I’m really glad you did five levels of this, it’s just the right thing to do

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed 😁

@BigWillyStyles13

2 жыл бұрын

This was perfect!

@Superstacco

2 жыл бұрын

This ought to be a series. Great concept!

@maplefoxx6285

Жыл бұрын

It is the only way I was able to learn Rosanna was a similar lesson, building the beat one part at a time. Just easier to understand and to practice.

@tito7682

Жыл бұрын

​@@Superstacco ​ a part of me would really like to see four levels of Four Brothers, two levels of Sonnymoon for Two, seven levels of Seven Steps to Heaven and what not!

I really love how he breaks this down - as someone who didn't grow up with jazz at all, I find some of the culture around it really impenetrable. This video actually made want to learn more instead of alienating me

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your comment. 100% agree. Jazz should be just as fun/as inclusive to learn as any other style in my opinion. Doing what we can do change this :).

@pietzsche

2 жыл бұрын

check out The Bad Plus, they're the kind of jazz that's usually impenetrable to me, but they do covers of popular songs, so it's much more accessible

@spencergsmith

Жыл бұрын

@@pietzschethey’re accessible (and awesome) to listen to, but they shouldn’t be a musician’s first foray into learning how to play jazz.

@pietzsche

Жыл бұрын

@@spencergsmith Oh I wouldn't recommend them for learning at all, I doubt anyone new even could learn it. I'm just suggesting it as a bridge between the more easily and more impenetrable parts for listening.

The first time I heard Take Five was in 1964 when I was 14. I instantly fell in love with it and all things Dave Brubeck. I am 71 and I love e to play it today.

@janegeland7596

Жыл бұрын

So wonderful to hear that you're still playing! Truly is such a wonderful track. I remember hearing it for the first time, too - albeit at a much later date. Blew my mind; one of the first tracks I'd ever heard and realised that it had an odd time signature. I'm 20 now - mostly a guitarist, but very much wanting to get back into playing the drums. And when I do, this'll for sure be one of the first grooves I try and learn.

@jerbear7952

10 ай бұрын

My man. You had better be darn good at it by now. ;)

This is awesome. As someone who wanted content like this a while back, it’s so cool to see younger people being able to learn jazz standards.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Braden!

@marcogil6665

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonToews Hey man you rock! or should I say you jazz! haha,thanks brother I am a begginer and your video helps a lot!

For people just learning this song who have not dealt with jazz once before, remember, keep with it, do not get discouraged. I used to only play rock religiously, sat down to try this out, and took about an hour and a half to drill it down. Drumming just takes time, folks!

@ewoknroll

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, learning tough grooves is scares a lot of people away but once you realize and experience the feeling when it CLICKS, the learning process becomes a lot more interesting. Same goes for piano and guitar.

@briansnead4787

Жыл бұрын

It's that darn left hand and foot can't keep it together!

@hzilla5550

Жыл бұрын

I seem to catch the pause between the first isolated note on the ride and the first Triplett, but then. I lose that pause before that second triplet when I try to speed it up. I keep having to go back to the sheet music.

Morello’s drum solo on the studio recording is a masterpiece. I have listened to many of the live recordings, but I still think the studio solo is the best. Imagine that the best selling jazz single of all time has a drum solo taking up about a fourth of the song! That says something about the musicality of Joe Morello (and the rest of the band who is supporting him brilliantly throughout the solo). I have heard that the first person John Bonham visited when he arrived in New York the first time was … Joe Morello. No wonder!

@silva777

Жыл бұрын

To add to your comment - I recently found out that Gene Krupa was the father of the recorded drum solo, and the first drummer to record with a bass drum. Before Krupa the drums were not considered a real musical instrument.

@DJcool-tr1tk

27 күн бұрын

Eh, it’s way too simple. I’d say that even Ringo Starr’s solo from The End is better.

I’m not sure whether other drummers do this with odd time signatures, but I never count; I feel the rhythm and internalize the bass line and/or melody. Then I just “go with the flow” of the tune, and I never have to think about where 1 is. It frees me to play around the kit, use the bass line as an ostinato, even vary my own meter (as long as I give the band proper sense of 1). For example I could alternate between a feel of 1-2-3 1-2 and 1-2 1-2-3 or 1-2 pause 1-2-1-2 pause and play riffs within those frameworks. Similarly I love 7/4, because while playing straight 8ths on the hi hat I can do something like K-L-L-L-K-L-L and then K-L-K-L-L-K-L etc. SO many cool variations of kick and snare backbeat.

@michaelbruhl4425

2 жыл бұрын

...I totally agree, it is exactly like that.

@Superstacco

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I only count on ocassion, but otherwise this is the easiest and most musical way to play.

@MaggaraMarine

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but in order to "just feel" the rhythm like that, you need to learn to count first. The counting just becomes so natural that you don't really even need to think about it when you are playing - you just feel where the different beats are. But this is not something beginners can do easily. You don't develop good timing if you are never aware of where the beats are and how many beats there are in a measure. But of course once you internalize this stuff, you no longer have to consciously think about it. "Just feel it bro" is not good advice to beginners. If you don't need to think where the st beat is, you can feel it so naturally that you don't really lose it. But this is not something that one can just take for granted. But yes, of course professional drummers (or musicians in general) don't have to count every single rhythm. If you play at a high level, you need to internalize that stuff, so that focusing on your timing doesn't take all of your energy.

@RefillerName

2 жыл бұрын

I was gonna agree until you said don’t worry about where one is. You sound like a nightmare to play with

@pendhd649

2 жыл бұрын

@@RefillerName I was going to agree until he said “meter”

Wow! He really broke this song down into the most simple components. That’s a teacher!

Best step-by-step breakdown of "Take Five" ever!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Much appreciated!!

As a drummer that had to play this in the past without any idea of how to, thank you. Now I know exactly how bad it was back then

@jerbear7952

10 ай бұрын

Just remember as a drummer. No one was there to see you and they didn't even notice. Don't work too hard ;)

@johnnyxmusic

7 ай бұрын

@@jerbear7952They only notice when the singer gives you a dirty look.

I never knew how to read drum notations until my first week of high school jazz band when this was given to me. I was set on understanding and perfecting it. It heightened my passion for drums and lead me down a wonderful path. This is still one of my favorite songs to date.

@peterg5383

Жыл бұрын

the past tense of "lead" is "led"

Besides being able to play complex polyrhythms and solos with impeccable technique, Mr. Morello was undoubtedly the most musical drummer out there. His solos are highly musical and not just a display of his phenomenal chops.

@hunterkarr

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. He is on another planet.

@redrick8900

Жыл бұрын

Try listening to John Bonham or Ringo Starr. Jazz isn't about being musical. It's about showing off chops.

@DG-sf9ei

Жыл бұрын

@@redrick8900 ringo starr?? lmao ...as some sort of soloist or musical drum influence that is of a higher level? .... who's elementary rock drum fills and laxed playing style hasn't already been overplayed and emulated by other regular drummers thousands of times since the 1960s. ringo starr and Bonham shouldn't even be included in the same sentence as equal levels. Bonham is something like this video, his playing style in alot of Zep's songs takes multiple layers of synchopation and technique to nail down, whilst ringo is an elementary 60s rock drummer where all an experienced drummer has to do is listen to a Beatles song once, and they're able to sit down at the drum kit and nail the song down better than ringo.

@redrick8900

Жыл бұрын

@@DG-sf9ei What you re saying is that you don't know anything about drumming. " songs takes multiple layers of synchopation and technique to nail down" Any drummer of any skill knows that perfectly describes Ringo. His shuffle is almost impossible to duplicate. You are in the shallow end of the pool trying to describe the ocean as small.

@DG-sf9ei

Жыл бұрын

@@redrick8900 What you are saying is that you shouldn't be playing drums. Ringo's shuffle,as you label it because you're an elementary 4/4 box drummer with very limited influence, is nothing more than a simplified Kansas City beat without the ghost notes. You can spew all the analogies about your elementary drum idol all day, but there's a reason the Beatles and their manager brought in numerous different session drummers into the Beatles albums......from Bernard Purdie to Mr White, and even Paul McCartney on 2 tracks...... BECAUSE RINGO CANT PLAY THE DRUMS, unless it's elementary 4/4 1960's bubble gum tunes. Get a life and do some factual research instead of making a moron of yourself as an amateur drummer in a YT comment section judging others you've never heard play drums. You speak in vague idiotic terms and false analogies, then think you're superior because your brain has even less talent and coordination than your limbs. Sad, yet funny.

Learned it perfectly with these 5 steps! Connects me to my dad's story about the day the DB quartet played Amsterdam in '62 where he - as a teenager and drummer - was the assistant to Mr.Morello at the Concertgebouw 😎

@luiskaj2434

Жыл бұрын

What an awesome story to have in the family - bravo!

Superb presentation… THANKS! “SUBDIVIDING”-- the longer measures in odd meters helps the beginners.-consult your mentors!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! And great advice!

@DKassel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. It’s easier to hear it as alternating bars of 3/4 and 2/4, so in this case, instead of counting 1-2-3-4-5, you can break it down to 1-2-3,1-2, 1-2-3,1-2, etc. Then you will really feel the groove and be less likely to get lost.

@stevebarnes9345

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly DKassel.!!! Perfect… Each player may have a mentor/teacher that will explain and demonstrate your idea in a way based on the students experience levels … Joe Morello like jaco turned the world on its ear… such quintessential moments in musical history- Beatles….Brubeck jaco - trane--Miles. And so many more. And… the same could be said for DRUMEO for our community!

I was so blessed to study for a year with Joe Morello back when I was in the Army Band in New Jersey.

Where were you when I was first learning this?! I'm relatively new to jazz (2 years) but had listened to this tune so many times and felt it was just out of reach. But I pretty much did how you instructed here. Broke it down, played slow, built of progressive competency. Today, it's my favorite tune play, especially the subtleties of the snare. Thanks for putting this together. Such a great tutorial. Cheers!

One of the coolest songs ever recorded.

Great! Even at level 1, you can "hear" the song just with your counting!

Amazing lesson. Starts with technical break down of the essential beat riff. Ends with the philosophy of improvising acquirement. A gleeful watch from start to finish. Begins as technical coordination but ends with musical application. A chigh class lesson in both learning the material aswell as how to teach it to students as a teacher also. As a teacher I've learned both from watching this lesson. 10/10 from me

@silva777

Жыл бұрын

Both the displayed notation and the recorded version of the tune are also nicely integrated into the lesson. I wish he had payed on the bridge too. That has different accents.

I love how he breaks it down. Its fun and challenging.

I play various saxes in jazz bands for 25 years. I've never seen such a good, clear explanation of Take Five. Thank you.

I'm not a drummer but I found this breakdown fascinating.

@smfreeze

Ай бұрын

pick up some sticks man, its fun as fuck

Absolutely classic

As ever with a piece in 5 (or 7 etc) it often helps to break the bar down into 2s and 3s, so either 1,2,3,1,2 or 1,2,1,2,3 depending on where the stresses lie within the bar (in the case of Take 5, it's 1,2,3, 1,2). Makes it a bit more intuitive.

In my opinion everybody in the Dave Brubeck quartet complemented everybody else. Thnx

Thanx for breaking it down with a slow, easy to absorb, demo. As a new drummer, at 69, I really appreciate this! 😎

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help, Peter!

I must say that when I saw a new Drumeo video with this title, my first thought was “oh man, this is going to be some young rock drummer giving a half-ass lesson on playing Take Five.” I’ll gladly admit that I was wrong! Excellent job.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate it Thanks for checking it out :).

Great synopsis. Awesome. Morello and the Dave Brubeck Quartet: Live at Carnegie Hall, Take Five, 'nuf said.

