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Suuuper helpful, thank you!
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Ok. So I was just looking for follow along sticking exercises, when I found this video. It’s exactly what I needed to hear. Deep down I knew there was no shortcut, but I would keep searching anyway. I truly appreciate a hard truth over a false promise 100% of the time. Thank you for the practical quotes and guidance. Your straight forward advice and experience just earned you a new subscriber.
20 s sounded lofi
Good stuff. I think taking things to another level involves experimenting with the swing (as mentioned) and then loosening up the dynamics beyond just loud/soft so things can flow differently.
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These basic tips covered are covered in many of your other videos and are very simplistic and easily retainable, you have The habit of talking about yourself in a superior way having learned something while talking about students, you're teaching. it sounds more like how to be a drum machine then how to be a session drummer, no offense, but you seem like the teacher that would not bend or adhere to your student and would implement your own system regardless of how they are.. how many recording/ session drumming for significant projects have you done? I did not anticipate 15 minutes of talking when I clicked on this video
Giving up watching after eight minutes of self promotion and blah blah blah uninteresting crap with no start to a lesson whatsoever
I'd love to be able to play anything off of Quadrophenia. To be able to play as freely and confidently as Keith Moon in general, actually.
Just put a second snare on your left.
Super wise lesson, as always. Thank you Stephen.
When asked how to be good at guitar, Joe Walsh replied,” You have to get out there and suck until you don’t suck anymore”. Eloquently and accurately stated. 😅
Dynamics
The high tuning here sounds so much better to me than that first low tuning. I think my drums are tuned closer to that than your medium tuning, but I don't think of it as that high. Nobody would mistake it for bop tuning.
I think the most polarizing thing you said is that a crazy metal head like me wouldn't love your channel. You have shown me how to think like a drummer and its finally got me over the hump! Thank you very much
dude youre the best teacher. so grateful for so many of your vids.
Snare is shit
my drumming is always/sounds best while guitar is trying to tune... :P
Great Drummer, Great singer, Led Zeppelin, John Bonham/Robert Plant!
Why not compare thin crashes to thin crashes?
This is wonderful! I intuitively sensed all these things. Your vids and a handful of others, 80/20, Rob Brown some others have helped me shed tons of wood in the last 10 months. Then I was still much as you describe: tricky things, a sloppy Bill Bruford thing, but each detail had to be isolated to break through to next level. Drum devotion is making all my senses brighter, relaxation of inherited armor patterns accelerates under meditation doing drum things. Today it was to hold double kick in stable patterns without just zipping into blast, which feels great tapping my feet on a tile floor. Sticks, all the things including using my thighs for practice pad. Tai Ji taught me the value of knocking, slapping and tapping on our bodies with hands, and drummers with sticks. Twirling through my fingers in both directions builds ability to easily change grip to do different stick things. Any pair of fingers with or without thumb can now flick sticks in various ways. Isolate, slow down, loop it slow for a long time, speed up gradually and that's how I'm so much better fit to drum in public because of this. Random jamming is good as a part, but only deliberate focus on specific aspects of the vast complexity of details on kit. Foot sight is dim in most people with all the crap shoes, but drummers who relax into speed and dynamic control, minimize tension and the heart can entrain correctly to the field of sound with ease. Daily practice playing along with random playlists is getting things really tuned up.
I train my body first, then on kit there's less to do to get in flow. My thighs give instant dynamics feedback.
This kind of thing is in my basic intuitive nature. This is how I went from 12 years old learning bass to playing in bands at 14, first pro band 16. My sense of this drives me to always seek out beginner lessons which is how I found a few favorites in drum lessons. The thing goes faster now with more information. That inner sense is still required, to put aside distraction and shed wood like a monk.
I try my best to watch videos with tips and many tutorials for the drums and just figure it out myself but No. 11, 10, 6 and 2 have really helped. Thanks👍
I'm sorry man, but in this video you are just buying in to the concept that the role of the drummer is just to keep time for the rest of the band. While, of course, tempo and dynamics are critical, the idea of "being too busy" is something the other members of the band will always try to tamp down because they also have this antiquated concept of what a great drummer should be. Genre's such as Progressive Rock and Jazz Rock Fusion would have never developed if the drummers in bands like YES, Rush, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever or Chick Corea's Electrik Band would have been restrained in the ways you describe above. As far as the effect on the audience, these groups consistently sold out large venues with people who were coming to specifically experience the complexity of ALL the instruments being played like solo instruments, but together, as one cohesive unit. Your examples refer only to the most basic of music and the most simple of audiences, which there is a place for, but my point is that there is so much more a drummer can do, and strive for, to keep his/her interest and excitement in the instrument growing. As far as people never saying, "that drummer didn't play enough notes", that's a silly comment. If they heard a great drummer like Dave Weckl, Billy Cobham, Phil Ehart, Neil Peart, Lenny White, Marco Minneman, Vinny Colaiuta or Virgil Donati play, they would realize how shallow that comment is. It's not that all of us can play like these guys, but it sure is fun to aspire to coming close to what they are capable of doing. And everything they play is beautiful and tasty and just what the music they play demands.
Okay we get it. You don't agree with "less is more". Obviously. Next time, try to keep your word count down.
@@Gruuvin1 Why would I do that if I don't agree with the "less is more" concept? Instead of being clever, why don't you just endeavor to counter what I said in my comment with an intelligent argument for simplicity in playing? I gave names of specific bands and drummers that don't follow the advice given above and are also considered some of the greatest drummers who have ever lived. So, if you disagree, let's hear your response.
@@musicaldiscovery1434 I comment, but I don't like to waste my time. Not reading all your junk
@@musicaldiscovery1434 bet your drumming is just as obnoxious to listen to as your diatribes are to read.
