Gospel Drum Lessons | Larnell Lewis 

Whoever did the EQing and mixing on this video deserves a raise!

Yes, we spent a ton of time putting on all new heads (top and bottom) and then tuning like crazy. Acoustically it sounded AMAZING! - Jared

Wow this was 7 years ago.. after all the content Larnell has put on the internet, I am still coming back to this video every once in a while because of the amazing playing and catchy melody in the first song. This video also made me buy a Yamaha Sensitive snare back then :)

His playing is just so beautiful. It's sensitive and clean. Love it!

I'll list so I don't forget the drumming parts he did in this drum lesson: First song: 0:15 Second Song: 5:54 Drum Solo: 46:35 Last Song: 1:07:22 :P Just so way awesome in his drumming :)

Larnell Lewis has instantly become one of my favorite drummers, without a doubt

Larnell with that "Hey how ya doin" face at 5:43 lol. Dude is amazing

Gospel drummers always remind me how much work I need to do. The good ones have great sensitivity and as others have mentioned, the cymbal work is top-notch. I've followed some of Larnell's music before and have always been impressed with it. Great job! Now I'm off to jazz band practice...

He's so satisfying to watch, incredibly clean and precise drummer.

The biggest names in drumming today got their start in Gospel Music. Don't make me name them! It would take all year. Gospel drummers are the cleanest, most musical and creative in the business. The skill required enables them to cross over and shine in all other styles. The kids who play in today's churches have more musicality and better sound then most drummers in other genres. Plus most of them use single pedal. Y'all better recognize. Show some respect!!!

Larnell Lewis my new favorite drummer....this dude is not human

Larnell Lewis: How have I never heard of you before?! What a musician! Love your elongated fills and tasty (for lack of better word) handling of ghosting and syncopated beats on the HH's and snare. Cymbal work/choice of which to hit when, etc... is on point. Brilliant stuff! Totally changed the game for me and my approach moving forward. Funny how the best drummers don't have 1,000,000 views... I can also tell that you are a very trained musician, from hearing you speak about mm.'s, beat #'s, etc... Go on head wit' yo bad self!!! Drumeo: thanks for sharing this amazing musician and putting together this YT clinic. I'll defintely be following for more.

So many drummers overplay... this is whats important, the pocket. No point having sick fills or chops if you can't get a good feel.

Man, if I had a drum set that sounded this amazing I would play away all day every day. Lovely lesson also!

He is chosen and anointed from his mother's womb ! He plays perfectly right , what else to say , his beat comes from the soul !

was he born by a metronome and an eggtimer cause his timing is out of this world, soooo impressive

God bless you men, nice drummer and men of God, Larnell.

These drums... the toms just sound perfect. Amazing sound.

Now this is some fantastic solid grooving. Love how on top of the beat he is but it still feels smooth, not rushed at all.

Everything feels so right when Larnell is playing, it's not even that not a single note is out of place, every movement he makes is, like, meant to be there, meant to happen that way.

yeah baby! Gospel drumming kids, bow before your Maker!

After watching this video it inspired me to continue to work so I can one be considered a top drummer one day.

Possibly THE best SHOE and SOCK combo in drumming I've ever seen!!! 2:18 thank you Larnell Lewis, god bless.

This guy is a great drummer! The way that he plays is very musical. Congratulation Larnell Lewis!

What an awesome player, nice to hear a dude who plays to the band, That's rarer than one would expect.

larnell is soooooo clean bro

wow, larnell just has this giant presence on that kit. Gotta love that in Gospel Drummers

Great playing Larnell- beautiful composition too!

this guy is the best drummer iv ever seen

Sound and beats from heaven! (Epic toms)

All of the cymbals are obviously very tasteful and musical but that 8" Fast Splash is so perfect. Absolutely beautiful and playful sound. I now want one.

Definately a holy groove of that old time great song. I love it to pieces. Thanks Guys! God bless your heart.

Awesome!! Can we get more gospel drummers on this series? Like Aaron Spears, Chris Coleman, Gerald Heyward? That'll be sweet! Keep up the awesome work! These lessons are so dope!

That kit sounds amazing!!

Listening and listening again.. Always make me cry sometimes.. How HIS songs make me feel how HIS grace by lewis drumming.. Yes YOU are ..

5:55-the most chill and AWSOME TRACK EVER IN GOSPEL

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i am loving that WHITE AND GOLD background...

His intelligence, attitude, energy, skill, practice, and style are all 10/10. Im not sure if its this vid or another, but its the same host and he recalls meeting Larnell at an event: Host: "So, where do you see yourself going as a drummer?" Larnell: "I am going to be playing for Snarky Puppy" Larnell in several months is the drummer for Snarky Puppy. Just speaks to his vision, dedication, talent, and follow through. What a boss! Larnell! You are the Steph Curry to Michael Jordan. Thank you for showing us that enjoying the sport, and being dedicated are enough to make it to the top and are really what its all about. Showing us that you can have a good attitude and be a happy/nice person and still be arguably one of the greatest drummers of our time. Love watching that smile while you play and hearing you succinctly describe your modality without overly technical verbiage. Dude! I look up to you as a human being and a drummer.

Damn he's killing it! Love that ride bell sound. Toms sound great too

THAT SMILE 5:43

I like this guy. I really enjoyed that lesson.

Outstanding playing! It was so enjoyable to watch. Very smooth and with a great sense of his contribution to the sound and music. I loved it.

Wow!! Awesome. Very smoth. Im still learning. Im going to go play now. It gave me new ideas.

those rim shots at 9:10 floored me. . .

Dude is incredible, even with those orthopedic shoes...