Thanks for this. Love Joe Morello, my number one favourite drummer.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, David!

Ok. Those cymbals are amazing.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversaries :).

@ivanburic3012

2 жыл бұрын

@@BrandonToews thnx for the info. Beautiful sound. Very balanced stick and wash.

I love you picked a guy who resembles Joe Morello ... and he does a great job of breaking down a wonderful tune!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@DrumeoOfficial

2 жыл бұрын

When we were putting this video together we were thinking, "Brandon looks like he could be Joe's grandson!!"

This is wonderful. This guy knows how to teach.

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!🙏🏻

As a long time admirer of jazz drummers, who hasn't gotten around to learning the instrument yet, I'm filing this video away for later. Very concise and clear explanation, thank you so much!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Have fun!

Brandon you're a true professional. What an amazingly excellent step by step and encouraging instructional that supports everyone. Brilliant!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Michael! Appreciate you checking out the lesson :).

As someone who is trying to improve their limp independence, ghost notes on the snare, dynamics overall, and swing ability these jazz tutorials are awesome. Keep them coming!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Have fun!

first jazz tune i ever learned to play, got me comfy playing odd times and playing jazz

Absolutely loved this, is there any chance of doing some Mitch Mitchell (Hendrix) I know its not jazz but he played pretty jazzy and Elvin (Jones) was his favourite drummer...

The way you break this down, or rather, build this up, is golden. Thanks a ton for this.

@BrandonToews

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Been playing this since I was 16, did a HS talent show with a couple people I was in jazz band with. Josh even did a solo section, and I got a solo section. I added some stuff I was working on with Joe's "far more drums" (actually you can hear it on the 1959, "time out" album)

Today drummers have a great weapon to understand and discover drum technique. Thank you guys for your knowledge and hard work.

I learnt Take 5 when I was a kid, like 14-16 years old. My drum teacher - who was an old guy then, an alcoholic cafe drummer, hardly could play anything decent anymore at that time - BUT he hand written down the whole Take 5 drum part, it's solo and everything and teached me. We played Take 5 for decades on our concerts with our percussion band and it was so awesome when you step by step could build you own 5/4 drum parts but staying true to the original. Loved Take Five.

This is amazing stuff. Thank you!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Fantastic teacher. Thank you

Love the breakdown. Way back when I first took lessons my drum teacher tried to get me to be an all-rounder but all I cared about was rock. This makes me want to give jazz a try after all these years.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You. I never would have been able to do it without you breaking it down so much. Do more songs.

Great fun. Take Five is one of my favorite songs 🎵❤

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! :)

Verry graspable explanation ! Thank you !!

Thanks for sharing this and breaking it down so nicely

I love the video,every step of playing Take 5..was simply covered..Great Job 🎼🎶🎵🥁👍🥳👍

Fantastic breakdown. The levels are a great method.

This Truly is One that Should be in a Drummers repertoire (I play this during bat room breaks when my Brothers grab a Beer) COOL/Fun Tune To Play for sure. It's got that Groove about it.

This IS really good. Thank you! The slow breakdown really helps. I'm sitting here at my desk with two pens and my left foot on a sheet of paper for the high hat and totally feeling it. So, interesting how the snare hits take this to another planet and almost mask the simplicity of the rest of it.

I love the step by step approach.

Brandon you have done it again. Your demeanor and style of teaching is just so friendly. You will have a long career in playing and teaching playing the drums. Cheers. Bill.

Excellent! I've been a Joe Morello fan since the 1960s. I bought the 45 of Take Five, and was lucky enough to see him play with the Dave Brubeck Quartet a couple of times. As a teenager, I tried to play the drums, but failed miserably. The only thing I could do like Joe was to push my glasses back up my nose when they slipped.

Fantastic how carefully you serve this complex track in 5 levels, so that even beginners can follow your instructions. I really love Drumeo and your video lessons. Thank you 🖖

great !!! at the end , I ve got the target ..Learning this fantastic rithm...thanx !!

