3 Steps To Quickly Improve Your Groove | Drum Lesson
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
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the production quality on this is amazing, it's just like watching a DVD
I don't remember who said this, but there are always three levels to your playing:
1. WHAT you're playing
2. HOW you're playing it
3. WHY you're playing it
Many people get stuck on the first level, which also means they're stuck in their thinking mind and conceptualizing while playing. Thinking a lot is not conducive to good feel/groove. If you want to groove, you need to be present, feel, and listen. Again, I don't remember who said it: "If you think, you stink". I also like the tip of listening/feeling IN BETWEEN the notes that you're playing. Another one is to play from your core (stomach/solar plexus area) and to also listen/feel for your inner clock there.
That's a surprisingly useful comment.
Vinnie made a similar comment about improvising fills/grooves. If you catch yourself thinking about everything without being present in the moment and actually listening to what you're playing, what the band is playing, than you've lost the plot. It should come from a state of flow. Which of course takes lots and lots of dedicated practice to learn and perfect new patterns, rudiments, etc.
Sounds like Benny Greb
That was from a video by Stephen Clark. I don't remember the title exactly but i think it was "How to get better with 30 minutes of practicing a day" or something
You’re the man! Tip number 1 definitely opened my eyes. So simple, yet so easily overlooked. Thank you!
Can’t stress the importance of subdividing internally enough. After watching your study the greats instalment on Dave DiCenso I started to check him out and eventually got his book “rhythm and drumming demystified” and the crux of that whole book is subdividing out loud and what a difference it has made on the way I perceive time as I’m playing. Great video Austin, always love your content.
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maybe the best drumming YT channel i've found. I'm not a drummer. Just someone who loves finding drummers with great tone
I don't play drums but I still love your Tutorials.
One of the greatest drum videos I've ever watched. Video, audio, content, articulation, value. Can't wait to get to my kit! Thank you Austin!!
This is the type of lesson every new drummer should watch after about 3-4 privatelessons. Great content and very clear!
Thankyou for this yet another great vid Austin, much appreciated
Crystal clear articulation. Very lucid and helpful
I tell all my students those exact steps, so couldn't agree more. Nice video, Austin. Will sure help a lot of people!
BBRRRRRRROOOOOOOOO YOUR MIX IS CRAZY 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥. SOUNDS AMAZING
That was very helpful, thank you Austin.
You're a good teacher. Very clear and useful.
great tips Austin, dynamics and volume consistency are key!
As a beginners these is so useful. A great focus on some simple small tips that really upgrade one's drumming. Thank you!
Simple fixes and methods .. great Austin👍
The snare sounds like heaven
il miglior canale youtube didattico per tutti. grazie infinite. the best youtube channel to teach all levels students. I play just for fun, but help a lot of drummers to improve them posture ( I'm an osteopath and phisioterapist), and I think your movement, sound and showing are perfect. sincerely thanks.
Great video Austin! Nice to see you again I hadn't seen a video from you in awhile.
Great lesson Austin, thanks, really helpful!
I believe in your methods for one simple reason...you get better and better video after video. Thanks for sharing!
Great video Austin. Awesome as always.
Awesome, thank you!!
Oh we out here slidin ⛷
I need dat Arc II tho 👀
Thanks - was good help!
Nice tips! Thanks Austin 👍
Good instruction-- thanks!
This was great.
Amazing! Just subbed, bro! You deserve that Creator award!!
I’ve not had a drum lesson in around 7 years and only started playing again this year but in that time I was always playing beats in my head or tapping along on my legs/tables etc.
I’m not too well versed on the theory side of drumming so didn’t really know too well how to explain but the subdividing internally is a great way to explain how I’ve been thinking about beats in my head. I was literally trying to explain that to my wife a couple days ago but couldn’t do it haha
I don’t get a chance to practice rim shots, but I do focus on dynamic control on the right hand as well as what I like to call subdivision management. Basically, I find the slowest possible subdivision in my head to count and feel out. From there, the groove finds itself super fast.
Great content, man.
Great vid dude!
Superb demo squire
I'd also add that you want to have an internal swing to make the beat dance a bit. My favorite drummers all do that
Thanks!!!!
🙂KILLER snare sound, dude! Awesome playing too, btw! 👍
Yes!
Dude please make a study the greats episode about those crazy grooves and fills thomas pridgen did on his zildjian live episode 🤯 eric moore's crazy linear fills would be cool too! Love your work by the way man, thanks for all the crazy-good material
3 Steps To Improve Your Groove:
1. Balance your dynamics - try inverting dynamics by playing louder on the snare and kick instead of on the hi-hat
2. Develop your rimshots - keep practicing it until you can play it consistently and access it any time you want
3. Subdivide internally - be aware of the 1/4, 1/8 or 1/16 notes; if the beat is fast focus on the 1/4, if it's slow focus on the 1/16
Bonus - Bounce your left heel to help you subdivide silently
Thank you, great video 🙌
Thanks sir
Awesome
You are SPOT ON with your recommendations. However, I would add a couple of suggestions--first, use accents on the backbeats of two and four with the right hand, then you can use the shoulder of the stick for the right hand, or the tip for the non-accented notes, then shoulder for the accented notes. Either way, an accented right hand on two and four will help the groove. Lastly--don't SLAM the rimshots, but be relaxed and work for a nice sound.
