Dr. Wooton, I marched in the snare line in the Phantom Regiment Cadets in 1984, and I remember you teaching the ratamacue pattern to us in a sectional. You wrote it out on a chalkboard in one of the practice rooms at Corps Hall. It took us awhile, but all of us could play it at a slow tempo. Later on I learned the flam passage and the backstickings. To this day I use it in my warm up routines before performances. I also remember the original name that was given to the lick although I will not mention it. That might get us into trouble. Thanks for posting this. It brings back a lot of memories.
Matt Eaton please tell us the original name I'm dying to know. I marched snare in high school. We had a short cadence called "stick it in" if it makes you feel any better that us drummers are full of innuendos. I believe it was adapted from a college drumline who played it called by the same name.
I like how Dr. Wooton goes from general to specific. We start out with his intro/thesis statement providing a general overview of what to expect. Then we go into the body of the lesson breaking the lick down into specifics. And then a summary or conclusion of the lesson is provided by discussing what we learned and playing the lick in full.
Thanks for better instructions than just start slow. While true,I'm really glad to see the rudiment pattern on screen. I also like the detailed instructions. Ill start watching again. Thanks
Had the pleasure von meeting you years ago, I was drum captain at Pascagoula high from 96-98 and used a lot of your material. Great drumming brother I recently started back playing as I felt something was missing. Good stuff thanks
The way he explains backsticking is more "in line" with the technique that Larry McCormick taught at the Cavaliers in the 1960's. It is clearly illustrated in his book, "Backsticking".
Erasmo Rodriguez I guess I could make a video but in the mean time I will tell you. First you have to have those cuts in the drum. That makes the difference. It opens up the drum, gives it more body, depth and snare sound. So more low and more high, just like you want to eq your stereo. Now crank the bottom head pretty tight and get the top head to feel good. Not too much tension but enough to give a crisp sound. What people don't realize is that if you crank that top head to high you choke the drum. However, the slits are the difference. That help?
Hey, I'm new to percussion, I'm an assistant band director at a high school and I'm trying to help my percussion. How does one play with "testosterone"? I've never heard that term with music before.
UrLovedOnes "Don't be scared to put some muscle into it and play like you mean it. Drum line instruments are loud, that doesn't mean you play them softer than a drum kit. They are loud because the line has to compete with the rest of the band."
God, this sounds exactly like something my assistant band director would have said. She was the wife of our band director. Haha Mrs. Cobb, is that you?? 😆
Hahahahaha right. I saw that also lol didnt really like this lick. Its all basic stuff.... juat fast... and full of.... well I guess "testosterone" according to him lol
Do you think this would be a good lick to demonstrate rudiments for a college audition video? I'm auditioning for UCLA Marching band this fall 2015 and hoping to find some nice etudes and licks to demonstrate any suggestions help thanks!
Dr Wooten you’ve been a part of my drumming life since learning rudiments in 1986. And people need to lighten up about their feelers getting hurt over testosterone. Your a master of our craft and thank you for ALL your work for these videos. I picked my sticks back up last year after 16 years of silence. I’m getting my chops back after being refreshed from you here and it reminded me where all my books were put. Please don’t let the negativity of SJW’s keep you from making UA-cam vids. I appreciate the humor
typically in a DCI or WGI setting you don't want to have a loose left hand, but in this setting of a very choppy lick it seems to be fine. But you already know that, because you're me and it is now and not the past.
In the moment, even John couldn't heed his own advice and couldn't help but come over the top for the backsticking. It's just natural to want to just muscle your way through those.
