Do Your Drum Solos Suck? | Drum Lesson
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ต.ค. 2024
- This full drum solo drum lesson breaks down how to build a drum solo on the fly. I get asked all the time by students, how to play a drum solo. The secret to a great improvised drum solo comes down to these two concepts or drum solo hacks ...if you will. This is the exact drum lesson that I teach all of my private drum students, so buckle in and I hope you get something out of it.
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What sticking rules have you come up with?
As always ... awesome lesson Jay. I love the sticking rules that you've used in the video. I also like to use Gary Chaffee's stickings assignments for filling in the 16th's between the melody notes. So of course the distance of three 16th notes you would play either a: RLL or LRR depending on which hand is leading and for a Quarter note or four 16th's you could play a paradiddle, similarly the distance of six 16th's notes you could play a double paradiddle or a paradiddle-diddle and so on. The distance of five 16th's and seven 16th's would have their own stickings of course. I would most likely have to write them in ... as it is a work in progress. I also steal, steal, steal like a thief !! Thanks for the video.
Thanks for this excellent lesson Jay !
Personally, I use right hand leading. When I read a melody, I take care of things so that I accent on right hand only. For this purpose, I use diddles.
Best regards. Franck
Franck Reidt that’s a good one... especially when you use Ted Reed’s Syncopation for the note source and read in swing time. That’s probably worthy of a lesson in itself.
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It works very well with sixteenth too. I find that more easy than Shaffee's sticking and single stroke.Furthermore, it sounds awesome . Fore those reasons I use it all the time for fills. I look forward to see your video about that matter ! 👍😉
@@franckreidt6912 Very cool application. Thanks for sharing it!
Outstanding lesson this cat is one of the best drum teachers I've seen on youtube.
Wayne Clark thank you so much for that... it is greatly appreciated.
agreed
Best lesson on soloing I've ever encountered on TH-cam thus far.....Good job Jay!
Wow... thank you. I am truly humbled. Much appreciated, @fequaman
Damn, youre a great teacher. Holy crap, you're so darn informative and make everything sensible, and never show off like other smug TH-camrs. What city do you teach in sir??? Holy moly, i'm impressed by your teaching.
Thank you so much. I appreciate that. I’m originally from NYC, but moved to Atlanta GA about 5 years ago. But most off my students are online via Skype.
Wow... Taught me more than my 6 months of learning. Thank you! ❤
This lesson is JAM-PACKED with eye-opening nuggets of GOLD my friend! Thank you for posting such an awesome page for hungry drummers
Excellent lesson! I have never seen soloing broken down in this manner. So much to work on...
Thanks for checking it out! And let me know how you are doing with your drum soloing... I got more lessons rolling out, so stay in touch!
What's truly amazing about this lesson: it's simultaneously practical AND creative. It instructs AND inspires at the same time. Fantastic job, sir.
Thank you so much!
Great lesson. Great Video. You are the only drum instructor that emphasizes reading music. And even writing it down. So you don’t forget the lick.
Brilliant lesson. Absolutely on point..
Great lesson and very applicable.
One of the best on soloing and a good and enthusiastic teacher.
I feel inspired to try these out!
you break down my mind blockade!!
Thank you so much!!
That’s the goal!!! 😉
Underrated best drum teacher on TH-cam. Been following you for a couple of years now and you are still awesome!
I do recognize the name, efraim... Thanks for being with me all this time. I sincerely appreciate it!
Great lesson dude. Thank you.
Thank you!
You should have millions of subs and views.
You are amazing.
I’m gonna track you down for lessons!
Thanks for the information and Your way to break it down. AND the tempo we can get it : 24 min pure infos.
Glad you dug the lesson, my friend. Thanks for checking it out.
Your teaching is exactly what I’ve been looking for, thanks so much. It’s gonna change my solos.
Awesome 👏🏻
You deserve way more subs dude. Awesome tutorial.
Thanks David... You too my brotha. You got a great channel!
This is probably the best drum lesson I have ever come across on youtube! Thanks
As usual Jay ... awesome lesson. I love all the sticking rule variations you used. I also like to use the Linear sticking groups that Chaffee uses. So obviously, the distance between melody notes is assigned a sticking depending on the amount 16h's to be filled. So for four 16th notes a paradiddle could be played, similarity, a distance of six 16th notes could be played as a double paradiddle or a paradiddle-diddle, the same for five and seven 16th's with their assigned stickings. It's a work in progress ... so I always write them out beforehand ..... and I steal, steal, steal like a thief. LOL !! Thanks for the video.
That's awesome Jonh... It's almost like you're using Gary Chaffee's A, B, C and D stickings from his "Sticking Patterns" book, and then applying them as a sticking rule. Very cool and very tough. Definity worth it if you can get it together.
@@Thedrummersalmanac .... that's exactly right Jay .... Chaffee's sticking patterns. It is tough but I'm still having to write out the more difficult musical phrases though.
I forgot to mention Jay .... you have some wicked chops dude !
John Di Raimo Thanks my friend
I usually don't comment on youtube videos, but this one is just great! Finally a lesson on drum solos that makes sense! I've watched so many videos under the title "drum lesson" that showcase the drummer's great talent but don't actually do a good job at teaching and simplifying things. Soloing is such a different beast compared to just grooving or playing along to music. I know there's a long way between understanding the concepts and applying them, but for drum players who are willing to put in the time and practice, this is hands down the best "method" i've seen to approach soloing. You did a fantastic job at guiding and giving a structure to a subject that can otherwise feel very broad, random, confusing and structureless. Thank you!
Revital M ...thanks so much for taking the time and letting me know. I’m so glad your were able to take something away from the lesson. I’m in the process of moving my whole studio, but I have a ton of vids in the works. I hope you stay with the channel and keep the comments coming. It really helps me know if I’m on the right track. Thanks again!
Jay you’re amazing!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you 🙏
WOW - Energetic and Clear.
Well explained in Sunday School Language, so that everybody can understand whats going on in a drummers mind.
And what to work on...
Thank You!
You are most welcome. Thanks for watching... feel free to share it!
so underrated, one of the best lesson on solo-ing ever
JawJX ...thank you! I really appreciate that! Feel free to share it. 😉
very good teaching style and believe me I know. Your explanations are prime. My daughter will be attentive.
Great video! You covered a lot of bases on this video that will be a great help for any drummer. I came to realize that any drum solo needs three things to make it Sound Good.
Keep it interesting, build slowly up to a climax & don't over play it. These are the three things that I am trying to work on. Not to mention any names, there is a drummer that I listened to so many times that is a Great technical drummer & most drummers Love Him. He plays with a huge drum kit & works the kit well. But never liked most of his drum solo's.
Maybe it's because he doesn't have that certain feel that I like? That's what makes all drummer's different & you pick the ones that Motivate You!
Thanks so much Raymond. That was a fun one to make. It focuses more on the technical side of solo vocabulary. I also did a few lessons a couple of years back the get more into what you are talking about... the mentality, the physicality, and the technique... If you missed those: th-cam.com/play/PL4Yyz0u_dF6Nc4sS_-g3SeZFPnFfS04Vt.html
Wow….Great lesson 🤘🏻
Awesome lesson Jay! I needed this 👍🏻
Glad you dug it, man... Let me know how you do.
Amazing stuff man! Holy cow
Amazing lesson... I can't barely wait ti have time on the drum kit to try it
Yes sir,...great lesson. Some Drummers belong rather in a Circus than in a funky band. One of my heroes is Carter Mclean. Thx...
Well said... Carter is great. Thanks for watching
Nice Jay..
Epic lesson man!
Thank you sir.
MAN !!! I think that you sir, just nail the question that I had in my mind with this lesson, so the question was how do I when going into a solo without sounding like I’m to excited or anxious and then run out of not only breath but ideas at the same time, so again thank you for this lesson.
awesome, Tyler... I am so glad it helped!
