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Noah Alexxander
United States
Приєднався 14 лис 2023
Denver based artist, songwriter, producer, and educator Noah Alexxander is a multi-instrumentalist who grew up in a music household, playing drums his entire life. He has been a professional drummer and music educator for 10 years, and enjoys helping people push through to the next level.
www.noahalexxander.com for lessons, merch, and announcements.
Instagram @noah.alexxander
Stream solo music on all platforms under Noah Alexxander
www.noahalexxander.com for lessons, merch, and announcements.
Instagram @noah.alexxander
Stream solo music on all platforms under Noah Alexxander
Develop Your Drum Chops and Dynamics Quick & Easy
Building drum chops doesn’t have to be complicated, especially when developing twitch muscles. Tap builder is a relaxing exercise that works on your chops, dynamics, technique consistency, and timing all at once.
It forces you to pay attention to your groupings, especially the odd groupings, making your timing muscle memory stronger. Its one of my favorite exercises to rep with students.
Sign up for lessons with me!
www.noahalexxander.com/lessons
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Stream my music on all platforms - Noah Alexxander
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Tap Technique Breakdown
0:55 The Exercise
1:46 Example Run of Tap Builder
2:57 Practice Tips
Gear:
Vic Firth 5a Barrel Tips: amzn.to/3N6wO99
Remo Controlled Sound Snare Head: amzn.to/3MKSjMu
Remo coated Emperor tom heads: amzn.to/3udwjTY
Remo Powerstroke P3 Clear Bass Head: amzn.to/3SGXC3b
Audio Equipment:
Bass Mic Sennheiser E902: amzn.to/3SGXC3b
Snare Mic SM57: amzn.to/47xbGQT
Tom Mics and Snare Bottom Audix FP5 Pack: amzn.to/46dVEdU
Overheads: Audix f9 (pair): amzn.to/46kBWNj
Interface Scarlett 18i20: amzn.to/3FYTVhH
It forces you to pay attention to your groupings, especially the odd groupings, making your timing muscle memory stronger. Its one of my favorite exercises to rep with students.
Sign up for lessons with me!
www.noahalexxander.com/lessons
Follow me on Instagram!
noah.alexxander
Stream my music on all platforms - Noah Alexxander
open.spotify.com/artist/0rU2EYfpd6veU8xtimToFX?si=ZkjoRnebQzKRUWoVI7vdjQ
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:14 Tap Technique Breakdown
0:55 The Exercise
1:46 Example Run of Tap Builder
2:57 Practice Tips
Gear:
Vic Firth 5a Barrel Tips: amzn.to/3N6wO99
Remo Controlled Sound Snare Head: amzn.to/3MKSjMu
Remo coated Emperor tom heads: amzn.to/3udwjTY
Remo Powerstroke P3 Clear Bass Head: amzn.to/3SGXC3b
Audio Equipment:
Bass Mic Sennheiser E902: amzn.to/3SGXC3b
Snare Mic SM57: amzn.to/47xbGQT
Tom Mics and Snare Bottom Audix FP5 Pack: amzn.to/46dVEdU
Overheads: Audix f9 (pair): amzn.to/46kBWNj
Interface Scarlett 18i20: amzn.to/3FYTVhH
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Відео
Developing Right Hand Independence On Drums
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Developing drum set independence on all four limbs is the most important wall to break through. This lesson takes you through how to master independence with your lead hand, opening up the door to play whatever patterns you can think of on your hats. Download the free PDF From This Lesson! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow ...
Developing Fast & Seamless Paradiddles Quickly
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Every drummer knows what a paradiddle is, but for them to be useful, we have to make them seamless. This drum lesson will teach you how to break down the paradiddle, resulting in the fastest method for getting them up to speed. Download the free PDF From This Lesson! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow me on Instagram! instag...
The #1 Problem Drummers Have | How To Fix It
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Many drummers I see in my lessons are struggling with a number of things, and the root cause is bad full strokes. Full strokes are the most fundamental stroke type to really understand, and without using them properly, we sacrifice speed, fluidity, sound quality, and control. This drum lesson takes you deep into the mechanics of full strokes, and shows you what to avoid! Sign up for lessons wit...
5 Bad Habits That Are Holding You Back On Drums
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Bad habits on the drums are hard to break, but the last thing you want is to injure yourself. These habits are also holding you back from getting better. Some of these take time and work to fix, but in the long run, it might be the best thing you do for yourself. Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow me on Instagram! noah.alexxander Stream my music on...
Level Up Your Fills With Macrorhythms
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Make your drum fills more interesting and less repetitive with the macrorhythm approach! Its easy to get stuck playing the same patterns and fills, especially if they work. But you can easily spice up your playing with these concepts, allowing you to easily switch between simple and complex, all while keeping the same skeleton rhythm. Download the free PDF From This Lesson! www.noahalexxander.c...
