Hello John, I enjoyed your lesson on the Bossa Nova Beat. Mixing in the snare click on beats other than 2 & 4 has been tricky, but it is working, slowly. Any lesson of yours I have been able to review has been very good. You build your lessons in such a way that if followed step by step work great. Great teacher. Thank you. Dan
Here is the consistency and smooth technique so important to the Bossa Nova. The ability to play it softly and yet keep it feeling right has taken me some time. Thanks again
Great! As allways you do, easily explained step by step, from the very basic right hand pattern, then adding the different parts to build the complete the bossa drum beat. And you sound so nice! Thanks, John.
Thank you. I truly appreciate the detail comment. I am happy to hear that you found that you enjoyed the way that I break things down in the lesson. John X
I brazilian, and i never saw some non brazilian drummer playng bossa nova so well. When i started to watch the video i thought that you were brazilian. Congratualations.
Thank you. I had the great pleasure of studying under a brilliant Brazilian pianist by the name of Marcos Silva. He introduced me to many great Brazilian recordings and was able to show me how to play Brazilian music properly. I don't feel l play as well as most Brazilian drummers, but have a much better understanding than most American drummers. Best wishes, John X
Thank you for your comment. It's always nice to meet a fellow greek. My parents were born in America but my grandparents on both sides were all born in Greece. All the best, John X
Nice lesson John and well taught on a topic that a lot of drummers won't go near due to the independence challenge. I love the Bossa Nova and I am very comfortable with all the variations. The Clave rhythms on the cross stick are so great in feel. I love to use the brush on the snare in a sweeping motion back and forth where the brush does not lift of the snare to give a really smooth flowing feel to it. Thanks again for this lesson. I just love latin.
Peter Knispel thank you. I appreciate your in-depth comment. When I first started playing, the Bossa Nova scared the heck out of me. But like anything, if you stick with it long enough, you can overcome your fears and master whatever you’re working on. Gotta love those Latin grooves. God bless, John X
I like how you maintain an unaccented ride pattern while playing the syncopated sidestick patterns. I have a tendency to accent the ride pattern along with the sidestick. which is not what I want. So this was inspiring to get me practice it like you've played it. Thanks John.
Glad it was helpful Sal. The accented right part comes from spending 1,000 hours working on one-hand 16th note funk grooves. I love your feel and the passion you possess on your videos. Keep up the great work.
Thank you. I really appreciate your comment. The music at the beginning is one of the 24 play-along tracks from my book "Style Studies for the Creative Drummer" All the best, John X
Great lesson John. thank you. My challenge is to play the ride lightly enough so that it does not ring out too much on these softer rhythms. I'm using a 21' natural finish Sweet Ride. It really sustains.
Thank you, Fred. I'm glad you liked the lesson. Try using 2 or 3 half inch strips of duct tape on the bottom of your cymbal. This will cut the sustain. I use this on all my K Constantinople cymbals. Also, try using a lighter pair of sticks. The Vic Firth Peter Erskine model and the SD-10 both have a tip that will allow for a lighter sound on the ride cymbal. All the best, John X
I will certainly be back again. My friends appreciate your lessons very high. They have already received higher education at the conservatory. You have a great way!
Rick, The transcription for this lesson and the other two in this series are only available to my online lesson members. You might consider becoming a member to gain access to over 130 videos plus transcriptions for each one for less than $7 per month. www.johnxdrums.com/Pages/members_videos_preview.html God bless, John X
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson. There are 2 additional lessons in this series. However, they are only available to my online lesson members. Please take a look at my online lesson website where you will find over 75 additional videos and transcriptions not available on my TH-cam channel. www.johnxdrums.com/Pages/members_videos_preview.html Best wishes, John X
I am consciously letting the beater come off of the head. This is an 18" bass drum without a port hole on the front head. I am going for a round, open tone. I personally only play heel down when I'm feathering the bass drum on a swing tune on all four beats of the measure. All the best, John X
The opening music is the Bossa Nova play-along from my book, STYLE STUDIES FOR THE CREATIVE DRUMMER. I'm glad you liked the lessons. Best wishes, John X
Sounds great. What size is the kick drum? I'm thinking about putting one on my Questlove breakbeats 16 inch drum. The texture coated single ply was too papery and thin sounding. You think that would work on there? The texture coated sounds great on the snare and the toms.
Ivan, Most US drummers consider the Bossa Nova a Latin drum beat. The typical categories are: jazz, rock, funk, and Latin. I know the Bossa Nova has its origins in Brazil. No offense intended. John X
Hello John,
I enjoyed your lesson on the Bossa Nova Beat. Mixing in the snare click on beats other than 2 & 4 has been tricky, but it is working, slowly. Any lesson of yours I have been able to review has been very good. You build your lessons in such a way that if followed step by step work great. Great teacher. Thank you.
Dan
Daniel, thank you for your detailed comment. I'm glad to hear that this lesson was helpful.
