PTP 2.2 Reading Grooves
Production through Performance
2.2 Reading Grooves // Lesson Plan
LESSON OBJECTIVE
Students will be able to read, play, and record a drum pattern from the groove library.
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PREPARATION
Read through a groove from the groove library as a class.
Highlight the importance of the practice process.
Play the groove one count at a time.
Go through instrument by instrument.
Slowly speed it up to the target tempo.
Have students choose a groove from the library.
Check their choice to make sure that playing it is within their ability.
Have students practice the groove with songs that they like and along with drumless tracks.
Assessment
Informally grade students while they play their grooves on desks or paper pads.
Instruct students to record their drum groove over the project template.
Assess the recording of their drum groove using the piano roll in person.
Compare the note events with the subdivision grid in the piano roll.
Quantize the performance in front of the student and A/B the quantized and unquantized performance to see which notes moved the most.
Have the student evaluate their recording against the rubric.