Wow this series is one of the best on youtube. It was so helpful and full of information you have to spend hours with books to getsomething close to it. Thank you so much!!!!
I stumbled across these videos by accident and have to say what a great series. I can honestly say I have learned more in these seventy minutes than I have in months of wading through theory books! Thank you, thank you.
This channel explains music to me better than any resource I've stumbled upon on the internet. Everything is impossibly easy to absorb. The low views on these videos are criminal compared to how many people would benefit from watching them.
Thank you for this. The format of this whole series is perfect. A little theory, a little visualization, perfect and plenty examples, all the while not losing sight of the big picture which is what we are all here for.
Research has shown drummers tend to go from light to hard swing as tempo of a song increases. I like the 5:3 swing, it's in between light and medium swing and it syncs well with eights.
I find playing with guys that are good at swing to be the most exhilarating part about playing music.The question is, how much should you vary swing from phrase to phrase, if at all. And still stay coherent. Because it can get predictable like anything else. An unexpected change in swing really makes you hold onto your hat and move your feet!
I always liked to think of basic swing as being almost polyrhythmic. If you take a hat pattern that's playing a straight 16th note triplet pattern and remove the hits between the first and third hit, you'll get a swing pattern. If you take a straight 13th note pattern and take out all the hits but the first and last, you'll get that "drunk" feel shuffle pattern. Doing this with any straight pattern will yield a different swing feel.
Most of the time, swing is not notated specially ; you have a standard writing but but with "swing" written at the beginning of the score. It''s a lot about being slightly before or after the beat.
In terms of notation, swing is usually written as triplets with the first and third of every three played and the second one rested. It can also be notated as straight eighth notes with the comment “swing” to denote that every pair of eighths is really the first and third notes of a triplet. But the real key to swing, which is part of the American Jazz tradition, is the interpretation of the pairs. Generally, but with some notable exceptions, as tempo slows swing leans more toward the first and four notes of sixteenths and at up tempos they tend toward straight eighth notes. This subtlety is one of the signatures of masterful jazz musicianship in comparison to jazz that may be technically accurate but does not embody this feel. “Swinging” is when the entire band is locked in this feel even if it’s not “evenly” subdivided. I hope this is helpful.
Unfortunately it doesn’t sound natural to my ears and I work with big band and love Buddy Rich. Hip-hoppers will love your product but not us beboppers good luck
Wow this series is one of the best on youtube. It was so helpful and full of information you have to spend hours with books to getsomething close to it. Thank you so much!!!!
co-signed!! Props Ethan for this crystal clear series
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I stumbled across these videos by accident and have to say what a great series. I can honestly say I have learned more in these seventy minutes than I have in months of wading through theory books! Thank you, thank you.
This channel explains music to me better than any resource I've stumbled upon on the internet. Everything is impossibly easy to absorb. The low views on these videos are criminal compared to how many people would benefit from watching them.
Thank you for this. The format of this whole series is perfect. A little theory, a little visualization, perfect and plenty examples, all the while not losing sight of the big picture which is what we are all here for.
After 10 years of musical learning i finally understood how to use swing. Thanks a lot sir!
Great explanation! Should have discovered this 5yrs ago
Thanks for this series! Explained extremely well and a joy to watch. Inspirational!
Wow. What a beautiful series.
A very helpful series which deserves a much wider audience.
Bravo! at last found the basics of Drum patterns very nicely explained. This is brilliant and thank you so much making these videos.
Oh my god, I'm so impressed and inspired! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge. Can't wait to try this on Ableton
Another incredible presentation! Not only did I learn about swing but also some important legendary music, thanks again!!
This channel is great. You explain very well. Thanks for all the information.
It would be great if you could finish off this series with a video on dynamics.
thank you so much for these talks
great series!
Thanks for doing these. Very informative and well done.
Research has shown drummers tend to go from light to hard swing as tempo of a song increases. I like the 5:3 swing, it's in between light and medium swing and it syncs well with eights.
Your not a good teacher. You are a GREAT TEACHER!!! Great video series! I subscribed!
these videos are so aweome
Great teaching!!!
Someone let this mans make a Master Class id watch it!
Thank You Mr.Ethan ..I've watched your videos.. And you made a lot of thing really clear to me ^_^
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thanks my dude!
Thank you !!!
I find playing with guys that are good at swing to be the most exhilarating part about playing music.The question is, how much should you vary swing from phrase to phrase, if at all. And still stay coherent. Because it can get predictable like anything else. An unexpected change in swing really makes you hold onto your hat and move your feet!
I always liked to think of basic swing as being almost polyrhythmic. If you take a hat pattern that's playing a straight 16th note triplet pattern and remove the hits between the first and third hit, you'll get a swing pattern. If you take a straight 13th note pattern and take out all the hits but the first and last, you'll get that "drunk" feel shuffle pattern. Doing this with any straight pattern will yield a different swing feel.
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I'm sure you may have caught this by now, but this song is actually called Settin the Woods on Fire!
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anonymous teacher thanks so much hahahaha
odd or even ( 2 - 3 ) Pulse
sorry for asking this but what is the difference between swing and just notating the different rhythms like you would in classical music?
Most of the time, swing is not notated specially ; you have a standard writing but but with "swing" written at the beginning of the score. It''s a lot about being slightly before or after the beat.
In terms of notation, swing is usually written as triplets with the first and third of every three played and the second one rested. It can also be notated as straight eighth notes with the comment “swing” to denote that every pair of eighths is really the first and third notes of a triplet. But the real key to swing, which is part of the American Jazz tradition, is the interpretation of the pairs. Generally, but with some notable exceptions, as tempo slows swing leans more toward the first and four notes of sixteenths and at up tempos they tend toward straight eighth notes. This subtlety is one of the signatures of masterful jazz musicianship in comparison to jazz that may be technically accurate but does not embody this feel. “Swinging” is when the entire band is locked in this feel even if it’s not “evenly” subdivided. I hope this is helpful.
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swing doesnt sound corny in other genres dafug. billie ellish uses that a ton on her more syncopated parts.
that chick corny as hell
Billie Eilish? Get the fuck out of here!
Yes billie eilish sucks and whisper-slow sings and it sucks too
Unfortunately it doesn’t sound natural to my ears and I work with big band and love Buddy Rich. Hip-hoppers will love your product but not us beboppers good luck