This is a complete hand and foot warm-up/workout that students will be able to use in their future practice routines. It utilizes practice pads and HansenFutz pedals to get students familiar with various musical styles. This is a constant 30-minute workout. Similar to standard aerobics, we will use music examples at various tempos as the metronome. Students will receive a complimentary Johnny's Rhythm Aerobics audio CD to take home with them to continue their progress.

Students will learn Johnny's exercises and comprehensive study utilizing one measure of groove. The focus will be on kick, snare and hat grooves. This study is virtually an endless range of ideas to work on your grooves. All note values within 16th notes will be explored and students will be shown how to make their own daily exercises and original grooves.

Enjoy lunch during a session on endorsements. We will discuss the realities of the endorsement world. This portion of Pro Drum School will be open to questions and will be an interactive discussion on the drum industry. We will also discuss realistic employment opportunities in the music industry. Promotion will be a key focus point.

A basic study of today's Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass grooves applied to the acoustic drum set. This will focus on popular up-tempo drum beats and futuristic music styles. Listening will include: DJ Goldie, Roni Size, LTJ Bukem and others. Exercises from Johnny's book Jungle/Drum 'n' Bass for the Acoustic Drum Set will be used to provide students with a solid foundation of this style.

We will explore the world of "4 on the Floor." This seemingly simple DJ-based groove is an endless groove study. House exercises and examples will be given to teach students. Basic and advanced techniques will be studied to get the most out of these grooves.

Get the most out of your hands! Learn techniques that will get your hands under control utilizing Johnny's C.R.E. method. Focus will be on single strokes, paradiddles and double strokes. If you think your basic rudiments are together, then get ready to have them flying at the end of this hour.

Starting with the snare drum, we will spend time going around the entire drum set learning how to explore the endless sounds you can get out of your kit.

Understand and apply basic and advanced rhythms to your playing. We will study standard core rhythms and polyrythms such as 5s, 7s, etc. This will utilize the Pro-Logix Pad. Rhythm-against-rhythm exercises will provide even more for your vocabulary.

In this session, students will learn: