Great lesson! It lays out the swing pattern musically, and emotively. Walk the dog not only captures the pattern, it captures the mindset when playing the pattern in a welcoming manner. Bravo, Greg!
I really appreciated all the different camera angles. Very informative. That one of Greg's arm from the side surprised me with how still his arm actually was; so controlled while so relaxed.
Learning it as a Para Diddle Diddle triplet helped articulate it for me. RLR RLL. Right hand on the ride. Left hand ghosts on the snare. Para Diddle Diddle. R (L) RR (LL). Walk (ra)the Dog (diddle) RLR RLL
Beautiful!! Hutch gave a perfectly simple explanation of conceptually playing the ride cymbal. . It's all attitude, feel, spacing, and most of all, SWING!! 🙏🏾🎶
I picked up a trick from the great Billy Cobham the five stroke roll is "walk the dog" as far as the right hand is concerned (left) if your a lefty, the five stroke is a very handy tool around the kit many thanks Greg
Love this video ~ my drum teacher taught me this when I was a teen who wanted to play like Phil Rudd .. my teacher was a Charlie Watts / Steve Gadd / Dave Weckl fan and thankfully taught me foundations .. Ian Oddy ~ thank you ~ I’m a big fan of Jazz at this stage in my life .. 🙏🏼🎶🇦🇺 🥁
If you listen to the album "Live at the Loa" by Ray Brown Trio, you'll hear someone shouting "walk that dog!!!" to Jeff Hamilton throughout the album. Wonder if that was Ray Brown or Gene Harris shouting that?
I always recognized that drumming is a form of language and how you “pronounce”, “tell the story” via instrument is all what it is about. It’s like reciting a poem. You can tell it flat, or you can have listeners follow you. But I never linked specific patterns to specific phrases. Thank You Greg. This is huge lesson
Listening to your video took me back to my teens. Specifically playing one of the first song I learned, “I Hear A Symphony” by the Supremes … that song walks the dog all day long! Lol Thanks for the memory! 😎👍🏻
Okay, just before this video from Greg I watched a video from Peter Erskine, exactly on the same topic. And there Peter emphasises that he does not play the jazz ride pattern as "a three-note grouping". So, forget 'walk-the-dog', forget 'spang-a-lane'. And here we have Greg, teaching just that. I am convinced by Peter on this one. The walk-the-dog doesn't actually teach us the rythmic structure of a swung eighth note bar. The actual bar is: 'walk, walk-the-dog, walk-the', which in proper counting corresponds to, 1, 2, and3, 4, and. The off-beat notes (last notes of the triplet) of 1 and 3 are silent, but they can be played. Walk-the-dog doesn't give that rythmic awareness of what you actually playing. Greg in demonstrating the technique actually starts from 2, leaving the note 1 out, so he plays 2 and3, 4 and1. And that's exactly the problem with walk-the-dog. Peter advises to start with even quarter notes and then add the off-beats as pick-up notes leading to the next quarter note. Start even but you can acent 2 and 4, or the offbeat notes, Elvin Jones style. So, forget walk-the-dog. I am suprised why Greg teaches that, being a fantastic drummer.
Interesting observation. I agree it doesn't really demonstrate rhythmic structure very well but I feel like the point of this clip is more about demonstrating how it should feel.
This was so helpful and so educational. I feel like I can communicate everything he said to my students and improve their overall playing but most importantly, their feel. Thank you!
Immediately connecting with the walk the dog phrase. I was never really taught this phonetically, it was always the specific rhythm of the thing, or listening to examples. At most, maybe we heard a "tang, tanga tang" Very interesting stuff!!!!!
