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Too much talk. Too much repeating the same thing. I’d wish you could get to the point a little sooner

Such awesome tips! Thank you for sharing it!

great video

The trick no one uses is a moongel on the reso head of the snare… sshhhhhhh! Don’t tell anyone

omg! Are you playing with bare WOODEN-tip sticks, not nylon/plastic tip? Why, why would any Drummer do that? If I asked 6 drummers and they all told me they love wooden tip, I'd think they've all lost it. Wooden tip is duller, less Pingy, "warmer" but too soft. You want a nice bright, clear PING (maybe w/ a lil' wash, without rivets), for JAZZ, for hard rock, for Country, for Blues and for 50s-60s Oldies. Darn-near everything! Go ahead, gimme any argument at all against a good clear Ping. (you can PLAY a Pingy cymbal softly, too, if you think it too piercing). And just because (insert any famous drummer) uses wooden tip, thats a bad reason. I dont buy Nike shoes just cuz Michael Jordan mifght've worn them.

Well, about the beater i have to say that even with a muffled kick the sound itself changes quite a bit when you release. I was using it to underline a bass stroke while playing reggae and make it boom

Good video with clear explanation. I tuned my snare with a sponge between the snare holder and the snares of the snaredrum. Sounds exellent without ringing for studio recordings.

I agree with this. that's exactly why I practice on my E-SET the way I do. #1 Never use headphones. Always a live amp. I just turn it down so I can evenly hear both natural strikes and the sound of the amp both. seems to work well for me. Plus I am using the VAD504 so that helps LOL

I've found the best way to get a comfortable setup is to make sure I can hit every piece of the kit using brushes with traditional grip, which shortens my reach by probably about 2 inches compared to my typical matched grip with sticks. I've ended up sitting a little higher and closer than I used to, and also tilting the snare drum ever so slightly away from me. I also put the ride more or less where the second rack tom usually goes. Also the left side of my kit got higher, and the right side of my kit got lower. I think I'd end up with a stair-step pattern, similar to what Neil Peart and Dave Weckl arrived at in their later careers if I were to add more drums and cymbals. I have less shoulder, back, and knee pain setting up this way.

For the last several years I've been a switch hitter in the bedroom. Alone. You guys probably understand where I'm going with this.

Beginner drummer. Started at 49. I am definitely bounce not bury. The main problem with bury is the builds tension. I started heel down but switched to heel up and haven't looked back.

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I’m learning to play the drums now at 61.Left hand requires some work,not quite there yet.Enjoying the journey though and thanks a lot Stephen for making things a little easier

This is something that I’ve been struggling with for years. I’ve never had anyone explain the how or why about these patterns that have left me confused and frustrated. To me, these parts are too “busy” for the song and I just don’t get it. I’ve even been asked by leaders to play a straight groove at times. In a word, thanks. Hopefully this will help me.

I think the next step to learn after mastering what is in this video is learning to play the same hand pattern but switching to 1/8 notes on the kick. For example: the bridge of “good and gracious king”. The bridge of “what a wonderful name it is” and the Tom part in “another in the fire” have vastly improved my coordination and freedom when I finally learned them.

Duh

I think of "Run back into your arms" in the 2009 remastered version by Rod Stewart. Thx for the useful Hacks. Cheers Thomas

This is basically what I use as a warmup every time I sit down on the kit. First I do hands, orchestrating it around the kit, then feet (double bass). I start at 60 bpm and work my way up to 100 (110 on a good day). I've noticed great improvement in my timing since I started religiously using this as a warmup.

Thx your video, love #5

Absolutely agree with your comment NOT to use your metronome to subdivide for you. Best to keep it on quarter notes so you develop an ear for the subdivision. Great lesson!

Thanks once again, Stephen, for this very useful video, as usual. My objective, maybe one day: Basket case by Green day (172 bpm, 🤯)

True youbcan learn limb independence with no kit

Hello Stephen! What app is that metronome on your phone?