Fastest Method For Beginner Independence
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For beginner drummers, independence can be a tough wall to break through. Especially sixteenth note independence. This drum lesson will take you through the methods and grids for syncopation, so that you can start playing whatever you want much faster! I go through things a bit quickly in this video for time. Be sure to sit with any part that is giving you trouble for a while. Muscle memory com...
Add Quintuplets To Your Vocabulary
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Fivelets/Quintuplets are cool. This lesson will develop your fivelet timing, and show you how to use them for beats and fills around the drums. Download the free PDF Exercise Sheet! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow me on Instagram! noah.alexxander Stream my music on all platforms - Noah Alexxander open.spoti...
Odd Time Signatures Made Easy and Useful
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Odd time signatures can be confusing, and a lot of people will simply tell you not to use them. This drum lesson will show you how to easily get through them, make them usable, and make them groove! Knowing how to play in odd times is an important skill. Don't limit your creativity, expand it. Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow me on Instagram! noah...
Perfect Ghost Notes Techniques and Exercises
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Proper ghost notes are an important aspect of being a good drummer. Without them, everything sounds flat and bland. This drum lesson will teach you the techniques we need to make them sound musical, as well as the simple exercise to master your independence. Download the free PDF exercise! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow ...
Unlocking Drum Set Creativity With Rudiments
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Figuring out how to play effective and impressive patterns for fills and beats on the drums can be tricky, but this drum lesson covers the specific rudiments that will push you to the next level. Like always, to master these concepts, start slow and repeat over and over until it becomes muscle memory. Then, bump up the tempo and repeat. Sounds like it will take a while, but its actually the fas...
Fastest Methods For Perfect Timing On Drums
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Timing is the most important aspect of drumming. Without it, we are just lost in space. This drum lesson explains how to quickly master concepts of subdividing and developing a rock solid internal pulse with detailed exercises. Download the free PDF Timing Exercises! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Follow me on Instagram! instag...
The Fastest Way To Build Hand Speed
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Being able to play fast on the drums is a process. The secret is knowing all of the techniques we have to use to get things moving the right way. This drum lesson will teach you every aspect of building hand speed, along with the exercises we can use to get better faster. Download the free PDF Exercises! www.noahalexxander.com/youtube-content Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/...
Drum Mic Setups For Any Budget - 1, 2, 4, and 8 Mic Variations
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Drum mic set ups for recording or live drums don't have to be complicated, and getting a good sound is possible no matter your budget or number of inputs. This drum lesson goes through 14 different mic set ups for all different styles, from 1 - 8 microphones. Get your drum set sounding good, thrive in your home studio. Sign up for lessons with me! www.noahalexxander.com/lessons Get your Relaxed...
How To Play Perfect Doubles And Drum Sweeps
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Diddles or Doubles are one of the most important concepts to master as a drummer. A lot of my drum students initially struggle with this concept, but quickly master them after this lesson. Even if you already can diddle, watch this video. This is the best approach and technique, in my opinion. I also cover how to play drum set scrapes/sweeps, which are super fun. Sign up for lessons with me! ww...
How To Use Stick Control For Drum Set
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How To Use Stick Control For Drum Set
Linear Drumming Patterns and Techniques
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Linear Drumming Patterns and Techniques
What You Need To Know Before Buying Used Drums
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What You Need To Know Before Buying Used Drums
Triple Double Timing Exercises | Master Rate Changes On Drums
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Triple Double Timing Exercises | Master Rate Changes On Drums
The Greatest Drumming Tool Everyone Has in their Pockets
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The Greatest Drumming Tool Everyone Has in their Pockets
Using Metric Modulation as a Creative Tool
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Using Metric Modulation as a Creative Tool
Three Note Patterns You Need To Master
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Three Note Patterns You Need To Master
How to sound like a professional on the drums
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How to sound like a professional on the drums
Expressive Dynamics Come From Good Technique
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Expressive Dynamics Come From Good Technique
Fix Everything On Drums With Good Strokes
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Fix Everything On Drums With Good Strokes
The Drum Technique All The Pros Use
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The Drum Technique All The Pros Use
Out of curiosity. How do you count to 7? 1,2,1,2,1,2,3, straight 1,2,3,4,5,6,7, or you don't count and just feel it?
And more golden content… Thanks!
More awesome content for us drummers. Noah, I've learnt more from you about aspects of drumming that have alluded me for years. You've succinctly broken down those aspects I had no idea how to, and made me a better drummer. Thank you VERY much. 😁
If it wasn't clear, you are a great educator. Thanks again.
