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I will check out the tune for sure.

Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary, 22".

@@michaelnesi0827 super nice

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@@EthanNistor I was just speaking about that book with someone. It is really great the way he moves the diddle to accommodate where he wants the accent, also the rate changes, great book. I will do something for sure.

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No problem mate, your creativity is wild! I've transcribed a few of your exercises and played some of it for my drums exam at music school! It's great I love your stuff! Of course, I gave you credit and also showed my drum teacher your videos! Can't wait for some Dave Tough!😃

@@EthanNistor thank you very much that is awesome!

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Do you mean the top line, Ride Cymbal pattern? If so the ride pattern is written in 16th notes throughout the book. I remember Dom once telling me something about why that was but I don't recall. I studied with Jim but was too young to ask.

@@michaelnesi0827 Thanks for your reply. Do the a's of triplets land at the same time as a's of 16ths?

@@alanross2876 No it would be a 4 against 3 polyrhythm. Pass the Bread and Bu tter is a good mnemonic to help. Pass both hit at the same time. The is the second not of the 16, the is the second not of the triplet, and is the third note of the 16th, first syllable of butter is the third note of the triplet, and the second is the final note of the 16th.

Say that and play the three side on the left hand, 4 on the right, then reverse.

The triplet sections in Jim's book, play the ride as triplets. Mixed rate exercises, I change the ride when triplets are encountered, and also try and stay true to the book as written.

Thank you! I have been using these Istanbul 30th Anniversary cymbals for a while now I really love them and can't seem to switch them out. Although for rehearsals I have been using my K Kerope cymbals which I am really liking more and more as well! Thanks for watching!

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I’m gonna need some toast for that tasty jam!

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This one was actually very tricky for me, beyond the orchestration. The phrase is in 3/4 essentially, two times through each version I count it in 6/4. I am going to add a pdf for the math.

@@michaelnesi0827 Either way I really enjoy your channel. I watch how your hands move around the set to give me some ideas. I really need to bite the bullet and get a bebop set to drop my Tom down. But I only play for fun. Remember the first time you played on a drum set you felt that magic? That’s me every time I get on them.

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Thank you very much! I played a 22" for years then switched and never went back.

Thank you very much! I currently sub for a big band here on Long Island. I will try and get some videos, playing with that band leaves me little time to record anything, I am always focused on the chart. Next rehearsal I will set up my camera for the entire duration and then create a shorter video. Thank you again for watching.

Just a term I came up with to describe the part of the song Elvin plays the tom as part of the groove, this one is in 3/4 so it is hard to classify.

Thanks, what is your email, I am not seeing it.

The right hand and right foot are playing a double stroke roll in 1/8 note triplets (split between right hand and foot), yes the right hand side of the double is being split between the floor tom, and snare. Hi Hat is on 2 and 4. The left hand on the small tom is playing the melody line from the book syncopation. I can write something out if it helps.

And then I switch roles and move it it around keeping the same premise.

Thank You! I love Vic Firth AJ1 (American Jazz 1) and use them pretty much all the time. There was a period when these were unavailable, pandemic related, Vic Firth Signature Series - Peter Erskine "Big Band" Drumsticks are my second choice.

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Thank you! I do have this one. It is in the book by Joerg Eckel. Email me and I will send you a pic.

I have studied with a lot of teachers over the years, starting when I was 10 years old, I am now 52. A teacher is always a great place to start, if you have a local music store, in person is great at least for when you are starting. Books are great however don't be in a rush to turn a page. I have spent, months and years on exercises. When I started I would complete a page a week in various books with my first teachers. There is criteria that you should set before moving on to new material, 1. can you count out loud while playing. 2. Can you use it in a form, for example a groove be able to play it for three measure with a fill on the fourth measure and get back into the groove. Use a metronome for all practice however don't have the click play on all notes of the time signature you are practicing. In the case of 4/4, put the click on 1,3, then try 2,4, then 1, etc. This will teach you to know where you are. Listen to the music of the genre you are studying. Learn to read music if you can not, dum notation is not hard. I loop exercises at least 8 measures before moving on. The greats especially in the Jazz genre played all of the time, that is not easy these days, so practice as much as they would have played in that genre, playing with music, playing with musicians, playing with a click, create a set list that would be around the same time as they played on set with Jazz standards and play that through a few times per week. I can go on but I hope this helps.

