Finally some high quality basic jazz instruction on RU-vid. I've been struggling so much even considering just selling my drums cuz I feel like I suck and all the examples are of really difficult things I can't do it gets so discouraging. I wish there were more videos like this. What I really like is you're not just showing a basic fill or comping phrase but you're showing how to play a whole song and make real music even with basic ideas. I feel about ready to quit
Hi Rafael Glad you watched the video and found it helpful. Try not to worry about comparing your skills to others too much and just enjoy playing the drums. It should be fun and if you don't get bogged down in the whole perceived competitiveness of it all you will really enjoy yourself more. Remember that it's music, not sports, and you should try to please yourself first.
Thank you so so much Rick. I wish I could give you a hundred thumbs up and I really wish I had you as a teacher when I was young. In the past several months you've opened my eyes to so much information that I was completely unaware was out there. Please know that your time and effort doing this is greatly appreciated.
Rick you've been giving us such great inspiration in your videos all year, but for me this is one of the best. Watching you play against the chart at the end is an object lesson in applied technique, dynamics, groove and musicianship.
If you go to 17:06, you will see me play the tune with the chart on the screen. Please watch the entire video or at least look at the time stamps before you comment. Thank you
I know this might be a kinda silly Q! but How does one approach reading a chart for the 1st time, but with some ‘intelligence’ while also keeping time and flow, when one might be struggling to read the chart all correctly? & when one’s sight reading is not quite up to scratch? (I’m in a wonderful semi pro B Band some players are spot on but others like me at times struggle, but when yr in the driving seat it’s hard to find ways to learn listen & read! yet still offer a basic groove for the guys? PS I some times get the opportunity to prep with the chart & a backing trak but not always. Any tip would be grand. 😊J
Hi Greg What a pleasure to hear from you. You are a great arranger. I just posted your arrangement of Greensleeves today as well. When I use the book's with my students your arrangements are always the favorites. Best Rick
I must be way too much of a noob and missing some very important background on these drum charts. Is the drummer improvising the whole time? Other than the occasional bass drum note, I rarely see any drum notation in these demo videos.
Drum charts as they go can be written and presented in many different formats from lead sheets to completely written out, to big band charts like this. As a professional player, you must be familiar and able to execute all of them, most of the time at first sight. That is the exact reason I did this series, to show players this king of chart. It is a mix of improvising and following the road map, which gives you form, hits, styles, and tempos.
Yes, it is here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BL6JNureJY0.html There is also a 2nd one if you search drum tuning on my channel. Thanks
This seems to be exactly what I've been looking for for ages, especially the chart explanations (discovered at 1am). Played Yes, Rush etc by repetition mostly and some notation, so doesn't feel that clever. Unfortunately (for me at least) one thing I think gets overlooked by everyone posting on YT (because they don't have to do this often perhaps), is pausing the video. When this is done quite often the YT player stuff blocks the transcription with the red line /words etc. Example 15:27 pity that stuff didn't clear down until the cursor scrolled over. 13:23 is a very good solution too. I have looked at this channel before but it felt too intimidating, but this basic bit might(lol) help. Thanks very much, Chris,, learning for 40 odd yrs so... .
Thanks for pulling this together! Lots of great information and resources to go through as part of this video. I'll be referring back to it quite a bit over the next few months!
Hi Jacque The first section of my drumset DVD is all about reading rhythms and how to apply them on the drum set. I would suggest first and foremost that you study with a teacher who reads well, preferably a professional musician.
It's my favorite thing to do so I do not take breaks per say but I do try to mix it up and do as many different musical things as possible. I will be talking about this topic in more detail in an upcoming video. Thanks
Great video! I studied this stuff back in the '70s with a big band drummer/teacher. We went through Basie & Buddy Rich charts. Sadly, I don't see a demand for it anymore. I teach young students and none of them are interested in big band music. I think it's worth the effort to learn it, just to be a better drummer.
Hi Joe Even though the big band era ended many years ago the style is very relevant if you play with an orchestra (pops shows), Theatre shows (most Broadway shows) as well as the occasional big band gig. All college music programs as well as many high school programs have a Big Band (Jazz band) so the style is still very relevant and important to teach.
Rick, amazing content again! I am certain you are the most well-rounded drummer online today and wow, you not only excel at every genre of music there is, you are an amazing teacher. You mentioned briefly at the beginning of the video and you are right, this really helps with the arrangements for all kinds of ensembles. I just accompanied a string ensemble at their Christmas concert, and hope you might do a video on playing styles (and playing quietly), for such a group. Look forward to another year of great videos…. OC Garza
