I am Brazilian and a drummer. You nailed it sys. Good vibe.

I guess it's Samba learning tonight. Thank you for the detailed instructions!!

Thanks Gina you are a great teacher! I have been playing rock and heavy metal drums for 20+ years and this samba music has me inspired to learn rythm!

I was lucky enough to get to watch the pre-show warmup of the Lincoln City Jazz orchestra a few years back. As they were leaving the stage, 3 or 4 of the musicians stayed behind to practice a particularly intricate, fast section. They ran through it a few times, impressing the heck out of me each time. Then one of them said, "Ok, let's try it fast now". I just had to laugh! That's the same feeling I get watching Gina demo these rhythms, and then ramp them to REAL speed. I say I play drums, but there's my kind of drums, and then there are real drummers like Gina! Kudos.

Thank you Gina!!! You are a great drummer!!

Thanks, Gina. Your playing is so musical. Great and warm presentation. I really liked your ideas w/ brush and stick. I also admire the props to your former teacher....We rarely, if ever, see this kind of integrity in video lessons.

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Oh, wow - thank you very much for that! :) I really appreciate it!

As a Brazilian I can assure you people: Gina has some samba on her body. Tasty lesson to my ears and eyes!

@Mychannel377

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Brushing up my latin playing for a show, it's been a long time since I've played these rhythms on drum kit and it's a great help to watch someone play them with such fluidity and such fun :) x

Gina, you're totally totally wicked! Love that you explain this great AND back it up with your playing. Great polyrhythms. After 30 years of drumming, how come I haven't heard of you? I'll bet your vocals would sound great with any Samba band too. Man, I'm blown away!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+sillypeople Wow! Thank you so much for your comment…so sorry for the delayed response! I appreciate you watching and writing!

Thank you Gina. Very well delivered lesson, and you convey your love for the music wonderfully.

I came here to learn samba rhythm, but I'm very tempted to leave a message like this: "MERRY ME!" xD I think you're adorable in your smile, in the way you explain stuff so well, and the way you rock on the drums :D Keep rolling!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Tobiasz!! Thank you for your proposal! Hahahaa…..I really appreciate your sweet comment. So glad you enjoyed my video. XOXO Keep rockin' in the free world! ;)

@Underhills

9 жыл бұрын

Tobiasz Karoń Hey, the line starts way down there!

Thanks Gina. I've been playing Latin in Big Band, and small groups for a long time but never quite had the "layering" effect explained that way. Great job!

You've got is..amazing feel as a drummer and very inspirational teaching skills... thanks

Hi Guys!! Thank you for watching! Learn Samba, and spread Happy Vibes across the world through sound and rhythm! :-D

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Gina, it is a nice video, but you need to play samba more lightly, especially the bass drum, otherwise it sounds like a rock. I know the "surdo" is important to the Samba, but "tamborim" clave is the key to the rhythm. Another tip is to avoid using alternating hands to play the tamborim clave as in the minute 2:30. It will sound much better if you do the accents on the right hand and play only the ghosts notes with the left , as in the tambourine. If you look for the consecrated Brazilian drummers, who are making this adaptation of Samba to the drum kit to approximately 100 years, will see that the bass drum does not have that volume and weight. Search for (some in chronological order) Luciano Perrone, Edson Machado, Wilson das Neves, Airto Moreira, Nenê, Tutty Moreno, Marcio Bahia, Celso de Almeida, Edu Ribeiro, Cleber Almeida, Alex Buck, Paulo Almeida.

@NOTORIOUSCIDvevo

6 жыл бұрын

Gina Knight good video

@JohnJones-cg2xm

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gina! I love your lessons and the beats you did on this one. I never get a chance to play this stuff with a band but it's a lot of fun to play when rehearsing. On another note, do you date guys from You Tube? I've always wanted to date a cute drummer girl like yourself since I'm a handsome drummer boy. :)

@gregoryandrews8481

6 жыл бұрын

you have great chops and style

@justincanine933

6 жыл бұрын

This was the best video I could find d to learn the sticking for the middle section of 'Fool In The Rain' by Zeppelin! Thanks so much for a great video. I'm definitely subscribing to your channel. The way you present the lessons is clear and leaves nothing to question. I've been having a hard time finding good instructional videos for drums that aren't rushed or a tad confusing for someone without years of experience or a background in theory.

