At 74 years old and having been a drummer for over 65 of those years I must say to you younger drummers out there there is always something new to learn. This young man is a class act sharing what no doubt took him quite a while to perfect. I for one appreciate his nice demeanor and obvious love for drumming.
Very well said, sir. I'm only 19, and I hate it when people my age and even older post comments about how they can do (fill in the blank) so much better than everyone else and try to discredit and debase people more professional than themselves just as a way of getting undeserved credit for things they can't even do. We should always do everything we possibly can in life with respect, maturity, and a humble demeanor. People should be thankful for the chance to learn, and not always need to brag.
@Gigadrane I think a lot of drummers outside the metal community use it. Also, I agree, it can be called a gravity blast, gravity roll, single hand roll, one handed roll, freehand technique, etc etc etc... Call it whatever you want :)
Just wanted to thank you Jared for this great lesson on the one handed roll. I have tried this many times in the past but was never able to quite get it, but the way you explained it and broke it down, I finally got it. Now to get it with my left hand! Thanks again, you rock!!
Fanatic! I saw Joe Morrelo fo this at a drum seminar in Columbia, sc when I was 14. He didn't explain how he did it , just answered a question from someone and as if pondering the question scratched his head while demonsrating a long role! Blew everyone's mind. Thanks for the demo.
That is the coolest trick I have ever seen in my 45 years of drumming. I was watching your solo and spotted it. I'm 60 years old now, can't wait to start practicing that. It won't be as easy as you make it look. Thanks.
@TimWaterson @ShadowDatsas Yes, Tim is right. Check out the article we wrote to go with this lesson on our website. It gives more of the history on the technique. It also links to a very thorough biography of Johnny Rabb.
@Killax671 I have never seen Buddy Rich do this roll. I'm not saying for sure that he didn't/couldn't, I just didn't see it. I always thought he used the sweeping method to perform the one handed roll.
again I know I'm bout 5 yrs late but for real in practically a day ...I went from being able to do a fast double with each hand to being able to play as fast as I can with two hands with one hand unbelievable!!! what help the most is when you showed what just the rim was doing also the tip hitting first thanks again Hats off Drumeo!!!!!
That is something I really want to get. Im 66 years old, been playing for fifty years and still mad keen to learn new stuff. Trust me I will practice this till I get it. Cheers buddy
Wow, that's awesome. Been drumming for decades and this is the first time I've seen this technique. Can't wait to get home from work and practice it. Thank you.
Thank you whatup.Discovered many years ago when I got started playing that if I wanted to be successful I needed to learn all styles and rhythms from latin to polka to jazz to big band etc.etc.I was a "weekend" drummer raising five children and holding down a day job and living in the New York area you had to be better than just good to get the bookings.This discipline has served me well to this day.
I bought your dvd (One handed roll) probably about 10 years ago and have really enjoyed having this in my arsenal, so thanks --and congratulations, I actually believe we spoke very briefly on the phone one time years back, it's cool to see how successful your lessons have become!
I can't wait to try this out! Excellent lesson. My attitude is that if you find any kind of technique and it works for you, do it. All roads lead to Rome.
Thanks Jared! you are an example of dedication to the evolution of drumset playing, and in sharing, helping us all be better players. Keep up the great work!
I´ve been trying to learn this technique for like a year now, I'm here in my practice room and thanks to this video i finally learned it ^^ (only right hand for now). i'm very thankfull Jared. I'd love to see more applications for this technique. (sorry if my english is bad, im from Argentina haha)
MAN!!!!! what a deal your instructions are spot on... seen you do this one handed roll and thought hell yeah I got this and we'll didn't work out too well thought to myself I don't need this anyway... actually watched the whole video and took in every little tip and exercise and like I said....MAN!!!! thanks so much Brother!!!!!
Seriously, the world needs to be filled with people who are passionate about sharing, rather than passionate about being a "full-of-yourself-douche" who wants attention. I never really appreciated these videos until I looked a little further at this guys attitude. This technique is magnifique.
Kids ( younger people) today are awesome! Great people, not selfish and they share knowledge Not about ego or money! We are blessed with this new generation, I am so damn proud of them! Parents did a good job and their families and piers too! It’s all good! Have fun playing , my brothers & sisters in the drum community 🥁😎
Thank you so very much for sharing this video. You made this technique appear more accessible than the others who have uploaded or demonstrated this exercise.
