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@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity Your method helped me so much! Unbelievable killer results in just a few hours!

@@user-jh8ov8pi3l Thank you. I'm glad you found it so helpful 😄

Your welcome Michael. I'm glad you found it helpful!

I think you can interpret the exercises many different ways - as 8ths', 16th's etc. But I do see your point. If you are referencing a specific book in a drum lesson and a specific page you should talk in terms of how it's actually written to avoid confusion. Because you're right - if I say 16th notes at 100 bpm that's very vague when the page is in cut time and showing 8th notes. I will try to pay more attention to detail next time.😀

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity Thanks for the feedback. Actually, I am more trying to validate my own thinking than judge you! LOL! I get really confused on this stuff. To this date, I don't really understand cut time other than maybe trying to make the page look neater. More times than not when I am confused, it is usually me. Thanks again! I appreciate your videos!

Thank you! I'm glad you find the lessons helpful. 😀

I think the sound of the Breakbeats kit will be much better than those pancake kits. The Breakbeats kit is much lighter than a full-size kit but not as portable as those pancake kits. I'm very happy with the sound, but I'm playing all straight-ahead jazz now. If I was playing other styles- blues, rock, etc. I would always bring a mic to stick on the bass drum. It's fine for what i do but weak if the volume is just a bit louder. I think you will be much happier with the Breakbeats kit as far as quality. I think you might really hate playing those pancake kits. One thing you mentioned though that you should be aware of is the space required for the bass drum. It's not tall, but quite long. It's the same size as a basic floor tom. One of the clubs I used to play in had the same problem you were describing - not enough room for the throne and bass drum. It was a piano bar and extremely cramped. I don't feel the Breakbeats kit will be an improvement for you for that particular problem. So if you are going to play there quite a bit it's something to be aware of before you buy this kit. Another thing you might consider is just buying a cheap used pancake type kit for that one gig only. Hope this helps. It's your decision. But at least hopefully now you have more information.

That was a very creative solution! Musicians are so vague on these charts so many times. You feel like you need to be psychic just to figure out what they want for you to play 😀

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I use it for everything. It's very versatile. I always bought equipment I could use for many or any situation because in addition to playing jazz I always wanted to play other styles. I played a standard kit with 22" bass for many years. I got a smaller jazz kit about 6 years ago because I was no longer playing those other styles. I was still happy with my cymbals though and have never felt the need to change them

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You're the second person who mentioned Bruce Becker. Do you think the way he teaches this concept is similar to the way I teach? just curious.

Good suggestion.Thank you

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity Also, I like hearing the fingers tapping on the drums like a drum roll with the fingers on the snare for asmr. it sounds cool.

Thanks. Yes I agree. People that don't like this grip haven't spent enough time mastering it. It took me a very long time to get completely comfortable with it.

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Your welcome! I'm glad you found it helpful. It can be hard to find good teachers. Most of mine were terrible. I had one good one. A lot of really great players simply cannot teach. Requires a different skill.

Thanks for your question. When I demonstrate the exercises the 3rd time at the fastest tempo, that's a lot of finger technique. But you will always use a combination of wrist and fingers even at that tempo. The difference when you are playing slow is that at that speed you can use just fingers. If you continue to push your speed up using short burst exercises like I showed here it will force you to use your fingers more and more. I also have an unusual way of isolating the fingers and teaching finger technique using finger accents. Watch this video next and I think it will really help. ua-cam.com/video/KenzxlY-aKU/v-deo.html

That's a good suggestion. I don't have any way to compare these to Pearl. I can tell you though that I'm completely happy with the sound quality of these Ludwig drums. I had lots of opportunities to play Pearl kits when I was in the army band. I was very impressed with the sound of the Pearl drums as well. But I'd have to hear 2 small kits next to each other, both with the same kind of heads to know which I liked better. I think both brands would be excellent choices.

Thanks John. Have a great week!

A good bandleader should really point out to the band members that it's an unusual form if that's the case. But many times they don't. If there's time when they pull out a song I'm unfamiliar with I sometimes just ask "Is this a typical 32 bar form or blues or something else?"

Thanks for your feedback. I'm glad you found it helpful. I will have to check out Ian's solos

You're welcome! Good luck on your audition😀😀

Thank you for your question. For that particular exercise you want to let the stick bounce 3 times. Basically like a double stroke only with 3 bounces. So no not 3 individual movements with index finger.

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Thanks for your feedback. Yes that's a touchy situation. But sometimes you just need to be honest with people in a very nice way. Compliment him first. Tell him you like playing with him and you really like his feel. And maybe then tell him that you've got to hear the high hat on 2 and 4. 😁

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity thanks for the relply man.I have already told that exactly him a few years ago and it doesn’t change (he’s too old to learn maybe)and I didn’t realy play with him for probably a year because I prefer to play with musicians that are better than me and already are jazz musicians.so he knows I don’t think of him as a jazz drummer but we are still friends beside music.Still hard because sometimes he hears I have gigs or he wants to play with me but when we first met many years ago I played stuff he knew well like rock,funk,blues and latin jazz but now I’m into jazz and bop more.

