Beginner Single Pedal Bass Drum Speed - Drum Lesson (DRUMEO) 

I've always had a hard time with control with my foot. I started doing this exercise and did it for 20 minutes and I'm already improving. You have taught me finger control and now foot control. You are the man.

Thanks man! I am a 52 yr old woman just learning!

Oh man, today I got to 180 bpm, heel up, and maintained it smoothly all the way with that second exercise (sixteenths on the 4)! I started at 60 bpm, for 3 minutes straight, then up by 20 bpm, 3 minutes straight at each rate. By the time I got to 180, it was no problem at all. Thanks a million for these exercises!

Every time I do I fast rhythm with my foot my right hand want to to the same thing

My foot just doesn't understand that speed without seizing up and quiting

I find the last exercise hard..Especially kicking the bass drums 4x. Trains consistency and control.

this is sick ! I tried this without a metronome and failed, then I got a metronome and tried the first excercise for an hour, and it’s giving results just by now ! thanks !

I had the same problem! On those 16th patterns, you're playing 5 notes with your foot, but 3 of those line up exactly with the right hand on the hat! Slow it down (you don't have to start at 70bpm like he did) and concentrate on nailing all three of those notes in unison. That way your foot's not thinking "holy crap I need to play a bunch of notes fast", it's thinking "lets lay down a steady beat and keep this all together"

Jared, You are The Man.... I notice that you sit well above the Kit in height. I'm a 69 YO , resurrected Drummer , playing recreationally in my Basement. I just got back into playing drums after a 50 Year Hiatus (as a HS Teenager, played in a Garage Band with HS Buddies that never got out of the Garage!!). My wifey of 46 years, played Santa Claus in 2018 and gifted me a cheapo Kit - Gammon , to be able to "resume" playing drums in my upcoming Retirement. I just retired Now. I play Heel Down due primarily to physical disabilities (which contributed to the need to retire), spinal /lumbar stuff, that limits my ability to raise my heel to toe playing. It is difficult for me to do Double Bass drum strokes, and quick triples is generally out of the question with a single bass drum pedal (now using a PDP direct drive Long Board). I just ordered a Mapex Double Pedal - going to try it to see what it will do. Question: when using a double pedal, do yu typically, move your left foot from the HiHat to the second pedal, shifting it back and forth? Or do you just not use the HiHat ? Moreover, I just found a Cannon Percussion Heel and Toe driven double pedal after researching some more - found a used on at Guitar Center , new ones are very hard to find. With my disabilities, and eben before that, for some weird reason, I am able to play much quicker with my heel - i.e. Playing "air drums". Although I will "probably" not play with a Band (hey You never know.... I might bump into a Geriatric Band somewhere), I play typically to MY Music in my COVID Hibernation created "studio" in the finished Basement. Typical Music: CCR, Petty, Eagles, CARS, Stones, Beatles, Mellencamp (not as good as Ken Aranoff , for sure), M. Etheridge, Hollies, ELO, Clapton, and Linda Ronstadt { for you folks who don't know of her..... play her music. She was the Original DIVA and was a terrific }. Be well all.

Amazing lesson, such great work on this channel, thank you for that.

It frustrates me so much that my leg just stops working after a couple of hits. I have my heel up, my pedal set up correct and the height of my throne is also perfect. My upper leg starts hurting like hell and my ankle just refuses to keep a steady beat.

Thank you man....you are doing a really nice thing for all the beginner drummers.....I wish the best things for you.

Drums are so Awesome, Thanks for the Awesome Lesson, That was Very Cool.

Thanks for this. I'm a long-time guitarist but I just bought a little electric kit. It will be nice to learn some rudimentary drum techniques using your online lessons. Thanks again!