All the best John X
Here is the consistency and smooth technique so important to the Bossa Nova. The ability to play it softly and yet keep it feeling right has taken me some time. Thanks again
Barry, as always I truly appreciate your comment and continued support. Wishing you all the best my friend. John X
Hi JohnX - great lesson - your example of the rock bossa nova really grooves!
Thank you Thomas. I really appreciate your comment.
John X
Thanks for the instruction
You are very welcome. I hope you found the lesson informative. All the best, John X
I love the way you break it down into manageable pieces. Thanks!
I'm glad you liked the way I broke things down. All the best, John X
Great video as usual. Well explained and easy to follow in logical steps. Loved the 'Rock Bossa'!
I appreciate your detailed comment and happy to hear you loved the Rock Bossa.
Clear explanation about base and structure Bossa Nova, John. Thank you.
Peter, I'm happy that my lesson was informative and easy to understand. Thank you for your comment. John X
Thanks John, the sweep with the brush is a nice touch and new for me.
I'm glad you liked the brush technique, it's a nice alternative to using a stick. All the best John X
Great! As allways you do, easily explained step by step, from the very basic right hand pattern, then adding the different parts to build the complete the bossa drum beat. And you sound so nice! Thanks, John.
Thank you. I truly appreciate the detail comment. I am happy to hear that you found that you enjoyed the way that I break things down in the lesson. John X
I brazilian, and i never saw some non brazilian drummer playng bossa nova so well. When i started to watch the video i thought that you were brazilian. Congratualations.
Thank you. I had the great pleasure of studying under a brilliant Brazilian pianist by the name of Marcos Silva. He introduced me to many great Brazilian recordings and was able to show me how to play Brazilian music properly. I don't feel l play as well as most Brazilian drummers, but have a much better understanding than most American drummers.
Best wishes,
John X
Great lesson john
Quang, thank you. I'm glad to hear that you liked my lesson. Please take a look at some of the other TH-cam lessons I've posted.
All the best,
John X
Genius lesson, just learned this Bossa Nova rhythm! 🔥🙏
Dominik, thank you. I am glad this lesson was helpful. Please check out my other TH-cam video lessons and share them.
John X
Love the lesson, I look forward to the next
I'm happy to hear that you loved the lesson. All the best John X
Good stuff, great support dear John!!! So clear and so nice!
Thank you for your comment. It's always nice to meet a fellow greek. My parents were born in America but my grandparents on both sides were all born in Greece. All the best, John X
Nice lesson John and well taught on a topic that a lot of drummers won't go near due to the independence challenge. I love the Bossa Nova and I am very comfortable with all the variations. The Clave rhythms on the cross stick are so great in feel. I love to use the brush on the snare in a sweeping motion back and forth where the brush does not lift of the snare to give a really smooth flowing feel to it. Thanks again for this lesson. I just love latin.
Peter Knispel thank you. I appreciate your in-depth comment. When I first started playing, the Bossa Nova scared the heck out of me. But like anything, if you stick with it long enough, you can overcome your fears and master whatever you’re working on. Gotta love those Latin grooves.
God bless,
John X
Bonjour de France, tempi bossa nova bien expliqués , très bon travail !
Merci à vous , Musicalement !
Nice progressive lesson John!
Thank you Jim. I really appreciate your comment. All the best, John X.
Nice and easy to follow.
Thank you. I truly appreciate your comment.
John X
I like how you maintain an unaccented ride pattern while playing the syncopated sidestick patterns. I have a tendency to accent the ride pattern along with the sidestick. which is not what I want. So this was inspiring to get me practice it like you've played it. Thanks John.
Glad it was helpful Sal. The accented right part comes from spending 1,000 hours working on one-hand 16th note funk grooves. I love your feel and the passion you possess on your videos. Keep up the great work.
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John, thanks so much for your encouraging words, it means a lot to me coming from you, a master drummer.
😀 Sweet lesson John!! As always great instruction!!
I really appreciate your comment. Thanks John X
I am new to this type of music and love it! ❤️ Thank you for your easy explaination. God Bless. Be safe and healthy.
I'm happy to hear that my explanation was easy to understand. Enjoy this beautiful groove.
God bless,
John X
😍🙌
Thank's very good lessons JohnX
U r great I need online drum basics lessons
Thank you. I am glad the lesson was helpful. Please watch my other video lessons and share.
All the best,
John X
Sir, you are my online teacher. so cool!
Thank you so much. I'm glad my lessons have been helpful. Please share with your friends.
God Bless,
John X
Thanks so much you're lessons are very informative
I'm happy to hear you find my lessons informative.
God bless,
JohnX
Very clear demonstration and very helpful. Thank you!
S. Russell I’m happy to hear that my lesson was helpful. Enjoy the journey my friend. God bless, John X
This video was really amazing, loved it! Youre always happy too :D
Whats the music at the start of the video?