Everlong by the Foo Fighters and Run To The Hills by Iron Maiden are the songs I want to be able to play some day. At this point in my returning to the drums career, I'm somewhere in AC/DC land, so it's gonna be a while.

What is your practice pad?

" The Blood" by Bethel is one I have really enjoyed playing! Big powerful song, plenty of scope for building etc.

I'm retired on a fixed income and would like to send you a few bucks. Your web page contact link forces me to open an email app on my browser yet doesn't provide me with your email address. I do browser based email, no app. If you have venmo/zelle/patreon set up, please let me know and reply with an email address. Thanks. I like your content.

Great advice .. Thanks .. I'll be doing this.. One of my buddies once told me that when you see a band and think they're tight, notice how precise all their subdivisions are.

Hey man you got good videos that I enjoy them. I have a strange about an odd issue on the bass drum and doing doubles and triples all together I have been planning for quite a while and I've been able to do them really fast basically doing a ankle like technique with a slight slide maybe.

A Title that is somewhat deceiving? This vid is Soo much better than what I thot it would be, with Valuable Information & Critical Points that are Super Important. You've done it again Stephen Clark! p.s. I can play 120 bpm, however sustained playing indicates a weakness with the left hand. Indicating a need to work in that area. Thx for the new Goal of 160 bpm.

This video answered a lot of questions about exactly what you described … getting lost in a fill and fearing to derail the groove. Great explanation and practical solutions Stephen, thank you

please stop doing your mouth like that

Thank you.

Stephen, do you use the metronome on your phone or do you have a device that is better? Thanks, great video today

This is something I've been seriously trying to process. I'm so glad you addressed this issue. Thank you so much!

Amazing stuff! This is my first day after buying just drumsticks with rubber tips and thanks to Your tutoring I actually understood how effortless playing ought to be and how enjoyable practicing really is. Thanks again! ;P

really enjoying middle finger fulcrum - still getting used to it but i can tell it will improve my overall feel/fluidity - wish i would've learned this many years ago!!! thank you

i also play heel down, the sound it creates is in my ears alot more natural and also ur foot technice increases way faster, in heel up u dont mostly learn the correct technique in using the rebound of ur pedal

thanks for opening again my eyes on the hihat distance, i noticed a half a year ago this problem where i played sizzling hats and later i had to chuckle them dat my chuckle wasnt sound great cause the distance was to low, i focus now on training myself in a more open distance

Awesome video, Stephen!!! This helps a lot, thank you!!

My small attitude: visit orthopedics, to make you know whether you are ok about right-left and forward-back is well when sitting on drum throne. An my opinion there is an awful situation. Be careful to your self.❤

Too much talking

Thank you for this in-depth lesson. Listening to the worship toms in a track leaves me feeling like I'm searing in the dark for what's being hit and when. I'm already feeling more comfortable with it. "Take You At Your Word" is my current white whale. "Holy Spirit" by Bryan and Katie Torwalt is the favorite.

Looks like wool socks, lots of coffee, and LL Bean slippers...New England? Great stuff sir, just fantastic, subbed.

My apologies, but 36 minutes for 36 seconds on stage, or high speed of setting in practice room. 3 angels, 2 measures. Make your own way.🎉

Can you give us seven days schedule...

Please do me a favor and EAT your meth habits are starting to show 😆

Why is it important to distinguish linear from non-linear?

Great video! I've just started learning on an e-kit and its nice to have some pre-emptive advice like this. Just wanted to mention that the tom heavy groove you played at 7:30 really reminded me of Making Plans for Nigel by XTC :)

i have 4 sets myself. vic firth american classic 1a’s came with my drumset(kat kt2 with all expansions and a mapex double pedal) i bought off a buddy, vic firth american classic 7a’s(3backup sets) are my main practice set for accuracy and learning songs, on-stage 5a hickory for jamming to most stuff(were a christmas gift along with a kt1 practice pad), and promark 7a hammer tips for softer stuff(given to me by an awesome former coworker). plan on getting some ray luzier signatures eventually as im a big fan of his. im more into funk and punk as far as drumming.