Thank you for the kind words!
awesome, thank you. subscribed
I think I’ve learned more from your videos about technique than every drum lesson i’ve had in my life, combined…
Keep posting, bro! You are great at explaining things. Thank you. 🙏
Wow. Paradiddle science!😊😊
Thank you. 👍😁. I'll watch later on as I'm a bit busy right now, but wanted to acknowledge your efforts. 👍
TERRIBLE VIDEO. Me suscribo ya mismo a tu canal. Sabes donde puedo conseguir pas partituras o sheet drum music? Para poder tocar leyendo Saludos desde México ❤
Puedes conseguir partituras en mi sitio web usando el enlace en la descripción. De lo contrario, simplemente buscaría en Google rudimentos de PAS. Me asustaste con la primera frase. ¡Gracias!
Noah you have a helpful and concise presentation on this topic.Thanks-Will the jazz drummer.
Bro keep the channel up! Your content is amazing and it’s gonna take off man. Excellent lessons and explanations
Thank you!
While I can play something like californication with ghost notes etc., that's really tough when you dont have complete control over your left hand lol Definitely gonna get myself a practice pad and beat away on it till my left hand improves. Edit: btw, you're an amazing teacher. You just make it make sense.
Check out my video on ghost note independence, it may help you with that! And thank you!
This was great. Thanks for the video
Noah this lesson is SO appreciated! Just what i needed. Notify me. Every! Time! thank you😊
The thumb can come off if using a rear fulcrum.
It totally can, when using back fulcrum. But I think its still good to have it there so it can be used when necessary
@@NoahAlexxander Not sure it's a concern in the real world. Lifting the thumb helps train the rear fulcrum and isolate the back of the hand, but I can't think of anyone who has focused too much on the rear to the detriment of front. The front seems to automatically engage when it needs to/when the rear isn't developed enough.
Its an original called Meantime
Thank you, I've felt stuck lately and you described everything I've been doing wrong. Great video! Whats the song at the end?
This is invaluable advice!
Great lesson. I'm pretty new and noticed that I could improve my time and smoothness by changing how I was holding the sticks in small incremental ways. Great explanation of the mechanics of what I've been trying to wrap my brain around.
Do a video on foot technique :) this is great thanks!
(I also teach,) and you did a great thorough job on these subjects. Amazing how many thousands of drummers do thee opposite of what you just covered. One of my faves is traditional grip, yes I learned it and love to use it, but ever notice [even the top tier drummers] they're left shoulder goes waaAAy down lol -- they're left arm is all curled up and again it looks like they have a 20 lb weight on their left shoulder; *straighten up!* Again g r e a t info.
i love flowing with proper stokes tbf
As you should
I too have suuffer from wankers cramp!
Great advice Noah 👍, I had tendonitis in my thumb recently, made me re-evaluate my whole approach and set up. FYI folks, it can take months to heal so pay attention to this video 😉
Very useful information 🥁👍
i've been waiting for this lesson for a long time.. thanks!
Thank you. The quick but meaty information is a sharp way to insert the right knowledge on techniques to viewers. Your crafting/creating, production, and playing have been amazingly helpful. Im so glad I stumbled on to your UA-cam channel.
Thank you so very much for the videos. Really well thought out and constructed for viewers to learn from. Thank you 👍😁
Which practice pad do you use in this video?
Its a small cheap SPL pad
Amazing stuff, thanks for sharing!!
Wish I had a drum set for my kids
So accent patterns?
Yeah, pretty much.
I always bring a set of new single ply heads when trying an old kit. You can tell a lot by how a brand new head tunes up. It makes it really easy pick out a warped drum cause it will sound choked, with the fundamental sustain being way too short
It amazes me how these ‘vintage drum guys’ totally cannot tell that a drum in the kit they’re selling is out of round to the point that it’s pretty much useless. All while claiming being able to hear when each drum was made based on the effect of a new glue they started using a certain year or some sh like that😅
Short video but a lot of details on IT it’s crazy🤯🤯
you deserve more subscribers and views👍
Discovered your channel and I love the way you teach. Lot’s of good things to work on! Would you say your snare tuning (and size) is a big pro when doing these double-heavy fills?
Not necessarily, it just might not be as articulate
Love your Teaching. Thank you!
Thank you for another awesome video!
AWESOME🎉
When he started calling them Puh duh duh and grandmas I thought he was making it up. Are these drum line rudiments?
Yes, they're hybrid rudiments. Drummers have a fun time naming things, these are only the beginning
My New Favorite Drum Teacher!
Great lesson
Such a good amount of information in each one of your videos, I can’t thank you enough. If there’s a way to compensate you for these videos, please share!
Thank you for the kind words. I am doing this because I love it, so I don't expect any compensation. However, you could give a super thanks or become a channel member if you want to!
you are a drummer brain AI overlord bro dude! Holy Moly!
this is sick level bro! highly inpiring
What snare drum are you using? Sounds wonderful! Thanks for the great video!
For this video, its the cheapest steel Mapex piccolo snare money can buy, with a 15 year old kevlar marching snare head. A true wildcard.
Cool, thanx!👌🏽
Just found this channel…..OMG, these are great! Thank you so much! Definitely subscribing
Very cool, thx for sharing
Well, now I know what I'm doing today