Hey Jared, thanks for this great video, which finally answered a crucial point not one ever mentions: how the first stroke shouldn't have the tip of the stick hitting the head at the exact same time the shaft is hitting the rim, otherwise you get a rimshot, which is going to make your whole roll sound inconsistent. Thanks for that.
You can call this technique whatever you wish. You may hear people call it a one handed roll, the freehand technique (Johnny Rabb), gravity blast, gravity roll, single hand roll, etc. PLEASE stop arguing about what we should all collectively call it. Who cares what anyone calls it? You can call it "The Rumperschnitzel Schwanger Banger" if you want...it won't change how the roll is performed or applied. Spend the time that you would have spent arguing practicing drums instead :) - Jared Falk
@XboxOriginz The shirt refers to Harold Camping's predictions of the Rapture happening on May 21st of this year. The date is listed below the word rapture but it's hard to make out on video. Don't take it too seriously, it's meant as a joke :)
I tried this for a few minutes and started getting the hang of it, and it's pretty fun! I just need to learn to do it with my left hand so I can hit more stuff! :)
Wow when my drum teacher used to show me stuff he would just play it at break neck speeds with his shoulder in my face. I wish I had online lessons when I was learning :/ You're really thorough when you explain things but you manage to keep your videos short too. Good job.
You are a GREAT TEACHER!! I’m getting back to playing and following you and your techniques are so Awesome! There’s so much to learn and get back to the way I once used to play. This makes it fun and interesting. Thank You!
Hi FYI this one handed Roll was invented & used in 1958/9 by a South African Drummer by the name of Willie Van Bloemenstien who played in my Family Night Club in Cape Town. Willie taught me & I showed it to drummers from an Aircraft Carriers Band who visited the club 1960 & a few others from USA who visited Cape Town SO BIG PROPS to Mr Willie Van Bloemenstien
thank you very much for sharing you skills and talent its awesome for beginners like me who cant afford 1 on 1 lessons from a professional. you bring the professional to us! very cool! thanks again!
You know, i really hope this guy is in a good band or something because he's so nice and tries so hard to help people. I'd feel so sorry for him if he was just this guy that plays by himself.
@freedrumlessons yes, he does use the sweeping method on his toms, and snare, but on hi hi-hat, he uses the push-pull aka "gravity blast" some may call it.....
a suggestion, someplace other than the snare where ive used this, is on the ride cymbal, where the stick usually hits the rim, ill hit the bell of the cymbal and the tip still hits the bow. really anywhere you can have 2 surfaces, one being slightly higher than the other you can use this. toms, cymbals, even the top of the shell on your kick drum. its a fun toy..
Well done sir. I like that you are labeling it as the Gravity Blast, like us metal fiends call it. Also heard it called the Military Roll. I am stuck using right hand only for gravity blast/roll. And dead center of snare. Never tried any other way. Problem is if I am not careful the butt end of the stick will hit my man parts. A 5b shira kashi oak stick to the nuts does not feel good. A tip I show drummers learning this is to practice simple rudiments, similar to what you played in the song which was awesome. Love the channel, give me a job!
A little tip that Jared didn't mention: the happy medium. It is that zero weight feel where you apply the stick to the rim. It is really easy to find, just hit different spots till you don't feel any weight on either side of your stick. I know he says fulcrum and that is what I am talking about. But, you might just be going by the text book fulcrum when you can actually feel for where it is.
Jared, EXCELLENT EXPLANATION!!!! Thank you very much for sharing with such a great description & great video/audio demonstration!! I'm a fan!! Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
The stick technique itself is referred to as a Freehand or Fulcrum roll. A Gravity Blast consists of using the one handed roll together with the usual blasting techniques of adding matching or half time bass drum notes and keeping your hit-hat/ride and cymbal accents going.
Great video and please do follow up. A nice touch is the slowmotion playback combined with the camera angel. At 50 or even 25% it makes it way easier to pick up. Keep posting! Cheers!
