Cajon Classes and Lessons

22/1/2024 Monday 7:30 to 10:30pm, Yew Mei Green

Warm up and application

Recognizing the best grooves to apply for this music

Types of Fill-ins: Pattern 1 to Pattern 6

Using 16 Beat Rock Beat Drumless Tempo 75 bpm video to exercise Fill-in Pattern 1 to 6

Play 3 bars basic pattern and fill-in on the 4th bar. 

Repeat this for all the 6 fill-in patterns

Play 6/8 grooves and application on Reckless Love

Reckless Love

Drum Solo: P1

Intro: P1

V1:P1

Ch: P1

Int: P1

V2: P2

Ch: P3

Int: P2

Br(a): ND

Br(b): P3

Ch: P3

Int: P2 or P3

Never Lost - Elevation

Record a group Synchronized playing of Hosanna with fill in if possible

Play different songs to recognize the rhythm to play

Hope work

Individual of Group Ala Carte of Christ Is Enough

15/1/2024 Monday 7:30 to 10:30pm, Maplewood

Lesson on 16 Notes Rock Rhythm Pattern 4 to 6

16 Beat Rock Beat Drumless Tempo 75 bpm

Hosanna

Drum Solo: P6

Intro: P6

V1: P5, P6, P4

C(a): (4): 2 & 4 beat

C(b): (3): 4 beat

Int: P6

V2:P5, P6

C: P4

Int: P2 or P6

B: P3/P4

Int: P6

C: ND, 8 beat

C: P4/P5

Tag: P4

Outro: P2

Each group select 1 song and play together

Homework

Hosanna, follow the above patterns

Christ Is Enough (Ala Carte)

Game

Drummin Relay

From the rising of the sun

Play 16th-notes throughout

Play 8th-notes throughout

1 team play 16th-notes for verse 8-notes for chorus the other group play the opposite

Shuffle beat

Little Drummer Boy

Christ Is Enough

Break into 2 teams, each team discuss and decide their own ala carte and play together

Next Lesson

Shuffles beat

6.8 beat (Reckless Love)

Types of Fill-ins

Play with fill-ins

8/1/2024 Monday 7:30 to 10:30pm, Hillview

Lesson on 16 Notes Rock Rhythm Pattern 1 to 3

Practice

Drumless Backing Track for Beginners with Click | 85 bpm Melodic Pop Ambient

Application

Hosanna

Use the above to practise 16-Notes Pattern 1 to Pattern 5

From The Rising Of The Sun

Use this to switch between 16 notes Pattern 1 to 5 and 8 notes Pattern 1 to 5

Verse P1(16), Repeat V P2(16). Chorus P1(8), Repeat Ch P2(8)

Then use Verse P1(8), Repeat V P2(8). Chorus P1(16), Repeat Ch P2(16)

Forever - Chris Tomlin

Use this for arrangement of 8th notes Pattern 1 to Pattern 5

Intro: P6 (BBSSBBSs) or P5

V1: P6 or P5

V2:P3

PC: P3

C: P1

V3: P2

C: P1

C: P1

Int: P1 or P5

PC: P3

PC: P3

C: P1

C: P1

Outro