This is IT! The Holy Grail of Bodhran videos! One meant for users of all abilities, so you can find your ability niche and play along, and then be pushed a little to see if you can go faster and keep up with that metronome. Good audio quality, no distractions, timeless clothing, encouraging voice, and great camera angles. Your whole series of tutorials is superb because they are concise, but this in particular is a really thoughtfully crafted video, and I so appreciate it, it's going straight to the top of my playlist so I can play along everyday and see my progress. Thank you!!
lh9789 Thanks very much for the kind words! If you like these videos, you'll love the videos at ContemporaryBodhran.com. There are over 100 video lessons, as well as forums, a blog, and an online shop. I'm offering a week trial membership for only $6.95, which can be found here: www.contemporarybodhran.com/product/7-day-trial/
Just ordered my first bodhran yesterday... Been practicing with a box and a wooden spoon, so I'm super excited to see how I do with the real thing... Your lessons are very easy to follow and I thank you for that... Sláinte
I put away my drums away15 years ago, but it is out now thanks to this......boy am I rusty. Thank you for uploading, you may have just made my life a bit more interesting again.
thanks for posting such a wonderfully helpful video! I only just started playing, and so videos like this are great for me. I appreciate your taking the time to demonstrate the stroke at so many different tempos, and look forward to many a happy practice hour using this video!
Hey Alex!! Hope you’re doing well man! I’m digging your recent videos! Crazy it’s November already. Don’t know where time went! Yea, I do dig the sound of the MOS2 prototype that’s in these older videos, but I like the Rebellion’s size and ergonomics. The Touchstone also tunes lower and has a much-expanded tonal range to my ear!
I just resurrected my interest in playing the bodhran that until recently was gathering a bit of dust in the corner of my living room. I've now committed myself to daily practice and I was looking for some videos to guide and inspire me. Well, I found your channel and its great. We live in the same area, you VA, me DC and I see you are offering lessons in person and by Skype. After I get up to speed following your videos a bit I'll be in contact directly to take lessons. Thanx
Thanks Joe Danks! The "backwards jig" sticking you're talking about is a great one to use as well! I won't be at Craiceann this year, but hopefully I'll make it over one of these years...
A bit late I know but fantastic tutorial I normally play guitar but have been asked to play bodhrán with some friends, it's been a long time since I picked up the bodhrán and forgot basic beats, also as an Irish man it's nice to hear someone pronounce the bodhrán correctly, regards from Ireland 🇮🇪👍
Yes, Fabius, this lesson works regardless of the tipper type or the grip that you use. I like using rod tippers because of the sound and the response/feel, but that's just personal preference. Same thing regarding grip.
Hi Matthew, I'd just like to say that this is a great wee video you've made here for this particular rhythm, just like Patrick O'Conner I am very much a beginner with no musical back ground except for mixing underground electronic house music, breakbeat etc on a set of Turn Tables a mixer and 2 Vinyl Records. But I am really enjoying playing my Bodhran, it's a wonderful way to past some time in a productive fashion. I shall stick with this and perfect it at the slower speed, cause once I got to the half way stage as the speed progressed I lost it BIGTIME Ha Ha. It's just amazing that you can get help from the likes of yourself and all the other Bodhran Teaching Enthusiasts, and give us learners a push in the right direction. Thanks again Dude.. Mick :)
NOW I KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORD FINALLY. took my like 10 years to look it up. I have too much Irish heritage to not have known this shit before now
Bobhobo, my Bodhran is a custom drum by Christian Hedwitschak. It is 37cm diameter by 15 cm deep, w/a concave frame and interchangeable heads. I use a Remo Skyntone synthetic head at the moment. My drum is the precursor to the MOS2 model. Cheers!
Thanks Patrick. The dotted quarter note is the basic pulse where you'd naturally tap your foot in compound meter tunes (6/8, 12/8, 9/8 etc.) So at the faster tempos, the metronome is clicking on the dotted quarter note, or once per every three eighth notes. Does that answer your question?
thanks for your reply. I don't wish to be difficult but I think I need to see an example of what you have explained. Is this described in another of your videos? I find your instructions very detailed and helpful. However I'm a bit of a novice in music theory so some of your terms, concepts are a bit beyond my music education.
Great lesson for something I've been working really hard on, can get up to the dotted at 100 but struggling to get to 120. Will work with my own metronome! Thanks for all these lessons online. I've got very good at playing jigs with the '1' being an up stroke so i can accent 2 and 4 a little better but this is the eventual aim! Will you be at Craiceann Festival? Cheers Joe, Nottingham UK.