Love it. I am a 59 year old male have studied percussion when there was still 26 rudiments. Also a trained singer and have been doing that more than playing the drums. Now I want to go back to it. Love the one handed role. Is this the technique that Buddy Rich used?
from everything I've seen and researched, this is not the technique buddy rich used at all. He used simple rebound and would shift his grip over and over again to keep the rebound going over and over again. Like doing a double stroke roll. You let the gravity do the work.
i'm from Azores, Portugal and i liked this lesson very much, it's so cool to do the one handed drum roll. I'm still practicing and getting better, do you have more lesson videos? If so, please send me.
Right on very cool this video did help me as do all your vid's you make it look easy but it's not that easy for me i have so many bad habits, im learning to play drums the right way now thanks man!!!!
Yeah, please do a follow up. This is one cool technique to develop speed rolls while doing other stuff with the free hand. I'm gonna learn this right now :-)
good lesson, I've been trying to figure this out. it's funny you said "don't strain too much it's just a fun thing not to important" people in Grindcore/Death Metal use this often for faster blast beats. the problem is getting hard hits from it though.
This is great, I always wanted to learn how to do that. Thanks for explaining and showing it nice and slow for old farts like me. All of your videos are very good and helpful. Keep up the great work!!!!
@thegreatnate11 i actually figured it out kinda, instead of holding it with my index finger and thumb, in traditional grip i hold the stick with just my thumb against the top of the stick with my hand on the bottom, and all the rest of my fingers sorta flared out, and still use the same fulcrum technique. the only difference is in how you grip the stick.
At 74 years old and having been a drummer for over 65 of those years I must say to you younger drummers out there there is always something new to learn. This young man is a class act sharing what no doubt took him quite a while to perfect. I for one appreciate his nice demeanor and obvious love for drumming.
I'm 78 and still playing drums even with arthritis kicking my ass. I learn a ton of drum stuff from Jared.
Hope y'all are still killing the set
Are y’all actually that old? Because I how my dad TH-cam and he don’t even know how to comment so for your age that’s quite impressive in my opinion.
Hope you guys are still kicking!, and kicking!
@@RealJstJazz Ignorance is bliss..
Very well said, sir. I'm only 19, and I hate it when people my age and even older post comments about how they can do (fill in the blank) so much better than everyone else and try to discredit and debase people more professional than themselves just as a way of getting undeserved credit for things they can't even do. We should always do everything we possibly can in life with respect, maturity, and a humble demeanor. People should be thankful for the chance to learn, and not always need to brag.
@Gigadrane I think a lot of drummers outside the metal community use it. Also, I agree, it can be called a gravity blast, gravity roll, single hand roll, one handed roll, freehand technique, etc etc etc... Call it whatever you want :)
Just wanted to thank you Jared for this great lesson on the one handed roll. I have tried this many times in the past but was never able to quite get it, but the way you explained it and broke it down, I finally got it. Now to get it with my left hand! Thanks again, you rock!!
Fanatic! I saw Joe Morrelo fo this at a drum seminar in Columbia, sc when I was 14. He didn't explain how he did it , just answered a question from someone and as if pondering the question scratched his head while demonsrating a long role! Blew everyone's mind. Thanks for the demo.
That is the coolest trick I have ever seen in my 45 years of drumming. I was watching your solo and spotted it. I'm 60 years old now, can't wait to start practicing that. It won't be as easy as you make it look. Thanks.
@TimWaterson @ShadowDatsas Yes, Tim is right. Check out the article we wrote to go with this lesson on our website. It gives more of the history on the technique. It also links to a very thorough biography of Johnny Rabb.
@Killax671 I have never seen Buddy Rich do this roll. I'm not saying for sure that he didn't/couldn't, I just didn't see it. I always thought he used the sweeping method to perform the one handed roll.
again I know I'm bout 5 yrs late but for real in practically a day ...I went from being able to do a fast double with each hand to being able to play as fast as I can with two hands with one hand unbelievable!!! what help the most is when you showed what just the rim was doing also the tip hitting first thanks again Hats off Drumeo!!!!!
That is something I really want to get. Im 66 years old, been playing for fifty years and still mad keen to learn new stuff. Trust me I will practice this till I get it. Cheers buddy
Wow, that's awesome. Been drumming for decades and this is the first time I've seen this technique. Can't wait to get home from work and practice it. Thank you.