@@nivrox95 I understand. Btw this is one of the things I hate about being a band leader. I don't like hurting People's feelings. But sometimes it's inevitable

Sorry to interrupt. If your friend is too old and unwilling to learn, then that's really hard. But for anyone who are still willing to learn, I have some experience to share. I myself is middle-aged too, an amateur drummer playing pop and rock my whole life but started to like playing jazz a year ago. I find these transition exercises very useful -> 1) play the simplest straight 8th rock beat with right hand playing the ride cymbal and then try to add all the "n" on hi-hats with left foot; 2) when you get used to doing step 1, try to add one or two 16th note(s) on the bass drum and/or the snare drum; 3) when you get used to doing both steps 1 & 2, try to swing those 16th bass drum/snare drum notes just like when you are playing 16th shuffle beats; 4) try to remove the snare drum back beats on 2 & 4; 5) try to remove bass drum down beats on 1 & 3. Now you can hear the quarter notes on the ride cymbal and 2 & 4 on hi-hats and some swung bass drum and/or snare drum comping. This approach seems complicated but it maybe a good first step for rock drummers who can't feel the jazz rhythm directly. Now I can play 2-3 medium swing standards with friends and they have no complaints, we can trade 4s and 8s as well. I am still far to be good and still have a long way to go but at least I have opened the first door. Hope this helps :)

@@ltcwkttkl cool thanks.I’m not a drummer so it’s hard for me to understand but it’s cool you can already play some swing tunes with friends!

Thank you John. I appreciate your encouragement. I'm glad you found it helpful!

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity I certainly did Brad very much appreciated 🌞

Thank you for the compliment! It's definitely worth exploring other grips once you're comfortable with one. While I can play the same things technically for instance with matched and traditional grip there are certain things that are easier to play with each grip. You'll also find once you learn all those grips it doesn't take anymore time to maintain multiple grips than it does one grip, as long as you just keep using them frequently.

Thank you for watching. And thanks for your feedback. Have a great weekend! 😄

Thank you for your feedback. I'm glad you found it helpful! 😀

You're welcome! I'm glad it was helpful. I try to do closeup shots whenever I think it will be easier to understand😁

Fills and solos are closely related. Fills are like short solos. Solos are groups of fills.

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Thank you!

Much of this has to do with balance. Where you hold the stick makes all the difference. Try moving your index finger up or back 1 centimeter. Spend lots of time holding the stick with just the thumb and index finger. Get very comfortable with this before you try actually playing. Don't hold too tight. You want to be in control with no tension. I have a very comprehensive article and full length video about this that will explain it in more depth and really help you. Here is the link. bradallendrums.com/5-steps-to-french-grip-mastery-for-drumset/

Thanks for your comment. In the video I teach you how to develop your own solo ideas not copy other drummers. It's just a practicing framework, not the actual solo. You practice and then you play from your heart, your own creativity.

@eddierivera1860 I think you miss the point. There are obviously certain elements that make some solos great and cause some solos to fall apart when those elements are absent. As is the case with almost all music (if not all art) and so also with solos, there are underlying principles that make you better at it. He is not telling you that you have to play every solo the way he does, nor does he say you must play every stroke that he plays, he is giving you IDEAS. Maybe you are the drummer that thinks any non-sensical random thumping on your kit is sufficient for a solo. If you think there is nothing to be taught in regards of solos, then I strongly doubt your skills... I am at best an intermediate drummer, and even I can tell you that YES, you can be taught to play a better solo by better drummers.

That's a great answer. It's really the same as learning to create beats/grooves.Ultimately you want to play what you feel. But it definitely helps to first study drummers who are great at it.

From the heart? Please inform all of us (IN CAPS) how this is achieved. If by HEART you mean improvisation, then how does one improvise effectively? This only happens after months and years of sticking exercises, hitting tempo goals, getting a good handle on rudiments, playing along with your favorite songs and emulating your heroes, etc. My point is that this vid actually does a great job at describing to beginners and intermediate drummers how to approach a solo methodically. If I tell a noob to soloing to simply play from the heart, we all know what that's going to sound like in front of an audience.

@@augustleo7434 Great answer. Well said. Absolutely true.

I'm glad the videos are helping you. I agree 100%. Stewart Copeland is amazing. So creative. 😀If you haven't seen it yet, check out their live video "The Police Go To College." Probably on UA-cam. Shot back in the very beginning when they were still playing colleges.

Thanks for your feedback. I'll look into that

It's a jazz bass not a rock bass. For straight -ahead acoustic jazz that's the sound you want. But you are right when you say for rock that's not the best sound. For that music you want thick heads and a lot more muffling. Thanks your feedback

Thanks for watching. And thanks for the compliment 😃

You"re welcome! I'm so glad you found it helpful 😃

One measure is 4 counts. So 4 counts of rock beat. Then 4 counts of drum solo.

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity aha awesome!

I've been trying this out. The solo feels like a fill. Is that the right direction?

@@andrew007s Yes. Solos and fills can be quite synonymous. Sometimes fills are solos and vise versa. The exception would be a very long solo. At some point when the fill get long enough you really can't call it a drum fill. At that point it's definitely a drum solo.

@@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity Excellent! Thank you!

Thank you! I'm glad you found it really helpful😁