Does the emphasis on the downstoke change between 100 bpm and faster? Seems like I'm hearing the downstroke as the dominate one up to 100 bpm and by 140 bpm, it's almost as if the upstroke is more dominant. Also, some explanation of the "dotted quarter note" would be appreciated. Thanks!
podster01 Great questions! No, the emphasis does not change at 100 BPM and faster. It may sound that way as the metronome is only clicking on the first of every three-note (down-up-in) grouping, instead of on every single note. That is what I'm referring to when I say the metronome is clicking on each dotted quarter note. More detailed music theory videos are available at: contemporarybodhran.com
Excellent lesson!...minimal talk...more show and practice. I am now a subscriber and I "liked" it. That is a lovely sounding bodrhan. Can ask you what is the brand and where you bought it?... I am looking to buy one.
A bit of both :) There is considerably too much reverb on these old videos, and the audio is clipping audibly at times. That aside, the drum sounds good acoustically. It’s essentially a prototype of Christian Hedwitschak’s MOS2, with a Remo skyntone synthetic head.
Great job I have some what learned myself I am left handed so a little weird watching a right handed Bodhran player. I think I have got as far as I can without proper instructions of more complicated beats. At 80bpm sounds like mummy daddy ....mummy daddy....mummy .....daddy. lol
I want to practice the Bodrahn, I'm a piper but really want to try this, any suggestions on A bodhran for starting out Matthew. Thank you Awesome videos very informative!
A beginner, Matthew I try to hold my stick like you,but a find that a have tae put ma 2nd finger under the stick jist tae support it or it will get awa from me,cheers.
Thanks Ole Jeff! I'd suggest you check out Christian Hedwitschak's Coreline Bodhrans, especially the CoreLine black. Also, check out Brent Cuyler's drums at Finnegan Hill Irish Percussion. www.bodhranmaker.de and www.finneganhill.com
Chris Cunningham Yea, this sticking certainly gets more challenging at the higher tempos. I’d think about trying short bursts, like maybe 30 seconds at a time, and then doing multiple “sets” in a row of that 30-second burst. In a practical sense, that is a more realistic scenario of how one might have to use this pattern.
Julie Powers That stick is a HEDRod by Christian Hedwitschak. I have several models of HEDRods in stock at the moment, as well as my own line of sticks also made by Stevie Moises. Check out: rebelliondrums.com/collections/drumsticks
Patrick, if you do a search for music theory on TH-cam, I bet you'll find what you're looking for. I don't have the space here to explain much more than I did already. Feel free to get in touch with me at celticpercussion@gmail.com and we can even do a Skype session.
Just a rank beginner at the tender age of 78. Have long wanted to play and finally bought my first bodhran. I really enjoyed this session. Thanks
Norm Rautenberg Thanks very much! Glad you enjoyed the lesson. There are many more like this one at: contemporarybodhran.com!
I'm just a bit younger than you and would love to learn to play but don't know if my wrists would stand up to it. 😂
This is IT! The Holy Grail of Bodhran videos! One meant for users of all abilities, so you can find your ability niche and play along, and then be pushed a little to see if you can go faster and keep up with that metronome. Good audio quality, no distractions, timeless clothing, encouraging voice, and great camera angles. Your whole series of tutorials is superb because they are concise, but this in particular is a really thoughtfully crafted video, and I so appreciate it, it's going straight to the top of my playlist so I can play along everyday and see my progress. Thank you!!
lh9789 Thanks very much for the kind words! If you like these videos, you'll love the videos at ContemporaryBodhran.com. There are over 100 video lessons, as well as forums, a blog, and an online shop. I'm offering a week trial membership for only $6.95, which can be found here: www.contemporarybodhran.com/product/7-day-trial/
Just ordered my first bodhran yesterday... Been practicing with a box and a wooden spoon, so I'm super excited to see how I do with the real thing... Your lessons are very easy to follow and I thank you for that... Sláinte
Thanks, Lawrence! There are many more video lessons like this one at ContemporaryBodhran.com!
Hi Matthew First best training session Ive ever had. Thanks
Glogga100 thanks very much! Glad to help!
Excellent tutorial on a concept new to me. Keep up the great tutorials, much appreciated!
Thanks James! You can find many more videos like this one at www.contemporarybodhran.com!
I put away my drums away15 years ago, but it is out now thanks to this......boy am I rusty. Thank you for uploading, you may have just made my life a bit more interesting again.