Unfortunately, I can´t practice rimshots, at the risk of being kicked out of the comunity.. Beyond that, excellent video. Thank you.
You could try putting towels over the drum so it's muffled but still has a little "crack" to the sound or get a snare pad that has a "hoop" .
why?
Great video....I love playing Rosanna shuffle half speed as record...no fills for about 15mins..no fills..strengthens second note of hi that
Hi hat
Have not seen you for a while. Big fan. Please some more on harder and softer rimshots especially without looking down or hurting yourself with impact trauma.
When Austin teaches I listen and watch carefully. One question: is your drum movin or the camera? 😂
I wish I could make my drums move but unfortunately it's just the camera haha
Great lesson. If you ever want to sell that snare, I'm buying! Can't find one.
I love all the drummers that come to a drum lesson just to post their own “what you want to do is never be always to early with your second late floor tom grabs..” or “Don’t forget to remember this focused alternating step process for redivision of stick feel.”
The most popular student forum for teachers!
Sometimes instead of porn hub i just come and listen to your snare/drum sounds. Thanks brah
Looks and sounds incredible man!
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Hi ! what snare do you use in this video ? It sound really awesome !
Hello Austin, I subscribed to your channel because you give a serious teaching on our beloved instrument I wanted to know if you can show a jazz theme (bebop would be better) from the musical, not from the technical. I assure you that on RUclips you did not find such a video and it would be highly recommended that there be. That is, explain a play-along type of a complete theme from beginning to end, the intro, the bridges, the turns, etc. until the end. I think we are many drummers in the world that we can not understand, much less play perfectly some jazz, even listening to this music for a long time. Ok, sorry for the extension, it is my first comment, greetings from Argentina and thanks!
Hi Austin, What mics are they? They look awesome... Kit sound amazing
Earthworks DK7 Kit 👌🏼
Chris Evan plays drum ? Btw this video has helped me alot to improve my grooves.
How could you get that Vinnie snare sound?
no drummer, but i was surprised hi-hat velocity pattern wasn't part of it.
That is the tiniest rebound ever. Microscopic legato - if it can eben be called that. I prefer letting the stick rebound more so the drum head can do what it wants to do.
When trying to lock in your rim shots, proper snare height should also be a consideration. It should feel somewhat natural to play at that level with your left hand regardless of your grip.
good sound~~~~bronze shell?
Yep!
I was starting to think Austin got his heavily discounted/free Meinl cymbals and then quit RUclips. 😂
Sometimes you hit the centre
Sometimes you hit the rim
And most times you hit your hand
I feel this comment.
And rimshots have what to do with groove exactly??
That would be the back beat
@@HughMorristheJoker yeah an alternative way of hitting the drum. It has nothing to do with the groove. The backbeat would be in the exact same place if it wasn't a rim shot
@@SpiffaJ but the way the back beat is played affects the groove. I mean it's all part of the groove
No it's not. It's literally just making a different sound on the snare for 2 and 4. You could play the backbeat on the floor tom it's still just a different sound in the exact same place. It's orchestration not groove
@@SpiffaJ I totally disagree with you.
Nobody really talks about these things...Some put too much focus on rudiments, without emphasis on groove.
rimshots you say? imgur.com/gallery/e7tDbrz
Is he looking for an acting career or attempting to play the drums?
Love this channel, but i completely disagree with the "do rimshots" tip. Thats a surefire way to annoy the shit out of anyone else youd be jamming with, and it discourages playing the snare drum with any subtlety or dynamic range. Snare drums have so much more potential to be expressionistic than people make them seem
You can play rimshots quietly too. They have more attack than regular hits so they are crisper and cleaner.
You're telling me you've heard a drummer play a QUIET rimshot!?
I'm certainly not advising to play loud rimshots only at all times, but to develop rimshot precision and control so you can use them when it's appropriate. As drummers, we need to be able to feel the room out and augment our playing accordingly. So, if you're jamming with other musicians in a quieter setting, full on rimshots may not be the way to go. However, if you're in a stage or studio situation and you need to play a strong, driving rock groove, then powerful rimshots are definitely appropriate in my opinion. I've noticed that most beginners/intermediates don't have that rimshot control yet, so I think it's good for them to start developing that skill early so they can apply it when necessary.
@@abbdrums thats a great embellishment and explanation! I certainly think that rimshots are probably best suited for recording, where less gain in the snare mic can drastically reduce hihat bleed, but your other points make a lot of sense too. Thanks!
@@Elboy522 I see loads of modern jazz drummers using quiet rimshots. Mark Guiliana, Richard Spaven, Ari Hoenig, JD Beck come to mind. Mind you they all use matched grip. I've never managed to get that short, dry, quiet sound rimshotting with traditional grip, but maybe I just need to practise more or maybe I'm approaching it wrong.
too much reverb
You may need to work on your rimshots. lol
you talk too ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much just shorten the speech and do demos....... your too flashy.....