01 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Introduction to drumming and basic music reading for drums. With home work of exercises drumming exercises. This is done on duff. Not on Tablas.
DANCE: Introduction to the basic principles of Musical Translations. Nay, Quanun, Accordion & Violin. Also, a start on the "Ya Hlewa" song from the "Best of Farid Al Atrash" CD.
02 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Review of the home work. Then start of drumming technique with the "Magnificent 7" and then to exercise # 2.
DANCE: Completing of the "Ya Hlewa" song and then moving to the choreos from the "Visual Melodies" DVD.
03 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Review of the home work. Then intro to the "Silences" in reading then Exercise # 3. Also, an introduction to the 1st tree of rhythm. "The Wahda Kebira" tree with seven rhythms.
DANCE: Review of the home work. And further studies into the musical translations of soloists and orchestration. This will be done to a Golden Era Old Pop Song from Abdul Halim Hafiz.
04 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Review of the home work. More drumming and music reading. Then exercises 4 & 5. Introducing the drummers to the feel of rhythms and the way to move around a drum. Plus the "Dom & Tack" exercise.
DANCE: A drum solo choreo by Serena to be announced on the day.
05 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Review of the home work. And an emphasis on the "Dom & Tack" exercise. Then moving to playing the Saidi Rhythm.
DANCE: An introduction to Saidi and a Saidi choreo by Serena to "Raqset El Assaya" from the "Best of Hossam Ramzy II" CD.
06 DE SETEMBRO | TO BE ANNOUNCED
DRUMMING: Review of everything we have done and a learning of the "Hossam's Madness" drum routine that will be performed in our graduation show.
DANCE: A final classical choreography by Serena from the "Ruby" album. Then a final home works which will incorporate all the dancing and all the drumming in the course.
