Thanks Carmen for watching and commenting on this video too! I appreciate your kind words. Brushes are all about finesse. If you'd like to learn exactly how I play brushes, you might be interested in my Brushes Mastery Course jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Many thanks again and keep swinging!
Hey Ryan thanks so much for watching my videos and for all of your comments! I'm really glad you're finding them helpful. If you didn't already, take a look at my online Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/ It's got loads of practical Jazz drumming lessons for you. I hope to connect with you over there too soon. Many thanks again my friend 🤙
Sean, I'm so glad you found my video helpful! Since making this video, I now have a complete online brushes course to learn dozens of grooves and fills (like this one) that I use all the time when I play. I hope to also see you soon in my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Keep swinging my friend 🤙
This is a great drum lesson thank you, you remind me a lot of my late drum teacher. There’s a lot of short drum lesson videos nowadays or get rich quick style drum lessons which have their place but stuff like this is so important. The information, explanations and contextualisation you give is not to be missed. Keep up the good work man, you’re a great teacher
THANK YOU! Wow, I'm honored to remind you of your late drum teacher. Sounds like he/she was a positive influence on you and your drumming. I agree about the sound bite drum lessons. Drumming is always played in a musical context. Overly-rehearsed drum grooves, drum fills and drum licks are not as useful as being able to create spontaneously within that musical context. Alas, I'm preaching to the choir master. My hope is that all of my videos here and at my online Jazz Drum School, will help drummers do just that, CREATE! Many thanks again for your kind and supportive words! Keep swinging my friend 🤙
Thank you so much for this definitive reference to an art form that seems to be so hard to perfect ......if you only watch one video watch this one👍🏻👌🏻
Thanks for the kind words and for watching! I'm glad it was helpful. You will also enjoy my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course You'll be able to play brushes like a pro when you finish. I hope to see you over there too. Keep swinging my friend 🤙
Thanks for watching and for your comment! Coated heads are the way to go for brushes. Some kind of calf-like head is best like a Remo fiberskyn. Check out my brushes course too to go deeper and do more with your brushes. jazzbrushes.com/ Keep swingin’!
Your videos in depth and are so easy to understand. Especially the placement of the brushes in relation to the drum head coinciding with the brush patterns, question i have watching all you brushe videos is I’m a leftie. In general Are patterns reversed for lefties?
Thanks Ron for watching and for your kind words! Yes, just switch the hands and you’ve got it! I’m a lefty too but for some reason right-handed seemed more comfortable for me. Keep swinging man!
Hey Ron! I was there in 1991-1993. I remember Skip. I never got a chance to study with him but he was one of the most popular teachers in the drum department.
VON BARON DRUMMER such a great person and blows my mind hie knowledgable and talented skip is, especially world genre. wow at least u didnt pay $70k/yr lol
Thanks for question and for watching! It's called Moonlight Swing and it's from my Jazz Swing 4/4 Drumless tracks collection: store.vonbaronmusic.com/product/drumless-tracks-jazz-4-4-swing/ Keep swinging my friend 🤙
I think that might have been my request! Am so grateful for you taking the time to do this it's helped me loads! I'll definitely check out your practise tracks btw. When I get to around 190bpm plus and I'm aiming for let's say the 4th beat accent with my RH like you demonstrate (lrlR) I find I have to start to abandon the time pattern just after starting the 2nd beat in order to get the grace notes in without them sounding rushed. Peter Erskine talks about how he tries to spread out the grace notes when playing with brushes so you don't play them as fast as you think. Just wondered if you have a take on that, because the only way I can see to throw in this kind of sound/effect at higher speeds is to anticipate them almost a couple of beats early. Is this roughly what you would do or at higher speeds (200 - 260bpm ish) or do you opt for maybe playing a single stroke 3 instead? Anyway I should probably stop obsessing about getting this sound in at all speeds, but I'm sure I hear it thrown in on records and I don't think they're using double strokes as cheats as it sounds so clean. Thanks again for the awesome video(s) it's the only thing I've found on youtube that really goes into such useful detail on getting this (so commonly heard) rudiment integrated into time playing.
