Gospel Drum Lessons | Larnell Lewis
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- Опубликовано: 17 сен 2013
- In this lesson, we had the privilege to have Larnell Lewis out at our studio to actually broadcast three live lessons on Gospel Drumming. This was the first one and was free for everyone to check out. The others are for members only so you gotta sign up! :)
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Whoever did the EQing and mixing on this video deserves a raise!
Those live Custom Oak drums are naturally Eq'd. Such a great kit.
And Larnell’s playing is naturally mixed. Such a great drummer.
Definitely
OMG! Crisp and fresh. 100%
@@bg357wg Right!
Yes, we spent a ton of time putting on all new heads (top and bottom) and then tuning like crazy. Acoustically it sounded AMAZING! - Jared
Thank you. For your channel.
God bless you and your family
Jared really good speaking
Wow this was 7 years ago.. after all the content Larnell has put on the internet, I am still coming back to this video every once in a while because of the amazing playing and catchy melody in the first song.
This video also made me buy a Yamaha Sensitive snare back then :)
Still coming back to it!
His playing is just so beautiful. It's sensitive and clean. Love it!
I'll list so I don't forget the drumming parts he did in this drum lesson:
First song: 0:15
Second Song: 5:54
Drum Solo: 46:35
Last Song: 1:07:22
:P
Just so way awesome in his drumming :)
Mirikashitakuari25 Thank you Captain!
Aye aye MAte!! XD
What is the name of the first song he played?
MattMan B3 it's called rejoice by the larnell Lewis band
Second song title pls :)
Larnell Lewis has instantly become one of my favorite drummers, without a doubt
Larnell with that "Hey how ya doin" face at 5:43 lol. Dude is amazing
Gospel drummers always remind me how much work I need to do. The good ones have great sensitivity and as others have mentioned, the cymbal work is top-notch. I've followed some of Larnell's music before and have always been impressed with it. Great job! Now I'm off to jazz band practice...
Yeah I went into this lesson like Jared , I know nothing about gospel drumming, to sound so powerful it surprises me how sensitive u have to be when hitting! Impressive
He's so satisfying to watch, incredibly clean and precise drummer.
The biggest names in drumming today got their start in Gospel Music. Don't make me name them! It would take all year. Gospel drummers are the cleanest, most musical and creative in the business. The skill required enables them to cross over and shine in all other styles. The kids who play in today's churches have more musicality and better sound then most drummers in other genres. Plus most of them use single pedal. Y'all better recognize. Show some respect!!!
Indeed
Absolutely. Fantastic players. Although as Questlove pointed out, the only downside is a lot if them are too flashy when they should be playing the pocket. Larnell Lewis is fantastic though. He had an odd ability to sound really busy yet not step on anyone's toes.
What ridiculous statements. Gospel is largely an American thing. So you are inferring that all the biggest best are American. Not likely. Gospel came from Blues and Jazz, so one would be more inclined to think that the ppl who inspired the Gospel artists are the better musicians. What you are really saying is you like Gospel. Which is fine, but to suggest they are the best is very narrow minded. It's like saying all the best musicians play classical music. Sure, there are many amazingly talented classical musicians, yet they are just another piece in the whole scheme of things. Having an appreciation of different types of music and players of different instruments and hours and hours of practice make the best musicians, not one form of anything.
I stand by what I said. Just because you can't grasp the concept does not make it wrong. I like and listen to all styles of music myself and I study them all. I never said Gospel is the best music. I did say, "Because Gospel music requires the skills to play ALL other genres, that makes Gospel musicians (drummers) the best in the industry. You don't have to agree but the proof is in the "pit" Put a Gospel drummer in ANY other genre and he will flourish. Do that with a drummer from any other single genre and 99% would drown.
I can identify with you there. Most of the drummers I listen to use triggers in their drums to help them. partly because they play so fast (too fast that it loses the real fell) but we will never no how good they are unless you take the triggers away and tell them to play the same way with a band. Some of the veterans like Nicholas Barker and Danny Herrera might surprise you and will be just as good without triggers as with. Thomas Haake also will just blow your mind and I'm 99% he never uses triggers and I'm pretty sure Vinnie Colaiuta is one of the drummers he gets inspiration from.