Thank you whatup.Discovered many years ago when I got started playing that if I wanted to be successful I needed to learn all styles and rhythms from latin to polka to jazz to big band etc.etc.I was a "weekend" drummer raising five children and holding down a day job and living in the New York area you had to be better than just good to get the bookings.This discipline has served me well to this day.
I bought your dvd (One handed roll) probably about 10 years ago and have really enjoyed having this in my arsenal, so thanks --and congratulations, I actually believe we spoke very briefly on the phone one time years back, it's cool to see how successful your lessons have become!
@Ryxify It's very difficult to play this technique with traditional grip. Most drummers would use a 'sweeping' technique to do a one handed roll.
Managed to grasp the concept in about 5 minutes. This is amazing!
I can't wait to try this out! Excellent lesson. My attitude is that if you find any kind of technique and it works for you, do it. All roads lead to Rome.
Thanks Jared! you are an example of dedication to the evolution of drumset playing, and in sharing, helping us all be better players. Keep up the great work!
I´ve been trying to learn this technique for like a year now, I'm here in my practice room and thanks to this video i finally learned it ^^ (only right hand for now). i'm very thankfull Jared. I'd love to see more applications for this technique. (sorry if my english is bad, im from Argentina haha)
MAN!!!!! what a deal your instructions are spot on... seen you do this one handed roll and thought hell yeah I got this and we'll didn't work out too well thought to myself I don't need this anyway... actually watched the whole video and took in every little tip and exercise and like I said....MAN!!!! thanks so much Brother!!!!!
this is faster than I can roll with 2 hands lol
Now with both hands, 128th notes anyone?
It is a goal...
Piece of cake. I can even do 256th notes. Lol jk i wish..
SnipeYouFromMars I can do 256th notes if the BPM is low enough :P
miang58 true lol
I can even do 512th notes at 3 bpm easily.
Seriously, the world needs to be filled with people who are passionate about sharing, rather than passionate about being a "full-of-yourself-douche" who wants attention. I never really appreciated these videos until I looked a little further at this guys attitude. This technique is magnifique.
I would have to say I've seen a lot of drum videos on TH-cam and you my friend are the best of teaching basic drum skills!!! keep up the great work!!
do you think you could mix both hands together to get a ridiculously fast single stroke roll?
Isaac Van Doren : yeah of course you could combine The two hands or alternate the two hands for a crazy single stroke roll . I don’t see why not?
It’s hard but awesome do it!!!
Yes, I’ve done it.
Kids ( younger people) today are awesome! Great people, not selfish and they share knowledge Not about ego or money! We are blessed with this new generation, I am so damn proud of them! Parents did a good job and their families and piers too! It’s all good!
Have fun playing , my brothers & sisters in the drum community 🥁😎
I thought you were a good fair drummer, but after watching this one hand roll I am lost for words,well done ,I have to up my game fantastic
Thank you so very much for sharing this video. You made this technique appear more accessible than the others who have uploaded or demonstrated this exercise.
Hey Jared, thanks for this great video, which finally answered a crucial point not one ever mentions: how the first stroke shouldn't have the tip of the stick hitting the head at the exact same time the shaft is hitting the rim, otherwise you get a rimshot, which is going to make your whole roll sound inconsistent. Thanks for that.
Best drum teacher on youtube..hands down..
One of the best training videos on this motion, that I still struggle with. You have made the concept so much easier. Thx!!!
Yes, full video please. Thanks!
Nothing better than someone who doesnt over complicate things.
You can call this technique whatever you wish. You may hear people call it a one handed roll, the freehand technique (Johnny Rabb), gravity blast, gravity roll, single hand roll, etc. PLEASE stop arguing about what we should all collectively call it. Who cares what anyone calls it? You can call it "The Rumperschnitzel Schwanger Banger" if you want...it won't change how the roll is performed or applied. Spend the time that you would have spent arguing practicing drums instead :)
- Jared Falk
Sean the man Lang teaches this technique on the bass drum secrets and this is a nice refresher course thanks....
Best example and instructions on the technique next to Jo Jo Mayer. Good job, Jared!
Very informative. I use all your methods to play. Best instructional video I have ever used to learn.