Hey Gregg I've been playing Jazz and Swing for 65 years and your explanation mirrors exactly the way I was taught to "ride". You make it uncomplicated and get right to the point without six paragraphs of chatter and explanation. There are Rock drummers out there trying to learn Jazz and if they watched your vid they could get started on the ride in five minutes whereas many are relying on charts. Charts are fine but these fine folks have to realize that Jazz is a feeling that instruction books in many cases make the swing stilted. Great stuff
Great comment. I'm a rock drummer and indeed this lesson was very helpfull...but since my right hand swings really well the "walk the dog" feeling, is the left hand that we rockers suffer more..the comping.stuff.... the left hand charts and patterns that Greg uses here, is what really got me further in jazz playing.
I think the most important lesson of this that is not explained is that THE/DOG is a double that he is playing as a down wrist stroke followed by an up finger stroke. (learn this from double stroke rolls)
great technique and extremely well executed. i'm not a jazz player and don't really aspire to be, but this is good for understanding the concept. i would only say that there is nothing whatsoever to do with 'in' when referring to a fulcrum. the fulcrum is the pivot point about which the stick rotates. somewhere near the area between your thumb and index finger.
Great lesson, the explanations and the vibes are so cool and easy. I have one question , from Walk the dog, you may think that Walk is the first note of the bar, yet when you play it, with notes, it seems that Dog is the first note of the bar!
Vic's really letting some bent ones get through( jk:) The playing, drums and cymbals are like a velvet river and Paiste sure has hit it out of the park with that Masters ride, smooth as butter.
you have to be a good musician, only if you can explain it reallllly relax in a musical way then you can play it in a musical way, poehh, why is the simple always the most difficult one? my gosh what a good teacher
As a keyboard player who creates jazz sequences, I found that a realistic swing feel is produced when I quantize to eighth note triplets. But fake books note them as straight simple eighth notes, assuming the player will swing it.
I thought it was played as a dotted eighth note, on sheet music, or as you say "walk the dog". The grip is the way you play it. I play it with back of hand is level.
Honestly...that was the greatest "human" lesson I've ever seen via my phone. It felt like I was in the room with Greg. Thank you so much for this
no need for quotation but if it were necessary you would close them after 'lesson'. Anyway, I agree with you; feels like an old-school DVD lesson.
I guess it's subjective lol I hope you don't take me as a dick
Yes, this was an amazing seminar for all musicians, dancers and teachers. I would like to hear his ideas on right hand stick holds.
I like how he says one too you know what to do
"Walk The Dog" I just learned, is a upgrade for me from "Spang A Lang." Thanks and Blessings Greg!
Great lesson! It lays out the swing pattern musically, and emotively. Walk the dog not only captures the pattern, it captures the mindset when playing the pattern in a welcoming manner. Bravo, Greg!
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Fantastic lessons!
I "walked the dog" and now I have to pick up the........
👍👍
I really appreciated all the different camera angles. Very informative. That one of Greg's arm from the side surprised me with how still his arm actually was; so controlled while so relaxed.
I love jazz. Play piano and alto sax but love the technical lessons of other instruments. You get a holistic feel.
Learning it as a Para Diddle Diddle triplet helped articulate it for me. RLR RLL. Right hand on the ride. Left hand ghosts on the snare.
Para Diddle Diddle.
R (L) RR (LL).
Walk (ra)the Dog (diddle)
RLR RLL
Beautiful!! Hutch gave a perfectly simple explanation of conceptually playing the ride cymbal. . It's all attitude, feel, spacing, and most of all, SWING!! 🙏🏾🎶
Marvelous drummer and teacher!
Greg Hutchinson is anOutstanding instructor
Ahhhh...those Paiste Masters look beautiful
Probably the best lesson I found about this. So simple and clear, thank you so much Greg and everyone involved with the channel.
This guy makes a student excited about learning.....he's a natural.
I picked up a trick from the great Billy Cobham the five stroke roll is "walk the dog" as far as the right hand is concerned (left) if your a lefty, the five stroke is a very handy tool around the kit many thanks Greg
Outstanding lesson. Simple and informative. Thank you.
Love this video ~ my drum teacher taught me this when I was a teen who wanted to play like Phil Rudd ..
my teacher was a Charlie Watts / Steve Gadd / Dave Weckl fan and thankfully taught me foundations ..
