjoyment. Can't wait!!! - Kevin