I love you rip that groove like no ones business. And your snare is so perfectly tuned, especially for samba

Hi, Gina, I have been a drummer for 35 years and I live in Brazil. Funny, I took some time to understand the Texas shuffle, which I love! We had great samba drummers in the 60's but my country has no memory, unfortunately. You are very friendly and great drummer, congratulations.

Explained very well. Great drumming and soft on the eyes. THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU GINA.

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

:) Thank you very much!!!

The way you broke down the parts on the snare hand-to hand is absolutely the best way to teach this groove/beat! It's been a while since I last played the samba so I needed a refresher - I picked it back up in under an hour with how you've expained and shown on the snare first then on the kit! Thank you! :)

@jemmace2586

4 жыл бұрын

P.S Subbed!!

Hey Nice thanks .. love the way u break it up n explain , specially the layers stuff .. U rock .. sm

That is very cool your "Invention" with the floor tom and left and right-hand movement. Thank you

Gina I have watched this for a long time.. a year or two.. I didn't have a good drum set at first..any actually.. so w/DIY E set from acoustic.. I now kinda can start to get your lesson.. I do however play congas and i get how to do Latin much easier with my congas.. learning a bunch of Santana and Bob Marley things.. I Heart Samba too.. Thank you.. Hope life is good for you and vice versa.

Hi Gina! I'm from Brazil. It is wonderfull this vid! Thank you so much!

Just brilliant, and beautiful - the beat and the Woman! Inspirational 🙏

Again, great work. Thank you for sharing.

Thank You for breaking that down ! You are a very good teacher & great drummer !

I learned to play Samba when Sergio Mendes became famous, but you make it very lovely, easy and understandable, thanks for your videos.

very informative and easy to understand; not to mention that you are also very beautiful and full of positive energy...it's a joy to watch you work. I learn something new every time I watch your videos; thank you and keep them coming...

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+drumstud4u Hey, thank you Drum STUD!! :-D

I find it incredible that you have such control just using the ball of your foot on the kick pedal. Never seen a heel held so high before....

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+Leroy Osbourne (Flykiller) Thanks Leroy -- I have adjusted. I know I sit high -- I am pretty short, and I like to be seen! ;) lol

@QuizzTwist

7 жыл бұрын

Gina Knight strong calves!

@tschaderdstrom2145

6 жыл бұрын

Only other person I've seen like that is Stan Bicknell.

Thank you for breaking down the samba so that even I can understand. I have always wanted to know how to play a samba beat.

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

:) Thank you

9:12 on sounds like 4 drummers...amazing work, Gina!

@thebookofjoy

9 жыл бұрын

+john robinson yeaaaaaaaa mad skills!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+john robinson Thank you!!!!! :)

Я давно играю на барабанах, и я тысячу видео посмотрел, но Ваше, прям в цель, Вы без лишнего учите истине Самбы! Спасибо!!

hey gina hey - this is a very good video ... your method, your way is very natural. i am a rock+roll guitar player 60years old ... and this is the first video which really brought the message home. i can feel and understand the brazilian rhythm now. thanx a lot. chris

BASIC Samba for drum-set and I MEAN BASIC... however, bloody well orchestrated and well explained! Fair play love! A job well done! Good stuff!

Thank you Gina...I've watched all your videos. you are my favorite, cant wait for a new one.

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Thomas Skean Thanks so much for that! :)

It's always a pleasure to watch you Gina. I'm a long time player and enjoy your videos. I especially like your laugh. :-)

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Sutherland Thank you Tim! ;)

@jamesglynn1424

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mychannel377 I come for the unreal drum education, and stay for the swoon factor.

OMFG you are amazing, i really love your samba beats :3

Thank you so much for an excellent video explaining all of the different possibilities with samba drumming. Gina, I especially liked the idea of using the brush with the left hand (7:43 for intro and 8:08 for the start of playing). I will have to work through these exercises slowly.

Thanks so much for time and expertise! The lesson was great!

Marvelous.these are the best drum videos on you tube.

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!

