I read your comment as I was starting to watch the program.After reading about 'Juno' I was expecting some tasty bird walking on,before seeing that Juno is a dog lol ! Nice dog though,I wonder if he named it after the beach which our Canadian brothers landed on next us on D-day.
A great lesson as usual. Importantly, this exercise exposes defects in holding the sticks as one switches gradually from wrist to necessary finger action to achieve speed. In my view this should have been one of my first exercises as I started to learn the drums. Never stop teaching, you are an inspiration. Regards, Peter (U.K.)
This is the first video I’ve seen by you, and you answered every single thought as they came up. I wasn’t breathing, I was beating my pad, leading with the left - gosh. Subbbbbbed
@@BlackLotusC108 to be honest, I totally forgot about this video, so haven't really implemented the lessons yet. But thank you for putting it back on my radar! Now that I have lots of free time, I can sit and practice :)
Perfect. I was just sitting here thinking I should be less lazy this Saturday afternoon. Mike shows up to spur me to action. It’s a dog-day afternoon. I love my Reflexx pad, which I bought months ago after seeing you play it, but it’s already gathering too much dust. Time to go clean up my pad and my playing. Thanks, Mike!
Watched the video yesterday Mike. I started at 100bpm and went up in increments of 5 until I reached my top speed at which I could sustain it for 1 min. For me, my top speed was 165, for I could not sustain 170 for a minute. So, today I started at 160 and practiced the exercise for 5 min. I will continue for 30 days, bumping up my speed by one or two points at a time until I am up to the target of 200bpm. Thank you Mike as I am looking forward to seeing how much improvement I can see over the next 30 days. I will repost my progress then. :-)
Excellent single stroke speed building exercise Mike. I love simple and effective. I have a student who has really been complaining about his left hand being dysfunctional. Tuesday I will introduce him to this lesson. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Mike. I love this exercise. I have struggled for years and years. Embarrassingly decades , with my weak left hand. I finally couldn't take the weakness and started playing when I can, left handed. Switching up etc. But it's met with a ton of mistakes and it's not really helping me get better very quick. 2 nights doing this for 30 minutes and I feel like my arm is starting to get it. Very seldom do I find a routine that works wonders , this is one. Thanks. Oh, yeah, I'm that rock drummer beating my practice pad like it owes me money lol. 15 minutes of that, 15 dynamically .
Really like mirroring this exercise with the feet! I've been working on double kick since quarantine started and this is really helpful for left foot-lead singles
I just bought the Thomas Lang Practice Pad just to try something new after practicing on the Real Feel Pad over years. I also bought a pair of Military Sticks to strengthen my muscles. These two things pushed my motivation to practice into another dimension! It‘s so much fun and so effective at the same time. Great combination which works for me perfectly!
Dude... like wow!!! I mean, just wow!! Like wow!! What a Friggin breakthrough experience this little lesson has done for me. I feel like I just took DMT ... my singles are so much more controlled and speeding up every SINGLE day!!! Thank youuuuuu 🙏🏼
“The best practice pad, is the one that makes you practice” Fucking safe advice. Just my speed. Simple, productive, straight ahead, no bullshit advice/lesson. Thanks, a ton, man🤘🏼
I just found this channel. I've been playing guitar all my life, but this past Saturday I bought my first drum set.. it's a "KAT" electronic set and I love it. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to make these videos to help others who want to learn. You rock bro. I subbed.
Been doing this exercise for about 2 years now and my god what a game changer thank you so much!! Still working on my left with that being said lol probably won't ever be perfect but that's ok 😂
Such exercises are amazing .... Always switching between right and left hand ... You are absolutely right, Mike!!!! Stay healthy!!!! Greetings from germany Christoph 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
….gosh what a perfect symmetrical relaxed finger and bounce technique! I do continuous singles slow….then build only to a speed I can do still relaxed and keep that goin’ ….yes not easy…..start slow to master it……excellent video…
I love, love, love this one! I call it "changing gears". I transcribed it for whatever reason (I think I can memba it). I do my feet with it at the same time. Usually with the Stick Control book. I also really like the one with the different rudiments, bass drum in between, left foot hi hat pulse. Ya can never perfect them, right? Ur the best bro!