+dabeatmanFROMtheNO by the way it's notated, i think it's: the flams are all in 12/8, the single strokes are open and the ratamacues are, first in 17/16 and then 19/16. It's notated that way so you can easily memorize by the groupings of the rudiments. But if you do the math, you'll see that you can notate the last two bars in two bars of 4/4, but the rudiments will be over the bar. :)
+Michael Clifford 12 eight notes, i think it makes more sense in 12/8... the flam accents are usually grouped in eighnt note triplets, but in this case, it's just divided in eight notes. if you do group the flam accents in triplets you will get 5/4 indeed :)
Dr. Wooton,
I marched in the snare line in the Phantom Regiment Cadets in 1984, and I remember you teaching the ratamacue pattern to us in a sectional. You wrote it out on a chalkboard in one of the practice rooms at Corps Hall. It took us awhile, but all of us could play it at a slow tempo. Later on I learned the flam passage and the backstickings. To this day I use it in my warm up routines before performances. I also remember the original name that was given to the lick although I will not mention it. That might get us into trouble. Thanks for posting this. It brings back a lot of memories.
Matt Eaton please tell us the original name I'm dying to know. I marched snare in high school. We had a short cadence called "stick it in" if it makes you feel any better that us drummers are full of innuendos. I believe it was adapted from a college drumline who played it called by the same name.
@@olivepeterson3215 you know it if so email it to at jroc0418@gmail.com please
Alright.
my highschool drumline had a cadence called 69 Diner and another literally called Schlong so yeah... dirty minded drummers surprise no one
Altoclarinets we have a cadence called schlong woah
Sounded like a dirt bike with engine issues lol
lol
Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!! I literally laughed out loud!!
That's when you know that you are a good player or you have a mediocre sounding marching snare.
Sounds like misfiring
I can’t unhear it
this is the best sounding snare I've heard
St Anger has the greatest production of any album I've ever heard
Kevin Benoit That would be a studio mixed drum.
He was sarcastic Daniel Anderson, St Anger has the worst drum sound in any popular and beloved metal bands.
wooooooooossshhhh
It’s not the snare, it’s the snare player
1:29-1:37 when your weed wacker is starting up
I laughed way to fucking hard at this.
1:50 when your weed wacker blows up on you
This is fucking hilarious
My weed wacker is faster.
Will Taylor s
Buddy fuckin' Rich stuff on a marching snare drum? Hot bitch, I'm in already.
I like how Dr. Wooton goes from general to specific. We start out with his intro/thesis statement providing a general overview of what to expect. Then we go into the body of the lesson breaking the lick down into specifics. And then a summary or conclusion of the lesson is provided by discussing what we learned and playing the lick in full.
Don't know anything about drums, but you all have the best jargon.
1:18 Lars Ulrich trying to keep time
"Don't fucking rush you little shit"
- Every fucking guitarist to a bad drummer
@@W7RSON or they just stop playing when they screw something up and get annoyed and want to start the song over again...
i love how he tries not to smile after doing it. He knows he's good haha
2:35 is going to be the new meme 😂😂😂
Lol I saw that too!!
*"You should too"*
Man, at 1:23 that was perfect. There was NO difference in the sound. Amazing!
Geoffroy Brabant I concur! Closed my eyes and couldn't tell a difference.
Amd is perfectly devoid of musicality as well.
@@drumyogi9281 Amd
I could watch you lessons all day , good good lessons
Excellent teacher and cool guy -- lovin' the "glitchy dirt bike engine" effect!
You are killing it on snare!!! That is amazing talent right there!!!
He's so real and badass.
Always makes me smile and laugh - thanks, Wooton - you rock!
Thanks for better instructions than just start slow. While true,I'm really glad to see the rudiment pattern on screen. I also like the detailed instructions. Ill start watching again. Thanks
Loving the tuning of the drum!
Had the pleasure von meeting you years ago, I was drum captain at Pascagoula high from 96-98 and used a lot of your material. Great drumming brother I recently started back playing as I felt something was missing. Good stuff thanks
The way he explains backsticking is more "in line" with the technique that Larry McCormick taught at the Cavaliers in the 1960's. It is clearly illustrated in his book, "Backsticking".
There are bloopers at the end of the video! My favorite part!
Dr.Wooton amazing video. Can you please please please please make a video on how you tune your snare cuz the sound quality is just OMG. it's so good.