James, thanks so much for your comments! Firstly, I am so grateful you suggested a video on the Single Stroke 4 with brushes! I am also very happy you have found the video helpful! So let me answer your questions and address your comments: 1. Yes, as your tempo increases, you will need to start the lrlR sooner after you play the R on counts two or four. 2. I find this brush fill useful up to about 240 BPM. After that, I don't use it much in the context of a right hand "Spang-ga-lang" brushes Swing groove. I do use it in standalone fills at fast speeds though. 3. I love Peter Erskine's playing and agree with him, to relax and think of yourself spreading out the notes as much as possible, even though it's in a short amount of time. Visualizing this will help you to relax the figure. 4. Instead of thinking (like we drummers, have been trained) to learn everything at any speed, maybe try and think instead, about the musical context in which you will be using this pattern. Does it work at all speeds or in a specific tempo, groove, count, etc...Default always to musical context rather than speed. Context is KING! Soon, I will share a video with more Brazilian rhythm brush patterns. I often use the Single Stroke 4 in playing Bossa Nova and Samba as well as Funk and Hip-Hop brushes. I look forward to sharing this with you. Many thanks again for your detailed comment and questions and I really feel and share your passion for drumming. KEEP ON DRUMMIN' JAMES!
@@jazzdrumschool thanks sooo much for taking the time to provide really thoughtful answers that all makes a lot of sense! I very much look forward to seeing how you apply it to other styles in upcoming videos. Thanks again and stay safe!
Nice lesson! There's not much info on embellishments or brush fills on RUclips. Do you use the 5 stroke roll with brushes? I saw Jeff Hamilton demonstrate that once and it sounded as smooth as silk.
Thanks so much for the comment and great question! Absolutely, I use the 5-stroke roll a lot with brushes. Check out this video ruclips.net/video/5hYBUE9NrZY/видео.html I also go into lots of ways I use 5-stroke rolls in my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Jeff Hamilton likes to use lateral motion with his rolls which gives him that "silky" sound. I think it's great to play rolls both up and down and with lateral motion. I hope this helps! 🤙
Thanks very much for watching and for your comment. I find that the single strokes LRLR work better for with my particular brushes patterns but if RRLR works well for you, go for it! 🤙
@@jazzdrumschool I guess both end in R, which seems to be the most important element for keeping the pattern moving. I'm terrible at brushes. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much for the comment and I'm very sorry for the delay in responding! If you need help with your brushes, you might take a look at my Brushes Mastery Course at my online Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Keep swinging my friend!
Thanks, great explanation but the notation about a third through doesn’t make sense to me. Does the first stroke start on the “let” of “one trip-let two...”? Sorry, I’m an engineer😬
Thanks Carmen for watching and for your comment! I use heel down to play the splashes. Often just lift your toes up to get a soft splash. For my stronger 2 and 4 notes, I use heel up. Hope that helps🤙
damn.i love ur way of playing very soft and swing
Thanks Carmen for watching and commenting on this video too! I appreciate your kind words. Brushes are all about finesse. If you'd like to learn exactly how I play brushes, you might be interested in my Brushes Mastery Course jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course
Many thanks again and keep swinging!
Dude, your channel is so helpful. Been watching a bunch of your videos tonight, and they're all full of excellent info. Muchas gracias!
Hey Ryan thanks so much for watching my videos and for all of your comments! I'm really glad you're finding them helpful. If you didn't already, take a look at my online Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/ It's got loads of practical Jazz drumming lessons for you. I hope to connect with you over there too soon. Many thanks again my friend 🤙
Yo Von, I heard this fill but could not figure out how to play it,
Thanks, brother!