So good tutorial Jared

Thanks Jared, I didn't know that this heel up technique was what I've been playing as a beginner and feel comfortable with. I just started playing what I heard in my head from my favorite music and copied that.

starting off at 60bpm instead of 70bpm is rlly helpful. thanks for da vid this is great, ur a fucking beast on the drums by the way

My teacher never told me about heel up and that it might be mire useful... Now i have to adapt to it up after 3 years of drumming

Thank you Jared.

you made the second and third beat look so easy

Hey! I'm having troubles with hitting the bass drum and placing my weight and because of that whenever I use toe-down I sometimes hit the head twice or when I use the heel-down technique I miss beats because I dont hit it strong enough, could it be something about the way I sit behind the kit or should I just try and focus on developing one of the techniques and try to make the hits constant and even?

Also, it wouldn't be a bad idea to bring this up with your instructor. He/she may have some insight. On the other hand, you mentioned you have only been playing nearly every day for 8-9 months. Great start, and great dedication, but keep in mind that it's gonna take some time, and on top of that good technique. You want to play relaxed. Tensing up can cause not only timing issues, but injuries as well. It's also more fun to play when you are relaxed.

wow it's been 6 years when this video 📹 appeared here... nice video..

My brain just got a massage from this basedrum.

I love see drumeo sir

I love this channel

Thank you so much. Subscribes after one video. Don't regret it one beat.

@voodoovibes007 If you notice on the overhead cam, he actually isn't hitting the snare dead center, that's why it has a bit of ring.

Oh my god he's got speed cobras!! Yess!!!! Love them.

I didnt see him break it down but it seems like he is doing the eighths with the full leg and the 16ths with just the ankle. Important tip that should be mentioned.

Love the Conan Shirt!

nicko mcbrain uses the "flat foot" technique

I'm just starting out so excuse the silly question but: the leg you use to hit the pedal is lifted all the time? It never rests? Is that just a matter of stamina or is there some kind of trick to prevent exhaustion? Seems kinda weird to have you leg lifted slightly above the ground all the time

This guy´s amazing.

That's really good...all i need now is drums.

omg this isnt begginer level at al!!!! second exercise is imposile to me, cant get those good 16th notes. should i useheal toe or what? so difficult

Thanks for the awesome lessons Hopefully this can help me out with some of the sixteenth note beats I'm getting into.

I already loved Jared but now that I see that Team Conan shirt? +100000 points

cool, thanks for this just needed this

I almost agree...the snare doesn't sound like it usually does.

Damn the advanced lesson must be bad ass for this one!

Also excellent to work on *not* flamming bass&snare when played together

Another awesome video. Thanks Jared!

men youre great, awesome class.

This use to happened to me every time i sat at the kit. Still from time to time i can feel my hand wanting to follow my foot. When in reality it should be your foot following your hand. I started breaking this by practicing 16th note base and hi hat combos in loops. Then finding beats that have them and playing them over and over but at very very deadly slow tempos. After playing it slow so many times faster tempo as expected became easier. Just takes time. :-/

yeah they are. Got same pedals and they're great. Recommend them to anyone :)

@redeye998 Try tightening the spring tension. That should solve your problem.

Nice drum drum drum

@besszera it's far too resonant, he should use a moongel to cancel that out. that horrible ring, i cut the 2 end snare wires too, that also helps.

I normally lose control and speed up on the sixteenth notes with the bass drum. I am getting better though :) Don't worry, you are not bad. Tighten up the fulcrum on your fingers, and also USE your fingers and get the stick off you palm. Relax on them, cause if you are tense, you will lock up, and stick to being slow. Keep Drumming! :)

Great video and explanation once again

Jared could you make a video on indepence exercises ..

Hi everybody I need some help: What Is the best regulation for the pedal to play with flat foot? spring should be pull? Angle of swing should be 45°? sorry for my english hope someone can help

Is there any way to avoid your upper leg from gripping when having heel off of pedal?

nice lesson bro i like you drum play

Thank you 😀

Im a beginner.. So i have a question . How to use the pedal if the pedal speeds are like dodo-pa-dodo-pa (the "pa" is where the kick/bass/pedal stops playing) but the snare and the hi-hat closed are fast paced? Im having trouble with this and also having trouble making this question cus you may be cant understand the sentence.. Thx in advance

Is it possible to do this exercise with heel-toe technique ?? I find that very difficult ..

first time doing that exercises and after 2-3 min I feel pain near the adductor (maybe the quadriceps tendons?!? i'm not a sportsman but when i play drum never feel that) is that normal???