Ian Oddy ~ thank you ~ I’m a big fan of Jazz at this stage in my life ..
🙏🏼🎶🇦🇺 🥁
What a beautiful ride cymbal
If you listen to the album "Live at the Loa" by Ray Brown Trio, you'll hear someone shouting "walk that dog!!!" to Jeff Hamilton throughout the album. Wonder if that was Ray Brown or Gene Harris shouting that?
I always recognized that drumming is a form of language and how you “pronounce”, “tell the story” via instrument is all what it is about. It’s like reciting a poem. You can tell it flat, or you can have listeners follow you.
But I never linked specific patterns to specific phrases. Thank You Greg. This is huge lesson
Listening to your video took me back to my teens. Specifically playing one of the first song I learned, “I Hear A Symphony” by the Supremes … that song walks the dog all day long! Lol Thanks for the memory! 😎👍🏻
This lesson kicks ass but damn, your ride is the stuff of dreams. Thank you and have an awesome day, man.
maybe the best explanation I've heard, and I've heard a bunch!
Okay, just before this video from Greg I watched a video from Peter Erskine, exactly on the same topic. And there Peter emphasises that he does not play the jazz ride pattern as "a three-note grouping". So, forget 'walk-the-dog', forget 'spang-a-lane'. And here we have Greg, teaching just that. I am convinced by Peter on this one. The walk-the-dog doesn't actually teach us the rythmic structure of a swung eighth note bar. The actual bar is: 'walk, walk-the-dog, walk-the', which in proper counting corresponds to, 1, 2, and3, 4, and. The off-beat notes (last notes of the triplet) of 1 and 3 are silent, but they can be played. Walk-the-dog doesn't give that rythmic awareness of what you actually playing. Greg in demonstrating the technique actually starts from 2, leaving the note 1 out, so he plays 2 and3, 4 and1. And that's exactly the problem with walk-the-dog. Peter advises to start with even quarter notes and then add the off-beats as pick-up notes leading to the next quarter note. Start even but you can acent 2 and 4, or the offbeat notes, Elvin Jones style. So, forget walk-the-dog. I am suprised why Greg teaches that, being a fantastic drummer.
Interesting observation. I agree it doesn't really demonstrate rhythmic structure very well but I feel like the point of this clip is more about demonstrating how it should feel.
This was so helpful and so educational. I feel like I can communicate everything he said to my students and improve their overall playing but most importantly, their feel. Thank you!
Great lesson. I find myself retaining several of the concepts weeks later, sitting at the kit!
Thanks Greg and Open Studio!
Thank you for the lesson! From a beginner drummer here!
One of my favourite drummers -- and what a teacher. Love it
I walked a lot of dogs today
This is great, thank you Greg Hutchinson and Open Studio!
Thanks man from Athens Greece 🇬🇷
This guy splains it in great detail for beginners
AMMA SPLAINITOYA!
Immediately connecting with the walk the dog phrase.
I was never really taught this phonetically, it was always the specific rhythm of the thing, or listening to examples.
At most, maybe we heard a "tang, tanga tang"
Very interesting stuff!!!!!
Or spang-a-lang
Wonderful. Thank you
Hey Gregg
I've been playing Jazz and Swing for 65 years and your explanation mirrors exactly the way I was taught to "ride". You make it uncomplicated and get right to the point without six paragraphs of chatter and explanation. There are Rock drummers out there trying to learn Jazz and if they watched your vid they could get started on the ride in five minutes whereas many are relying on charts. Charts are fine but these fine folks have to realize that Jazz is a feeling that instruction books in many cases make the swing stilted. Great stuff
Great comment. I'm a rock drummer and indeed this lesson was very helpfull...but since my right hand swings really well the "walk the dog" feeling, is the left hand that we rockers suffer more..the comping.stuff.... the left hand charts and patterns that Greg uses here, is what really got me further in jazz playing.
