Hey Louie, Great lesson. Can you explain you basic groove in the beginning of the lesson. Your ghost notes are the snare are amazingly consistent, and sound really funky. Your left hand is killer!!
Your Videos are wonderful, and the sound of your Drums is super ... could you tell me what program you use to record your Drums? Thank you, and a hug from Colombia ...
Louie, I've played for many years but I'm diving in head first and going traditional grip. I would love a video on your left hand technique. It appears on the accents and moving around the kit that your left hand opens and almost goes flat. My main interest the working(technique) of the left hand as it goes around the kit!!! Please!!!
Hi Louie. I notice that you are using a Dave weckl snare drum. I have one of those too which is 14 inch maple. What's your thought on the double snare wires? Did you think it was versatile? Did you use different setting for different music or environment? I'm actually having a little trouble finding right snare wires that isn't too wide and sound right... Are there any snare wires that isn't original that you suggest? I'm using pure sound steel and brass on each side at the moment. Thanks!
I don't know if there's a clear difference necessarily, but I'd say a lick is a rehearsed hand/foot pattern which typically would be used as a fill. But some licks lend themselves nicely as groove ideas too.
Your left hand technique when both sticks are on the snare is dreadful. Instead of keeping your fingers in the same position and letting your wrist do most of the work, you let all your fingers fall away from the stick, which doesn't allow for proper sound.
I come from a background in marching snare, where everything is about perfect precision, so maybe I'm being picky, but the only finger that should ever come off the left stick is your middle finger. Obviously this only pertains to traditional grip. Ivan, there should be many tutorials on youtube about how to hold the stick traditional style.
+cedricbobro I come from the same background and drumset technique can be whatever the player prefers. There is no "perfect technique" get over that mentality. Eventually drummers develop their own way that ultimately is a hybrid of different grips. Don't forget true drummers and musicians are more than technique and keeping time. Its about FEELING and GROOVING something that makes someone a true musician. Now I do agree technique and my marching background built a solid basis for me to become a great set player rather quickly but eventually I hit a plateau until I learned to let go of that rigidness and find my own sweet spot of grip and learned more about feeling music and groove. Music is about creative freedom in all regards don't forget that. I loved marching band and drumline and I still miss it at times but to become a real musician we have to tap into our own creativity, our own style/ technique. We have to find what truly works for us. Its funny reading this comment because I would always hate on drumset players technique and lack of rudimentary capability and for the average drummer it still applies but when seeing accomplished musician like Louie Palmer here and all the others you realize they are extremely capable using their own grips or unorthodox grips. Check out one of my favorite set players Benny Greb. His grip is so odd and personally I don't think it looks very good either but if you just listen to his playing he's a groove master! An amazing drummer. I've seen your comment on many videos and it's always from Drumline guys and like I said I was the same way. But do yourself a favor and have an open mind when it comes to music. It will truly help you develop your own style and you'll play things you didn't know you had in you. You'll play things that you don't even know what they are hahaha. Farewell drummer buddy! Happy playing!
For the love.... those toms are the best sound sounding drums I have ever heard.
...so this lesson is gold worth !!! Thank you very, very much !!!
This was really well presented. Thank you. I really like the contrast between the toms and the rim shots.
Those are some really creative ideas for orchestrating the paradiddle rudiment around the drums as drum fills.
Great Lesson! Two Big Thumbs up from American One Productions in NJ ! Thanks for Sharing!!
What model ride cymbal is that ? Great video !Great player!thanks for posting !!!
wow this video is extremely insightful. Thank you sir!
Awesome sounding snare drum!!
Hey Louie, Great lesson. Can you explain you basic groove in the beginning of the lesson. Your ghost notes are the snare are amazingly consistent, and sound really funky. Your left hand is killer!!
damn do i love the internet.....just discovered another great teacher online. love the sound of that drum set.
This is great. Inverted paradiddle on HH/snare sounds way more creative and "groovy" than playing 16ths on the snare.
Hey, man! That’s a reaaally good masterclass! You are awesome! Thanks from Brazil, bro! \o/
Fabuleux!!! Maitrise irreprochable bravo!