Awesome stuff man! A sort of similar warm up exercise that I use a lot is RLRLR R LRLRL L RLRLRLRLRLRLR R and then switch to left hand lead. Can also be played with dubble strokes :) Have a good one and cheers from Sweden!
Great exercise ! Just have one small clarification that I hope will be taken in the spirit that it is offered... At 100 bpm you are also pulling with your fingers in an almost French hand position. Although you are very successful and powerful using this hand position (see Cobham) it might be useful to point this out. Alternatively, turning the wrist fully is also beneficial for singles although only a few can really play fast in that manner. Anyway, keep up the good work!
works great for paradiddles as well: sub every 4 notes for a paradiddle or paradiddle inversion (or any 4 note phrase that has you alternating lead with each grouping). although maybe an enlengthened 16th (fast) note phrase should be concatenated to exercise endurance
Thanks Mike for being such a dynamic Educator, even when u dont see us I'm pretty sure some people agree, nod, or even say heck yeah to your lessons 👌🥁
Chuzhbinov practice pad is the best one on the market. It's made using a special material so you don't hurt your wrists, and on the top of that, this pad is completely silent!
Another great exercise Mike thank you! this is just what I needed. really need to work on this left side, I can get the right up to 200 but the left is not quite there yet I will push on tho looking forward to listening to the pod cast at some point this week as well eddys put it up in the discord group but with work not had a chance yet! Hope your well
i made my practice pad with kitchen wooden board and glued old mouse pad on top of it so it wont make loud noise. i was thinking gluing piece of shoe sole on it but i am very happy with this one.
I'm trying to learn correct hand technique. Is they're a guide to know how high i should be sitting, and how high my pad should be placed in relation to my lap height?
I would recommend practicing with the same sticks you actually use normally on the drum kit. The reason for this is familiarity. There was a number of months where I couldn’t play my drums so I was practicing strictly on a pad. When I got back to the drums it took me a good week to get used to playing on them because I was used to the pad. It was terrible, I was all over the place. Playing with heavier sticks might throw your touch on the drums out of whack. Just my experience.
Two things I find about this exercise that really works for me. 1) I can just 'do it' ... not unlike just playing paradiddles or paradiddle-diddles just getting a good flow going. 2) When I play it on my practice kit which has Aquarian Super Pads and I add a BD on the 1 of each measure it really helps me work on my hand / foot coordination. Thanks again.
I’m really just starting. I’m still using the L R L R, or 1 & 2 & printed out. Do you happen to have this exercise printed in that form anywhere? I’m more of a visual person at least at this early stage. I really want to try this. I guess I could write it out if need be
Hi Mike. I'm wondering your thoughts on the difference between the pads the 'Max Maxy Pro-Plus' and the 'Ultimate Infinity Pad No. 2'. I've heard the latter contains actual DNA from Buddy Rich.
Hey Mike, thanks for your great and very productive advice! I really enjoy it t although i suffer sometimes, but that is the way to improve, is'nt it? One Question: what type of metronome do you use in your videos. I like the visualization thereof....Appreciate your commends! Regards Karl
Just loved the way you explain everything with that humble attitude... So that it makes it look quite attainable. Loved it.
Another great lesson with a very useful exercise. The real bonus is Juno, but sometime she needs her own video. She's adorable !!!
I agree 100% Juneau's channel will launch in 2021, lol
I read your comment as I was starting to watch the program.After reading about 'Juno' I was expecting some tasty bird walking on,before seeing that Juno is a dog lol ! Nice dog though,I wonder if he named it after the beach which our Canadian brothers landed on next us on D-day.
@@mikeslessons Hi Mike which metronome app do you use?
Let’s start calling these “Blessons” because that’s what they really are Blessings. Happy Sunday Everyone!
Yep. Even if it'a not Sundays, Mike's lessons are really 'Blessons' 👌
Amen!
A great lesson as usual. Importantly, this exercise exposes defects in holding the sticks as one switches gradually from wrist to necessary finger action to achieve speed. In my view this should have been one of my first exercises as I started to learn the drums. Never stop teaching, you are an inspiration. Regards, Peter (U.K.)