Flawless logic right there my friend. Have fun with that.
Ayyyyy the group responded
Useless
This is one of the greatest manauvres ever. Thanks.
Jazz solos just got soo much easyer
Nice spelling, XD
J/K
yup, when accenting on the ride also
You are one heck of a drummer and teacher. :-)
As always Jared is the best teacher ... clear and concise. Thanks again.
@XboxOriginz The shirt refers to Harold Camping's predictions of the Rapture happening on May 21st of this year. The date is listed below the word rapture but it's hard to make out on video. Don't take it too seriously, it's meant as a joke :)
You're the first drummer I have seen to match Buddy Rich's one handed roll speed. Technique is very different but the result is excellent.
Tired or not, his playing is always amazingly good.
I tried this for a few minutes and started getting the hang of it, and it's pretty fun! I just need to learn to do it with my left hand so I can hit more stuff! :)
Wow when my drum teacher used to show me stuff he would just play it at break neck speeds with his shoulder in my face. I wish I had online lessons when I was learning :/ You're really thorough when you explain things but you manage to keep your videos short too. Good job.
Excellent new "rudiment," technique, and lesson!
You are a GREAT TEACHER!! I’m getting back to playing and following you and your techniques are so Awesome! There’s so much to learn and get back to the way I once used to play. This makes it fun and interesting. Thank You!
Hi FYI this one handed Roll was invented & used in 1958/9 by a South African Drummer by the name of Willie Van Bloemenstien who played in my Family Night Club in Cape Town. Willie taught me & I showed it to drummers from an Aircraft Carriers Band who visited the club 1960 & a few others from USA who visited Cape Town SO BIG PROPS to Mr Willie Van Bloemenstien
Willie ! Go baby!
thank you very much for sharing you skills and talent its awesome for beginners like me who cant afford 1 on 1 lessons from a professional. you bring the professional to us! very cool! thanks again!
yes, i enjoyed this very much. thanks for posting. what's to dislike about the video, it's a fun exercise.
wow dude I need a drummer like you. ..your so comfortable behind your kit...I'm really impressed man..I'm subscribing
You know, i really hope this guy is in a good band or something because he's so nice and tries so hard to help people. I'd feel so sorry for him if he was just this guy that plays by himself.
Excellent video. Seeing the grip done properly is helping me refine my technique so I can make better progress with the sick rolls! Great job Jared!
@freedrumlessons yes, he does use the sweeping method on his toms, and snare, but on hi hi-hat, he uses the push-pull aka "gravity blast" some may call it.....
Awesome technique! Love all of these lessons! Your lessons are by far the best I have ever seen. Thank you
You're a very good teacher! Sweet technique!
Wonderful! Thanks for your efforts. God Bless You!
a suggestion, someplace other than the snare where ive used this, is on the ride cymbal, where the stick usually hits the rim, ill hit the bell of the cymbal and the tip still hits the bow. really anywhere you can have 2 surfaces, one being slightly higher than the other you can use this. toms, cymbals, even the top of the shell on your kick drum. its a fun toy..
EXCELLENT explanation. Thanks for sharing man. Never really focused on this technique. It is an extra tool for the tool box.
Well done sir. I like that you are labeling it as the Gravity Blast, like us metal fiends call it. Also heard it called the Military Roll. I am stuck using right hand only for gravity blast/roll. And dead center of snare. Never tried any other way. Problem is if I am not careful the butt end of the stick will hit my man parts. A 5b shira kashi oak stick to the nuts does not feel good.
A tip I show drummers learning this is to practice simple rudiments, similar to what you played in the song which was awesome. Love the channel, give me a job!
A little tip that Jared didn't mention: the happy medium. It is that zero weight feel where you apply the stick to the rim. It is really easy to find, just hit different spots till you don't feel any weight on either side of your stick. I know he says fulcrum and that is what I am talking about. But, you might just be going by the text book fulcrum when you can actually feel for where it is.
Jared,
EXCELLENT EXPLANATION!!!! Thank you very much for sharing with such a great description & great video/audio demonstration!!
I'm a fan!!
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!
😆 you opened up a whole new world for me brother totally I will definitely watch your videos from here on out 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
That new HD close-up camera is AWESOME!!!