Thank you. I really appreciate your comment. The music at the beginning is one of the 24 play-along tracks from my book "Style Studies for the Creative Drummer"
All the best,
John X
Great lesson John. thank you. My challenge is to play the ride lightly enough so that it does not ring out too much on these softer rhythms. I'm using a 21' natural finish Sweet Ride. It really sustains.
Thank you, Fred. I'm glad you liked the lesson. Try using 2 or 3 half inch strips of duct tape on the bottom of your cymbal. This will cut the sustain. I use this on all my K Constantinople cymbals. Also, try using a lighter pair of sticks. The Vic Firth Peter Erskine model and the SD-10 both have a tip that will allow for a lighter sound on the ride cymbal.
All the best,
John X
I really love playing drums. :D
Rolf Geschwind that’s great to hear. I do as well. Enjoy the journey.
God bless,
John X
Nice job John, As always you make it very clear what goes where.
I dig how you use the brushes in the beat
The brushes offer a nice quiet sound compared to the stick. I'm glad you liked that technique John X.
This video was extremely helpful, I’m out of practice and looking to jump back in
I'm very happy to hear that this video was helpful. Have fun with it.
God bless,
John X
Thank you JohnX very good lessons i love Bossa nova .
Thank you Zven. I'm glad you like the lesson.
God bless,
John X
Thank you John!
You are a great teacher!
I like your method of giving knowledge.
Andrey Stepanov Thank you Andrey. Please be sure to check out my other lessons and share them with your friends.Best wishes,
JohnX
I will certainly be back again.
My friends appreciate your lessons very high.
They have already received higher education at the conservatory.
You have a great way!
great lesson.
all of your lessons are very helpful!
Thank you. I appreciate the comment.
Best wishes,
JohnX
As always, clear and concise, with nice production. I can use this with my students to help them hear the variations. Excellent John!
lesblochdanville Thanks Les. You feedback is always appreciated.JohnX
Where can I get a PDF of the beat you show at 5:08, I just can't feel the snare portion. Perhaps something on paper would assist me. Thanks, Rick
Rick, The transcription for this lesson and the other two in this series are only available to my online lesson members. You might consider becoming a member to gain access to over 130 videos plus transcriptions for each one for less than $7 per month. www.johnxdrums.com/Pages/members_videos_preview.html
God bless,
John X
good teach, very useful, he knows how to get into the groove - i love bossa! is there a tutorial for variations?
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed this lesson. There are 2 additional lessons in this series. However, they are only available to my online lesson members. Please take a look at my online lesson website where you will find over 75 additional videos and transcriptions not available on my TH-cam channel. www.johnxdrums.com/Pages/members_videos_preview.html
Best wishes,
John X
Nice video. Looks like a hard beat to learn. I'm 60 years old and started playing in 5th grade. Still trying to master the paradiddle.
Once you get into it, it's actually fairly easy to learn. I'm sure you will enjoy the process.
God bless,
John X
Great video, nice and clean sound and the drum kit sounds amazing 🎵🎵🎵🎶
Jose Canales Thank you Jose. I'm glad you liked the lesson.Best wishes,
JohnX
Nice! Are you consciously letting the beater come off of the bass drum head? Do you ever play heel down for this beat?
I am consciously letting the beater come off of the head. This is an 18" bass drum without a port hole on the front head. I am going for a round, open tone. I personally only play heel down when I'm feathering the bass drum on a swing tune on all four beats of the measure.
All the best,
John X
thank you so much.
You are very welcome. I'm glad you enjoyed the lesson.
God bless,
JohnX
Thank you!!!!!
You are very welcome. Please share with your friends.
Best wishes,
JohnX
REMEMBER ... BOSSA NOVA IN BRAZIL IT IS ON 2/4.
fantastic !
What is opening music title ?
The opening music is the Bossa Nova play-along from my book, STYLE STUDIES FOR THE CREATIVE DRUMMER. I'm glad you liked the lessons.
Best wishes,
John X
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I would think youd get more rebound if ya played the tip of the stick on the HH
Different sound though
your head dancing drives me insane
+Andy Nathan Thank you. The great Brazilian pianist, Marco Silva told me years ago that this was a great way to feel Brazilian grooves.
Who's kind of bass head are you using?
tdrum21 The drum head is an Aquarian coated Superkick1
Sounds great. What size is the kick drum? I'm thinking about putting one on my Questlove breakbeats 16 inch drum. The texture coated single ply was too papery and thin sounding. You think that would work on there? The texture coated sounds great on the snare and the toms.
tdrum21 14x18" bass drum
Great thanks. What do you think on the head choices for the 16 inch on the questlove kit?
tdrum21 I can't say. I don't own a 16" bass drum.
Não somos Latin
Ivan, Most US drummers consider the Bossa Nova a Latin drum beat. The typical categories are: jazz, rock, funk, and Latin. I know the Bossa Nova has its origins in Brazil. No offense intended.
John X