Rob, you seem to be the best drum teacher on the Net. The relaxed atmosphere you create, while presenting what a large group of drummers want to know; in your methodical, comprehensive, and polished style, is pure gold.

@RobBeatdownBrown

5 жыл бұрын

Huge compliment considering the crowd, man. Thanks a bunch 🙂✌🏽

I wish I had you tube in 1970, you have explained things that I have been searching for for years. it's all so clear now, I have tried watching countless drum videos and this two part video is like finding the holy grail. thanks beatdown brown you are awesome and the best drum instructor I know.

@ghostriderison7550

5 жыл бұрын

same here.....

Thanks for this lesson. I'm in a music school in France. The teacher is good. He help me a lot and now I have a better technic. But we don't speak a lot on how to apply my technical skill on the drumset. Your lesson do that. Thanks so much Rob. (Sorry, I'm not english speaking people, I do my best.)

Quite easy to understand lessons. THANK YOU!

Parts I and II made my favorites list - you have a great method for breaking down concepts - great job.

My favorite thing about your videos is they are applicable to working drummers not just the hobbyist trying to do great stuff in their garage (absolutely nothing with that btw). I can watch your videos and implement them at my next gig. THANK YOU!

Since I've started using the traditional grip a little more in my playing, I've found (for me) that my 10" was kind of in an unnatural position the way I had it before. Moving it slightly up and tilting it down a bit made it more comfortable for me to hit. Then I decided to just line up the 12" with it and just kinda started digging the setup. It's actually quite natural for both grips now. I play mostly from the wrist so it suits me pretty nicely.

Great great tips...been playing for 36 years...and you my man have given me several great lessons ..thank you ..🙏🙏👍👍👏👏✌️✌️🥁🥁..Jim...Hammond Louisiana

I really appreciate this lesson . Thanks Rob !!!!

Another gem Rob! I've had pretty good (enough) technique from the early 90s but never really knew how to play it around the kit. 2 names you mentioned, Steve Smith & Dave Weckl are great examples of just watching drummers & being in awe of them all the time thinking yeah I could never do that! It's false thinking. You have to work hard but you can discover so much as long as you try

This is a brilliant video man! I feel like you just solved the rubix cube that's been plaguing my mind for ages :P

Awesome lesson Rob, thanks!

Best presentation I've seen on soloing~!

You're welcome, dude. Im glad it's helping you :)

My little Gretsch catalina tuned easyly Thanks to you.. How simple !As a self Made drummer..lets go for solos then...looks the good way...

This really helped me alot

Great ideas/explanation! I really liked your video on developing a Hip Hop groove based on the jazz feel.....even though I'm not a hip hop drummer it has helped me develop a better pocket. Thanks again for all your videos! Z

Thank you so much man.

Thanks Rob. I can use alot of what you teach! I just wished you lived closer! Nice video.

Hey Rob, I think your suggestions are great for developing versatility around the kit, so it will be easier to play new figures in the future. However, as a system for drum solos, I think it doesn't work so well, because it sounds too random. Kind of like a guitarist who plays all the right notes in a scale, but still doesn't produce any memorable melodies for the audience to lock on to. Both drum solos and guitar solos have to have some element that sounds familiar, to "anchor" an idea into the audience, that then can be improvised on. The easiest way to do it on drums is to solo over hits that the band does, for example a two bar figure that keeps repeating, with a lot of silent space and a few hard hits in it. Those hits will give structure to the solo so it isn't completely random anymore. The task is then to make those hits sound really good by building up drum parts that emphasize them, and to make them sound slightly different each time to add excitement. If there is no backing band, you can pick a rhythm and repeat it over and over, like an ostinato, and this will be the band substitute. Then add things on top of it, or slightly modify it over time, to have it morph to something new. Just my 2c, coming from listening to lots and lots of boring drum solos over the years, and being bored myself when playing drum solos. From my perspective drums and bass are not really solo instruments, and will never sound good unless they are emphasizing something that other band members do. Love your channel, keep on adding videos drummer friend.

This is some great information you're giving. I've watched a few other videos of yours here on yutube and I'm glad I found you. Thanks so much for sharing all this stuff. I'm sure I'll be watching more.

@RobBeatdownBrown

8 жыл бұрын

+Tim Sutherland Thanks, Tim. Hope you subscribed ;)

@RELIC3862

8 жыл бұрын

+Rob “Beatdown” Brown I certainly did. :)

Yea, man. I kinda have a thing for big, thin, trashy cymbals. These are 17" & 18" Sabian Legacy Prototypes.

this is gold

thank you

Man! i m just discovering your vidéos which amazing f...grrreat. cannot believe i didnt see it before! so pure and simple...from tuning to drummer solo!! anything about rudiments and using rudiments on the kit?

@RobBeatdownBrown

8 жыл бұрын

I do have a couple paradiddle applications you can check out on my channel. Thanks for watchin' :)

nice!

@thomasfraioli361

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob, you are a great instructor and drummer. would like to thank you for sharing your drumming knowledge .great job on your u tubes ,they are full of a ton of useful information and you make it easy to understand . thanks for helping us on our journey of drums !

What's the biggest crash you go?Your like my online mentor.Are styles are similar.

Love your style man. What are your thoughts on double kick?

I never understood 1/4 TRIPLETS in relationship to 1/4 NOTES... its a weird kinda BREAK down... watching your video is helping me..

By the way im from Dunedin,Fl.

Rob.. you are the man..no really, you are. This is not a bromance though..

Hi rob, thanks for being an amazing teacher I've watched most of your videos and practiced a lot of your lessons, because of you I also switched to pure sound snare wires (they're awesome). Well in one of your older videos you played an amazing solo and I was so amazed by it I attempted to learn it, can you please check out my latest video and rate and comment what you think on the video, it would mean the world to me - thanks!

Hi Rob, Love your lessons! Just one question. What sticking or rudiments are you using on your 8th note triplets and especially the 16th note triplets?...they're so fast I can tell what you're doing.

Just a quick question Rob what size upright toms are those drums, the black set in this video and and the Jazz solo video

Hey Rob can you please tell me what kind of cymbals you have in that drumset The sizes and brand ?

How can I improve my technique when it comes to playing 16 note triplets? I see you and it seems like you have no trouble making it sound smooth and you use your toms. When I try to do it, I can only manage to play 16-triplets on my snare; I feel that if i try hitting a tom (or anything else) while I play 16-triplets I will mess up or my playing will not sound fluent. What can I do to be able to hit not just my snare on 16-triplets and be fluent?

Question, why is your toms slanted and uneven?

Mr Brown,I notice you use big crash cymbals.What sizes do you use in your set up?Thanks

Dude. You did a great job on that solo. Some of that stuff wasn't exactly easy! Hit my website and shoot me an email. Keep in touch if you need any tips or help with anything. Peace out!

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