This is great. I'm an old guy who has picked up the sticks after 30+ years of not playing. Everything from hard rock to symphonic music in my past. I've played professionally with bands at night clubs and small venues and symphonic orchestras at large venues. Retired after many years of plumbing and a medical career or two in there, I volunteer at my church and play every Sunday. I am relearning the 13 basic elements and have given a few lessons to young people. Right now I am just trying to get my paradiddle up to speed. It takes lots of time and effort but I will get it with practice. Thanks for this lesson, I will attempt this polyrhythm very slowly; I think it will help. Turning 70 this next year and still drumming with no end in sight. Thanks Mike. You are a wonderful teacher with good technique in counting.
Much appreciated old friend! It wont get many views but it's one of those things that I just have to share with the few that will watch it because it will unlock so many doors for them.
@@mikeslessons love that man! I can get too caught up in what will “do well” on RUclips and it hinders my creativity at times. Thanks for the inspiration!
I like your style man. You’re successful because of RUclips , but you do your thing. You’re not trying to be the biggest RUclips drummer in the world because you’ve built your own thing. I admire and respect your hard work sir. Carry on. ✌🏻❤️💪🏻
Hey Mike, unbelievably good explanations and examples here from you Sir! Honestly: As a teacher it's almost impossible to get any more authentic, motivating, honest and the list could go on. From teacher to teacher (and just in case no-one mentioned before): You rock! ✌🏼😃 Keep it up and big drummer hug from Germany! All the best, Jochen
If you really want to you can. Download the video (I believe RUclips premium lets you do that, I hear there are sites online too), then open a new project at the BPM of performance ( in this case it is given; 60 and 120 but if it is not use LiveBPM app to determine BPM of clip and set in DAW) drop the file into a DAW (Reaper, GarageBand, etc)-be sure tempo set before you drop in to avoid time stretching the clip to the wrong BPM-the line up the section to the click, loop, etc
Thanks, Mike I like this, this fits where I am right now in my drumming. This seems like a juicy challenge to sink my teeth into. It also contributes to improving my foot skills which I am working actively to improve. I will be adding this next into the exercises I practice and I look forward to seeing the results. The last challenge I did of yours with the exercise (paradiddle-diddle, paradiddle-diddle paradiddle) not only improved my hand speed on the paradiddles and paradiddle-diddles but it gave me many groove ideas and other fill ideas that I applied the exercise to. So I do look forward to incorporating this as well. As always thank you for great drumming instruction. :-)
Love this! I spent 3 days ( a year or so ago ) learning the Bossa nova, and just fell in love with learning independence.. Great lesson Mike! inspired again :)
would absolutely love to see how you would approach drumming if you were a beginner all over again. if you did beginner jazz lessons to i would eat that shit up like hot cakes! but ofc, follow ur intuitive inspiration!
I have dozens of courses on exactly that. Taking students from DAY 1 up to pro, step by step. RUclips is just fun. My website is where I actually teach the "real stuff' lol. Hope ya check it out some day Monica :) - www.mikeslessons.com
I will finally be able to spend a week with my acoustic drums at my parents house. This will be on the todo list for sure, and it sounds good ! Thanks for sharing !
Paradiddlediddle is one of my favorite rudiments and now you have just melted my brain with this. Very cool. time to go to work learning this! Great lesson as always! BTW where's the pup LOL
Yeah.Every four groups of 7 brings it the cycle back to the beginning and back in line with the hi-hat.Cheers Mike good stuff.Sounds nice when you bring some toms in.
I started playing this on the kit 3 min into the video, BUT realized it was HARD to count with the high hat while sevens were playing… I made it easier and just playing paradiddlediddles without the kick, while counting to the 4/4 left foot. Then I had a bunch of fun on the drums lol thanks for getting me on the kit my friend 🙏
This is perfect! Been working on odd groupings for a few months now and feel stuck not moving on to other things but I know my sevens aren't fellowshipped yet!
Thanks for sharing, this really opens a new feel while trying to fill those empty spaces. This is a ah ha moment. Not going to be easy, yet this gives a good perspective of where to start. BTW, I enjoy your online school.
That lovely energy is surely infectious. No wonder it makes everybody's day. Big fan of yours Mike. BTW, have you reached a point where you press record and get most of the final vid in TAKE 1? Lol.
