Bootcamp - Hand Workouts
Get those hands moving. Get those ears listening.
Welcome to the Plano Athenaeum BootCamp Page.
Whether better sound quality, finer musical motor skills, improved speed, better touch,
smoother style, or more dexterity drives you, these workouts will help you reach your goals by improving your hands, regardless of
style or genre, making you into a stronger musician.
What to expect?
(A) Each workout utilizes our Plano Percussion Athenaeum Curriculum and respective tempo guidelines.
(B) Within the workout, the endeavor will include categories to help structure your path to development.
(C) Subcategories offer further choices, keying in on your focus of choice.
(D) Depending on the specific workout, material will repeat either 2 or 4 times before advancing to the next tempo.
(E) Tempos will be notated on the website, please refer to your music.
What are some things to consider while working out?
Some of these BootCamp workouts will take a lot of determination and, no pun intended, sticking to it will require discipline as the
immediate challenge may not be obvious. While you may wish and be willing to play faster or more complex material, going through these
varied workouts as outlined will significantly improve your core of musicianship. Its greatest benefits include listening, sound quality, consistency,
endurance, dexterity, and functionality.
Additionally, you now have a very structured tool that navigates goals and achievement, lifting your mood, boosting your confidence, and enhancing your "percussion smarts."
In closing:
A. Follow a Bootcamp experience tailored to your specific goals.
B. Set realistic goals
C. Make it a habit
D. Have fun! Life is good, drumming is better.
As a reminder, due to the repetitive nature of approach, some material will play differently from what you're used to so adapt to the added challenge.
The play-a-long tracks begin with an 8 beat count-off and repeat the predetermined times before changing tempo through an
8 beat count-off.
Verifying sequencing of events:
1. Start play-a-long track, wait for the count-off to start
2. Play the material as consistent as possible
3. Play simultaneously with the playback and verify accuracy of interpretation.
4. Your first biggest challenge may be your sense of patience.
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