Part 1: Michael Carvin Shows You How to Solo

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  • Soloing on the drums does not mean playing fast. Master drummer Michael Carvin shows you how to construct a thoughtful drum solo.
    Learn more at academy.jalc.org
    Michael Carvin - Drums
    Eric Suquet - Director
    Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
    Richard Emery - Production Assistant
    Seton Hawkins - Producer
    Recorded May 3, 2013

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  • @xerxesxylophone7188
    @xerxesxylophone7188 7 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    I just watched a guy make an avante garde drum solo out of a nursery rhyme.
    Jazz
    is
    AMAZING

  • @caryd67
    @caryd67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    What he’s really demonstrating here is *musical phrasing*. Solos are about using whatever level of musical vocabulary you have to create a series of phrases, no different than verbally presenting a series of ideas to create your point. This is especially important when “trading fours” - you need to know what it is you want to say, and you also need the tools to say it.

  • @scotth.2306
    @scotth.2306 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Beautiful drum work Michael !!!

  • @ROCKNROLLFAN
    @ROCKNROLLFAN ปีที่แล้ว +5

    He takes his time to feel the sound of the drum kit. Classy creativeness.

  • @staccato5144
    @staccato5144 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    have to say that is the most incredible and novel conception of drum solo I 've ever seem

  • @mapexuser1234567
    @mapexuser1234567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mr. Carvin, you are a treasure, sir.

  • @wannabeadrummer
    @wannabeadrummer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing stuff

  • @sa.t.2507
    @sa.t.2507 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Louis Rossman brought me here

    • @Oli420X
      @Oli420X 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait is this a joke? 😂

    • @javajav3004
      @javajav3004 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Oli420X he had an interview with him

  • @timcline2799
    @timcline2799 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant❤️ Clever & Beautiful Thank you!

  • @yellowguy4331
    @yellowguy4331 6 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    u can just tell he's holding back so much lol

  • @longfade
    @longfade 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow. Might seem weird to some folks but this is pure wisdom. I suck at soloing because I'm not thinking this way. Also, some of the best sounding drums I've ever heard on YT!

  • @charlestea3642
    @charlestea3642 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mr. Carvin is the master on the drum kit! Great video. Thank you!!

  • @zachmejia7564
    @zachmejia7564 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Louis Rossman also brought me here. Well, I was already here. But still showed me Michael Carvin

  • @tmaddrummer
    @tmaddrummer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Feathering the Bass was Spectacular! This has been a most wonderful lesson, Thanks and Blessings!

  • @mattlehnardt8035
    @mattlehnardt8035 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So wonderful to learn this kind of creativity ! This really could apply to life in general ! Having fun

  • @rockrulez630
    @rockrulez630 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Respect ....Sir ...I love feel and grooving on the drumkit as it my character .....I realized long back that every sound that you create on drums is your inner emotion that comes out ...in form of dynamics level and phrasing ...and the way you presented ...it is great ..in my 30s now ...I am a practice person and still trying to explore myself ...I want to achieve where I can provide something of my knowledge to drummers....still long way to go ......thanks for this video ..

  • @kealanbraden
    @kealanbraden 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Every video I see on this TH-cam channel proves how much of a genius this guy is.

  • @trueliberalreality5103
    @trueliberalreality5103 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a nice thing to do to help other musicians understand drummers & upgrade the quality of jazz music!

  • @newbutold47
    @newbutold47 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    WOW!! Mr. Carvin....using musicality to demonstrate how to put a solo together... and keep the whole theme together. I love it!

    • @JazzAcademy
      @JazzAcademy  8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      +newbutold47 Glad you like it! Jeff Hamilton also covers a similar concept in this video, which we recommend: th-cam.com/video/1os-HtauEyk/w-d-xo.html

  • @rodrigoinfante9315
    @rodrigoinfante9315 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    something rare today, to hear the natural sound of a drum kit.

  • @MrJogimico
    @MrJogimico 6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I like this guy that elegant old fashioned way of speaking is comforting

  • @ogredad55
    @ogredad55 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Many may dismiss this video as being too simple. But the man is obviously a Master of Rythm with exceptional imagination. Mr. Carvin: You rock! And your drums sound awesome! I wish mine did. It's obviously my basement acoustics. That's why I prefer my E-Kit. Thanks for the video!

  • @GeometryDashDyno
    @GeometryDashDyno 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was one of the most important videos I’ve seen in a while and I play piano

  • @bmillerdrums
    @bmillerdrums 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is such a great teacher

  • @revup67
    @revup67 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    well done..not every hole needs a note, give it some breathing room and be creative as Mr. Carvin points out

  • @timmypena241
    @timmypena241 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’ve never played drums before, rewind the video after what you said because all I heard was pounding now I totally understand how to listen to drums!

  • @popcornsamurai
    @popcornsamurai 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Drums are cool.

  • @madebymarco
    @madebymarco 8 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    For the longest time, I was having trouble doing solos, and now I finally know the secret, it's playing along an imaginary backbeat. Thanks for the lesson! :)

    • @ronbarzilai5705
      @ronbarzilai5705 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If you want to play melodically, learning melodies also helps a great deal.