Thank you so much for the very educational and enlightening look at soloing.
You are very welcome. Glad you dug it.
Awesome lesson 👏..
Amazing and inspiring!
Thank you Matias!
Jay!! Fabulous stuff! I was just thinking about this earlier today oddly enough. Looking at some of the stuff that some of the swing and bop drummers used to do that I was working through out of the Syncopation book. This is giving me some more ideas to apply. And yes, definitely write down those things you stumble upon and stuff you steal that you massage in cool ways to make your own. I call them "Quick Licks" in my notebook.
Absolutely... Syncopation is one of the best books for coasting around. Thanks for checking out the video my friend!
Great lesson. Thank you
You are most welcome!
Great stuff!!! You have a great teaching style!
Thank you, Aaron. I truly appreciate that! Thanks for checking out the lesson... and stay in touch.
Wow! Thank you!!
Any time!
this is awesome, practice pads kind of annoying thoug but this guy is pretty great
Best drum solo lesson on You Tube ever!!!
I appreciate that... thank you!
You re awesome dude!!!
Thank you!
Nice work
Very good teacher
Adli Sam 🙏
Hey man! Those ideas are great, pretty useful. Can dive in more on how to play over a comp or a vamp?
You're goooood! nice video!
Thank you 🙏
Fantastic. Love all the sticking choice's. It's going to take a lot of practice. Forever practice. Dig it
Thanks lance
What a good lesson Jay...that's un unlock a lot of questions in my head...thanks again for you're tips
Happy to help and thanks for watching
Great video! This is something ive struggled with for a long time. Learned a ton from this video!
Thanks Edgar... Glad it helped!
excellent!
Thankyou. That is the best explanation of soloing I've ever seen. Kudos to you sir! :)
Larry Ghorra appreciate the comment and you are most welcome 🙏
Holy Sh** this is the best lesson I have ever seen!
Wow... Thanks Mr. Dave! That mean alot! Appreciate that brotha...
Great tutorial.. Subbed!
Thanks and welcome to the community!
Great vid.
Thank you Adli!
Absolutely fantastic lesson! I really enjoy your teaching style. 👍👍
Thank you so much... and thanks for being part of the community! Stay in touch... I got more vids coming
@@Thedrummersalmanac Awesome Jay! Looking forward to it!
@@AHGV19987 👍🏻
Thank you
You’re most welcome!
EXCELLENT lesson! THANKS a LOT!
Thank you Les!
@@Thedrummersalmanac You welcome, the! XD ( "Les" means "The" in French ;) )
Neild it mentioning Keith Carlock! Amazing video. Thanks! (I just got here because of the new short independence latino goove videos).
What ever get's you here... I am grateful 🙏🏻
I gotta tell you, I've watched a few of your videos now and you are my new favorite drum teacher! I'm from New York too ( unfortunately on L.I. right now 😳) and initially you reminded me of someone from my distant past but what you were showing was so good I had to keep watching.
I'm glad I have continued to watch and learn from you cause I stole some of your stuff right away and learned your nothing like the guy I once knew (aside from your voice and presence, it's like spot on! but I'll get over it 😉 😂😂😂).
I'm looking forward to stealing more stuff from you and simply just watching you play. It's like poetry in motion!
Thanks for sharing your talent.
Peace
Thank you so much Patrick... Ha, I wish I knew the guy you were talking about... apparently, I have an evil twin in NY. Maybe he's got less facial hair. I did grow up on LI. Levittown in Nassau. All my family is still there too. I know how rough it is right now... and I hope you and you and your family are safe and healthy. Where are you at exactly? Yeah man, stay in touch. If you wanna join the mailing list on my website, it will keep you more dialed into new videos than TH-cam does. I got a cool video challenge up there right now too... you might get a kick outa that. It's: thedrummersalmanac.com ...if you make it over there... hit me up in the comments. I'll keep an eye out for ya.