Sean, I'm so glad you found my video helpful! Since making this video, I now have a complete online brushes course to learn dozens of grooves and fills (like this one) that I use all the time when I play. I hope to also see you soon in my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Keep swinging my friend 🤙
This is a great drum lesson thank you, you remind me a lot of my late drum teacher. There’s a lot of short drum lesson videos nowadays or get rich quick style drum lessons which have their place but stuff like this is so important. The information, explanations and contextualisation you give is not to be missed. Keep up the good work man, you’re a great teacher
THANK YOU! Wow, I'm honored to remind you of your late drum teacher. Sounds like he/she was a positive influence on you and your drumming.
I agree about the sound bite drum lessons. Drumming is always played in a musical context. Overly-rehearsed drum grooves, drum fills and drum licks are not as useful as being able to create spontaneously within that musical context. Alas, I'm preaching to the choir master.
My hope is that all of my videos here and at my online Jazz Drum School, will help drummers do just that, CREATE! Many thanks again for your kind and supportive words! Keep swinging my friend 🤙
Thank you so much for this definitive reference to an art form that seems to be so hard to perfect ......if you only watch one video watch this one👍🏻👌🏻
Charlie, thanks for your wonderful comment! I am so happy that you enjoyed this video!
とてもわかりやすい説明でとても勉強になりました😊ありがとうございました👍これからも応援してます😊👍
良かったです！見てくれてありがとうございました。宜しくお願いします🤙
Thank you so much. I've been working on train beats and having a hard time getting that ruff in. It works beautifully for train beats, too!
Steve, thanks for watching and I’m so glad my.video was helpful! KEEP ON DRUMMIN’ those train beats!
Thanks for Great Teaching~!!!
Thanks for the kind words and for watching! I'm glad it was helpful. You will also enjoy my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course You'll be able to play brushes like a pro when you finish. I hope to see you over there too. Keep swinging my friend 🤙
Great vid. Will be studying this for awhile. Also getting coated heads for my toms, it helps
Thanks for watching and for your comment! Coated heads are the way to go for brushes. Some kind of calf-like head is best like a Remo fiberskyn. Check out my brushes course too to go deeper and do more with your brushes. jazzbrushes.com/ Keep swingin’!
Great stuff, thanks Von!
Hey, I’m so glad it was helpful. Thanks always for watching and commenting 🤙
Nice lesson, and nice brush technique.
Mike, thanks for your kind words and for watching!
Your videos in depth and are so easy to understand. Especially the placement of the brushes in relation to the drum head coinciding with the brush patterns, question i have watching all you brushe videos is I’m a leftie. In general Are patterns reversed for lefties?
Thanks Ron for watching and for your kind words! Yes, just switch the hands and you’ve got it! I’m a lefty too but for some reason right-handed seemed more comfortable for me. Keep swinging man!
VON BARON DRUMMER when did u go to berkeley.. very good friend with skip hadden , sergio bellotti . im in RI so always in boston to see them 👍
Hey Ron! I was there in 1991-1993. I remember Skip. I never got a chance to study with him but he was one of the most popular teachers in the drum department.
VON BARON DRUMMER such a great person and blows my mind hie knowledgable and talented skip is, especially world genre. wow at least u didnt pay $70k/yr lol
Sorry just now seeing this! Yes, it was a mere $30,000/year then! YIKES!
what is the song called playing at the begining of the video?
Thanks for question and for watching! It's called Moonlight Swing and it's from my Jazz Swing 4/4 Drumless tracks collection: store.vonbaronmusic.com/product/drumless-tracks-jazz-4-4-swing/ Keep swinging my friend 🤙
Che bravo…. Che bel tocco
Thank you so much Francesco for your kind words and for watching!