Feet RLRLL...5 Hands RLRLRLL...7 Hands and feet both play eighth notes then after you have cycled the hand pattern five times metrically modulate up to eighth note triplets then when they land on one again move up to 16th notes then 16th note triplets. This took me a very long time to master
After a couple of days of working with it, I can finally play the exercise at 50 bpm. So, I am playing it slowly until I am comfortable with it and then will speed the tempo up gradually until I can play it at 120 bpm. It has already stretched my skill a bit and I look forward to becoming comfortable enough to move it around the kit as well. :-)
Up to 80 bpm and having fun with it. It is starting to feel more comfortable to my limbs. My left foot is my Achilles heel, and it is limiting me for now. I am working on my feet however and as that improves, it is natural that this will improve as well. Still I am having a lot of fun with it and it is stretching me for sure.
Here's a whole course on how to use rudiments on the kit (including some epic uses for the standard paradiddle) - www.mikeslessons.com/course/practical-applications-for-rudiments-1
To your point, most of the exercises I do are not practical but they're just hard, and to force my brain to work. Like new math, trying to train the brain. I do an exercise that's similar in concept, but different. I do 2 up 2 down with kick and tom repeated, but in triplets while keeping quarter note on HH. TTK KTT KKT TKK (2 per tom, moving around the toms) H H H H
Honestly my favorite thing about this is the long group of seven sevens when you listen to it at 120. It's like a massive wide open 7-groove itself. You could write a song over this.
Buttercups and Biscuits! 😳, That's me for the next month then... so looking forward to how this will unlock more musicality and independence in my playing. 0................................. ->1
"*Scoff* Freaking calm down man! I don't know. Have a Matcha. We'll make it work!" Mind if I steal that line from you?! It made me laugh more than it should've.
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This is great. I'm an old guy who has picked up the sticks after 30+ years of not playing. Everything from hard rock to symphonic music in my past. I've played professionally with bands at night clubs and small venues and symphonic orchestras at large venues. Retired after many years of plumbing and a medical career or two in there, I volunteer at my church and play every Sunday. I am relearning the 13 basic elements and have given a few lessons to young people. Right now I am just trying to get my paradiddle up to speed. It takes lots of time and effort but I will get it with practice. Thanks for this lesson, I will attempt this polyrhythm very slowly; I think it will help. Turning 70 this next year and still drumming with no end in sight. Thanks Mike. You are a wonderful teacher with good technique in counting.
I'm with you. 27 years, I was in the drum line in HS, and about 4 years since returning. Never too late.
I'm only a few months into Mike's Lessons after a year of self-taught drumming, and I just smile knowing I'll be able to do this one day.
Mike you’re an absolute treasure for drummers all over the world. Great lesson!
"Have a maucha, we'll figure it out" really was the cherry on top! Great content and love the kit color!
Tasty stuff bud!
Much appreciated old friend! It wont get many views but it's one of those things that I just have to share with the few that will watch it because it will unlock so many doors for them.
@@mikeslessons love that man! I can get too caught up in what will “do well” on RUclips and it hinders my creativity at times. Thanks for the inspiration!
Unreal Mike!! This shall be fun!
Glad you liked it Cecil. Enjoy the process my friend!
Mike J
Happy independence day for me
I really love your drum lessons
the skateboarding comparison is PERFECT, dang!
Glad to hear that that analogy clicked for you my friend :)
Thank you for this. I love your enthusiasm. This was fun!
You are very welcome my friend :)
I like your style man.
You’re successful because of RUclips , but you do your thing. You’re not trying to be the biggest RUclips drummer in the world because you’ve built your own thing.
I admire and respect your hard work sir.
Carry on.
✌🏻❤️💪🏻
You just made my day. Thanks for "getting it"
So glad you stumbled upon this odd phrasing and turned it into a really cool exercise ..
Hey Mike, unbelievably good explanations and examples here from you Sir! Honestly: As a teacher it's almost impossible to get any more authentic, motivating, honest and the list could go on. From teacher to teacher (and just in case no-one mentioned before): You rock! ✌🏼😃 Keep it up and big drummer hug from Germany! All the best, Jochen
thanks, Mike. .Wonderful details in the description. .. salute you
Lol i was getting ancy until 6:10.. watching ya move the hands around waiting for mr cowbell to get some love! 🤘
That cowbell groove 6:09 sounds so good
With Mike no pain no gain 😜
You kicked my ass Mike! Great job!!! I love how you can make groups of seven sound Musical!
