FULL LESSON: Sir Duke, Stevie Wonder - Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 5

Full talkthrough and demo of the drum part from Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder, version from Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 5.
Have fun and thanks so much for watching, Mike :)
PS My video demo of this song is here: • Sir Duke - Trinity Roc...
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Kit
Yamaha Recording Custom - 22”/12”/13”/14"
Tama John Blackwell 6.5 x 13” Snare
Evans Hydraulic Red Drumheads, Evans Edge Control Reverse Dot (Snare)
Meinl Byzance Cymbals - 20" Sand Ride, 18” Sand Thin Crash, 16" Vintage Crash, 14” Sand Hats
Zildjian Dave Grohl Sticks
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Have fun and thanks so much for watching.
Mike :)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Video demo of this song is here: th-cam.com/video/X43nggbooac/w-d-xo.html

[@oliverrevill2685]

Thanks to you i managed to get a merit in my grade 2 exam thanks keep up the good work!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Great job Oliver, thanks for watching man :)

[@Josh_Ingram]

Thanks so much! This really was a BIG help in preparing for my exam! Cheers:)

[@islas2544]

Mike you just saved my exam thank you

[@tonystark-qg8wd]

Thank you so much to teach me always

[@timmaynard1609]

Thanks Mike!

[@Josh_Ingram]

In the time of COVOID you are my fabulous teacher. :)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool man, thanks for watching!

[@paulzion7681]

I am about to have exam and this is useful

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Paul Zion Great man, so glad it was - thanks for watching and good luck! 👊🏻

[@himabindu8915]

Hey mike can you make a Vedic on how to tune your bass drum

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Hima, yes drum tuning videos coming very soon, stay tuned - cheers! :)

[@cerisier0507]

So what makes this song tecnically challenging. How is it a grade above say van halen Jump?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

I'd say main challenges here are...
Nailing the 16th note swing/shuffle feel and staying consistent with that throughout (this is where marks are most often lost on this one I'd say)
Light, swingy feel in the verses - contrasting with the rock feel of some of the other pieces in this grade.
Providing musical interest and variety in the creative "ad lib skips" - but without losing forward momentum in the groove.
Open/close hi-hat being precise and clean - another area where marks are often lost.
Remember that the challenges presented by each song often differ in nature, and how "technical" something is by far not the only consideration in music performance. Remember as well that this piece is not a "technical focus" song, whereas Jump at Grade 4 is a technical focus one.
See my discussion about Grade songs and the Grade levels they appear at here: th-cam.com/video/3-Ww8UF88L4/w-d-xo.htmlfeature=shared

[@jasminedrums2013]

Hi Mike, with the 'vary fills on repeat', do you think they mean only in the verse or in the chorus repeat too? 🤔

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Jasmine, thanks for watching. I took it to mean the verse, but if you did change the Chorus fill slightly and it sounded good, I'm sure that'd be fine too. Mike :)

[@retronium9662]

At 9:18 , is the snare meant to be with the high-hat?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hey man, thanks for watching. The first snare of the little variation is played on the "e" of beat 3, between the hi-hats. The second snare is played on the "4", in sync with the hi-hat.
If you're referring to the first half of the bar (bar 12), it might be with the hi-hat or not, depending on what you're playing in order to "continue similarly" the groove at bar 9!
Hope that makes sense man, cheers!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

I have to say, most importantly of all, make it feel good and groove. Loving the attention to detail, but not as big a deal as the feel of the thing man! :)