Erasmo Rodriguez I guess I could make a video but in the mean time I will tell you. First you have to have those cuts in the drum. That makes the difference. It opens up the drum, gives it more body, depth and snare sound. So more low and more high, just like you want to eq your stereo. Now crank the bottom head pretty tight and get the top head to feel good. Not too much tension but enough to give a crisp sound. What people don't realize is that if you crank that top head to high you choke the drum. However, the slits are the difference. That help?
John Wooton Dr. Wooton, could you please clarify what you mean when you talk about the "cuts in the drum?" Are you talking about cutting the shell?
Yes, those are rectangles cut out of the shell.
John Wooton Oh wow! I never even considered that! Thanks for the tip!
I have your drumsticks. They are my go to sticks.
1:53, the face of a man content with himself
amazing, Prof Wooton
Hey, I'm new to percussion, I'm an assistant band director at a high school and I'm trying to help my percussion. How does one play with "testosterone"? I've never heard that term with music before.
UrLovedOnes sqeeuze their balls which will then push the juice up into their wrists
DrummerBoy746 LMAO
UrLovedOnes "Don't be scared to put some muscle into it and play like you mean it. Drum line instruments are loud, that doesn't mean you play them softer than a drum kit. They are loud because the line has to compete with the rest of the band."
UrLovedOnes **feminist triggered **
God, this sounds exactly like something my assistant band director would have said. She was the wife of our band director. Haha
Mrs. Cobb, is that you?? 😆
I am new to drumming and his sticks helped me a ton
That may be the best sounding drum with a kevlar head I've ever heard!
"it takes a lot of testosterone, and chops to play this lick"
Victor Wootens brother right here.
Nowhere in this video (unless you count when he's teaching it) does he follow his own advise about backsticking.
Hahahahaha right. I saw that also lol didnt really like this lick. Its all basic stuff.... juat fast... and full of.... well I guess "testosterone" according to him lol
Zakuri Sacktail I could play it a lot faster if I did!
Angel Kimberly If I had estrogen I could play something much more difficult. Us guys aren't blessed that way so I have to stick to basics.
+John Wooton Ha, touché! I loved it and I'm gonna atempt to learn it. I'll get back to you in a year haha
+Leeds Drum Academy its been a year lol
Hilarious. I dig your videos. Kick-ass technique.
Incredible stick control!!!!
Sounds great. Amazing work.
"Scooter" Wooten's my Band Director. Look up NHS Eagle Pride to see his work. :)
take a shot whenever he says lick
That is happening at the party at my house!!!!
First you have to slow it down. Then break it down, so you can then THROW IT DOWN
Awesome Dr. Wooton!
Can you believe I watched the whole thing! The end was my favorite. Great video. Congratulations Dr. Wooton.
1:25 when you start up your lawn mower
"this takes a lot of testosterone"
ARE YOU ASSUMING MY GENDER
women produce testosterone too.
women produce testosterone too.
Asher Silver small ammounts, but thanks for ruining the joke
+Anal Warlord no problem! :D
+Asher Silver to ruin the joke it would have had to have been funny in the first place.
Whoa. Thanks for lesson.
He forgot to say that you have to enable God mode
"Slow it down...so you can throw it down" hahaha I'll have to start using that one....
Ahhh. That sweet sound
How do ur diddles sound so good?
Great video, I'm going to learn this, and teachit to people.
...and I am In-Side a.... room. You're hilarious, man.
Don't suppose there's stand-alone sheet music for this somewhere, is there? Don't wanna keep coming back to the vid to learn it.
Do you think this would be a good lick to demonstrate rudiments for a college audition video? I'm auditioning for UCLA Marching band this fall 2015 and hoping to find some nice etudes and licks to demonstrate any suggestions help thanks!
Dr Wooten you’ve been a part of my drumming life since learning rudiments in 1986. And people need to lighten up about their feelers getting hurt over testosterone. Your a master of our craft and thank you for ALL your work for these videos. I picked my sticks back up last year after 16 years of silence. I’m getting my chops back after being refreshed from you here and it reminded me where all my books were put. Please don’t let the negativity of SJW’s keep you from making UA-cam vids. I appreciate the humor
Love the bloopers
Wow this guy is amazing
DAMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love it..