I think that might have been my request! Am so grateful for you taking the time to do this it's helped me loads! I'll definitely check out your practise tracks btw. When I get to around 190bpm plus and I'm aiming for let's say the 4th beat accent with my RH like you demonstrate (lrlR) I find I have to start to abandon the time pattern just after starting the 2nd beat in order to get the grace notes in without them sounding rushed. Peter Erskine talks about how he tries to spread out the grace notes when playing with brushes so you don't play them as fast as you think. Just wondered if you have a take on that, because the only way I can see to throw in this kind of sound/effect at higher speeds is to anticipate them almost a couple of beats early. Is this roughly what you would do or at higher speeds (200 - 260bpm ish) or do you opt for maybe playing a single stroke 3 instead? Anyway I should probably stop obsessing about getting this sound in at all speeds, but I'm sure I hear it thrown in on records and I don't think they're using double strokes as cheats as it sounds so clean. Thanks again for the awesome video(s) it's the only thing I've found on youtube that really goes into such useful detail on getting this (so commonly heard) rudiment integrated into time playing.
James, thanks so much for your comments! Firstly, I am so grateful you suggested a video on the Single Stroke 4 with brushes! I am also very happy you have found the video helpful!
So let me answer your questions and address your comments:
1. Yes, as your tempo increases, you will need to start the lrlR sooner after you play the R on counts two or four.
2. I find this brush fill useful up to about 240 BPM. After that, I don't use it much in the context of a right hand "Spang-ga-lang" brushes Swing groove. I do use it in standalone fills at fast speeds though.
3. I love Peter Erskine's playing and agree with him, to relax and think of yourself spreading out the notes as much as possible, even though it's in a short amount of time. Visualizing this will help you to relax the figure.
4. Instead of thinking (like we drummers, have been trained) to learn everything at any speed, maybe try and think instead, about the musical context in which you will be using this pattern. Does it work at all speeds or in a specific tempo, groove, count, etc...Default always to musical context rather than speed. Context is KING!
Soon, I will share a video with more Brazilian rhythm brush patterns. I often use the Single Stroke 4 in playing Bossa Nova and Samba as well as Funk and Hip-Hop brushes. I look forward to sharing this with you.
Many thanks again for your detailed comment and questions and I really feel and share your passion for drumming. KEEP ON DRUMMIN' JAMES!
@@jazzdrumschool thanks sooo much for taking the time to provide really thoughtful answers that all makes a lot of sense! I very much look forward to seeing how you apply it to other styles in upcoming videos. Thanks again and stay safe!
Thanks James, stay safe and healthy too!
Nice lesson! There's not much info on embellishments or brush fills on RUclips. Do you use the 5 stroke roll with brushes? I saw Jeff Hamilton demonstrate that once and it sounded as smooth as silk.
Thanks so much for the comment and great question! Absolutely, I use the 5-stroke roll a lot with brushes. Check out this video ruclips.net/video/5hYBUE9NrZY/видео.html
I also go into lots of ways I use 5-stroke rolls in my Brushes Mastery Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course
Jeff Hamilton likes to use lateral motion with his rolls which gives him that "silky" sound. I think it's great to play rolls both up and down and with lateral motion. I hope this helps! 🤙
I find it is easier to stick the ruff as RRLR. Thoughts?
Thanks very much for watching and for your comment. I find that the single strokes LRLR work better for with my particular brushes patterns but if RRLR works well for you, go for it! 🤙
@@jazzdrumschool I guess both end in R, which seems to be the most important element for keeping the pattern moving. I'm terrible at brushes. Enjoy your videos.
Thanks so much for the comment and I'm very sorry for the delay in responding! If you need help with your brushes, you might take a look at my Brushes Mastery Course at my online Jazz Drum School: jazzdrumschool.com/course/brushes-mastery-course Keep swinging my friend!
Thanks, great explanation but the notation about a third through doesn’t make sense to me. Does the first stroke start on the “let” of “one trip-let two...”? Sorry, I’m an engineer😬
Thank you for your comment and question! It’s a great one! I start the Single Stroke 4 on the “let” of counts one or three.
how do u do the hi hat splash softly?
Thanks Carmen for watching and for your comment! I use heel down to play the splashes. Often just lift your toes up to get a soft splash. For my stronger 2 and 4 notes, I use heel up. Hope that helps🤙