@Biffy300Clyro You know,the snare sound is a personal preference

GREAT STUFF!!!!!

2 days playing 2 hours each day i am faster than ever nice lesson

@Bigbuster242 yes

I recommend playing with only one limb at a time. This will train your limbs to think differently.

These are great. Thanks for making!!

I can't say much to help, but I have the exact same problem. Right hand copies what the right foot is doing, at least on the fast parts.

My right hand is following the sixteenth note

Thanks!

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maaan when i try to do the 16th note with drum bass my right hand either stops or doesnt play along..is this normal for a beginner??

i always play heel down unless im doing slide and missing my double pedal :)

My biggest problem on that is that i always lift my feet, loosing motion on that. Its something that i still struggles with event with 6 years of playing (i know its not that much). The problem is a live in apartament só i never had that "everyday-training". I Just got a shit eletrônic drums, just for pedal training.

can you pls demnstrate, what is the proper way or how tigthing the spring of pedal..

sit low no go sit high watch it fly!

cool

good thanks.....

It's better to have a loose tension on the pedal? I'm trying to improve my control at volume and speed also. Thanks for anyone who respond me!

So I have a question, my kick drum pedal is position backed so much that my ankle is touching it which irritates me. How do I fix this?

@MrRennylson i think it should be "snare's sound is horrible"

@MrMike0113 I'm not an English-speaker, but I think he meant "snare sound is horrible" (the sound of snare). am I right? if I'm right then what's wrong with the apostrophe?

@BoyoyongGrowee I looked for a phrase "snare sound" in the Internet. A lot of people use these words in such form. I thought it was something like "drum stick", "snare drum", etc. But probably you're right too... OK, we don't discuss grammar here, don't we? =)

gold!

How long should one practice this in a day? 10-20 minutes? Longer?

@MrRennylson It's possible, but since he didn't even put a capital letter at the start of the sentence, I doubt it.

Who else here use the heel down technique because whenever they use the heel up they fall out of balance

Thanks!! :D

@MrRennylson I know. By the time you get back to the 13th century, the number of direct ancestors you should have is more than the number of people who have ever been alive.

Whenever I try doing the sixteenth notes on the bass my hi-hat hand constantly wants to go at that speed too. I've been working with this for a while, but does anyone have any tips on how to make hands and feet independent?

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I can keep beat with my right hand, but the moment i use my left i lose rhythm. Why? I just started drumming..

I don't see the sheet music when I click the link.

We have the same pedals brah

If anybody knows, does one move the entire leg to hit the pedal or do you just move your ankle and foot?

When you say "tip of your feet," do you mean your toes, or the ball of your foot? I found years ago that when I would try to play faster I would end up using my toes, and it would cause a lot of strain. That's because it wasn't the right way. Also, you say you are having different results between lessons and at home. I could be wrong, but I'm guessing the height of your throne at your lessons is different from your kit at home. That can make a difference. That being said, practice makes perfect.

why are you using the slice technique at the end if you said that you prefer the heel toe technique?

My problem is that I have too much speed, and by that I mean, I have trouble matching the speed. For example, a bass drum plays every beat at 120 beats per minute, my problem is that I'll play it, but my foot will have random jolts of energy and play a really fast triplet, or a few even, and it's really hard to play cause I will randomly speed up for a second, then slow down. How can I fix this?

lol, team coco ftw!

im starting out and im having trouble seperating my bass beats and my eighth notes on cymbals when i play more off beat bass beats or when i play any subdivision of triplets. in short my right hand wants to do what my foot is doing. are there any exercise to develop more rythmic independence with my legs and arms??

Does the pedal matter when playing? are there specific pedals that would allow you to play quicker easier?

Very helpful video, thank you.