Great lesson, great drum sound!
Your Videos are wonderful, and the sound of your Drums is super ... could you tell me what program you use to record your Drums? Thank you, and a hug from Colombia ...
Louie, I've played for many years but I'm diving in head first and going traditional grip. I would love a video on your left hand technique. It appears on the accents and moving around the kit that your left hand opens and almost goes flat. My main interest the working(technique) of the left hand as it goes around the kit!!! Please!!!
Your Toms sound Amazing!
Great lesson Luie! any video or lesson about left hand technique?
Hey, are you playing the new Yamaha Hybrid Maple Kit? Sounds amazing ... Great lesson.
Gold.
very well done, Skinny Vin Diesel!
cool, great idea
thank you
Hi Louie. I notice that you are using a Dave weckl snare drum. I have one of those too which is 14 inch maple. What's your thought on the double snare wires? Did you think it was versatile? Did you use different setting for different music or environment? I'm actually having a little trouble finding right snare wires that isn't too wide and sound right... Are there any snare wires that isn't original that you suggest? I'm using pure sound steel and brass on each side at the moment. Thanks!
Grasias supermaster
Thanks, man. 👍
Oh so great thanks !!
Hey ur pdf link is landing to the home page.. No link to download the pdf
Absolut genial
Brilliant
Great drum sound.... what make are the heads?
Remo
Nice!!!
Smooth...
Does anyone have the pdf? The file isn’t working on the website.
Are those rimshots or Is that just how his snair sounds
Just the snare
what is the difference between drum lick and fill
I don't know if there's a clear difference necessarily, but I'd say a lick is a rehearsed hand/foot pattern which typically would be used as a fill. But some licks lend themselves nicely as groove ideas too.
Bjørn Håvard Bakken
Thank u nery much!!!
PDF page can't be found.. anyone can link page?
서기훈 did u ever get it?
that bold guy from brazzers. didn't know you play drums!
Your left hand technique when both sticks are on the snare is dreadful. Instead of keeping your fingers in the same position and letting your wrist do most of the work, you let all your fingers fall away from the stick, which doesn't allow for proper sound.
+cedricbobro
well, it's just another approach... maybe he likes the dryer sound more ?!
I come from a background in marching snare, where everything is about perfect precision, so maybe I'm being picky, but the only finger that should ever come off the left stick is your middle finger. Obviously this only pertains to traditional grip.
Ivan, there should be many tutorials on youtube about how to hold the stick traditional style.
+cedricbobro I come from the same background and drumset technique can be whatever the player prefers. There is no "perfect technique" get over that mentality. Eventually drummers develop their own way that ultimately is a hybrid of different grips. Don't forget true drummers and musicians are more than technique and keeping time. Its about FEELING and GROOVING something that makes someone a true musician. Now I do agree technique and my marching background built a solid basis for me to become a great set player rather quickly but eventually I hit a plateau until I learned to let go of that rigidness and find my own sweet spot of grip and learned more about feeling music and groove. Music is about creative freedom in all regards don't forget that. I loved marching band and drumline and I still miss it at times but to become a real musician we have to tap into our own creativity, our own style/ technique. We have to find what truly works for us. Its funny reading this comment because I would always hate on drumset players technique and lack of rudimentary capability and for the average drummer it still applies but when seeing accomplished musician like Louie Palmer here and all the others you realize they are extremely capable using their own grips or unorthodox grips. Check out one of my favorite set players Benny Greb. His grip is so odd and personally I don't think it looks very good either but if you just listen to his playing he's a groove master! An amazing drummer. I've seen your comment on many videos and it's always from Drumline guys and like I said I was the same way. But do yourself a favor and have an open mind when it comes to music. It will truly help you develop your own style and you'll play things you didn't know you had in you. You'll play things that you don't even know what they are hahaha. Farewell drummer buddy! Happy playing!
Louie Palmer..being a right hander, is there any exercise that can get my left as good as my right, speed wise?
@Bill M. So, where are YOUR drum video lessons? (the ones that arn't "boring")