Hi, welcome to week 12 of drum lessons in the music coach program. Congratulations, you've made it to the end of the program, the skills you've picked up and learned go far beyond music. Your ability to follow through on something like this program all the way to the end is a great accomplishment. I want to congratulate you and remind you that you've done a really great journey and hopefully you're going to continue on and find ways to play with other people and keep playing in the jam room and try out different things and really make this musical journey your own. Now this week's lesson, what we're going to work on is putting together our ability to improvise or solo on the drums during the form of the song. Now improvising on most instruments began as a way of embellishing the melody and sort of adding something new in your own personality to the music I think it's one of the most exciting parts about playing music, especially with other people is bringing my own creativity and expression and listening to other people's and them inspiring me and me inspiring them and it becoming more than it was when it began.

Now at first, it can feel a little awkward and clunky improvising, because you're just a beginner and starting out. But just remember, it's like learning to speak a language. When you learn how to speak English, you didn't have fully formed thoughts and ability to express complicated ideas right away. It happened through listening to other people and developing your vocabulary. And learning music is the same thing. So like learning how to play quarter notes and eighth notes is like the beginning vocabulary.

And there are other rhythms that we're going to add in later that are going to make your rhythmic ability even more sophisticated. And like I said last week, don't be afraid to go for something and have it not work out. These practice videos are designed so that the Practice video is not going to speed up or slow down or stop for you unless you click stop. The band keeps going in the jam room. It's the same thing so you can try something and have a totally fall apart or drop your stick and just keep trying to express yourself and find new sounds. Again, a huge congratulations and we'll see in the practice room.