This is the first video I’ve seen by you, and you answered every single thought as they came up. I wasn’t breathing, I was beating my pad, leading with the left - gosh. Subbbbbbed
7:52 I hit that wall all the time, and it kills me. Thank you for informative and genuinely entertaining practice sessions :)
“yeeaahhhhhh 😃”
has this exercise been helping you a lot? I have been hitting this wall and its frustrating me a lot :(
@@BlackLotusC108 to be honest, I totally forgot about this video, so haven't really implemented the lessons yet. But thank you for putting it back on my radar! Now that I have lots of free time, I can sit and practice :)
Perfect. I was just sitting here thinking I should be less lazy this Saturday afternoon. Mike shows up to spur me to action. It’s a dog-day afternoon. I love my Reflexx pad, which I bought months ago after seeing you play it, but it’s already gathering too much dust. Time to go clean up my pad and my playing. Thanks, Mike!
Watched the video yesterday Mike. I started at 100bpm and went up in increments of 5 until I reached my top speed at which I could sustain it for 1 min. For me, my top speed was 165, for I could not sustain 170 for a minute. So, today I started at 160 and practiced the exercise for 5 min. I will continue for 30 days, bumping up my speed by one or two points at a time until I am up to the target of 200bpm. Thank you Mike as I am looking forward to seeing how much improvement I can see over the next 30 days. I will repost my progress then. :-)
Cora, that's so amazing to hear! Can't wait to see where you're at with it in 30 days!
Respect was somehow raised even higher after the quip about his own tattoo
Excellent single stroke speed building exercise Mike. I love simple and effective. I have a student who has really been complaining about his left hand being dysfunctional. Tuesday I will introduce him to this lesson. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Mike. I love this exercise. I have struggled for years and years. Embarrassingly decades , with my weak left hand. I finally couldn't take the weakness and started playing when I can, left handed. Switching up etc. But it's met with a ton of mistakes and it's not really helping me get better very quick. 2 nights doing this for 30 minutes and I feel like my arm is starting to get it. Very seldom do I find a routine that works wonders , this is one. Thanks. Oh, yeah, I'm that rock drummer beating my practice pad like it owes me money lol. 15 minutes of that, 15 dynamically .
Mike was one of the first drumming TH-camrs I found but some of his teachings and licks have taught me so much and will stick with me till I die!!!
Mike mocked his own tattoo. Respect, Mike. That's character.
That Part with the Dog is Just the best Stuff ever. This is a Like before I even got to the practice Part. 10/10.
This guy makes me practice...Mike your channel is one of the best things on TH-cam. Thank you for making all of us better!
Great advice, thanks for sharing. Enjoyed seeing Juno too!!!
I get it now. Thanks alot Mike. Im a big fans of yours right now! I love your sounds.
Really like mirroring this exercise with the feet! I've been working on double kick since quarantine started and this is really helpful for left foot-lead singles
yo....sir, you have toooo much talent and charisma for one guy....thank you for sharing it.
LOL! It's all in the Matcha 🍵🍵🍵 Seriously though, Thank You
Michael, you ALWAYS make me wanna practice (EVEN WHEN I DO’NT WANT TO)! Fantastic as always man!!!!
Went from beginner to SUPER BEGINNER. Couldn’t keep up at the end, but one day I will 😈
Great video BTW😉
With this one video I’ve learned more about counting/timing and playing with a metronome, than the two years I spent in a middle school band class
Top video. After weeks of practicing chop builder, paradiddle diddle etc, it'll soon be time to pay for another months subscription.
I just bought the Thomas Lang Practice Pad just to try something new after practicing on the Real Feel Pad over years. I also bought a pair of Military Sticks to strengthen my muscles. These two things pushed my motivation to practice into another dimension! It‘s so much fun and so effective at the same time. Great combination which works for me perfectly!
5:29 “Don’t forget to breathe” Me: Turning purple in the face after forgetting to breathe.
Dude... like wow!!! I mean, just wow!! Like wow!! What a Friggin breakthrough experience this little lesson has done for me. I feel like I just took DMT ... my singles are so much more controlled and speeding up every SINGLE day!!! Thank youuuuuu 🙏🏼
“The best practice pad, is the one that makes you practice”
Fucking safe advice. Just my speed. Simple, productive, straight ahead, no bullshit advice/lesson.
Thanks, a ton, man🤘🏼
I just found this channel. I've been playing guitar all my life, but this past Saturday I bought my first drum set.. it's a "KAT" electronic set and I love it. Thanks for sharing and taking the time to make these videos to help others who want to learn. You rock bro. I subbed.