He said it takes a lot of testosterone😂 okayy.
this man literally sounds like a machine
That’s pretty cool dude
Hello I would like to know the height of his snare should you be at waist height? Or can it be better? What is the best investment?
Pretty badass!
wealth of knowledge
What brand earplugs are those?
isnt a rattimaque a pokemon from Silver edition?
@@chair3736 you spelled kiss wrong you big dirty man you.
Sort a sound like the snare solo part on DCI BLAST
+Keon Smith Was thinking same thing haha
sure does
I love that usage of the word cheese 😂 😂 😂
Is there a transcription of this?
Nice 😍
what type of snare is that? Sounds great
John Camp a custom HV drum
It looks like the footage was sped up when he was backsticking
wow very good play. i go to your page and i no find the publications.... how can i get your books???? ty so much.
www.johnwooton.com and click on "Store"
Awesome
anyone tell me where to get that marching snare hes playing at?
Custom... Look up Val Schaff.
Is it acceptable in DCI/WGI to have loose left hand traditional?
typically in a DCI or WGI setting you don't want to have a loose left hand, but in this setting of a very choppy lick it seems to be fine. But you already know that, because you're me and it is now and not the past.
dang goalssss
Can a drum play a different note?
Sir, can it be combined with other licks? Thanks.
Certainly. Do what ya wanna!
Amazing！！
what size sticks do you use?
Are the diddles supposed to be in 32nds or 16th trips??
Robert Minton Perhaps somewhere in between.
Perhaps 24th notes
Hi Dr. pelase tell me how to by buy your books, i like your lessons.
Go to my web site. johnwooton(dot)com and go to "Publications". You can get my books there and let me know if you would like them autographed.
John Wooton
agreed. great lessons.How much to ship them to ireland?
steve steve I think it is $25 USD, the cost of the book. You can order on my web site... www.johnwooton.com
John Wooton How much would they be autographed?
Raven 689 No additional cost. :-)
Ok... I literally just got on snare on my high school drum line.
how the hell do you get a snare to sound like that?
man, this is just the bass and tom intro from "Hot for Teacher" lmao
In the moment, even John couldn't heed his own advice and couldn't help but come over the top for the backsticking. It's just natural to want to just muscle your way through those.
How long has it taking you all to learn this lick?
Melvin Bowen at the start he said he made it up
no my question is how long has it taken you individually
what time signature is this piece in?
+dabeatmanFROMtheNO by the way it's notated, i think it's: the flams are all in 12/8, the single strokes are open and the ratamacues are, first in 17/16 and then 19/16. It's notated that way so you can easily memorize by the groupings of the rudiments. But if you do the math, you'll see that you can notate the last two bars in two bars of 4/4, but the rudiments will be over the bar. :)
Still trying to understand the theory, this is in 5/4 yes?
All of the notes are evenly spaced out and there are 12 notes in the first example, it is most likely in 3/4
+Michael Clifford 12 eight notes, i think it makes more sense in 12/8... the flam accents are usually grouped in eighnt note triplets, but in this case, it's just divided in eight notes. if you do group the flam accents in triplets you will get 5/4 indeed :)
5:19 - 5:29 this is also good sex advice
raihidara genius
Lol
I thought the VIDEO WAS FAST FORWARD WHEN HE PLAY THE WHOLE THING... 😂 😂
Reminds me of the drum solo from Whiplash
But does it *Djent*
Vic : Yes it does!!
1:34 “Hi, my name is Brandon Olander, I am here representing the Concord Blue Devils, and I will be playing my original solo, ‘Flowstate’”
1:43 literally sounds like the "triggered" sound 😂
Looks like fast motion at 1:50
Upload more vídeos like that
Wow :)
Muito top fera
Holy Shit Sound Quality o.O
Reminds me of Neil Peart. Anyone?
Holy shit that's hard
There is a much quieter snare in the back, why is he using the snare that sounds like someone stuck a lawnmower on your head?
This got clave
Started to sound like Eruption- Van Halen