If princes musical ability is not already obvious, you can tell talking to anyone who played with him. They always speak about how he made them better and increased their musicality and dynamic range
777-93 -11 always curious about that h hat part-- thanks for breaking it down!! I agree Musicology ranks up there with Teena Marie's " Square Biz" as one of funkiest grooves, ever!
This was absolutely amazing! Hannah is an excellent orator which compliments her versatility on the kit. Her enthusiasm is genuine and she is magnetic. I would love to see her break down Why You Wanna Treat Me So Bad some day. Great video!
As a music teacher, I wish kids realized how goddamn cool it is to be a *musician* and not just a star who hogs the spotlight and gets all the Instagram likes. Hope a few kids watch this and ask their parents for a practice kit.
Hope the kiddos don’t read your comments so they are not taught to curse the God who blessed us with music and the talents and gifts we have been given to enjoy!
I remember following her on RU-vid back before she was married and before Prince found her. I am so happy to see Hannah getting her recognition. Such a talented player and a cool person.
The intentionally inconsistent, swelling hihat in Musicology was SO cool - as Hannah herself says, the small things make the biggest difference! Such a great lesson, thanks so much
not to mention many of prince's tracks defy the basic formulas.. slight things deliberately out of time.. keep the listener interested and guessing.. always brings something different each time you listen.
I like how Hannah is just as enthusiastic and focused when talking about the (more apparently) `easier' grooves as the `harder' ones. That kind of professional attention to detail and precision, while still keeping it all about the feel, is really important for students (and we're all students) to hear and see modeled
She's so humble and down to earth, and as a weaker drummer I feel like I can easily relate to her description of her process of learning, which makes her a good teacher. But she shreds the drums.....she's a humble badass.
A most skillful percussionist breaking down the rhythm tracks of a VERY MUCH missed master musician-the LATE GREAT Prince Rogers Nelson! He left us almost five years ago-hearing Hannah playing these beats composed by Prince makes one think of the music he could have given us if he were still here on Earth! This man left us MUCH too soon!!!
The video clip of Prince playing “Let’s Work” live is actually the track “Cool” that he wrote for The Time. Be great if someone broke down the drum intro on “Shhh” from The Gold Experience as that is an overlooked classic for me.
I also noticed she referred to Prince "teaching" her, as opposed to "directing." I imagine it was the latter but she accepted it as and describes it as the former, which is the epitome of professionalism and class.
Oh wow, can we get more of this beautiful mix of inspiring anecdotes and energizing grooves of not necessarily the first Prince songs you'd think of? This is overwhelmingly fantastic!
Thank you Hannah for breaking down these amazing songs. Hearing the background information makes the enjoyment of the songs even better. I wish Prince had made videos like this!!! Thank you again Hannah.
Nice to hear your work solo Hannah. Having seen y'all live, it was really easy to tell why he chose you as you fit right into the groove. You and Ida keep that funk line straight and I'm sure he had a great time working with you. RIP Prince. May y'all keep groovin on! Happy New Year!
I appreciate the way she thinks about learning different groves and explains them. She is a GREAT representative for Prince’s music. She is so respectful and not egotistical. Excellent teacher.
Hannah, I came across this pretty much accidentally. I'm a guitar player, but I had the opportunity to work with a drummer who had played with Prince. I enjoyed your video. I'm going to continue watching your videos because it might help me in creating better drum tracks for my own songwriting. Way to go!
I started playing drums a little bit last year, moving from guitar and vocals. I love Prince's songs and creativity. Paisley Park, Purple Rain, Raspberry Beret, were the first songs I sat down to learn when I got my set. I love how you explained the nuances he desired.
Amazing! I know nothing of drumming but appreciate good drumming when I hear it. So interesting to understand how detailed Mr. Prince was and when he instructed and corrected to achieve perfection according to him. And he was also so pedagogical, I presume, to learn his musicians this perfection.