Larnell Lewis my new favorite drummer....this dude is not human
Larnell Lewis: How have I never heard of you before?! What a musician! Love your elongated fills and tasty (for lack of better word) handling of ghosting and syncopated beats on the HH's and snare. Cymbal work/choice of which to hit when, etc... is on point. Brilliant stuff! Totally changed the game for me and my approach moving forward. Funny how the best drummers don't have 1,000,000 views... I can also tell that you are a very trained musician, from hearing you speak about mm.'s, beat #'s, etc... Go on head wit' yo bad self!!! Drumeo: thanks for sharing this amazing musician and putting together this YT clinic. I'll defintely be following for more.
Man, if I had a drum set that sounded this amazing I would play away all day every day. Lovely lesson also!
was he born by a metronome and an eggtimer cause his timing is out of this world, soooo impressive
lmao you're right slow songs are so hard to play
+LeBRON James slow songs are normally harder to play, the number of notes are normally higher in slower songs, the fast songs are alot of quarter and 1/8th notes.
Physically, his head takes after his egg timer father.
Shame
@@Ash_HudsonFOUL
He is chosen and anointed from his mother's womb ! He plays perfectly right , what else to say , his beat comes from the soul !
God bless you men, nice drummer and men of God, Larnell.
These drums... the toms just sound perfect. Amazing sound.
Yamaha my friend
Yamaha live custom, it's pretty cheap.
Joshua Deacon 1,799.99
Gary Smith the 5 piece is 2,399 but includes a crap hardware pack
Owen Jarchow my local store sells just the 5 pack for 1,799.99. I bought mine for 2,100.00 with no tax and it included series 7 hardware a throne and a set of zht cymbals.
yeah baby! Gospel drumming kids, bow before your Maker!
Now this is some fantastic solid grooving. Love how on top of the beat he is but it still feels smooth, not rushed at all.
Everything feels so right when Larnell is playing, it's not even that not a single note is out of place, every movement he makes is, like, meant to be there, meant to happen that way.
After watching this video it inspired me to continue to work so I can one be considered a top drummer one day.
So many drummers overplay... this is whats important, the pocket. No point having sick fills or chops if you can't get a good feel.
I agree. I first try to see if I can get the right feel. At times i push myself a bit but if I can't i go back to the basics and keep doing it until I can feel the speed
It is difficult to be diciplined when playing alone. I often go crazy and overplay the hell out of anything. For the fun of it. I've played for over 10 years now but never took it seriously. Now I need to get in the pocket.
Is this in the pocket, though?
@@Dan_the_Great_ same, I’m very new to drumming but love it and I’ve been drumming on iPad for years and I know that feeling when u just don’t feel it and you know this is no pattern, I’m just hitting stuff, but if u keep hitting and listening I find the right feel at the end and I can learn the pattern
@@5150sux thats what i was thinking haha
Possibly THE best SHOE and SOCK combo in drumming I've ever seen!!! 2:18 thank you Larnell Lewis, god bless.
This guy is a great drummer! The way that he plays is very musical. Congratulation Larnell Lewis!
What an awesome player, nice to hear a dude who plays to the band, That's rarer than one would expect.
larnell is soooooo clean bro
josh DW factsss 👌
wow, larnell just has this giant presence on that kit. Gotta love that in Gospel Drummers
Great playing Larnell- beautiful composition too!
this guy is the best drummer iv ever seen
Lewis Axtell
Did you know that is better to play with this kind of shoes than sneakers?
Sound and beats from heaven! (Epic toms)
All of the cymbals are obviously very tasteful and musical but that 8" Fast Splash is so perfect. Absolutely beautiful and playful sound. I now want one.
Definately a holy groove of that old time great song. I love it to pieces. Thanks Guys! God bless your heart.
Awesome!! Can we get more gospel drummers on this series? Like Aaron Spears, Chris Coleman, Gerald Heyward? That'll be sweet! Keep up the awesome work! These lessons are so dope!
That kit sounds amazing!!
Live Custom Oak drums from Yamaha. They sound that way without the mics too!
Listening and listening again.. Always make me cry sometimes.. How HIS songs make me feel how HIS grace by lewis drumming.. Yes YOU are ..
5:55-the most chill and AWSOME TRACK EVER IN GOSPEL
Check the more info section above, the complete gear list is there.
The gear list is gone 😮
i am loving that WHITE AND GOLD background...
lol
His intelligence, attitude, energy, skill, practice, and style are all 10/10. Im not sure if its this vid or another, but its the same host and he recalls meeting Larnell at an event:
Host: "So, where do you see yourself going as a drummer?"
