Quincy...... Quincy....... QUINCY!!!!!! It is so so GREAT to have you back and yes indeed I and many others have missed you. Thank you for coming back with another joyful juggernaut of a lesson ! From your old friend, Ned in Spain.
VIDEO TIME STAMPS 00:00 Playing Introduction 00:10 Introduction 00:58 Lesson Explanation 02:00 Are you ready!? 02:40 Why warm up? 03:15 Drum or Pad? 04:28 Big sticks or regular sticks? 05:36 What are YOUR personal warm up objectives? 06:59 My warm up routine 07:55 Warm up exercise #1 - POWER 11:46 Warm up exercise #2 - CONTROL AND PRECISION 15:10 Warm up exercise #3 - CONTROL, FLUIDITY & SPEED 19:23 More thoughts on using a drum for warming up 20:04 Final Thoughts
I tend to eschew drummer's own personal warm up routines and instead usually go with what feels good to me but yours makes sense. You got to have objectives. Welcome back and thanks for all you do.
Fantastic seeing you back! Many thanks for the shout out😀 I always keep large sticks with me while watching TV, warming up on my legs. I have found a good way to do pre gig warm ups without bothering the other musicians is to play them on a closed hi hat.
Thanks, what a brilliant video. I particularly like your emphasis on just doing it and making it clear that there are a bunch of different ways to do these things and maybe not one ultimate and only approach. Everyone should see what fits them best 😀
Oh yes! That caught me off guard since it was 6:30 in the morning! But it was very cool to meet him in such a random way. Say hi to him for me! Thank you for leaving a comment my man. Cheers!
Hey Q - hope you had a good summer :D Missed you a little bit, but also had something to look after. Glad you're back with new inspiration. The "Free download" doesn't work, but I'll figure it out anyway :D
Hi Quincy, another great video, many thanks, one small point which you might clarify, about hitting the centre of the drum, was that specifically for the warm up as part of the precision? I have always enjoyed exploring the different sounds across the drum head, also I do enjoy Stanton Moore's playing and he also explores the variety of sounds and textures available across the drum head, as you can tell I am a fan of New Orleans music, look forward to hearing your thoughts when you have time and thanks again, Justin in Ibiza , Spain 🌞
Thanks for comment and great question. There are absolutely a lot of times when you want more of the overtones from playing the edge of the drum, especially for New Orleans music. When practicing fundamental rudimental snare technique and warming up, I think it's important to practice playing in the middle. In musical situations, play the part of the drum you're hearing. Cheers!
Love that combo of the single stroke pyramid and the bossa shuffle because they fit together so sweetly. By the way did you ever figure out that Roy Haynes lick, the one from his solo on Rhythm a Ning at the White House ?
Ah! I actually developed a stick on stick routine that I’m trying to master then I do a lesson it. But it’s influenced by that Roy lick. But sadly, I can figure out that exact Roy Haynes lick. I’m too slow to play it as clean as him:(. Did you figure it out?
@@drumqtips When I saw /heard that lick, it sounded like something that happened when I strung a grouping of 7 stroke rolls as 16th note triplets together. He plays them as single strokes and starts on the 3, but you could start on 1. As 8th triplets the left does the accents falling on 2 let - trip 4 - let - trip - 2 - let - trip 4 let - trip 2 let etc. Like a Chuck Berry "ernie" bend. When you switch to 16ths you get RLR LRL R, RLR LRL R the stick shot falls on the last R. Does that make sense ?
Man you are literally a godsend. I am a not working very much pro jazz pianist but new jazz drummer and I can’t afford lessons, so these videos are my holy grail. They will be something I refer all my future drum students too as what I used to get good. Thanks for everything you do, Q! Do you have any videos on how to learn a difficult groove? Sometimes my limbs won’t come together on a complex Latin groove or comping pattern with all 4 limbs and I’m not sure how to practice it. Should I group two limbs together until they’re all working good as pairs, then do a few groups of 3, and then 4? What do you recommend? Thanks again!!!
Thanks so much, I’m glad the videos are helping you out! For tackling tough grooves, your approach is right on track: start by pairing two limbs at a time, build up coordination and timing, then add a third limb, and finally bring all four together. Also, I find that practicing extremely slowly really helps when learning complex grooves-it lets you focus on each motion and get the feel locked in. Keep at it!
I wonder about starting a warm up with a focus on power. It seems like a way to potentially injure oneself vs. warming up with something more gentle or gradually building up to power. I would think this to be true especially if a drummer doesn't have good technique.
That’s a fair point. That’s why I start at a slow tempo for this. But perhaps start with the small muscles is better for some folks. Definitely try different things to see what works for you. Thanks!