I had the honour of seeing Prince live before he passed and I distinctly remember thinking the band was one of the best I’d ever heard. Never over playing or egoistic - always rock solid but still super groovy. This woman is a shining example of how musicians should support the artist 👏
The consistency and cleanliness of her playing is amazing, you can distinctly hear every single note played. On top of that she is a great communicator.
yeah, RU-vid suggested this video to me and I'm so glad I watched. 3rd Eye Girl was one of those Prince projects I wish had gotten further than it did. I loved the one album and wish there was more music. Hannah's so personable and fun to watch, but wicked talented. It was so cool hearing just the drum parts and being able to hear the rest of the song playing in my head
Nice one Hannah! Thanks for sharing these great grooves, and breaking them down. Wow, how musical Prince was, and what a great sense of style and flare he had, it must have been a great joy to work with him!
@@realjuliagray Nah I mean she sure is impressive but compared to other drummers out there she is just mid. i don't think pro drummers exist who are not able to play 2 bars of a relatively simple beat at the level of her. No hate but its just the truth...
I already consider Prince the greatest musical mind of my lifetime and somehow I'm still always finding even more evidence to support that statement. Amazing.
I saw a video of Hannah when she must have been about 14 , she was playing along to a song ,and I was really struck by her talent , it’s great to see that she really became a top professional musician , it must have been incredible playing for Prince
Purple Rain came out when I was in 9th grade and what a power groove! I have always loved this groove and have had an affinity for grooves in Prince's music. Having attended high school in the 80s I enjoyed many of the great grooves from 1999 and Purple Rain were favorites of mine. Another great groove of Princes, though someone else made it famous was the drum part on "Nothing Compares To You" which is a slow, saucy groove. I was just introduced to your drumming and I really like your style. Very cool indeed!
What a cool behind the scene as some would say. Loved his music. Such a talent He was. You had a fantastic opportunity even though your are a wonderful drummer, I'm sure you learned some amazing beats with Prince. Thanks for the lession.
Two of my favorite drum parts in Prince’s music are Tambourine and Darling Nikki. And he played them both. Check out that immense double bass assault at the end of Nikki. That’s Prince, all 115 lbs of him, absolutely slaying double bass. He was probably the single best musician/songwriter/entertainer who ever lived. I can’t think of anyone else who mastered all three of those disciplines so completely.
Love the way you broke this down, miss seeing you play. I use to watch you in Chicago with Bellevue Suite and had a couple nice conversations with your dad, God bless!
@@lauraveney1412 I saw Michael Bland perform with some young bands he mentored in Minneapolis about 20 years ago. I had no idea who he was at the time. During every show I saw (I went to see them play dozens of times) I'd overhear people say, "my god who the hell is that drummer!?" The room would go still when he played, and then it would go absolutely nuts. Bland was that good. And he made all those young bands sound...probably better than they really were!
Very Good Tutorial. I thought you articulated very well what made the groove work especially for the listener. I would like to hear more!!!Lady Cab Driver, Irresistible B and When Doves Cry!!Thank You!!
Great to see that she was enlightened by tutorials. When I saw her playing with him. I was impressed. Love the album they made together. A lot of my favourite grooves from the Purple Yoda.
Thank you Hannah! I don't play drums but the funky "one" is essential gettin my groove on. Nice to see deum notes - notation different from violin and clarinet. Really fun to hear this - appreciate you demonstration💜
I've seen Hannah a few times in Chicago/Milwaukee when she was coming up in the scene, so it was quite the exciting surprise when Prince hand-picked her for his new band. She's a really damn good drummer.
So fabulous! I'm just 4 lessons into drumming (as a "mature" musician), the Let's Work groove is the first I learned. So at first, I thought "I can already do this - awesome!"... Then Hannah explained the nuances - SO much to learn! X
Garibaldi did not even know that 777 93 11 existed, when he programmed it. Buy an old Linn, find the pattern and then let us know if it's exactly the same!?
Welcome back Hannah Thanks for this I've turned a lot to funk and alot of what Prince did in my playing, I hope you, Joshua and the kids have a great New Year
Cool stuff. I would have been terrified of screwing up playing with such a big artist, so just being able play such great drum parts without breaking a sweat shows you are a great drummer!