Your a great teacher and finelly I learn to play jazz in few hours. Your a great musician and drummer generous

Wonderful demonstration

Fantastic lesson👏👏👏

Cool video. Joe's playing on that tune was the first drummer to make me go "WHOA! I want to play like that". His touch and groove is second to none.

Wow beyond phenomenal drumming dude!!! You smashed this out of the Park 🥁🥁🥁🥁🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Really aprpeciate it!!

Perfect way to diagram this song.

So good explained. Thanks a lot for this!

Nice lesson. That ride is divine.

Excellent tutorial, thank you!

Parabéns!!! excelente explicação.

Excellent breakdown of an iconic song. I like especially how you demonstrate each section slowly while encouraging people to practice it slowly in order to learn the music. Too often people give up on a challenge because they try to master it too quickly. ( I have been guilty of that mistake in the past).

Thanks for your step by step clear explanation and teaching

Fantastic lesson!!!

Love this piece of music. Looking forward to working my way through the levels.

Great way to get started on thisThanks Brandon and Drumeo !!

@BrandonToews

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Jerry!

Absolument génial ! Merci !

Very very cool breakdown. He actually taught each level at a pace anyone trying to learn can understand. Well done young man.

Thanks for this - very educational.

Thank you so much for this video. Loved it

Classic Tune. Legendary Crew. Crazy I was Just playing along with this tune an hour ago. So much fun, such a Groove. Two Outtasite Solos.

Beautiful cymbals.

This track is awesome! One of the first patterns I ever taught myself to play... I dunno how, but it just worked out.

Marvellous. Thanks

I’m a bass player but I was stepping and slapping along, it was so much fun! you lost me at level 4 though 😂

I've been learning drums by ear and I managed to get to level four just by fiddling around. I need to start watching videos but I just like playing to music and picking stuff up. The thing that's weirded me out is the snare sticking I've made my own bare bones version with some fills that work for the song. I've just cracked the snare sticking I'm manic right now

Excellent class, Brandon! Thank you very much... ☝️😎

Love this Brandon! Thank you so much for this - one of my all time Jazz favorites - taken down and oh so workable, learnable and playable - thanks to you! 🥇

Great job Brandon! Loved the break down.

I don't even play Drums ..I'm a Singer/bassist/sax but I have in last few years really fallen in love with jazz.. I will encourage any musician, be it singers, bassists, sax players to use some time on drum lessons like these, just try to clap along, at least..

Excellent Teaching by breaking down all parts of the grove.

Nicely done. Gonna share this with some students. Thanks

GREAT, compliments for the explanation

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Federico!

Thank you for this! I worked so hard on this song 40+ years ago and your video breaks it down so well. I love the 5 levels. Brilliant!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, James!

Great breakdown. Great teaching skills!

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

Far out man, a groove beyond nice! Thank you!🎵🎶🎵🎶🥁

Very nice. Thank you!

Thanks so much just worked out the dynamic ghosties 😀

Love this, taught myself how to play jazz drums when i was 14 and i can say that i’m super proud i did. It’s a style that’s just overall perfected my drumming skills, as you can implement so much. First bit of learning take five was tough to get the time signature but i soon learnt it and it’s one of my favourite grooves.

Great way of breaking down the song on drums. Great teaching, thanks

@BrandonToews

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Greg!

This is an amazingly well constructed piece of instruction. Thanks for this - as someone who plays a bunch of instruments but trying to get past beginner on the kit, this is a perfect intro to jazz drumming.

Morello......legend.

Excellent explanation and drum work, Brandon!

Joe Morello was one hell of a Jazz drummer, drums was the very 1st instrument that grabbed my attention as a grade schooler I took some Saturday morning drum lessons in Milwaukee many years ago wish I'd taken it further, then the six string beckoned to me and I went further on the guitar. anyway Joe had those coca cola bottom eye glasses giving him that genius of the skins that nerdy look, when I first listened to his solo on the recording Take Five it hit me so hard I said to myself this guy had to be on the Dog food to blast out a drum solo like that was I mistaken he was just that damn innovative and good !