I wanted to add one more item which is a conclusion I came to in the last few years. Don't spend too much time on a practice pad. Spend as much time as you can playing the instrument and working on your sound. Think about your sound ALWAYS, while practicing with a book, playing to records, and playing with musicians. Had I put all the time I spent on practice pads on the set I would be lightyears farther. Technique obtained on a pad does not automatically translate to the set. Work on your dynamics on the kit, the pad does not help in this area.

​@@michaelnesi0827 Thank you so much for taking the time to answer so thoroughly. There's some real good advice in here, and I'll try out some of the things you've recommended! :) And probably share with whoever might ask me the same. What books did you use yourself?

@@patches4170 I did Advanced Techniques for The Modern Drummer, by Jim Chapin, I was fortunate to have studied with Jim, and worked on the book with him. I spent a lot of time using Syncopation with Alan Dawson like systems. This book has all of the systems, many I had just gotten from various teachers, who probably had gotten them through word of mouth from people that studied with Alan. The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson, by John Ramsay has all of Alan's systems. New Breed, Amazing Book, I highly recommend, pay attention to the singing. Future Sounds by David Garabaldi, I saw David perform a clinic from which I still have the handouts, I was 12, the handouts were the beginning of that book. Afro-Cuban Rhythms for Drumset Frank Malabe, All f Gary Chaffee Patterns Books, I studied with a Gary for a few years. Amazing concepts. If you want to learn more about Gary check out Steve Michaud, he was a long time student of Gary, (in person lessons for years), he knows Gary's material better than Gary. Portaits in Rhythm, Anthony Cirone. Charles Wilcoxon, Modern Rudimental Swing Solos. All of the books I listed you can spend a lifetime working on, I still work from them.

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Thank you, yes I really love this album! I think I read some or all of this album was written while he was in prison at San Quentin. Thanks for watching.

I read that too. Prisoners would trip out while listening and telling long stories to pass the time.

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Thank you! I hope all is well!

Great observation, I did not think about that!

@@michaelnesi0827 Your videos are great! Do you have an online course?

Thank you! I don't but if you ever have a question please reach out.

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Thank you very much! TAMA S.L.P. Vintage Hickory bop kit. I really love them, they really hold the tuning, I never touch them really. Thanks again!

Thank you! 22" Istanbul Agop 30th Anniversary .

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Thank you very much! I started with many Alan Dawson systems using the book Syncopation. THE DRUMMER’S COMPLETE VOCABULARY as Taught by Alan Dawson, by John Ramsay, has all the system I used initially. I then moved to Ari Hoenig's book Systems. All along you begin to figure out your own systems to assist in your development, I have hundreds now myself. In my opinion this type of practice really works! Gary Chester's New Breed books as well, pay attention to the singing, that is the most important component. I loop measures 8 times before moving on, that gives you an opportunity to work on your sound as well, then I loop a line, 4 or 8 measures, counting is important as well. I have spent years on certain systems. If you ever run into a problem, reach out I would be happy to help.

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Thanks very much Joe!

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@@michaelnesi0827 I´m interested in that breakdown, also with pdf!

@@MarioCalzadaMusic In the details.Let me know if it does not make sense.

Thank you. I have not but will add a pdf to this video. I jotted down some aspects of it when I learned it for this tune so it wont take long.

@@michaelnesi0827 Thanks for that! I'm not going to lie, I can't read drum transcripts, I meant more of a video breakdown but no worries.

@@ColtraneTaylor OK, I will do one explaining it. You can spend a lifetime just on Elvin's Latin feels. I love "We Kiss In A Shadow", Sonny Rollins, I have a Spotify playlist I am building of all his Mambo feels.

@@michaelnesi0827 Thanks so much, and yes I suppose it will be a great, long effort to do Elvin's stuff well.

@@michaelnesi0827 Thank you, Mr. Nesi!

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Thank you for the feedback, in the video details is a link to the first video I did on the topic which has a more detailed explanation. I have a few videos on the topic, I will create a playlist or something.

That would be good. You have to remember that people find your videos various ways and they don’t always have the time to go and check out your first videos. Great work!

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Are you interested in something he does in a solo or tune? That may help me narrow it down.

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