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Thank You So Much Mike! This has helped me unlock new techniques and i improved a lot using the bassdrum. Your always so proactive and happy when you are teaching. Thanks! 😀
I’m now on this song, I’ve got drum lessons every week until I leave on the 8th July so I should get through it easily. This helps me out a lot so cheers for this
I had really really big problems with the part (bridge) at 13:00. But you explained it very well and divided everything into small pieces so that you don't get overwhelmed while trying to learn it. Great Video!
I really like your Vid Mike, it always improves my skill and getting better drumming! (Because of your Vid i got Merit on Grade 5!Thank you!) Recently im just practicing this song and gosh! you make a full lesson! LOVE IT!! please make more Vid like this so i can learn much more from you!
Mike, I got back into drumming a couple of years ago after many years. I used to read so sought out a local teacher who teaches from the Trinity school. He actually pointed me to your videos for how to play the whole song and I have watched them since. I quickly got back up to speed but have continued to use the Trinity books for reading drums but also for bass and guitar. It’s OK I also don’t work for them and I’m too old to think about grades. What I do is learn their rudiments, download the original and play along. With a few minor changes this seems to work. The real reason for my post is that I am working on this tune and clicked on your video expecting to see you play the song. I hope you don’t mind my comment but instead you broke it down perfectly. I understand how much work this is but this definitely works for me. I can understand how the people working on other grades will appreciate the same breakdown. Apologies for the long post but this type of video works a treat. Top lesson and many thanks.
Okay so, you've probably noticed I comment on a lot of your videos. I'm working on this song, Smells Like Teen Spirit. This is a brilliant song for me as it's challenging and technical. I struggled with this a lot mainly because of the bass, but this video will help a lot. I didn't understand it but now I do so thanks for that. I have a question: How long would you recommend I practised a day? Thanks again for this it makes life so much easier 😄
Hi, thanks so much for watching and taking the time to comment. Really glad vids have been useful for you! Interesting question = I'll do a video about practicing soon. Watch this space! Short version: I feel you can go a really long way on 30 mins of dedicated, purposeful practice per day. But of course more/longer will get you there faster! Cheers!
Looking to jump straight in at grade 6 oddly for unrelated career prospects (need me those UCAS points!). In terms of the exam, is it possible to pass with just the 3 tracks or is it necessary to score decently on the improv section?
Thanks for your help on this one Mike. I’m working on this one at the moment. Your version is slightly different to my notation before the guitar solo but I prefer yours. Learning on an electric kit, can’t wait for my acoustic lesson on Monday with this song 👍
Cool, thanks for watching. My best advice would always be if you're really at the beginning, start with Initial Grade, not Grade 6. But I get the appeal of this tune! Cheers
Hi mike! I’m doing my first trinity grade and starting at 6 since I’ve been drumming for 7 years. I’m left handed but play on a right handed kit open handed. Will this affect my grade or cause any problems? Thanks!!!
Ok good luck! And thanks for watching. No, that won't cause any problems in itself if you work hard at it, learn the pieces well and play them smoothly. Go for it man!
I’m grade 0/1 and I’m trying to learn this I don’t even really like this song But Mike is such a great teacher that I feel confident I’ll learn this song soon enough. The 0.25x, 0.5x and 0.75x playback speed are my best friends.
PS I do have to say my best advice is if you're at the Grade 0/1 level, learn that material first and work up to this. It'll save you time in the long-run!
I don’t know if you’ll know and I know it’s completely unrelated. But if you give love a bad name by Bon Jovi was in a grade book what grade would you say it was? I need to know because I’ve gotta do a performance for music GCSE and I’m doing you give love a bad name and I need to know it’s difficulty
Hi there, I would guess at around Grade 3 or 4 level. But best to check with your teacher - they should be able to give you some guidance! All the best and thanks for watching :)
Thanks Dude 😊 Damm I couldn’t get that first beat after the lick 👅 It was shitting me BIG time. Your the third stop and u did the trick 😁 I could not get the third snare by it self 😳feels so unko 🤙🏼
Some challenging stuff in here - that’s why it’s a Grade 6. Slow down, work on the skills involved not just “trying” to perform it. And please heed this advice if you’re not doing so already: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ZHrcE2AEVxM.htmlfeature=shared Thanks for watching.
@@MikeBarnesDrums Hi mike I bought a drum kit in February....I started lessons when covid hit... so that stopped me...saying that I couldn't learn come as you are by nirvana a few weeks ago as I couldn't do a single stroke role up to tempo...but I can now with lots of practice....I think my teacher has this in pipeline for me....it might take a few months...or years lol
@@davegill7614 Cool, so there's your answer - this is Grade 6 (there are 8 Grade levels), so it's not reasonable to expect this to just flow where you're currently at. Keep working man, all things will come to you with consistent effort and time. Most drummers would be a few years in before the intro here started to flow at speed. Or to put it another way, there's a reason there's a number 6 on the front of the book! Cheers :)
@@MikeBarnesDrums thanks Mike yes I should know better being a grade 6 pianist and knowing how long it's taken me to get there...I will keep persevering thou.. :-)
@@davegill7614 Cool! But there's no "though" in my opinion - just keep persevering and you'll get better and better. Start at the beginning, one step and one level at a time, build it, and greatness will be yours in time! Three rules: keep going, keep going, and keep going. Cheers :)