Larnell: "I am going to be playing for Snarky Puppy"
Larnell in several months is the drummer for Snarky Puppy.
Just speaks to his vision, dedication, talent, and follow through. What a boss! Larnell! You are the Steph Curry to Michael Jordan. Thank you for showing us that enjoying the sport, and being dedicated are enough to make it to the top and are really what its all about. Showing us that you can have a good attitude and be a happy/nice person and still be arguably one of the greatest drummers of our time. Love watching that smile while you play and hearing you succinctly describe your modality without overly technical verbiage. Dude! I look up to you as a human being and a drummer.
Damn he's killing it! Love that ride bell sound. Toms sound great too
THAT SMILE 5:43
I like this guy. I really enjoyed that lesson.
Outstanding playing! It was so enjoyable to watch. Very smooth and with a great sense of his contribution to the sound and music. I loved it.
Wow!! Awesome. Very smoth. Im still learning. Im going to go play now. It gave me new ideas.
those rim shots at 9:10 floored me. . .
Dude is incredible, even with those orthopedic shoes...
LOL
Chris Bennett
He plays in churches and christian events and must wear formal... maybe that’s he’s so comfortable with them
Can't remember his name off the top of my head, but there is this exceptional drummer from Brooklyn who wears tims when he drums lmao
Church shoes
I'm telling ya. Gospel drummers are like my favorite drummers. for the most smart they are all smooth and can play soft and loud and know how to let the music breath also they can get really explosive. when they build up. amazing drummer with an incredible dynamic volume and timing!
I love how he plays the two tracks in the beginning! They were sooooo dope!!!!
While gospel drumming is certainly not my favorite style, I'll be damned if every gospel drummer didn't have the best cymbals/cymbal technique in the world. I jizzed myself hearing the ride, and when I was wiping off the screen he threw in some of the nicest crashes I've heard, and while I was changing my pants he put the nicest hi hat barks ever, like he kills it on that hat, and that just put me to the point of actually typing a comment and buying new carpet.
Great drumming, very good tasty cymbals but in general, in my opinion and for my taste, Paiste Cymbals are better
Also in my opinion gospel drumming it's great
He does nice fill-ins too
Bro well I wouldn't wanna hear what happens to you if you check out gospel chops
Dkyguy1995 Ha ha awesome. I just saw him in clinic last night and it was like that for me too. And...he’s the nicest guy on the planet too. I’m so happy for all his successes, he has earned every one and deserves them all.
One day I wanna be just like him
loved this guy's style from the first second! And it doesn't repeat so it doesn't get boring.
Awesomely played!!! Keep the lessons coming. I've learned so much from this one. Chior rehearsal is going to be something else!!!!!
Gospel, in the world of drumming, has transcended the christian lyrical themes. It refers more to the feel, style, and the chops that church drummers have introduced and brought to the table.
True that. "Jesus" isn't the main thing that comes to mind when I think of Gospel drumming.
All i see is perfection here
After hearing Larnell over and over again.... I know for a fact his solo could be more crisp
One of the best free drum lesson video in the internet. Truly amazing, what a beautiful feeling and musicality
THis dude just reshaped my brain of what playing drum is all about....What a matured drummer..Love it
That is some inspirational drumming. I'm more of a Metal drummer myself, Sludge and Deathmetal but I'm open minded. I love fusion and the Gospel style of playing. It's so fluid with fine detail and a little off kilter. I have to say the drum solo where he is put on the spot was just mind blowing. That's one of the reasons I love The Dave Matthews Band and Carter Beauford. He almost mixes some Metal style in his playing without it sounding out of place and his Hi-Hat work makes me melt. Just awesome. But back Larnell Lewis, I will definitely be checking more of his work out. Any recommendations?
Did you see the exercise Larnell did (on the channel) on Enter Sandman? He'd never heard it before.. And yet, he nailed it.
@@MarysDressSways Yes I did actually. I will admit it is quite a straight forward song and once you know that formula you should be able to get it right. There are loads of those off beat snare and cymbal hits that could throw a lit of drummers off.
I'm not taking away how good he is though at listening to a song once and on only the 2nd attempt, pretty much nailing it.
Where can I get the playalong of the churchsong?
So glad my friend told me about Snarky Puppy, because that's how I learned about Larnell Lewis! Such an amazing talent! 46:22 to 50:36 solo is sheer brilliance and feel. Wow!