Of all the samba lessons on youtube, this is the best. In my opinion.

You're a fabulous teacher. thank you.

Amazing playing! Just wow.

Really like your teaching style. Great video!

I had danced modern samba and I love its music, and basically, I know that one of the basic rhythms for this samba has the upper percussion (usually a cowbell, etc.) go "de de, de de, de...de, de DE DE de", and the bass percussion (usually a bass drum) go "boom...bo-boom, boom....bo-boom", assuming these are 2-measure patterns. This is usually for sambas that go about 80 to 100 or a bit more beats per minute to the quarter note in 2/4 time. And I know there are several other samba percussion groove patterns that are different than what you say, because ballroom samba (aka modern samba) uses the samba rhythm, but the rhythm is much slower than the samba percussion rhythm seen at the Rio de Janeiro carnavals.....

Gina, This is the first video of yours I have seen,you explain it really well.keep up the great playing..good stuff..

Straight cool, got lots of new info here. What a great drummer and what a blessing of an upload! Thanks for this resource of a lesson! Really mean that for whom it may concern!

@Mychannel377

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Brian! Glad you dug it!!

WOW!! This is soooo cool !! Super great! Amazing!! Thank you so much for this great video!

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Anni LittleBeast Thank you Anni! xoxo

You are just awesome! Great teaching..

Nice work Gina. As a fellow drum tutor its nice to see you highlight the samba. I like the way you broke down the fundamentals :) Aaron x

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Aaron Richards Drums :) :) Thanks Aaron! :)

lovely beat love samba beat excellent again :) thanks for upload :)

Greetings from Puerto Rico, excellent explanación.. Saludos desde Puerto Rico, Excelente explicación

Please ignore brazilians that say that you’re not playing samba. That’s pure nonsense. You play the rhythm correctly and I see nothing wrong with it.

Beautiful! Great video!

What a magnificent groove. Thanks Gina.

@gilbertonedeljunior4825

5 жыл бұрын

????? Is this a great samba player? Look the carnaval in Rio please.

I thank you very much. 'm a guitar player and this really helped me with my rhythm.

awesome job Gina! I like the break down on the set for the rhythm!!!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+Michael Ledford Cool! Thanks for writing! xoxo

Gina, you're very cheerful, like samba. As a Brazilian I can say that you have the samba in your vein and can already guarantee a place in a samba school batteries! :)

excellent playing and swinging!

Found you by mistake but I'm glad I did. Love your videos. You are a great drummer and instructor. Keep rockin Gina

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+Gary T Gary T! Thank you man! :)

I've been looking for a simple samba lesson to practice and this is the one. Thanks Gina! Subbed.

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Joseph Schmoe ;) Heh….Joe Schmoe. Funny. Thank you btw!

Great Gina! Best drummer in the world!

No importa de que pais sea uno. Cuando se escucha la musica brasilera es imposible no empezar a mover el cuerpo!!!! Excelente video

@gilbertonedeljunior4825

5 жыл бұрын

Hummm, no! The samba is unique. Only Brasil.

Oh my God, you are my Dream Girl! Thanks for the vid - I've been playing professionally for 30 odd years and have never bothered to learn a Samba properly. You've inspired me. Thanks for sharing!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

stoobieman Hey! Awesome!!! You made my day! Thank you so much for writing! ;)

@ricardofranciszayas

7 жыл бұрын

Gina Knight, you are amazing!!!

Awesome!!! Very helpful to an "old" drummer like me who wants a bit more instruction. John

Why do your videos make me happy?

Outstanding!!

YOU are incredible thanks for the lesson!

You're awesome. Great groove, GREAT FEEL!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+Blackroom502 :-) Thanks…and sorry for the delay in getting back. I appreciate that!

I like playing drums. :D

Dang girl that was dope! Good job drumming!

Absolutely great rhythm here. When I listen to this video it makes me wanna dance. Which means you have captured the spirit of samba perfectly :-)

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+EzraGurney Oh, thank you SO much!! That is the best compliment. :)

@gilbertonedeljunior4825

5 жыл бұрын

Hummm

You are a very talented musician and great communicator!!!

@JohnJones-cg2xm

6 жыл бұрын

Great personality too!