@@Thedrummersalmanac yeah man, we're all good here, thanks for asking! Likewise, I hope all your loved ones are healthy and safe!
I live in Ronkonkoma with the LIE in my back yard. I was born and raised on the border lines of East NY/Woodhaven/Ozone Park, many, many, many,years ago, so I'm a "city kid". I hate New York. Always have. I split 3 days after my 18th birthday and spent the next 15 years everywhere but here until I came back for family reasons and I've been here for the past 25 years.
And as for your "evil twin", he's old enough to be your dad. I know his family, so I know he's not! 😆 I'm always amazed at how closely people can resemble others and not be related. God is full of surprises!
I will get on the mailing list and check out what you're doing more closely. I'm no longer an active drummer. My gigging days ended about 10 years ago in an industrial accident, but I still keep at it as best I can, and your videos are helping enjoy my time behind the kit more than i have in recent years. But I had 45 great years of making memories chasing the dream! Glad I didn't waste that time working!😂😂😂
Stay safe and be well and I pray your stealing and teaching continues for many years to come! 😉
Thanks again!
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Thank you for the video
Such a greatly detailed tutorial. SUBBED!
I appreciate that and welcome to the channel! If you wanna go deeper... check out my website thedrummersalmanac.com... there is a very cool Drum Foundation Challenge and it's completely free! Just gotta join my email list 👍🏻
@@Thedrummersalmanac will do. Thank you
proof you can make a great educational video for drummers without having crazy mic set ups and just use pads. awesome
Thank you 🙏... glad you dug it
One of the inspiring titles
I always try to inspire...lol
well now im blind lol.get a greenscreen. thumbs up dude. this helped
Glad it it helped! ...and all it cost was your sight.
Don't mine those thumbs down, I dig what you're doing good player and good teacher! thanks for sharing...
Hey Sal, I hear ya. "Thumbs down" are just part of the online climate. You can never please everyone, nor should you try. Creators have to remember that when it comes to comments and "likes" ...the internet can't distinguish between the 12-year-old with zero experience or the 50-year old seasoned pro. Everyone's opinion is equal. So you have to take everything with a grain of salt and remember that when it comes to negativity on the internet... empty kettles make the most noise.
WOW
Great lesson! BTW: I would call it quoting, not stealing. ;^)
stealing is more fun!!! 😈
@@Thedrummersalmanac you won. :^D
I always am like does the solo have to revolve around the beat you are currently playing
Awesome lesson Jay!!!... I'd just like to ask, what's the sticking rule for what you're doing from minute 12 to the end of that solo?? It seems you are involving the kick too, right? What would you call that sticking rule? Thx so so much
Jay, I am Leo @lemdrums, can I "Steal" your, "fullstroke" lesson? It is absolutly amazing! Man! 🔥🔥
Absolutely
I cant wait to see you play on a real drum
haha... I hope you subbed... I'm sure theres some stuff up there now
Gods sake i wish i could do this !
About the score’s 7th low,
First note maybe pointed 8 notes,isn’t it? I wonder.
“So you start playing”
proceeds to annihilate the drums
lol 😂
I like this lesson i alwys come back to it.im still tryna wrap my head around coasting.what is the bass drum doing while i play accents.is it playing randomly,unioson,linear or do i play a foot ostinato
That all depends on the 'Coasting rule' that you set and it certainly can involve the bass drum.
Nice. Is there a link to the note source we could download? I'm being lazy. I guess I could write out my own
A note source just needs to be random. A good source that I use is in the Gary Chester New Breed book... it has a really nice note source for coasting. For triplets my go to is Ted Reeds Syncopation... starting on pg 38.
Vey interesting concepts, but you can't post a video on drum solo with a drums muted in this way!!