Concerning the giant marching band sticks: When I was a teenager in the 60's who had only played rock in a garage band, I discovered jazz and wanted to learn to play correctly and more importantly, play jazz. I found a local professional drummer at a giant destination resort in West Virginia who did not teach. After several weeks of begging, he finally agreed to give me one lesson and told me to bring my snare drum and a pair of sticks, nothing else. He stood in front of me with his piccolo Gretsch snare and told me to do a double-stroke roll, which I did after cranking down the muffler on the batter head and used my 7A sticks. Then he handed me a pair of GIANT marching band sticks, told me to uncrank the muffler and do it again. I was a complete disaster when I sounded like I had thrown marbles into a metal trash can. Now that my know-it-all attitude had been crushed, he took the same sticks and played the same rudiment on his non-muffled 4" x 14" snare drum, and made it sound like he was tearing a piece of paper slowly. This was lesson one. The beginning of my rudiments and I had to come back each week with improvement in order to receive my next lesson. This wonderful and kind gentleman continued this with patience, constantly telling me that he was not a teacher. After many months of this - with emphasis on softness, timing and volume control - he started showing me wonderful things with accents within the rudiments. This lasted until the end of the season when he had to move on, to another destination resort in Florida. He never charged me a cent for all his time and knowledge. He said my payment was to keep learning and that if had ever come back the next week without improving, I was done and that I would have had to pay him. He kind of reminded me of Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid", small, soft-spoken, disciplined and a big heart. A few months later during a Christmas break from college, I received a call from a jazz quartet (all acoustic, piano, violin, stand-up bass and drums) in urgent need for a fill-in drummer at the same resort My emergency audition lasted 10 minutes and when I asked why I was approved so quickly, the leader (violinist) said, "I can hear myself and you keep perfect time." This was my first job on my resume as a jazz drummer and I made a lot of money over the years, moonlighting at many clubs and resorts in the area. My favorite venue is still the small dinner club with mostly acoustic instruments. Moral of the story: If someone hands you lemons (marching band sticks), grab them and make lemonade out of them. I'm 75 years old and I'm still learning. Someday, I hope to be 10% as good as he was. He could do a solo with brushes that could blow you away.
What an inspiring story, Boom! That mentor’s tough love taught you the true essence of jazz drumming, and it clearly set you up for a lifetime of music. Here’s to always learning and making lemonade from those giant sticks!
@@drumqtips There is hardly a day that passes without my thinking of him with a smile. When I practice daily - even at my age, I strive to improve - I pretend he is watching me. I forgot to mention that he had severe psoriatic arthritis in his hands and feet with very swollen knuckles and he was only in his late 40's at the time. He never complained and in my eyes, always played perfectly. When I would ask him about a local drummer, he always gave a positive answer. The worst I ever heard him say was, "Well, he could learn a little more." He was always the gentleman. Looking back, I feel like he shared Joe Morello's spirit.
Certainly if you feel you need it, then by all means. I've never felt I need it. Athletes certainly need it but playing jazz isn't THAT physical that my muscles are exhausted and worn out that I feel I need a warm down. But perhaps if you're playing louder styles that are super physical, then maybe that's necessary. Thanks for the question!
Quincy...... Quincy....... QUINCY!!!!!! It is so so GREAT to have you back and yes indeed I and many others have missed you. Thank you for coming back with another joyful juggernaut of a lesson ! From your old friend, Ned in Spain.
Much appreciated my man! I appreciate your kind words. Hope you enjoyed your little shout out:)
@@drumqtips Indeed I did but I heard the shoutout after posting my comment. Thanks Quincy.
VIDEO TIME STAMPS
00:00 Playing Introduction
00:10 Introduction
00:58 Lesson Explanation
02:00 Are you ready!?
02:40 Why warm up?
03:15 Drum or Pad?
04:28 Big sticks or regular sticks?
05:36 What are YOUR personal warm up objectives?
06:59 My warm up routine
07:55 Warm up exercise #1 - POWER
11:46 Warm up exercise #2 - CONTROL AND PRECISION
15:10 Warm up exercise #3 - CONTROL, FLUIDITY & SPEED
19:23 More thoughts on using a drum for warming up
20:04 Final Thoughts
I tend to eschew drummer's own personal warm up routines and instead usually go with what feels good to me but yours makes sense. You got to have objectives. Welcome back and thanks for all you do.
Thanks Chucky! Good to be back my man.
Fantastic seeing you back! Many thanks for the shout out😀 I always keep large sticks with me while watching TV, warming up on my legs. I have found a good way to do pre gig warm ups without bothering the other musicians is to play them on a closed hi hat.