Thank you Gina that was very nice 🥁

Great teacher!! Thanks!!!

Really great lesson. A pleasure to watch and listen to. Cheers

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Nostatic Atall That means a lot…thank you!

Love it really cool !! Great breakdown & defo subscribe to your channel !!

very good your swing, I´ am Brazilian and I can say that samba is one of the most difficult rhythms to play because the Brazilian swing ... and you boss well

@Mychannel377

10 жыл бұрын

Cassiano! Thank you very much. I really love Brazilian music!

WOW. Well done! Drum set started walkin' & talkin'!!

@Mychannel377

10 жыл бұрын

Thanks Pam!! :)

Démonstration la plus parfaite du rythme samba que je connaisse....COMPLIMENTS Max

yehaa..very interesting! you explain very clearly the concepts of samba music!!!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+toninodrumlecce Hey! Thank you very much!!!

@gilbertonedeljunior4825

5 жыл бұрын

No. For explain the concepts of samba to talk Brazilian people.

Great video.. nice feel and drums sound really authentic 😀

@Mychannel377

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot! :)

great job Gina thank you ❤👍

I just started learning how to play the snare drum, and my goal is to be able to play brazilian and afro-caribbean rhythms. The traditional marching band-style of playing seems boring and cold, what you show is amazing, as you say, it really makes me want to dance haha. Thank you.

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Fabian! Thank you! The energy and spirit of any kind of music is what it's all about! :) Thanks for watching, and good luck with the snare drumming!

Thank you for sharing how to improve samba step by step on drums. Regards.

You are among the best!

Nice breakdown and very interesting variations. Thanks!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

+Paul Malloy Thanks Paul - glad you dug the video

I'm a brazilian drummer, and I loved your lesson, nice work!

@gilbertonedeljunior4825

5 жыл бұрын

Para aí, meu, então tu percebeu que ela não é o bicho e que samba mesmo é só aqui.

I love your approach and descriptions of brazilian music! Show us some grooves with Partido Alto Samba too! Thanks and congrats!

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Aurelio Abreu Thanks Aurelio!! Good suggestion… :)

I particularly enjoy your sub-dividing when counting. Also great limb sepration. You sound like you watched a bit of Tony Williams. And very fluid, effortless playing. I could listen to you easily. I have been playing kit since 1962, and use the samba bass drum pattern in the occasional rock patterns that I play.

Lovely vid Gina. I'm a song writer and I have been looking for a new beat to work with my rock n roll feel. Awesome job...

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+T H Very cool, thank you!

I really like her percussive illustration. Take her time 1 rhythm take. Very well understood. Saleem fusion and Latin Samba mutundo drummer. Thank au So Much.

oooh....yesss .....nice beat and nice player

The batucada fill is also common to do in especially in Carnival samba, and it can be done on the drumset. The rhythm count usually goes "1 E (hold) a 2 E (hold) a 1 and a 2, and then you fire the whistle sound on the "and" of the second 2. The second "1 and a" is actually a triplet. Then, on measures 3 and 4, the whistle continues to sound as the rhythm " (hold) E (hold) a 2 (hold) 1 E (hold) a 2 and...happens. The fill takes 4 measures. Listen to nearly any recording that has the title "batucada" and you will hear this groove in action. Best way to do this is to use both sticks on the snare or on the tom-tom to reinforce the rhythm given above (the best way), or you can alternate the sticking in that rhythm (if the samba is so fast that you cannot do both sticks together).

Just awesome lessons. all the way from australia.

@Mychannel377

8 жыл бұрын

+Andre Lindsey Thank you so much Andre!! Happy New Year! ;)

Desde España gracias por tus clases

Nice video Gina. Very clear description Long time no see!!

this is really great!!! Thank you!

@Mychannel377

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Liga! Thanks for watching -

such fun! Thank you!

Viva la Brazil enjoyed ya sistah girl, keep on inspiring!

@Mychannel377

9 жыл бұрын

Jae Doch07 :-) Thanks man

Thanks for the video! I really enjoy practicing Latin rythms in stead of the same old straight rock rythms. I know some Samba schools play over 140 BPM. In getting that "high speed" feel the right foot seems to be my limiting factor.