Best lessons on TH-cam. Love your work. Also your dog.
…;love the lesson…I get all excited about different pads. Love the loose bounce with back fingers. Oh that Blue sparkle Gretsch!
Why does this feel like a therapy? I'm gonna buy a practice pad now :D such an inspiration. Thanks!
Been doing this exercise for about 2 years now and my god what a game changer thank you so much!! Still working on my left with that being said lol probably won't ever be perfect but that's ok 😂
Such exercises are amazing .... Always switching between right and left hand ... You are absolutely right, Mike!!!! Stay healthy!!!! Greetings from germany Christoph 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍
The fact that you owned it (tattoo), makes it cooler than the rest. Thank you for the great info, and Im followin now!
This is the best excersis on TH-cam!
Super exercice pour équilibrer la frappe des deux mains , et quelle magnifique batterie Gretsch !
I just started learning and love this exercise! Thank you!
Great lesson will be using this for improving my single stoke rolls. Thanks Mike. God Bless.
Thank you
Every time and watch you I learned something new
….gosh what a perfect symmetrical relaxed finger and bounce technique! I do continuous singles slow….then build only to a speed I can do still relaxed and keep that goin’ ….yes not easy…..start slow to master it……excellent video…
You are my inspiration....!💯❤️
Would love to see you one day 🥺
Love from india
~Anirudh(amateur drummer)
I love, love, love this one! I call it "changing gears". I transcribed it for whatever reason (I think I can memba it). I do my feet with it at the same time. Usually with the Stick Control book. I also really like the one with the different rudiments, bass drum in between, left foot hi hat pulse. Ya can never perfect them, right? Ur the best bro!
Awesome stuff man!
A sort of similar warm up exercise that I use a lot is RLRLR R LRLRL L RLRLRLRLRLRLR R and then switch to left hand lead. Can also be played with dubble strokes :)
Have a good one and cheers from Sweden!
That's awesome!
Was looking for a good single stroke video and the best one popped up when I needed it most lmaoo. Thanks!!!
Omg, today seemed like another bored pandemic saturday, but this really help me to jump to that drum pad.... Thanks
That's so awesome to hear!
@@mikeslessons what is your metronome/click app? I love the big numbers and the clear sound. Be great to download the same app, thanks.
Great exercise ! Just have one small clarification that I hope will be taken in the spirit that it is offered... At 100 bpm you are also pulling with your fingers in an almost French hand position. Although you are very successful and powerful using this hand position (see Cobham) it might be useful to point this out. Alternatively, turning the wrist fully is also beneficial for singles although only a few can really play fast in that manner. Anyway, keep up the good work!
Nice exercise, will for sure include this is my routine, thanks
Wow what a legend he is,I love that exercise time for me to practice this and speed it up later thank u so much blessing!!!
Hey Mike, This was an awesome exercise. As a jazz drummer, I expanded it to eighth & sixteenth note triplets with brushes. Love it!
You’re a lot of fun to watch and I love your dog’s cameo.
need mor buttercups just love mike always brings some fun, when stuck while drumming
The best
I love U Mike
You should show us how you play blast beats, you have a great technique
respect!
was compelled to hit the like button right after junno showed up. great tutorial. thank you
".... really own it before your start making any noise" - the very best part! Great! Thanks!
I've just brought a practice pad purely on your video. No idea where to start but I guess this is a good place? Great video 👍
works great for paradiddles as well: sub every 4 notes for a paradiddle or paradiddle inversion (or any 4 note phrase that has you alternating lead with each grouping). although maybe an enlengthened 16th (fast) note phrase should be concatenated to exercise endurance
I just bought my first drum practice pad and the intro was perfect. Any recommendations on how and what to practice on practice pad? Thanks!
Literally me everytime-
"By now you have switched your right hand to lead singles in your mind and you don't know it yet"
Luv it! Thanks Mike. Happy drumming 😃
awesome! thank you! i can't wait to start using this. i'm starting drum lessons soon
The best drum instructor ever..
Loved the intro about the practice pads
Thanks for the excellent lesson!! 👏👏
Thanks mike😍awesome lesson.
