The Remo snare drum Louie plays when he's with Murray Spivack was a 14 x 8 Encore in the chrome wrap.I had an earlier one in 1988, & it was a fantastic snare drum, & of course they came with Remo drum heads from new.The Acousticon drums had a superb sound to them, & sounded great at all tuning ranges.
I am 54 years old. Been playing (learning) bass guitar and banjo for the past 9 months and loving both. I recently bought a drum pad, stand, the book 'Stick Control,' and good sticks. I plan on getting a full kit this Christmas. I cannot wait to begin learning the drums. This is one of the most amazing instructional videos perhaps in all of music in my newbie/novice opinion....Genius!
I was lucky enough to have a chance encounter with Louie and his wife, Pearl Bailey in 1988. You couldn’t find two nicer people in all the world. He regaled me with stories about Buddy Rich, and much more. I’ll never forget that day
Fascinating to watch one of the worlds best drummers as a student. He becomes a kid again. Attentive, working hard, really thinking about every move, in order to make it work. His teacher, occasionally correcting wrong moves, despite his student being a top notch performer. This illustrates how hard it is to master any musical instrument. You can tell that the rolls, whether single, double, triple or flam, are by no means perfect. They never are, but every drummer makes a different sort of imperfections, which is what creates character and adds to personality. It's a humbling experience for me, as I'm sure it was for Louie, and any aspiring musician. This video deserves a lot more views. Or to put it the other way around. Music students everywhere, deserve to see this video.
Louis Bellson takes a lesson. And man, I wish I had been half as good a music student as he is. That’s how to BE in a music lesson. Listen. Only say something to reassure the teacher that you get what he was saying. And then we have Louis as the perfect model for everything Prof. Spivack asks. And try speeding up the video to 1.5 X while Mr. spivack is talking at length. It sounds like a middle-aged man speaking normally. You get old.. things get slower ..but it’s all still there and then some. Beautiful, basic rudimental drum technique demonstrated by one of the finest drummers who ever lived. Louis’ execution is frighteningly clean and musical. What a gift this is to future generations.
I studied with Murray and it was an incredible experience. This video is what the lessons were like. 2 masters here. He was knowledgeable, patient and taught excellence. His explanations were always very clear…the grip is the most fundamental aspect of having great hand technique. Everything else is built on that. Those of you who think that spending 45 minutes on grip are missing the whole point of having good foundational skills. Watching Louie play is proof that it works when applied!
This was like watching a Kung Fu movie where Bruce Lee goes up onto the mountain to learn the way of the tiger from the wise great master. Such a joy to watch someone teach with as much passion as one plays.
I used to take my Murray lesson after Peter Donald. And then after my lesson I would drive Murray to his house. Sometimes I would have dinner with him. At dinner I would pick his brain about his audio engineer days.
This a really special video. True drum wisdom. Thanks for posting. I met Louie and had a chance to speak with him for a few minutes at namm year back and he was a true gentleman.
The Remo snare drum Louie plays when he's with Murray Spivack was a 14 x 8 Encore in the chrome wrap.I had an earlier one in 1988, & it was a fantastic snare drum, & of course they came with Remo drum heads from new.The Acousticon drums had a superb sound to them, & sounded great at all tuning ranges.
I am 54 years old. Been playing (learning) bass guitar and banjo for the past 9 months and loving both. I recently bought a drum pad, stand, the book 'Stick Control,' and good sticks. I plan on getting a full kit this Christmas. I cannot wait to begin learning the drums. This is one of the most amazing instructional videos perhaps in all of music in my newbie/novice opinion....Genius!
I was lucky enough to have a chance encounter with Louie and his wife, Pearl Bailey in 1988. You couldn’t find two nicer people in all the world. He regaled me with stories about Buddy Rich, and much more. I’ll never forget that day
Fascinating to watch one of the worlds best drummers as a student. He becomes a kid again. Attentive, working hard, really thinking about every move, in order to make it work. His teacher, occasionally correcting wrong moves, despite his student being a top notch performer. This illustrates how hard it is to master any musical instrument. You can tell that the rolls, whether single, double, triple or flam, are by no means perfect. They never are, but every drummer makes a different sort of imperfections, which is what creates character and adds to personality. It's a humbling experience for me, as I'm sure it was for Louie, and any aspiring musician. This video deserves a lot more views. Or to put it the other way around. Music students everywhere, deserve to see this video.
Louis Bellson takes a lesson. And man, I wish I had been half as good a music student as he is. That’s how to BE in a music lesson. Listen. Only say something to reassure the teacher that you get what he was saying. And then we have Louis as the perfect model for everything Prof. Spivack asks. And try speeding up the video to 1.5 X while Mr. spivack is talking at length. It sounds like a middle-aged man speaking normally. You get old.. things get slower ..but it’s all still there and then some. Beautiful, basic rudimental drum technique demonstrated by one of the finest drummers who ever lived. Louis’ execution is frighteningly clean and musical. What a gift this is to future generations.
Fantastic stuff, love it. Also (in 2024) very hard to stay awake watching because the videos were sooo slow those days 😆 (And I'm 63 now).
I studied with Murray and it was an incredible experience. This video is what the lessons were like. 2 masters here. He was knowledgeable, patient and taught excellence. His explanations were always very clear…the grip is the most fundamental aspect of having great hand technique. Everything else is built on that. Those of you who think that spending 45 minutes on grip are missing the whole point of having good foundational skills. Watching Louie play is proof that it works when applied!
This was like watching a Kung Fu movie where Bruce Lee goes up onto the mountain to learn the way of the tiger from the wise great master. Such a joy to watch someone teach with as much passion as one plays.
I studied with Murray briefly in the 80s. Learned a lot.
Louie’s toupee is first rate
Louis does so much, and in a perfectly crisp shirt and jacket. Amazing.
Una delle lezioni più stratosferiche mai vista 🎵🎵🎼🎼👍
I used to take my Murray lesson after Peter Donald. And then after my lesson I would drive Murray to his house. Sometimes I would have dinner with him. At dinner I would pick his brain about his audio engineer days.
The way Louie is talking to Murray😂 It brings me right back to my Murray Spivack lessons! “Make your blow”
This a really special video. True drum wisdom. Thanks for posting. I met Louie and had a chance to speak with him for a few minutes at namm year back and he was a true gentleman.
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This was at the time I was studying at Crane with JP. What an era to be a young drummer because it was difficult! The great masters were still alive.
One of the best videos I have seen
What an incredible student Louis is! ⭐️
This video has made me practise rudiments once more…quite brilliant.