Glad you enjoyed your shout it T 🚗. Closed hats are great for warming up for sure. Always good to hear from you my man!
I already feel so much better having done those things along with you, Q. You knock us all out!
✨🥁👊🏽😀
We’re shed buddies LZ! Lol
I like how you incorporate your feet into warmups. Helps us to couple our stickings with a playing mindset. Would love to see more examples of this.
Thanks James!
Thanks, what a brilliant video. I particularly like your emphasis on just doing it and making it clear that there are a bunch of different ways to do these things and maybe not one ultimate and only approach. Everyone should see what fits them best 😀
Glad you enjoyed it! Good to hear from you Joe. Hope all is well with you my man!
So glad you're back!
Yeeees! There he is!
Here I am D Peck:)
Warming down is important too!🙌🏼🥁
Thanks for your videos! Always inspiring!👊🏼
Yes warm down for sure if you were really hitting hard. Thanks for watching!
QUINCY! My fellow drummer friend saw you at McDonald’s the other day while they were working, please come back to Portland and stay forever 🙏🏽‼️
Oh yes! That caught me off guard since it was 6:30 in the morning! But it was very cool to meet him in such a random way. Say hi to him for me! Thank you for leaving a comment my man. Cheers!
Great to see you again 🎉
Thank you Diego!
Welcome back ! Thanks for the lesson ! 🎉
Thanks my man Simon! Glad you enjoyed the lesson.
I feel you.
Welcome back...Quincy...better and badder😅
Watch out Vic! Quincy 2.0 is here! 😂😂😂
Welcome back bro!
I appreciate that Spicey! Good to be back my man.
Hey Q - hope you had a good summer :D Missed you a little bit, but also had something to look after. Glad you're back with new inspiration. The "Free download" doesn't work, but I'll figure it out anyway :D
Good to be back and see you my man! Also, thanks for the heads up about the free download. It should work now. My bad!!!
@@drumqtips Thanks my man - good to be back :D
Yesssss, he's baaaaack ❤️🥁 coffee's here, lets go 🥁
Glad to be back and good to see you on here my man!
@@drumqtips my pleasure, as always 🙌🤗🥁🔥
Welcome back Quincy! I just transferred to UCF as a sophomore and I’m studying under McClenty Hunter! I’ll definitely show him this video!
Great to hear from you LZ and please give my regards to Prof. Hunter! Congrats on the transfer to UCF👍🏾
Oh brother, did I ever miss you! Glad you're back and badder than ever, Q! Thanks for the amazing practice tips 🥁 ✌🏼
Good to be back my man!
Hope you had a great birthday, Q!
Thanks Rachel. Hope you're well!
Fantastic ❤
Thanks PE!
Hi Quincy, another great video, many thanks, one small point which you might clarify, about hitting the centre of the drum, was that specifically for the warm up as part of the precision? I have always enjoyed exploring the different sounds across the drum head, also I do enjoy Stanton Moore's playing and he also explores the variety of sounds and textures available across the drum head, as you can tell I am a fan of New Orleans music, look forward to hearing your thoughts when you have time and thanks again, Justin in Ibiza , Spain 🌞
Thanks for comment and great question. There are absolutely a lot of times when you want more of the overtones from playing the edge of the drum, especially for New Orleans music. When practicing fundamental rudimental snare technique and warming up, I think it's important to practice playing in the middle. In musical situations, play the part of the drum you're hearing. Cheers!
@@drumqtips great, you have clarified the issue, many thanks brother Q 🕊️
Welcome back bro🎉
Thanks fam!
Love that combo of the single stroke pyramid and the bossa shuffle because they fit together so sweetly. By the way did you ever figure out that Roy Haynes lick, the one from his solo on Rhythm a Ning at the White House ?
Ah! I actually developed a stick on stick routine that I’m trying to master then I do a lesson it. But it’s influenced by that Roy lick. But sadly, I can figure out that exact Roy Haynes lick. I’m too slow to play it as clean as him:(. Did you figure it out?
@@drumqtips When I saw /heard that lick, it sounded like something that happened when I strung a grouping of 7 stroke rolls as 16th note triplets together. He plays them as single strokes and starts on the 3, but you could start on 1. As 8th triplets the left does the accents falling on 2 let - trip 4 - let - trip - 2 - let - trip 4 let - trip 2 let etc. Like a Chuck Berry "ernie" bend. When you switch to 16ths you get RLR LRL R, RLR LRL R the stick shot falls on the last R. Does that make sense ?