  • @ricg9431
    @ricg9431 8 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    old school gentleman,by that i mean suit and tie no pretensious arm tattoos and pro musician

    • @LeSpartahara
      @LeSpartahara 7 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      pretentious... arm tattoos?

    • @HorrorKidd88
      @HorrorKidd88 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      he is every bit of a gentlemen as you say, but he is also a cold-blooded killer...make no mistake about that. much respect for this guy.

  • @SyeedAli
    @SyeedAli 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "Now draw the rest of the owl" :)

  • @AMIR-nw8co
    @AMIR-nw8co 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Jazz drumming is da bomb.

  • @webstercat
    @webstercat 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mr. Carvin makes it real! Very well presented and great insight. Thanks!

  • @timchurchill6975
    @timchurchill6975 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    can i ask what size bass drum is that And are you using a bass drum riser so the beater hits centre of the skin ....

  • @TJ-eq6dl
    @TJ-eq6dl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To be honest I got London bridge is falling down.

  • @naad2647
    @naad2647 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    MaaaAAAArrrry! Thank you for this lesson :)

  • @darknodel
    @darknodel 10 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Jazz on! Classy!

  • @michaelkirk4110
    @michaelkirk4110 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    No offense but if you want to learn jazz really well you have to watch the old timers like buddy rich Jo Jones Gene Krupa. These are guys who made jazz happen and Jazz and Lincoln Center is doing a great job of keeping Jazz alive. (:

  • @rembeadgc
    @rembeadgc 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    IMO, what this video shows is how he translates the vocabulary of drumming into expressive, musical phrasing, based on a simple melody, which, when you do it by yourself, or as a featured musical voice, is a drum solo. The level on which he does it is intuitive, because he's a well practiced, experienced and well seasoned musician, with a voice, style and approach that he has developed over decades. His communication of it through the English language is a simplification, but he basically expressed his intent. To break it down literally in a truly comprehensive manner would be extremely cumbersome and would require hours.

  • @cyberceil
    @cyberceil 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just went and did Marry. Keep the melody in your head in time with its self. Like after Lamb start a new phrase and free solo over your singing. You can do this song all-day.. Just play over the melody it is the perfect amount of four-bar phrase. In and out easy on one or any 234.

  • @anthonya94
    @anthonya94 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how this guy teaches. he says like two of the most confusing sentences alive and then just does it because he's a mad lad and then it all makes sense

    • @anthonya94
      @anthonya94 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh and he says "see" and imma be honest I kinda do

  • @PerpetualTwilight88
    @PerpetualTwilight88 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing

  • @leomoore3597
    @leomoore3597 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello Mr. Carvin, Ioved your work with Jackie Mclean & the Cosmic Brotherhood !

  • @lesliethomas2081
    @lesliethomas2081 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best teacher ever because most of them are showing off to have the center of attention, he, s not, great lesson indeed!!, no doubt there

  • @disc_golfing_with_d
    @disc_golfing_with_d ปีที่แล้ว

    My whole drumming world has been turned upside down

  • @lucas.willemsen77
    @lucas.willemsen77 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    "A solo is not about moving your hands fast..."
    *moves hands fast*

  • @sulimanthemagnificent4893
    @sulimanthemagnificent4893 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    i only came because of Mr Carvin, I stayed for the music.

  • @dasglasperlenspiel10
    @dasglasperlenspiel10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you!

  • @shalomuziel6774
    @shalomuziel6774 ปีที่แล้ว

    Magnificent

  • @GordonBagshaw-GBEnglishClass
    @GordonBagshaw-GBEnglishClass 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fantastic sir... fantastic

  • @manuelgchapajr2000
    @manuelgchapajr2000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    GREAT LESSON

  • @quickdrawmcgraw4110
    @quickdrawmcgraw4110 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    The coolest uncle ever. Thanks and God bless Michael.

  • @redpoint6870
    @redpoint6870 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a máster

  • @AMIR-nw8co
    @AMIR-nw8co 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thnx Mike. I really enjoyed that

  • @kpcheck1
    @kpcheck1 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you that was fantastic Mr Carvin

  • @babybruja5513
    @babybruja5513 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    tradition.

  • @ananlama1
    @ananlama1 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Out of the box.....I mean great

  • @mattmiller1032
    @mattmiller1032 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    i love michael carvin

  • @DIGITALSWOON
    @DIGITALSWOON 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    his clothes match his set

  • @Crog2
    @Crog2 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Granpa knows the stuff!

  • @jjjtvatbp
    @jjjtvatbp 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is not Mary had a little lamb... That is what you call... Mary Had A Little Drummer Boy... Para-pa-pam-pa.....

  • @LukeSimpson
    @LukeSimpson 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, phrasing.

  • @Remigrator
    @Remigrator 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @simone17041979
    @simone17041979 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    brilliant!!!!! great musician!

  • @maxv5391
    @maxv5391 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great !

  • @xerusaqurus2812
    @xerusaqurus2812 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good man

  • @TheAniPB
    @TheAniPB 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    WHAT KIT IS THIS IT SOUNDS AMAZING

  • @AMIR-nw8co
    @AMIR-nw8co 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sing while you play.