I've never been so happy to kick someone's ass, LOL. Glad you enjoyed it brother!
Love the lessons Mike! Thanks for the inspiration.
Uuufff the orchestration version with toms sounds soooo musical to me... thanks!!
So glad you like it my friend. I feel the same way.
Mind expanding greatness!!!
Hey Mike. This is insane I just love these videos you throw up to us . Wow this beat is tricky but it's freeking class man thank you sir
Really great idea, thanks Mike! I love these types of exercises.
I love your videos, I follow and I practise very much. Thanks. Many kisses and hugs from spain handsome 😘😘😘
Fantastic thankyou
I wish there was a feature of RUclips to loop milliseconds to other milliseconds. You're a brilliant teacher, Mike, but this is homework.
If you really want to you can. Download the video (I believe RUclips premium lets you do that, I hear there are sites online too), then open a new project at the BPM of performance ( in this case it is given; 60 and 120 but if it is not use LiveBPM app to determine BPM of clip and set in DAW) drop the file into a DAW (Reaper, GarageBand, etc)-be sure tempo set before you drop in to avoid time stretching the clip to the wrong BPM-the line up the section to the click, loop, etc
Dude, love all of your videos and I'm saving up to be a ML member! Sick shoes too!
Awe man, that’s awesome. Can’t wait to work with you. Thanks about the shoes too 👟 🍵🍵🙏
Thanks, Mike I like this, this fits where I am right now in my drumming. This seems like a juicy challenge to sink my teeth into. It also contributes to improving my foot skills which I am working actively to improve. I will be adding this next into the exercises I practice and I look forward to seeing the results. The last challenge I did of yours with the exercise (paradiddle-diddle, paradiddle-diddle paradiddle) not only improved my hand speed on the paradiddles and paradiddle-diddles but it gave me many groove ideas and other fill ideas that I applied the exercise to. So I do look forward to incorporating this as well. As always thank you for great drumming instruction. :-)
Love this! I spent 3 days ( a year or so ago ) learning the Bossa nova, and just fell in love with learning independence.. Great lesson Mike! inspired again :)
would absolutely love to see how you would approach drumming if you were a beginner all over again. if you did beginner jazz lessons to i would eat that shit up like hot cakes! but ofc, follow ur intuitive inspiration!
I have dozens of courses on exactly that. Taking students from DAY 1 up to pro, step by step. RUclips is just fun. My website is where I actually teach the "real stuff' lol. Hope ya check it out some day Monica :) - www.mikeslessons.com
Brilliant bit of independence, a great mental workout too. Grooves nicely around the toms aswell. 👍
Great Video Mike! This one does look tough for sure!
I will finally be able to spend a week with my acoustic drums at my parents house. This will be on the todo list for sure, and it sounds good ! Thanks for sharing !
Thanks
Awesome bro thankyou
Paradiddlediddle is one of my favorite rudiments and now you have just melted my brain with this. Very cool. time to go to work learning this! Great lesson as always! BTW where's the pup LOL
Yeah.Every four groups of 7 brings it the cycle back to the beginning and back in line with the hi-hat.Cheers Mike good stuff.Sounds nice when you bring some toms in.
yes Mike! :)
sevens all day! this is the way
I started playing this on the kit 3 min into the video, BUT realized it was HARD to count with the high hat while sevens were playing…
I made it easier and just playing paradiddlediddles without the kick, while counting to the 4/4 left foot.
Then I had a bunch of fun on the drums lol thanks for getting me on the kit my friend 🙏
Hello
Good for you for not letting the almighty google hustler make an algorithm junkie out of you, Mike!!! You're the best. Love your lessons!
Very good lesson
Damn man this is some hardcore stuff so fun! I've been meaning to learn some independent rhythms and this seems like a great place to start.
This is perfect! Been working on odd groupings for a few months now and feel stuck not moving on to other things but I know my sevens aren't fellowshipped yet!
Thanks for sharing, this really opens a new feel while trying to fill those empty spaces. This is a ah ha moment. Not going to be easy, yet this gives a good perspective of where to start. BTW, I enjoy your online school.
Great stuff😉👍👍👍
That lovely energy is surely infectious. No wonder it makes everybody's day. Big fan of yours Mike. BTW, have you reached a point where you press record and get most of the final vid in TAKE 1?