Man you are literally a godsend. I am a not working very much pro jazz pianist but new jazz drummer and I can’t afford lessons, so these videos are my holy grail. They will be something I refer all my future drum students too as what I used to get good. Thanks for everything you do, Q!
Do you have any videos on how to learn a difficult groove? Sometimes my limbs won’t come together on a complex Latin groove or comping pattern with all 4 limbs and I’m not sure how to practice it. Should I group two limbs together until they’re all working good as pairs, then do a few groups of 3, and then 4? What do you recommend?
Thanks again!!!
Thanks so much, I’m glad the videos are helping you out! For tackling tough grooves, your approach is right on track: start by pairing two limbs at a time, build up coordination and timing, then add a third limb, and finally bring all four together. Also, I find that practicing extremely slowly really helps when learning complex grooves-it lets you focus on each motion and get the feel locked in. Keep at it!
@@drumqtips thanks boss 🙏
I wonder about starting a warm up with a focus on power. It seems like a way to potentially injure oneself vs. warming up with something more gentle or gradually building up to power. I would think this to be true especially if a drummer doesn't have good technique.
That’s a fair point. That’s why I start at a slow tempo for this. But perhaps start with the small muscles is better for some folks. Definitely try different things to see what works for you. Thanks!
Hey quincy, how many minutes i should spend on each exercise?
Until you feel warm and READY!
Concerning the giant marching band sticks: When I was a teenager in the 60's who had only played rock in a garage band, I discovered jazz and wanted to learn to play correctly and more importantly, play jazz. I found a local professional drummer at a giant destination resort in West Virginia who did not teach. After several weeks of begging, he finally agreed to give me one lesson and told me to bring my snare drum and a pair of sticks, nothing else. He stood in front of me with his piccolo Gretsch snare and told me to do a double-stroke roll, which I did after cranking down the muffler on the batter head and used my 7A sticks. Then he handed me a pair of GIANT marching band sticks, told me to uncrank the muffler and do it again. I was a complete disaster when I sounded like I had thrown marbles into a metal trash can. Now that my know-it-all attitude had been crushed, he took the same sticks and played the same rudiment on his non-muffled 4" x 14" snare drum, and made it sound like he was tearing a piece of paper slowly.
This was lesson one. The beginning of my rudiments and I had to come back each week with improvement in order to receive my next lesson.
This wonderful and kind gentleman continued this with patience, constantly telling me that he was not a teacher. After many months of this - with emphasis on softness, timing and volume control - he started showing me wonderful things with accents within the rudiments. This lasted until the end of the season when he had to move on, to another destination resort in Florida. He never charged me a cent for all his time and knowledge. He said my payment was to keep learning and that if had ever come back the next week without improving, I was done and that I would have had to pay him. He kind of reminded me of Mr. Miyagi in "The Karate Kid", small, soft-spoken, disciplined and a big heart.
A few months later during a Christmas break from college, I received a call from a jazz quartet (all acoustic, piano, violin, stand-up bass and drums) in urgent need for a fill-in drummer at the same resort My emergency audition lasted 10 minutes and when I asked why I was approved so quickly, the leader (violinist) said, "I can hear myself and you keep perfect time." This was my first job on my resume as a jazz drummer and I made a lot of money over the years, moonlighting at many clubs and resorts in the area. My favorite venue is still the small dinner club with mostly acoustic instruments.
Moral of the story: If someone hands you lemons (marching band sticks), grab them and make lemonade out of them. I'm 75 years old and I'm still learning. Someday, I hope to be 10% as good as he was. He could do a solo with brushes that could blow you away.
What an inspiring story, Boom! That mentor’s tough love taught you the true essence of jazz drumming, and it clearly set you up for a lifetime of music. Here’s to always learning and making lemonade from those giant sticks!
@@drumqtips There is hardly a day that passes without my thinking of him with a smile. When I practice daily - even at my age, I strive to improve - I pretend he is watching me.
I forgot to mention that he had severe psoriatic arthritis in his hands and feet with very swollen knuckles and he was only in his late 40's at the time. He never complained and in my eyes, always played perfectly.
When I would ask him about a local drummer, he always gave a positive answer. The worst I ever heard him say was, "Well, he could learn a little more." He was always the gentleman. Looking back, I feel like he shared Joe Morello's spirit.
What about warming down?
Certainly if you feel you need it, then by all means. I've never felt I need it. Athletes certainly need it but playing jazz isn't THAT physical that my muscles are exhausted and worn out that I feel I need a warm down. But perhaps if you're playing louder styles that are super physical, then maybe that's necessary. Thanks for the question!