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Ah hah.. a convert to Jazz from pure Rock.. lovely. Actually the great Rockers play great Jazz/Swing.. see TH-cam
Cheers
Excellent lesson. Using phrases to time beats and fills is a powerful tool. In India, they teach the beats as chants.
Good too see you again online Greg!
Listen to that ride cymbal on Henry Mancini's Pink Panther theme. That's a great lesson in how to swing!
a good lesson and a good teacher , thanks from texas.
This ride sounds amaizing
Thank you!
Bam. Presentation by a great instructor. Thank you. A+ teaching.
Greg, thank you. So good, so generous with your teaching. 👍
I got so into this that I forgot to literally walk my dog...
Perfect lesson. Thank you! Love the left hand too. The way you break up the comping pattern under the ride pattern. Gotta work on that!
Beautiful!
breathes and dances
Sooo much easier the spang-a-lang, thank you!🙏🏻
These Open Studio lessons are great.
Incredible teacher
that ride cymbal is godly
So many great lessons going on here. Thanks
Vibe was soo good, I almost heard a ghost bass there in the background
Best lesson ever!
Thanks
Great lesson man thank you
I think the most important lesson of this that is not explained is that THE/DOG is a double that he is playing as a down wrist stroke followed by an up finger stroke. (learn this from double stroke rolls)
Goodness me, this is beautiful.
I enjoyed your video. Great presentation!
the best beginning o
f a video ever :D
Great lesson! Thank you very much!🙏
Or as my old tutor- Red Carter ( deceased)and who taught phonetically, in Liverpool taught me- brush, paint-a-brush paint-a brush, paint-a brush
Thank You Greg
I like that, it is right.
To go alongside in movement to be affable to dance ❤
Africans have a deep spiritual wisdom that makes concepts so real
you are a great teacher
Excellent, thanks Greg. 🙏!
Keanan is off doing stuff, Kel has found jazz. Good on you.
Thank you for your teaching
Very nice Greg. Thank you.
great technique and extremely well executed. i'm not a jazz player and don't really aspire to be, but this is good for understanding the concept. i would only say that there is nothing whatsoever to do with 'in' when referring to a fulcrum. the fulcrum is the pivot point about which the stick rotates. somewhere near the area between your thumb and index finger.
he does not even touch on wrist and finger technique though
Really well done and easily explained.
Very nice! I need to find a bass instructor like Greg.
"Walk-dog" pronounced as long as possible. Only add the "the" - the bump - occasionally.
Great lesson, the explanations and the vibes are so cool and easy.
I have one question , from Walk the dog, you may think that Walk is the first note of the bar, yet when you play it, with notes, it seems that Dog is the first note of the bar!
Thats why i like jazz, i can ride all day long
you are an amazing instructor, thank you
Such an uderated lesson.❤❤❤
Thank you ! Great lesson!
I can't unhear it lol
Great vid! Thank you.
Fantastic lesson, 🙏
That is fantastic!
Great lesson
Great lesson!
Vic's really letting some bent ones get through( jk:) The playing, drums and cymbals are like a velvet river and Paiste sure has hit it out of the park with that Masters ride, smooth as butter.
Amazing and valuable video, thank you 😊 🙏
yeah i agree with most of the comments here, this is a great tutorial!
I like this guy.
nice man!...good teacher..
Excellent!
you have to be a good musician, only if you can explain it reallllly relax in a musical way then you can play it in a musical way, poehh, why is the simple always the most difficult one? my gosh what a good teacher
As a keyboard player who creates jazz sequences, I found that a realistic swing feel is produced when I quantize to eighth note triplets. But fake books note them as straight simple eighth notes, assuming the player will swing it.
Swingin like Max, dude!
This is brilliant!
Excelent tips.
I thought it was played as a dotted eighth note, on sheet music, or as you say "walk the dog". The grip is the way you play it. I play it with back of hand is level.
I never heard that term before
really great. thank you
Sweeeet! Thank you.
Thanx, Greg🌹🌹🌹😎
hutch the best hutch the best
Lovely stuff