@@Gruuvin1 I give up dude. There's no way I can keep up with your superior intellect and snappy comebacks.
Super helpful
1. The Drummer plays with the band, and not against them lol
what kit do you use?
I play opened handed and I play cross over depends what I need some times depends on the type of fill I am going to use
Absolutely agree with you about the drums. They serve the song. There's a few exceptions, but it's rare. Great video!
Billie Jean is the song that is the homework for the drummers and bassists, Another one bites the dust, too. Drums and bass are minimalist but when it works, it works. The drummers that played on these songs can play the most flashy stuff, but they are consciously playing the least amount of notes and saying so much. I have played drums and bass in a band.
“Nobody cares how fast you can play” me watching El Stepario Siberiano:🫥 btw, i know that im 3 years late💀
Great tips
Ok I realized how to do it, after years of not succeeding: work on the left hand separately first. right hand is in brackets: 4 (1) 2 3 (4 5). play only 4 (1) 2 3 first. then add the (4 5) double of the right hand. you only really play the rimshot of the 4 and 1. the rest is you lifting your hands to "prepare" for those rimshots, and you sort of get doubles "for free". playing those "in between" doubles cleanly is the the harder part, but not that much harder.
Yo @Stephen Clark love that you started the video with Michael Jackson. ❤
Great video, and really thematic for the "Non-Glamorous Drummer." There's some irony to becoming comfortable with your limitations so when you key in on feel (Consistent Dynamics, Listening to the Band, and not being 'Flashy' because you can't)...add in being punctual and dependable you're the kind of drummer people want to gig with.
play to serve the overall sound and journey of the song. listen to all styles of music so you have many reference points for each song you come across. proficiency in 4/4, 4/3, 6/8, and 3/4 will make you useful in 99% of musical situations
Yo Stephen! mom wants her stool back. 🤣
Her loose stool?
Listening - Play to what is predominantly being heard. Dont just follow the singer that doesn't make sense. KEEP TIME #1. #2 it's not THE DRUMMER co staring the band. It's called a group for a reason. The new wave of pound at one hard level and play as many notes as possible is great, but when your audience grows up and realizes that sugar feeds inflammation and cancer, the pounding will lose it's luster. At some point you will need DYNAMICS or find a good easy chair to retire to. IT'S CALLED A FAD. It will die like all the rest. Not to mention the wear and tear on your joints. REMEMBER THERE IS NO RETIREMENT PACKAGE!!! Your beat up arse goes home, forgotten, so $$$ save save save. That's all I have to say about that.
Bitter? No,, not at all. None of that happened to me, but it has to many I know.
Play what you listen to and listen to what you play
The most important part of a drum kit is The Ears
When playing with a band, is it necessary to develop your drum part and stick with what you developed, or is it also ok to extemporize during the song provided it works with the song, the dynamics remain appropriate, the listening remains appropriate, and the number of notes remains appropriate? In other words, as long as you play for the song and play for the band, is it still ok to extemporize? Thanks.
The Hollies sought a more Technical Drummer! When you listen or watch Bobby Elliot. Great then! Much too much now!
You must have been listening to a different band! The Hollies were and still are a great band, made all the better by Bobby's superb drumming, which supported every song beautifully. In my opinion, he was and still is one of the most overlooked and underrated drummers of all time.
Very well explained.
Never ever take Your "Kit" to a Rehearsal with people You have Never met, just because you thought you were doing a So called Friend a Favor!!!!
Can you elaborate please? IE: Was your kit to be used by this friend? If one shows up with no kit, isn't that a waste of gas because now one is not gonna play diddley squat? I'm intrigued.
Well said
Don't forget to ask for input from your fellow band members. .
amazingly helpful content - solid gold!
1. Hand Technique - A more relaxed grip helps with smoother motions that can make better dynamics rather than trying harder to sound solid with a tense grip. 2. Listening - Paying attention to know how you sound and how others sound helps you apply drumming that can better fit the music, rather than what you feel like doing in the music. *Listening to the MELODY and vocals will help you with better fills that will reinforce the song, instead of overshadowing it* 3. Playing less notes (Less is more) - Be more secure, and mature your playing, rather than overcompensating and playing too many notes. *LISTENING MEANS YOU WON’T PLAY TOO MANY NOTES* (3 Things that will most quickly push you to the “session drummer” level) - 1. Listen to recordings of yourself in the band. Reflect on what you could do differently to better help the song. 2. Playing cover gigs that are full of improvising and creating things on the spot. This helps you listen and better your dynamics. 3. Listen to albums front to back, over and over again, through headphones. Listening to a bunch of songs helps you develop a better sense of what you can play and how to put what feels right together. *This is what happens when you work on these 3 skills* You’ll develop a much higher self-awareness knowing how good you sound and where your playing needs work. Your band will be thankful and more enthusiastic to have you around. Audience will applaud you by applauding the how good the band sounds. *Drums and vocals are most important to a good sounding band*
Seriously? Blah blah!
This is great man I’ve been on a hiatus for far too long and so stoked at getting back finally, feels awesome n is filling that hole I’ve been struggling with for a while The philosophical stuff at the end really hits the nail on the head, this has just been such a great video and so inspiring so thanks for that
@4:30 - the most asked question I get asked IS - Where is the Bottom cymbal Angle Screw SUPPOSED to be placed? Near Me at "6 o'clock"? At 9 o'clock? At 12 o'clock? At 3 o'clock? - Make it 12 o'clock! (Opposite You)
Yes yes yes. Repetition. I am going to start doing this as if I was a beginner again. Why do we always stop doing the things we learned at the beginning of drumming.
It's weird, your face looks AI generated.
Too hard to understand n follow. I m lost towards the end of the video