We thank teachers and the most notorious schools for showing interest to the DrumSchool methodology Vic Firth educational program (Link)           STUDY ROUTE    DrumSchool is entirely dedicated to drums, whose method consists in the developement of Artistic Potential     The different levels listed below are partly and pertinently interconnected with a dynamic approach     TECHNIQUE in bullet points...     basic LEVEL (lev. from 1 to 3) (amatorial with professional direction)     - I now play with others: learn having fun - Propaedeuthic: crumbs of RithmoSophy as preparation pedagogy for the study in DrumSchool   - Singing – applied solfeggio - Timing – groove - Indipendence and movement ergonomy - Mastery of principal rudiments (snare drum) - Laying of hands and feet with single bass drum - Training on songs with drums  - Binary, ternary and simple broken tempos - The sound and vision of RithmoSophy Will begin the study and practicing of different tuning techniques according to different drumset elements and not only...      intermediate LEVEL (lev. from 4 to 7) (professional direction)     - Training on music genres languages:  Blues - Swing - Jazz - Pop - Rock - Raggae - Latin America - Ethno (Africa-Brasil-Cuba-India- Orient) - new influences. Classical music as experimental discipline - Ensemble music - Knowledgle of rhythms and styles in the different music genres (even classical music) and ethnic as India, Africa and Brasil, including a video archive (also unpublished on vhs and dvd) - Classical and/or traditional grip of the hands (not just moeller...) and feet with single and double bass drum - Claves – resolution points - Improvisation on songs with drums Five drums available to the school are used (of different brands, historical periods and sonority), many ethnical percussions, bass, acoustic and electrical guitar, electric piano and vibraphone (Yahoo!!) - Applied reading on drumset with drum methods recognised as "milestones" in drums teaching, chosing the exercises in a targeted manner. - Improvisation on simple Ostinatos - Creative sticking applied to the four limbs (basic elements) - Double pedal – simple figures / accompaniment - Figures on binary, ternary and broken tempos - Concepts and practice with the RithmoSophy   advanced LEVEL (lev. from 8 to 10) (professional)   - Speed and dynamic of all rudiments (snare and drumset) - Mastery of swing figures in different music genres and styles - Polyrhythm with complex binary, ternary and broken tempos - Stickings applied to the four limbs - In recording studio During the lessons special instrumentation will be used as a recording studio simulation - World music, a mission: musical experimentation - Linear grooves - Double pedal – complex figures - Improvisation on double pedal Ostinatos - Creative sticking applied to the four limbs - The sound and the listening in the light of the RithmoSophy ___________________   MASTER   - Improvisation on crossed Ostinatos between hands and feet ("x - axis") and between right and left part ("y - axis") - Double pedal: flams, double strokes and figures from rudiments   COURSES   ADDRESED TO THOSE DRUMMERS WHO FEEL LIKE MAKING A MAGIC OUT OF MUSIC, TEACHING AND LIFE   - The RithmoSophy       GETTING ENHANCED TOGHETHER Teaching takes place through ensemble rhythmic lessons up to 3 drums for students, plus 2 drums for the teachers, but where it sees fit, the student will be followed even singly.   ...THE DRUMSCHOOL...       From the teachers a dedication to music "lovers" "Empathize with the soul of rhythm and melody means to enhance of historical and emotional memory of a folk to get access to its spirituality"         CERTIFICATE FOR NEW MEMBERS - ACCADEMIC YEAR 2011 / 2012 Possibility to enter in every period of the year from October to June SUBSCRIBE NOW  !