ImagineTV 🙏🏿
Tremendo Larnell... you are awesome! Saludos desde Argentina!
i could watch him play all day and not flinch
Same here man
I just bought a pair of 14" Zildjian K Constantinople hi-hats thanks to this vid. I immediately fell in love with their sound. AMAZING!
If only I had the money
As smooth and effortless as you like. Awesome to watch.
He's very good and has sensitive to play music...God inspiration!!!! Congrats for you dude...
Orthodoxal church definitely needs drums
***** No
Wow, that bass drum!!!!
Live Custom Oak drums ...Yamaha. Such a great kit
thank you for this and other lessons. It's priceless stuff for learning
thank you drumeo sound engineer, sound is always amazing :)) and Larnell is great drumer !!! :)
what's the name of that 1st stong?
4:53-5:00 is absolutely one of the sickest fills I've heard.
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the melody he does in minute 50 really helps me to tune my toms!! great drummer!
Yes! Learn well has been one of my favourite drummers since his first drumeo appearance
He is so smooth!
k series zildjian ride reallygood choice.
Yea that ride is killer!
how long have you played the drums?
4 years now. You?
5
Greatest drummer i've seen in a while......I've just discovered Snarky Puppy.....and it also changed my life! Does anybody know if Larnell replaced Sput, their previous drummer? He was also really good...
nah they are both main drummers, it's just that one plays on one album and one plays on the other
Sput had some problems with his passport at the time of the recording. So they called up Larnell and he did the album. Sput's their main drummer
John Laco yeah I was just looking based on the wikipedia. larnell was a temporary drummer but damn did he kill it on we like it here
Snarky Puppy has three drummers, Robert 'Sput' Searight being the main one and Larnell Lewis and Jason 'JT' Thomas acting as subs for when Sput can't play. Which is quite often as Sput is Incredibly busy playing on and producing other artists records! He also has two of his own bands, Ghost-Note and RSVP outside of Snarky Puppy!
Quite simply put, Larnell is one of a kind.
That Yamaha Live Custom is sounding awesome!
I would love to know how Larnell went about learning the drum parts for the majority of the Snarky Puppy song catalogue. That must have been hard, but fun!
Josh Woodley he got asked to fill in for Sput in the We Like it Here album , he learned all of those difficult songs on plane in 2 days !! crazy
Josh Woodley As Kevin has said, he did learn those songs in 2 days, but largely it's all improv which I think is even more impressive.
mi pp smol haha
he's just happy he has a black friend
your stupid
Even that girl, you are hoping will look at you, she too will grow old and displeasing to look at, probably not so good to place your trust on a piece of flesh, learn the law of entropy, everything in the universe wears out.
Lolo🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
With admiration and respect?
I actually play for my church and I'm 15, and I really respect this guys drumming ability.
His style of playing is so groovy! I just wanted to get up an dance when I heard that intro! 😀
Wait...what? What did I just see and hear? This is some of the best I've ever seen. I wish someone had told my white ___ about gospel sooner.
They really should try to get Dave Weckl on the show
+Pablo Montero have you listened to his latest stuff after he studied with Freddie Gruber? Stuff he does with Oz Noy like Just Groove Me? I tend to agree with people when they show me his older stuff but i'm on a different wavelength if you also have that feeling with his later stuff. Opinions are different of course.
love how he subtly comps the synth solo with the high hat starting @ around 2:34
lol "maahm staahp. maahm clap on two maaaahm"
fantastic video. not sure what it is about gospel players, but they seem to be consistently educated, skilled, passionate, and possessed of an awesome sense of the music! mr lewis is no exception. thanks to both of you and the drumeo crew!
00:00:47 "and now to lay down the filthiest four to the floor groove that the gospel world has ever seen....."
whatsup with the cheezy 80s music
It's all about the song and making it dynamic without interrupting its general feeling.
This is SO fun to watch, thanks so much for uploading this!
He was incredible, but where is the obligatory, "Sloppy, sloppy, s*** drummer!!!!! #$*#&%!" comment? For real, though, the cleanest, most controlled, most crisp drummers I've ever heard have been in Gospel R&B. A very different skill set, requiring both serious chops and great restraint.
if your not a true believer of God you will never be able to unlock the true gospel feeling
+813RiC That's such a load of crap, faith has got nothing to do with musicality and musical feel
+YouKnowWhosJelle its not a load of crap this is Gods music.
