How to Play The Ditty - Blue Devils breakdown

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  • Learn how to play The Ditty By Blue Devils drumline. In this lesson I breakdown how to play the world famous ditty by Kevin Murray
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    Geoff Fry is a UK based professional drummer, educator author and clinician.
    Geoff marched with the Blue Devils and The Cadets and served as tenor tech with The Bluecoats. He now leads 'The Percussion Theatre' and teaches and performs across the globe.
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  • @buckdacious
    @buckdacious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +151

    Man I remember learning this when I was 15 and everybody in my high school like "Buck no way you learned that and can actually play it" it is true lol. To bad nobody wanted to audition for Blue Devils cuz I always wanted to be one. But happy with my time at SCV

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      you'd be very surprised how much the 94 and 95 guys studied and learnt from the previous 3 years SCV. Red or Blue both were great around the 90's

  • @andrewr888r
    @andrewr888r 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    17:12 you’re a great teacher, i needed to know this thank you

  • @rrzamudio
    @rrzamudio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I was intimidated by this piece for YEARS, but this made it much easier to learn. I feel exceptionally accomplished this week, as this was my mini-goal. 💪🏼🥁
    Do you have a Patreon account for your channel?

  • @glim3125
    @glim3125 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Helped me work out a few kinks from when I learned this back in high school. I can officially say I truly know it 100% now. Thank you! I'd really love to see you break down Blue Devils Grievous Groove snare part some day.

  • @rrzamudio
    @rrzamudio ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Thanks for the video. I have it learned and almost clean! 🤙🏼💪🏼

  • @DennisJohnsonDrummer
    @DennisJohnsonDrummer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Cool. Thanks for the effort and for sharing your talents.

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      thanks Dennis, like wise, keep up the good work!

  • @MikeReppucci
    @MikeReppucci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Little known fact, this ending is actually the third version from that season. Originally was the ‘82 opener ending, second was played at Concord pavilion but wasn’t played fast enough for Kevin’s liking so he wrote the one that everyone knows that was played all summer.

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      crazy to think it could never have been! When did you learn the new ending after pavilion? on tour?

    • @MikeReppucci
      @MikeReppucci 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@FreestyleRudiments Sometime between Pavilion and Memorial Day camp.

  • @deeaplw
    @deeaplw ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent break down and teaching techniques!

  • @tanaveditz9586
    @tanaveditz9586 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Im an 8th grader and I got most of this down and mastered the rudiments, its just some of the transitions that really gets me lmao.

  • @minz8630
    @minz8630 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks Bro 🙏🏼

  • @hiro-mg3vs
    @hiro-mg3vs 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've really waited for it!!

  • @jeromieb038
    @jeromieb038 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can't wait to play along after work

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Part 2 is uploading... BIG files so takes a while. enjoy!

    • @jeromieb038
      @jeromieb038 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FreestyleRudiments I will thank you

  • @e46matt7
    @e46matt7 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Learning this at 16, its so fun to play

    • @destinm3851
      @destinm3851 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haha, same!

  • @garyrowlatt1932
    @garyrowlatt1932 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Trying to learn this at 54😃… past mello player , never played snare - so it’s gonna take me a long time

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Never too old. Get it down really slow. Even if feels crazy slow. Once you can rep it, you will naturally develop the speed.

  • @jaimepminor80
    @jaimepminor80 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks teacher very very good, i now how stuying ditty, have a concept new greetings from mexico city teacher bravo

  • @popeyesailor9571
    @popeyesailor9571 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Kevin Murray the 87 snare champ wrote the ditty. Good guy.

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yea he was snare tech when I marched in 95. Great guy

  • @Eamont_
    @Eamont_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    hey quick question do you ever plan on making a tutorial on how to play the ditty 08?

  • @isiahrowser
    @isiahrowser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Classic

  • @dillonnikolausmatteusl3075
    @dillonnikolausmatteusl3075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Omg this is good, n dude love your patient n easy approach. Could you poss break down the Ditoeight Remix as well? Thx so much.

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      maybe in the future, thou Im not "feeling" that one as much tbh

  • @seawyfe7289
    @seawyfe7289 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What is your practice pad.?Great lesson!

  • @marcustroymal689
    @marcustroymal689 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Could you do blue devils 2017 snare break?

  • @Ssmiffie
    @Ssmiffie 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I think you are missing first group of diddles in the 15/16 bar @8:30
    Thank you so much for these videos!! It helps me so much to play along with someone

    • @kchow117
      @kchow117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes thought i was trippin

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      yes I am not sure how I played it like that lol but I play it wrong when breaking down. Its ok in the rest though

    • @zonen.o.t.w1713
      @zonen.o.t.w1713 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@kchow117 same i was like hold on let me out it on .5 and make sure I'm not going crazy

    • @thrawjive
      @thrawjive ปีที่แล้ว

      Phew I don’t know how many time I rewound it

    • @highstimulation2497
      @highstimulation2497 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah I thought I was trippin' too:)

  • @Logan-nu2to
    @Logan-nu2to 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    8:27 he plays something different from what is written, he moves the accent to the "and" of beat 2, so he basically cuts out the last 2 diddles on beat 2

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well spotted Logan, shame I cant fix that now.

  • @anthonyjackson3447
    @anthonyjackson3447 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey mate I really like the videos. I taught in England, with the Mayflower. I teched for Gerald. I marched back in the 80's Suncoast Sound we had Brits in the corps. I really like the videos. haven't played ditty for a while you do a great job, if you can't play it slow you can't play it fast. DO SPANKS I think you would do a great job at it.

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Anthony, thanks for the comments. I know Gerald well known guy and did a lot of work in uk pushing forward the activity and i competed against Mayflower back in the 90's.

  • @nathan528
    @nathan528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    sampled in death grips - hacker

  • @drksdofthmoon
    @drksdofthmoon ปีที่แล้ว +3

    0:35 left hand not going past vert....CUT!!!

  • @I3rawner718
    @I3rawner718 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ok.. Im sure someone has already noticed this but... He aint playin whats written at cir 8:30, right?

  • @Ice-dl1yt
    @Ice-dl1yt ปีที่แล้ว

    20:48

  • @Jason-cc2dd
    @Jason-cc2dd 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What sticks do you use?

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Normally mike jackson or roger carters

  • @licmus6932
    @licmus6932 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    damn , yeah .

  • @the._.turman1284
    @the._.turman1284 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    U know its old when theyre using yamahas in the vid

  • @lukascalvert6484
    @lukascalvert6484 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Might dust of the sticks and have a crack !

  • @SavJohan
    @SavJohan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The third line is hard what's it called flam?

  • @bassace5143
    @bassace5143 ปีที่แล้ว

    I play this in my sleep.

  • @P27301
    @P27301 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    can't even get past 3 minutes with out pausing xd

    • @FreestyleRudiments
      @FreestyleRudiments  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      progress is progress no matter what speed.... just pause learn and then move forward