I think found this thread kind of late, great advices from all !!!
As a rythm/beat/dum/teq exersice we walk around the class on the dum, just walking, they get bored, i mean walking for once per month in different rythms for 20 min!! they want to kill me, we joke mean time, I try to make them forget the music, tease eachother, forget the music, but still keep on walking on the dum till it comes natural.
It helps alot in general, but yes I do have students that doesnt hear the dum, and general the rythm.
But what can we do if we have students like this, and dont take privite lessons? we cant stop a whole class because of this, so try to put it in the teaching method.
maria aya