I gave my old Vater double side pad to my student. Mike thank you for the spicy dip brother. Lenny sent me the amazing NE1’s you signed for me.
Awesome Mike. I’m going to try this out and post it on the insta.
PS I love. love. love. your doggo.
Juno wants to practice singles! 😄 Great advices thanks.
Thanks Mike for being such a dynamic Educator, even when u dont see us I'm pretty sure some people agree, nod, or even say heck yeah to your lessons 👌🥁
Hey Mike, what hand technique should we be focusing on here? I'm havin a hard time tryna fluidly stick like that
I love your dog !! So funny. That’ is the bonus of your lessons lol love all your lessons.
Great hack for building speed, THANKS!
What an awesome intro, love the talk abt pads
Chuzhbinov practice pad is the best one on the market. It's made using a special material so you don't hurt your wrists, and on the top of that, this pad is completely silent!
There ya go! The best pad in the world :)
@@mikeslessons I hope you try it one day✨
That was great! Thoroughly enjoyed your tutorial! Thankyou!
The dog and that “yeaahh” after messing up to act like nothing happened had me laughing. Thanks man
Thanks for sharing us such a very helpful exercise
Love it, thanks Mike!
So simple, but so NOT EASY when you swap to those left hand lead singles at 200bpm, LOL
I've been playing for over fifty years and found this useful. Thanks!
Thanks for this bro!
Love seeing Junno in the mix! Oh, and great exercise Mike. :)
Thank you!
Bro you're the best
Much appreciated Youssef! Have a great day my friend
Totally awesome exercise.
Are you using your fingers or wrist? I can't even go half your speed using my wrist. Kindly advise.
Another great exercise Mike thank you! this is just what I needed.
really need to work on this left side, I can get the right up to 200 but the left is not quite there yet I will push on tho looking forward to listening to the pod cast at some point this week as well eddys put it up in the discord group but with work not had a chance yet! Hope your well
Great excercise, Mike! Cheers 😘🔥
i made my practice pad with kitchen wooden board and glued old mouse pad on top of it so it wont make loud noise. i was thinking gluing piece of shoe sole on it but i am very happy with this one.
This lesson made me subscribe!
So thanks 🙏🏼
Thank you for all the drum lessons! They really help me a lot ❤️
Love your lessons, so good
I'm trying to learn correct hand technique. Is they're a guide to know how high i should be sitting, and how high my pad should be placed in relation to my lap height?
Is there profit in practicing with larger size sticks in learning to strengthen different aspects of your playing on a practice pad
Not really, practice how you play. Buddy Rich notoriously played on pillows, but he was also kinda crazy.
I would recommend practicing with the same sticks you actually use normally on the drum kit.
The reason for this is familiarity.
There was a number of months where I couldn’t play my drums so I was practicing strictly on a pad. When I got back to the drums it took me a good week to get used to playing on them because I was used to the pad. It was terrible, I was all over the place.
Playing with heavier sticks might throw your touch on the drums out of whack. Just my experience.
Great episode... thx
Two things I find about this exercise that really works for me. 1) I can just 'do it' ... not unlike just playing paradiddles or paradiddle-diddles just getting a good flow going. 2) When I play it on my practice kit which has Aquarian Super Pads and I add a BD on the 1 of each measure it really helps me work on my hand / foot coordination. Thanks again.
I’m really just starting. I’m still using the L R L R, or 1 & 2 & printed out. Do you happen to have this exercise printed in that form anywhere?
I’m more of a visual person at least at this early stage. I really want to try this. I guess I could write it out if need be
LOVED this. Subscribed! 😍 Thanks! 🙌
Hi Mike. I'm wondering your thoughts on the difference between the pads the 'Max Maxy Pro-Plus' and the 'Ultimate Infinity Pad No. 2'. I've heard the latter contains actual DNA from Buddy Rich.
Hey Mike, thanks for your great and very productive advice! I really enjoy it t although i suffer sometimes, but that is the way to improve, is'nt it? One Question: what type of metronome do you use in your videos. I like the visualization thereof....Appreciate your commends!
Regards
Karl
5:28 ''don't forget to breath''
i unironically was holding my breath, so thanks for reminding me xD
"you would deafen your neighbouring city" 😂😂😂😂😂
hahaha gold
Amazing content! Very helpful and entertaining to watch