Lol.
Feet RLRLL...5
Hands RLRLRLL...7
Hands and feet both play eighth notes then after you have cycled the hand pattern five times metrically modulate up to eighth note triplets then when they land on one again move up to 16th notes then 16th note triplets. This took me a very long time to master
After a couple of days of working with it, I can finally play the exercise at 50 bpm. So, I am playing it slowly until I am comfortable with it and then will speed the tempo up gradually until I can play it at 120 bpm. It has already stretched my skill a bit and I look forward to becoming comfortable enough to move it around the kit as well. :-)
Up to 80 bpm and having fun with it. It is starting to feel more comfortable to my limbs. My left foot is my Achilles heel, and it is limiting me for now. I am working on my feet however and as that improves, it is natural that this will improve as well. Still I am having a lot of fun with it and it is stretching me for sure.
What's interesting is the grouping between the bass from, accent snare shot and the high hat. Challenging, .thank you sir.
Hi just wondering Mike can u do a new paradiddle video of how to play on kit would really appreciate ir
Here's a whole course on how to use rudiments on the kit (including some epic uses for the standard paradiddle) - www.mikeslessons.com/course/practical-applications-for-rudiments-1
@@mikeslessons thanks a million mike really appreciate it
@@hall2ify you are more than welcome my friend 🙏🍵🙏
Woooooow
Tremendooooooo bro
Nice one...
Time to go have a coffee and ‘eat stuff’ for a month trying to pull this off!
LOL!!! #eatshtuff!
Dr. Dre needs to use this beat to test his prospective rap artists. No one will survive!
LOL!
To your point, most of the exercises I do are not practical but they're just hard, and to force my brain to work. Like new math, trying to train the brain.
I do an exercise that's similar in concept, but different. I do 2 up 2 down with kick and tom repeated, but in triplets while keeping quarter note on HH.
TTK KTT KKT TKK (2 per tom, moving around the toms)
H H H H
Honestly my favorite thing about this is the long group of seven sevens when you listen to it at 120. It's like a massive wide open 7-groove itself. You could write a song over this.
I completely agree my friend. The longform tom melody is why I JUST HAD TO SHARE this. :)
Hope my independence cones true!
Dope 🥁
Gracias
What series ride is that? I know its Meinl, but dying to hear it!
Wow… Suddenly my beater felt doesn’t look all that bad 😁 Great video!
LOL! That thing is a CHAMP!
@@mikeslessons Haha, I bet! It sure looks like it’s been played for like… A couple of 1000 hours? 😄
That’s awesome, I constantly liken drumming to skateboarding. Especially in impromptu situations.
#DoAKickFlip
Buttercups and Biscuits! 😳, That's me for the next month then... so looking forward to how this will unlock more musicality and independence in my playing. 0................................. ->1
"*Scoff* Freaking calm down man! I don't know. Have a Matcha. We'll make it work!"
Mind if I steal that line from you?! It made me laugh more than it should've.
LOL! It’s all yours brother.
Is that the normal logo on the classic coated heads? Or is that something custom?
Your shoes are fresh AF
Need more bells😂, other than that great wideo, thank you and keep it rythmetic😎
I think it's really groovy
Yo that's easy bru just got write it down I'll be good..keep up the good work
No need to write it down, I already did it for you. The link to the notation is in the description.
Just i need now
7:10
Every drummer ever
"Have a matcha, we'll make it work"
Mike Johnston
What kicks are those?
Oliver Cabell :) 👟👟👟
will someone tell me what that metronome app is please?
The link is in the description of this video as well as all my other videos. It’s called “CLICK”. Hope that helps my friend :)
If anyone is having a difficult time with this…think Tom Sawyer by Rush.
Eddy got him new shoes.
Have a matcha bro 😂
Well I know what I’m practicing until January or so….
Hold my matcha.
LOL!!! 🍵🍵🍵
Oct 17th being my birthday so expecting a drop.....
DEAL! Mine is the 15th so I’ll make sure it’s extra special, lol.
@@mikeslessons ha, ill be in the lookout!
Hat: fun lesson
No Hat: not fun lesson
No Pants: impossible lesson don't even bother trying you will fail and rage quit
That Hihats looks like Sabian 14' Artisan Elite lol....
Hi I am a tell Mr. Drum to
Is your nose supposed to bleed when you try this?😳😜
LOL!!!