Pogol Swood Glad to help! There are many more vids like this at contemporarybodhran.com
Thanks Mathew. I will practice this method. Kind wishes. Bob Rowley
Bob Rowley You’re welcome!
Love your teaching method. Looking for more sessions.
Awesome, thank you!
Big help! I like this style.
Glad you dig it, DesertHummingbird! Many more lessons like this can be found at: ContemporaryBodhran.com!
thanks for posting such a wonderfully helpful video! I only just started playing, and so videos like this are great for me. I appreciate your taking the time to demonstrate the stroke at so many different tempos, and look forward to many a happy practice hour using this video!
High end production values - appreciated.
@Christian Mildh Thanks very much! I'm always trying to work on bettering my production aspects!
love these old videos. I also miss the sound of that older drum. Peace Matt! All the very best! And happy ALMOST thanksgiving!
Hey Alex!! Hope you’re doing well man! I’m digging your recent videos! Crazy it’s November already. Don’t know where time went! Yea, I do dig the sound of the MOS2 prototype that’s in these older videos, but I like the Rebellion’s size and ergonomics. The Touchstone also tunes lower and has a much-expanded tonal range to my ear!
I just resurrected my interest in playing the bodhran that until recently was gathering a bit of dust in the corner of my living room. I've now committed myself to daily practice and I was looking for some videos to guide and inspire me. Well, I found your channel and its great. We live in the same area, you VA, me DC and I see you are offering lessons in person and by Skype. After I get up to speed following your videos a bit I'll be in contact directly to take lessons. Thanx
Thanks Joe Danks! The "backwards jig" sticking you're talking about is a great one to use as well! I won't be at Craiceann this year, but hopefully I'll make it over one of these years...
A bit late I know but fantastic tutorial I normally play guitar but have been asked to play bodhrán with some friends, it's been a long time since I picked up the bodhrán and forgot basic beats, also as an Irish man it's nice to hear someone pronounce the bodhrán correctly, regards from Ireland 🇮🇪👍
First Name Cheers!
Yes, Fabius, this lesson works regardless of the tipper type or the grip that you use. I like using rod tippers because of the sound and the response/feel, but that's just personal preference. Same thing regarding grip.
Fun to follow along. Thanks.
Cheryl Millett Thanks very much! Feel free to check out ContemporaryBodhran.com for a lot more video lessons!
Excellent video.
Hi Matthew, I'd just like to say that this is a great wee video you've made here for this particular rhythm, just like Patrick O'Conner I am very much a beginner with no musical back ground except for mixing underground electronic house music, breakbeat etc on a set of Turn Tables a mixer and 2 Vinyl Records. But I am really enjoying playing my Bodhran, it's a wonderful way to past some time in a productive fashion. I shall stick with this and perfect it at the slower speed, cause once I got to the half way stage as the speed progressed I lost it BIGTIME Ha Ha. It's just amazing that you can get help from the likes of yourself and all the other Bodhran Teaching Enthusiasts, and give us learners a push in the right direction. Thanks again Dude.. Mick :)
You're very welcome, Mick!
This is the coolest, I swear!
Thanks!!
great video, something to reach for. JohnE
jand h Thanks very much!
Thank you for sharing this 👍
NOW I KNOW HOW TO PRONOUNCE THE WORD FINALLY. took my like 10 years to look it up. I have too much Irish heritage to not have known this shit before now
Great video Lesson ! I want to start over again and play like you ! Hank Hogan
Thomas Hank Hogan Thanks very much! If you like this video, you should check out contemporarybodhran.com!
Thank you, i NEED this.. I could not get my UP stroke, to work😢
Bobhobo, my Bodhran is a custom drum by Christian Hedwitschak. It is 37cm diameter by 15 cm deep, w/a concave frame and interchangeable heads. I use a Remo Skyntone synthetic head at the moment. My drum is the precursor to the MOS2 model. Cheers!
Thanks Patrick. The dotted quarter note is the basic pulse where you'd naturally tap your foot in compound meter tunes (6/8, 12/8, 9/8 etc.) So at the faster tempos, the metronome is clicking on the dotted quarter note, or once per every three eighth notes. Does that answer your question?
thanks for your reply. I don't wish to be difficult but I think I need to see an example of what you have explained. Is this described in another of your videos? I find your instructions very detailed and helpful. However I'm a bit of a novice in music theory so some of your terms, concepts are a bit beyond my music education.