The stick technique itself is referred to as a Freehand or Fulcrum roll. A Gravity Blast consists of using the one handed roll together with the usual blasting techniques of adding matching or half time bass drum notes and keeping your hit-hat/ride and cymbal accents going.
just broke my right hand and will be in a cast for 8 weeks....this is the perfect chop to work on... great explanation...thx man
xD
Same for me only it’s my arm
Dude... you are really awesome, i've learned so much form you... and, I'M A KEYBOARDIST!! I love you man, Cheers!
Great video and please do follow up. A nice touch is the slowmotion playback combined with the camera angel. At 50 or even 25% it makes it way easier to pick up. Keep posting! Cheers!
Love it. I am a 59 year old male have studied percussion when there was still 26 rudiments. Also a trained singer and have been doing that more than playing the drums. Now I want to go back to it. Love the one handed role. Is this the technique that Buddy Rich used?
from everything I've seen and researched, this is not the technique buddy rich used at all. He used simple rebound and would shift his grip over and over again to keep the rebound going over and over again. Like doing a double stroke roll. You let the gravity do the work.
You're right. My mistake. Sorry. Buddy Rich was amazing, he was self taught, no lessons from anyone.
Hey Jarred this is Awesome I'm a 1 handed drumer and it's AWESOME
I've seen this type of one handed roll associated with the blast beat drum pattern in heavy metal 👍. Great lesson!!!
I appreciate you taking the time to do this, very appreciative. I like your method of teaching as well
Congratulations my friend, simply amazing 🌟
Hi Jared, thanks for the tip! I was wondering if you could show me how to use this technique on a digital drum kit.
GRAVITY BEATS, ateast if your a death metal drummer
i'm from Azores, Portugal and i liked this lesson very much, it's so cool to do the one handed drum roll. I'm still practicing and getting better, do you have more lesson videos? If so, please send me.
@oBIGxREDo If I had to choose just one I'd probably go with the Speed Cobras...Still testing though.
Right on very cool this video did help me as do all your vid's you make it look easy but it's not that easy for me i have so many bad habits, im learning to play drums the right way now thanks man!!!!
With I had a practice pad with a rim so I can properly do this. Guess I'll need to re-head my old snare drum and work on it. Great lesson!
You are an amazing instructor. You make it seem so easy. Thanks for the clear explanation.
This is new to me, i would definitely be interested in seeing other applications of this technique.
You are killing it bro. Excellent work
Yeah, please do a follow up. This is one cool technique to develop speed rolls while doing other stuff with the free hand. I'm gonna learn this right now :-)
good lesson, I've been trying to figure this out. it's funny you said "don't strain too much it's just a fun thing not to important" people in Grindcore/Death Metal use this often for faster blast beats. the problem is getting hard hits from it though.
Wow! Thx this was very helpful, I struggled to get the hand technique in, but this has helped so much! Pls, make more like this!
what a great technique. hope to see more applications for this soon.
This is great, I always wanted to learn how to do that. Thanks for explaining and showing it nice and slow for old farts like me. All of your videos are very good and helpful. Keep up the great work!!!!
Great technique. Something special. I love it.
Murvin Gumbs.
@thegreatnate11 i actually figured it out kinda, instead of holding it with my index finger and thumb, in traditional grip i hold the stick with just my thumb against the top of the stick with my hand on the bottom, and all the rest of my fingers sorta flared out, and still use the same fulcrum technique. the only difference is in how you grip the stick.
This lesson was great man! I think it would be even better if you could explain all the details I tried it but I couldn't do it really well.
Excellent lesson, excellent teacher. Thank you for teaching us.
Brilliant technique - it’s almost like a hybrid of the Moeller method, but without the wrist action. 😀
Excellent presentation! Awesome kick drum sound!!
Thank you for this information brother , now to practice this everyday to get better
I have bean playing drums for a long time and glad I ran in to this cool
Yah am glad coz of you and i hope am going to do good at church coz of u thank u J.Falk am proud of u
Awsome lesson ,, short and to the point ,,, great for beginers ,, thank you
i like the way you teach. I learn a lot! Thanks!
Wow! Amazing trick. I didn't know this. Thanks for the good information. I will work on it.