813RiC It's not, it's created by people to play in churches to honour this god and to amuse themselves and others. So it's like any other music: mankind's music.
not if you play in the Spirit
+813RiC true my brother.
Such an inspiration. I hope to play like him one day..
This guy is incredible, thanks Drumeo for sharing an amazing talent.
HOW GREAT THAT DRUMEO PUTS ALL THESE VIDEOS UP FOR FREE SO WE DONT HAVE TO SUPPORT THE DRUMMERS OR THE COMPANY. I HAVE ALSO STOPPED TAKEN DRUM LESSONS AND SUPPORTING MY LOCAL TEACHERS BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY FREE VIDEOS. I AM HOPING THAT I CAN FIND ALL THE ARTISTS/DRUMMERS MUSIC ONLINE FOR FREE SO I DONT HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM EITHER...
I am sensing a bit of sarcasm and frustration in your comment. Serious question: Did you hold shift down while you typed all of that? Or did you commit and just use caps lock the whole time?
Would it make it easier for you to actually address the issue if the cap locks were off or would there be another insignificant point to illuminate. Might serve you and ... music, artists, the industry as a whole to consider the point I made.. Do you actually see the impact of your choices?
Robin Hood
Why would these musicians participate if these resources were so detrimental to their popularity, income, etc? I've actually discovered a lot of drummers I'm now a fan of (Larnell included) through Drumeo/the internet in general and have since gone to see them live when possible, purchased their albums/DVDs, etc. I think this resource is good for drumming overall if not only because it provides more avenues and content for people to get involved/stay involved/ to learn/to be inspired.
They also have a subscription option on drumeo.com if not being able to give your money to someone is that big of an issue for you. Hell, I'm accepting donations.
Robin Hood
Also, if you go to Meinl cymbals' youtube channel, they put out lots of videos featuring artists, same with DW, Vic Firth, etc. I'm sure Yamaha doesn't mind having their stuff seen in these videos, if you read some of these comments, people are curious about the equipment being used, probably because they'd like to purchase it for themselves. If companies don't want their products represented in various broadcasts, they can send a cease and desist and usually their logos get blurred out.
Really? For some of us who live outside of the US or other countries with big music industries drumeo provides a great opportunity to learn from musicians that are on a completely different level to the pros in my country. I still support local teachers, personal feedback from a teacher is invaluable but there are also things that they can't teach me and that's what this is all about: where else would you be able to take a lesson with the Larnells and Tony Royster Jnrs?
When did this negativity invade the drumming community! I say welldone and thankyou to drumeo... Keep up the awesome work!
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so does dave weckl
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Every race has the best artists you race baiting fool
Yeah... from now on larnell lewis is one of my ultimate idols. He's simply awesome.
He's just got everything man. The man is the definition of the term "all-around"
To me exactly what he plays at each section is the least important thing. How about the fact that it doesn't sound or feel that good when I play eighths on the hats as when he does? Let's start there.
it's called a metronome
Mrmisterdonut
Yea? Tell me, how exactly do you use a metronome? I assume if I were to check out your channel you'd be absolutely KILLING it, right? Thanks for the lesson.
Nathaniel Smith well a metronome is a device you can pickup at any music store or online, I use a Dr beat. You can even download an app to your smartphone if you have one. The metronome is a device that gives perfect time at almost any tempo. It is a MANDATORY little gadget if you are serious about playing drums
Mrmisterdonut
I think what Nathaniel was trying to say is that just simply playing in time to a metronome is not necessarily going to give you good feel, pocket and groove like Larnell Lewis. Maybe allow you to play in time but not with the other things I just mentioned therefore, when you replied in a Smart Alec sort of way "it's called a metronome" it really wasn't helpful. Do you understand?
You know what though Nathaniel, I checked out your videos and you're a great drummer!
Simon McDowell - Drummer Whoa thanks man! I had kind of stopped reading the responses because I was like "Oh, okay, there's not going to be an intelligent conversation here" but really glad I read yours!
Had the chance to work with this drummer once, him being the drummer for Pan Fantasy on several occasions.
Big-band style steel orchestra to gospel, this guy delivers. He'll carry anyone on his back
(Provided they play along as well) ;)
Excellent drummer. His got the feeling for his music. Thanks.
Love it!! Love Larnell !!! He is awesome! And you, too Jared!