... Hi Gianluca, Interesting comment... I'd love to know why you think I can't post a video on drum solos with the drums muted in this way, exactly? Would you care to elaborate? As a teacher, I like to be able to talk and explain over what I am playing. The mutes allow me to do that. Also, a lot of people don't have the means to practice on an acoustic drum set, so mutes like this are a solid option for them.
@@Thedrummersalmanac i think Gianluca was being sarcastic and he means to tell you how great everything sounds and cant wait to hear on a real drum withe mutes off, which would double the enjoyability of viewing and hearing. In a way, your fans would like to hear every solo you ever played on your videos with the mutes off. Thanks for such great free $100K lesson!
ilike this video
Hey, nice vid. What kind of cymbal pads are those/where can I get some from my acoustic kit?
Those are Evans sound off cymbal pads and you can get them here... this is the exact set that I use: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SOSETFSN--evans-soundoff-fusion-set
Do you mind if I write a song called "Steal, steal, steal, steal. Steal like a thief" It's kinda catchy....In all seriousness great stuff!
Please do... We'll do a drum cover of it when you're done!
What brand mufflers are on your kit?
Those are Evans Sound Offs
what is the wire comimg from the drum throne? I assume its for the microphone? or is it one of those subwoofer vibration emulator things?
It’s the wire for my voice mic. 👍🏻
Hey do you kno any books you can reccommend on coasting?
Any book with a note source is great to practice coasting. Gary Chester’s The New Breed and Ted Reed’s Syncopation are my favorites.
Enjoyed the video...I would've liked to hear real drums, instead of silencers & pads!!!
Thanks Kevin! well, sub to my channel and check out some of my other vids. I actually recorded that lesson with the pads after my twins were in bed. (they're 3.) The drums woulda woken them up, but I needed to get the lesson done :-) Desperate times, my friend. 😂
Very instructive but I still can never sound good
Awesome but i dont like electrick sound
Ya.... i don't think any band leader is going to look to me for a drum solo
That depends on the situation. 🤷🏻 ...it happens sometimes.
i play the worst chops possible lmao
It's not just practice, but knowing what to practice. And STEAL, like a thief!
Yes mine suck
hahaha... well. let's work on that 😄
I've been playing drums forever, and I loathe drum solos. There's nothing wrong with some timely fills, etc, but the drums are not a solo instrument!
I just love a great drumbeat. Leave the solos to melodic instruments like guitar and piano.
Perhaps you're not listening to the right drum solos… not all drum solos are equal, so it’s a pretty broad judgment to make.
1. This a very well conceived and articulated lesson. 2. If you can think musically, you can play musically. Think of yourself as a musician who plays drums. Take what he’s given you here and apply it to the form of a given tune. Play such that anyone hearing you will be able to sing the melody over what you’re playing. You may find your musical awareness enhanced.
It is always funny to me to listen to seasoned drummers talk because they always ASSUME every drummer has a "band leader" or rhey assume every drummer has the same gig as they do. Um, those days are from the big band era and are pretty much long gone. Seldom is there a "band leader" anymore. And the "coasting" idea is nice but that does not mean that what you are playing sounds good. And filling a solo with double or tripple stroke rolls does not impress me either.
E Kap ...thanks for the comment! Just to clarify for you. I am not assuming every drummer has the same gig.lol Of course, every situation is different, but the technique is the same and can be applied to any situation. As far as band leaders only existing in the big band era. I am currently the band leader of an 11 piece club date band and those types of situations are very common these days. If you are in a smaller group like an original project, then you probably don’t have a band leader, but most professional situations still have a music director, which is essentially the same thing. As far as coasting... you said something like “that does not mean what you are playing sounds good...” that is true, but this lesson just demonstrates the technique or the tool... it is not about how to apply it musically and in the right situation. That is more for you to develop on your own and comes with experience. I do have other lessons that talk about that in more detail, if you’re interested. Thanks again, my friend. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out any time.
All drum solos suck.
Well, that’s just not true. Lol
slipknot: am i a joke to you
wow such a good lesson! thank you so much