My Top 3 Drumming Independence Workouts - Drum Lesson (Drumeo) 

Here is a comment that I just posted on my Facebook page that I wanted to share here as well. The RU-vid community - although harsh at time - has been incredible for me and my success as an educator, thank you! - My Independence Made Easy course has been going on for a few weeks and I have never experienced such a massive amount of student engagement. In all my years doing this, we've released so many different types of educational products, but this one struck a chord. What blows my mind is how the lessons have actually motivated students to practice harder and more than ever. The stories I'm hearing are just crazy. I'm so excited, so proud, and so stoked to continue pushing with these students to help them reach their goals. With the internet, there are endless choices for drum lessons, but I am so very grateful that these students chose me. Thank you all so much! - Jared Falk

I think one of the most important things in this video is the idea of getting your feet used to doing things without your hands being involved. I assume most people are like me and suck at practicing, so when we do, we use all our limbs every time. Factually, this just creates muscle memory of our limbs always having to work concurrently rather than separate and independent. Thanks, Jared. I hadn't considered this until I watched this video, and I'm certain it will evolve my practice.

Hey you! Thanks for watching. Leave me a comment and tell me a little about yourself. - Jared

#1 1:44 & 2:33 & 3:16 #2 4:31 & 4:48 & 4:59 & 5:13 & 5:33 & 5:57 & Demonstration: 6:29 #3 7:37

I feel like along with the drummers I listen to, Jared is the main reason I am where I am with drumming. His lessons always interest me and challenge me. I've watched Drumeo since before I even got a drum kit.

This kind of exercises make the drum play more versatile, thanks for sharing 👏👏👏

Jared, as an Elementary School Music school Teacher and Musician / Percussionist, I loved Your performance!!! I think You were spot on when You said that You forget about the ostinato, While Your soloing over top of it. Great Job !!!

Those Toms sound soooo good.

I've been playing for 25 years and I already incorporate a lot of this in my playing without really knowing what I'm doing. Being able to go back to some of these basics and being able to read music notation from my marching band days has has taken me to a place I wish I had been when I was touring with a band out of Orange County, CA. 15 years ago. I'm 40 years old now and just bought my first DW kit. Let me tell you.. another year of just going back and really studying and focusing on independence and I'll be ready to take any gig and start playing multiple styles. Thank you drumeo for taking me to that next level!

That kit though, I'm very jealous. Also Jared you are an amazing teacher!!!!

I like this mans teaching style!

Thanks Jared, great introduction to this vital topic!🙂

hey thats pretty good

Just got my new Evans Heads in the mail today and this is gonna be the first video I watch while playing tonight, can't wait!

this is it. this is the exercise I've been looking for. Thank you, Jared! I need to practice this furiously! My independence is practically non-existent.

I needed this! My Independence/Interdependence needs a lot of work.....Thank you!

Many thanks for this videos. Great stuff. Cheers from argentina 🤘🏻

Nice excersises! I'll try them. By now I am practicing an ostinato with my double pedal on the quiet kick that I get from your give while I write this comment

Hi Jared. I´m a long time fan of your work and I would like congratulate you, your team and the guest drummers (some of them drum legends) who has been teaching all this important lessons, concepts and experiences. Once you used a "samba pattern" on this lesson (even the video is about independence, not samba rhythm) I remembered ask you to invite some brazilian drummers as Kiko Freitas. It would be great ! Anyway good luck, success and keep the good work !!! Regards from Brazil.

Very good lesson.

6:44 Ghost notes went really seriuos there!

Very useful ! Thanks for giving us this video clip

Esse é um ritmo brasileiro? Parece com samba, e samba é do Brasil. Parabéns, muito bom!!!

Thx so much, You are an awasome teacher !

Good Lessons Jared.thank you .

top notch vid, something I could really use now

This is so helpful

Excellent and didactic & as always my dear Jared.

Off to practice! Thanks again, Jared. Random question: what shoes are you wearing in this? Looking for something like those.

Hey, Jared. Can you make a RU-vid video on drum theory/notation for those who play by ear?

Maybe a silly question, but on average, how much time does a committed drummer (serious drummer that practices at least 4 hrs a day) take to have good timing and groove (which i think depends a lot on independence)... would you say 3, 4, 5 years?... thx heaps

Loving the videos

All of these amazing tools, thanks Jared :)

Those new evans heads sound great

Samba so nice!

Good Job! Keep up the good work!

Hey Jared! Great video. Hey, can you share what you use for in ear monitors/headphones? Thanks!

Hey jared, can you please do a video on these odd eight note polyrythms and/or eight note fivelets, some rhythms that make the transition to a high level drummer very hard. Nobody has made in-depth videos on these topics which makes me very mad.

Hi Jared, great lesson! One question I've always had is sometimes when a beat requires a lot of independence(different things for each limb), I'd always have to play through it a bunch of times until I figure out how the placement of hits from each limb fit in with each other(rh-lh-rh-rf-bh-rf, etc.), and can't really hear it as right hand in triplets and left foot in quarters, for example. Is that a bad/beginner way to approach that? Should I try to think of each limb on its own, even if that means I'd have a much harder time playing it? Thanks in advance!

heeeeey i'm gonna use this thnx

I am still stuck with the first one: as soon as I add the snare, it all goes off! How do you even get it started?

What Paiste X-hats are you using? Size and model? Thank you.

jared is the best drum teacher for me.

cool stuff. thanks, greetings!

I tried this during my study break and i’m struggling... Good exercise!

I feel like my independece gets nowhere regardless of how much i practice

Great... Thanks!

Hi Drumeo. Thank you for all of your videos! I would love to learn how to play Godsmack's Battle de los tambores. Can you possibly create a lesson for this? Its very catchy seems like it would be fun to play.

Nice video!

I'm taking exercise #1 and running through all the single beat patterns from George Stone's Stick Control book. Is it possible to do the triplet hand patterns over the asonado foot pattern?

Wasn't this in the Thomas Pridgen lesson?

Great lesson thank you. I'm having trouble downloading the sheet music the link just scrolls?

Hey Are your drum's mikes on? Thnx for your lovely videos.

Very helpfull!

I found out that RLrrll sticking over that foot ostinato is kinda tricky.

One tip, watch Virgil Donati, he knows the concept of independence....

what series of paiste cymbals is the hit hat and ride?

0:07 good start

Thank you! As always

great lesson ! as usual! :-)

What if the sound and panning changed with camera angles

Been drumming for over 10 years... technically and musically very strong, this shouldn't be this hard for me....

Sos groso, sabelo!!!

Bpm you play is 70?

😍😍😍

Nick swardson can really play the drums

So bummed that I missed the deadline on the IME course. IMO it would have been smart to time the deadline with tax refund deposits. I'm sure my employer isn't the only one that waits until the last possible minute to hand out W-2's.

What happens if u don't have a drum

So basically the thomas pridgen lesson?

Currently writing and reading while practicing lol

6:30 Benny Greb inspired? :D

So just play cumbias and latin perc

drum drum drum drum drum drum drum drum drum drum jalapeño drum drum Doritos cool

me likey

thats what gabor taught me...

Damn, this is difficult...

first

man your left hand looks tight, just saying

You speak A LOT. #Hateintros

Wtf I’m so trash. I can’t even do number 2 🥲😩

Great lesson