Developing Flow on the Drums with Mike Johnston
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- Опубликовано: 20 сен 2024
- We all start out learning a few rudiments, some grooves, a couple fills, and then we're on our way to becoming the drummer of our dreams. That is until someone asks us to flow, to speak on the instrument, to "just play something cool". Much easier said than done! In this livestream drum clinic with Mike Johnston, he will be teaching what it means to truly flow on the kit inside a groove, a solo, and even on a pad. Flow is freedom and having absolute freedom to truly express yourself on the kit takes practice, and this class will teach you exactly how to practice it.
Here's the "Developing Flow in Triplets" lesson PDF to download: cdn.long-mcqua...
Co-sponsored by Gretsch Drums
Mike Johnston is an American drummer and educator from Folsom, California. He currently runs one of the world’s largest educational website for drummers, mikeslessons.com, where he offers live and pre-recorded drum lessons. He also hosts 10 drum camps each year at the mikeslessons.com studio in Folsom, California.
At the age of 21, he received his first major-label record deal with his band Simon Says and spent the next 6 years touring the world. During that time, he received a gold record for his contributions to the Varsity Blues soundtrack and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman as well as on MTV's Fashionably Loud.
Mike left the touring world behind in 2006 and has focused solely on education ever since. Teaching and performing in hundreds of clinics and drum festivals around the world over the past 14 years including the Meinl Drum Festival, P.A.S.I.C., The UK Drum Show,The LaBag Show in Paris, and countless others.
Mike is the only drum instructor in history to be featured on the cover of the 4 major drum magazines (Modern Drummer, DRUM, Rhythm, and Drummer UK) as well as iDrum Magazine and SA Drummer.
Mike Johnston endorses Gretsch Drums, Meinl Cymbals, Vic Firth Sticks, Aquarian Drum Heads and Audio Technica Microphones.
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Mike, I'm 72 yrs old Rock Drummer I've played large arenas, and small pubs, but I've never been as inspired since learning how to do everything I already known how to drum through your eyes! Thanks John
Great stuff Mike, I really enjoyed that. I’m 62 and have playing for most of my life, I continue to play drums because it provides a life of learning, there always something new. Cheers!
Like the best stand up comedians and storytellers, Mike makes an enormous amount of knowledge, insight, wisdom and craft simply "disappear". He draws you in with his warmth, enthusiasm and abilities. What a guy!
Mike, this was fantastic, thank you! I'd just like to point out one thing: the fact that you are willing to be vulnerable enough to show us you struggling with C and D instead of just not attempting it shows massive courage in today's social media climate. I believe that right there is why you will always have a following, because you are genuine. Thank you for that!
i'm really impressed, you're an excellent teacher i am so glad i accidentally stumbled upon this.
This is Holy Grail stuff here. My drumming changed in an afternoon.
I can’t say this any simpler…….that was absolutely amazing! Thank you Mike, Amber & all else involved!!
Thanks and Blessings Y'all from Georgia, USA......
Thanks for tuning in live!
Wow mike after being your studying for years you are right this is the secret sauce, best teacher on the planet guys, a true master
I've watched very few videos that's made me more excited to get me behind my kit than this one. Amazing lesson. Mike is the man.
Mike is a brilliant and intuitive teacher!
Mike Johnston! Thanks so much for giving us Canadians some love! So great to see a live stream from you
Wow !! Thank you Mike ...you make learning new things on the drums not only fun but so inspiring to push on to a new level of playing !
I love these systems you have created. I find them the most logical and useful (as a guitarist and math nerd trying to learn drums).
This is exactly what I need right now. Been trying to work on my flow around the kit, but didn't know what to practice, this is golden. Thanks Mike! btw, 🙃I like the guys behind the scene 😆
I'm 57, if I would have had this when i started private lessons at 11. Thank you!
David Brock here found you yrs ago on Facebook followed you and man did it help change my approach to and most of all mandatory practice no matter the skill level consistently striving to get better and not to mention how to be humble , as a bad a$$ successful drummer too chill your the man brotha !
One of the best drum educator in the world.thank you mike n team.really love all the lessons you’ve shared.thank you so much for upgrading my drumming style.
Quite literally a pioneer of online virtual drum lessons!
Thank you so much for sharing!!! I'm trying to develop a lot more freedom on the kit. I'm too meat and potatoes. I have a good pocket. Have toured with a lot of Artist all over the world. Just never got into rudiments. Being self taught, I just played along with records and the radio when learning as a young boy. I'm going to try my best to learn this. I know it's going to take a lot of hard work but I'm really wanting it. Thanks again for sharing this!!! The most helpful video I've found when it comes to independence. Blessings my Drumming Brother!!!!
Thank you again Mike for another excellent demonstration lesson
This is a fire lesson. I’m talking months worth of practice material here. Thank you Mike, for your amazing teaching, content, and wisdom. And holy crap, your getting that killer sound out of only 2 mics??
Absoultely you could spend months - even years - developing flow and incorporating triplets and different patterns into your fills. All that to work on for months in only a 90-minute lesson? Yes please!
What a great lesson. Thanks a lot for sharing your knowledge.
Fantastic stuff!
Absolute gold!
Thanks
Man this was really great. Thanks to all who made this possible.
PDF this great
thanks a lot to share....
And even more to practice!
Excellent lesson. At some point we just need to get away from the exercises and let it speak.
This is really great - thanks. What should I do if I want to practice flow using 16. notes?
Love u bro
This is a good one , pls pdf
C and D 36:45
Why is there no G?
Thank you very much. Beautiful live.
What's the app he is using to select the tracks?
Please help. It looks fantastic .
what's the numbers thing for the doubles? (1:08:12) I didn't catch the sticking (is it always RRLL but you accent every 2 notes, then every 3 then 4 then 5?)
Yes. So it'd be like:
2: R r L l R r L l R r L l R r L l
3: R r l L r r L l r R l l R r l L
4: R r l l R r l l R r l l R r l l
5: R r l l r R l l r r L l r r l L
etc.
Awesome thanks 👍🏽
What´s the Name of the Practise Pad?
Can I still get the pdf for this still? It’s awesome!!!!!
Yup it's right here: cdn.long-mcquade.com/promos/Mike-Johnston-Clinic-Developing-Flow-in-Triplets.pdf
Thanks so much
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Pdf
Where is the pdf ?
Here! cdn.long-mcquade.com/promos/Mike-Johnston-Clinic-Developing-Flow-in-Triplets.pdf
A + B etc.... i think es paradiddle diddle.....
The story of my life: My blonde wife is hugging a black dude while I'm entertaining myself on drums 😂
No Matter what Groove/Rudiment/Fills,Transition etc. you execute on Drums,- there'll never ever be "Flow" If your Motion/Spacing/Dynamics ain't smooth....
Developing flow is as simple as learning how to f***ing roll and play ghost notes. So many novice drummers I see don't know how to do either. When you just play single notes with no syncopation in between, it sounds static and robotic. To make it have some continuity and flow, you need to learn to fill the spaces with ghost notes or rolls. That's it. So, practice your damn rudiments.
Great stuff, but you Talk way too much.