Great lesson for something I've been working really hard on, can get up to the dotted at 100 but struggling to get to 120. Will work with my own metronome! Thanks for all these lessons online. I've got very good at playing jigs with the '1' being an up stroke so i can accent 2 and 4 a little better but this is the eventual aim! Will you be at Craiceann Festival?
Cheers Joe, Nottingham UK.
Great turorial for a beginner like me. 😊👍
Lotta Thanks very much!
Great lesson thanks!
Katherine, you're very welcome!
Thanks, Andy!
Does the emphasis on the downstoke change between 100 bpm and faster? Seems like I'm hearing the downstroke as the dominate one up to 100 bpm and by 140 bpm, it's almost as if the upstroke is more dominant. Also, some explanation of the "dotted quarter note" would be appreciated. Thanks!
podster01 Great questions! No, the emphasis does not change at 100 BPM and faster. It may sound that way as the metronome is only clicking on the first of every three-note (down-up-in) grouping, instead of on every single note. That is what I'm referring to when I say the metronome is clicking on each dotted quarter note. More detailed music theory videos are available at: contemporarybodhran.com
Thanks for the explanation.
good stuff. I was following along okay until you switched to the dotted 1/4 note. What is that? Maybe introduced in a different video lesson?
Excellent lesson!...minimal talk...more show and practice.
I am now a subscriber and I "liked" it.
That is a lovely sounding bodrhan. Can ask you what is the brand and where you bought it?... I am looking to buy one.
sounds great. post processing or just the bodhran?
A bit of both :) There is considerably too much reverb on these old videos, and the audio is clipping audibly at times. That aside, the drum sounds good acoustically. It’s essentially a prototype of Christian Hedwitschak’s MOS2, with a Remo skyntone synthetic head.
@@HeyItsMattBell it sounds like an 808 kick at times
xisotopex For sure!!
What type of bodhran is this? I really, really, really like the modern sound.
Great job I have some what learned myself I am left handed so a little weird watching a right handed Bodhran player. I think I have got as far as I can without proper instructions of more complicated beats. At 80bpm sounds like mummy daddy ....mummy daddy....mummy .....daddy. lol
Noob question : if this is contemporary playing what would traditional sound like?
I want to practice the Bodrahn, I'm a piper but really want to try this, any suggestions on A bodhran for starting out Matthew. Thank you Awesome videos very informative!
A beginner, Matthew I try to hold my stick like you,but a find that a have tae put ma 2nd finger under the stick jist tae support it or it will get awa from me,cheers.
Thanks Ole Jeff! I'd suggest you check out Christian Hedwitschak's Coreline Bodhrans, especially the CoreLine black. Also, check out Brent Cuyler's drums at Finnegan Hill Irish Percussion. www.bodhranmaker.de and www.finneganhill.com
Would this lesson work for traditional tippers as well?
Tks bud.
You’re welcome!
I'm curious... what size Bodhran are you playing here.
Hey @JohnPassFL! This drum is 37cm, so about 14.5”.
I did fine until the dotted quarter at 140. I need to just do that for 10 minutes at a time and build up my stamina at that speed!
Chris Cunningham Yea, this sticking certainly gets more challenging at the higher tempos. I’d think about trying short bursts, like maybe 30 seconds at a time, and then doing multiple “sets” in a row of that 30-second burst. In a practical sense, that is a more realistic scenario of how one might have to use this pattern.
what type of bodhran?
Nice one Mathew
What kind of tipper is that? Where can I get one?
Julie Powers That stick is a HEDRod by Christian Hedwitschak. I have several models of HEDRods in stock at the moment, as well as my own line of sticks also made by Stevie Moises. Check out: rebelliondrums.com/collections/drumsticks
what mic are you using?
Audio Technica ATM350. The newer version is the ATM350u I believe.
wow
Patrick, if you do a search for music theory on TH-cam, I bet you'll find what you're looking for. I don't have the space here to explain much more than I did already. Feel free to get in touch with me at celticpercussion@gmail.com and we can even do a Skype session.
"Double Down" pattern??
I think "Double Dublin" is going to stick.... sorry. 😅
OK you lost me at the 120 dotted quarter note :-)
Just takes time, Katja! :)
@@HeyItsMattBell You were so right!! I can do it now! Thanks so much :-)
@@puenkelchenxx You’re very welcome!
Hi there fineartist! Here's the answer to your question: www.contemporarybodhran.com/forums/topic/my-bodhran/