I'm telling ya. Gospel drummers are like my favorite drummers. for the most smart they are all smooth and can play soft and loud and know how to let the music breath also they can get really explosive. when they build up. amazing drummer with an incredible dynamic volume and timing!

I love how he plays the two tracks in the beginning! They were sooooo dope!!!!

While gospel drumming is certainly not my favorite style, I'll be damned if every gospel drummer didn't have the best cymbals/cymbal technique in the world. I jizzed myself hearing the ride, and when I was wiping off the screen he threw in some of the nicest crashes I've heard, and while I was changing my pants he put the nicest hi hat barks ever, like he kills it on that hat, and that just put me to the point of actually typing a comment and buying new carpet.

One day I wanna be just like him

loved this guy's style from the first second! And it doesn't repeat so it doesn't get boring.

Awesomely played!!! Keep the lessons coming. I've learned so much from this one. Chior rehearsal is going to be something else!!!!!

Gospel, in the world of drumming, has transcended the christian lyrical themes. It refers more to the feel, style, and the chops that church drummers have introduced and brought to the table.

All i see is perfection here

One of the best free drum lesson video in the internet. Truly amazing, what a beautiful feeling and musicality

THis dude just reshaped my brain of what playing drum is all about....What a matured drummer..Love it

That is some inspirational drumming. I'm more of a Metal drummer myself, Sludge and Deathmetal but I'm open minded. I love fusion and the Gospel style of playing. It's so fluid with fine detail and a little off kilter. I have to say the drum solo where he is put on the spot was just mind blowing. That's one of the reasons I love The Dave Matthews Band and Carter Beauford. He almost mixes some Metal style in his playing without it sounding out of place and his Hi-Hat work makes me melt. Just awesome. But back Larnell Lewis, I will definitely be checking more of his work out. Any recommendations?

Where can I get the playalong of the churchsong?

So glad my friend told me about Snarky Puppy, because that's how I learned about Larnell Lewis! Such an amazing talent! 46:22 to 50:36 solo is sheer brilliance and feel. Wow!

Tremendo Larnell... you are awesome! Saludos desde Argentina!

i could watch him play all day and not flinch

I just bought a pair of 14" Zildjian K Constantinople hi-hats thanks to this vid. I immediately fell in love with their sound. AMAZING!

As smooth and effortless as you like. Awesome to watch.

He's very good and has sensitive to play music...God inspiration!!!! Congrats for you dude...

Orthodoxal church definitely needs drums

Wow, that bass drum!!!!

thank you for this and other lessons. It's priceless stuff for learning

thank you drumeo sound engineer, sound is always amazing :)) and Larnell is great drumer !!! :)

what's the name of that 1st stong?

4:53-5:00 is absolutely one of the sickest fills I've heard.

the melody he does in minute 50 really helps me to tune my toms!! great drummer!

Yes! Learn well has been one of my favourite drummers since his first drumeo appearance

He is so smooth!

Greatest drummer i've seen in a while......I've just discovered Snarky Puppy.....and it also changed my life! Does anybody know if Larnell replaced Sput, their previous drummer? He was also really good...

Quite simply put, Larnell is one of a kind.

That Yamaha Live Custom is sounding awesome!

I would love to know how Larnell went about learning the drum parts for the majority of the Snarky Puppy song catalogue. That must have been hard, but fun!

mi pp smol haha

I actually play for my church and I'm 15, and I really respect this guys drumming ability.

His style of playing is so groovy! I just wanted to get up an dance when I heard that intro! 😀

Wait...what? What did I just see and hear? This is some of the best I've ever seen. I wish someone had told my white ___ about gospel sooner.

They really should try to get Dave Weckl on the show

love how he subtly comps the synth solo with the high hat starting @ around 2:34

lol "maahm staahp. maahm clap on two maaaahm" fantastic video. not sure what it is about gospel players, but they seem to be consistently educated, skilled, passionate, and possessed of an awesome sense of the music! mr lewis is no exception. thanks to both of you and the drumeo crew!

00:00:47 "and now to lay down the filthiest four to the floor groove that the gospel world has ever seen....."

whatsup with the cheezy 80s music

It's all about the song and making it dynamic without interrupting its general feeling.

This is SO fun to watch, thanks so much for uploading this!

He was incredible, but where is the obligatory, "Sloppy, sloppy, s*** drummer!!!!! #$*#&%!" comment? For real, though, the cleanest, most controlled, most crisp drummers I've ever heard have been in Gospel R&B. A very different skill set, requiring both serious chops and great restraint.

if your not a true believer of God you will never be able to unlock the true gospel feeling

Such an inspiration. I hope to play like him one day..

This guy is incredible, thanks Drumeo for sharing an amazing talent.

HOW GREAT THAT DRUMEO PUTS ALL THESE VIDEOS UP FOR FREE SO WE DONT HAVE TO SUPPORT THE DRUMMERS OR THE COMPANY. I HAVE ALSO STOPPED TAKEN DRUM LESSONS AND SUPPORTING MY LOCAL TEACHERS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FREE VIDEOS. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN FIND ALL THE ARTISTS/DRUMMERS MUSIC ONLINE FOR FREE SO I DONT HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM EITHER...

blacks make great artists

Yeah... from now on larnell lewis is one of my ultimate idols. He's simply awesome.

He's just got everything man. The man is the definition of the term "all-around"

To me exactly what he plays at each section is the least important thing. How about the fact that it doesn't sound or feel that good when I play eighths on the hats as when he does? Let's start there.

Had the chance to work with this drummer once, him being the drummer for Pan Fantasy on several occasions. Big-band style steel orchestra to gospel, this guy delivers. He'll carry anyone on his back (Provided they play along as well) ;)

Excellent drummer. His got the feeling for his music. Thanks.

Love it!! Love Larnell !!! He is awesome! And you, too Jared!