How to Practice (Without a Drum Set)
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- Опубліковано 22 гру 2020
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No kit? No problem. What are the best exercises to practice away from the drumset? What's the best use of time when no drums are available? Here are 7 tips & exercises I've benefited from over the years.
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This was filmed in November 2020. All rules & guidelines were strictly followed before, during and after the session (quarantine, testing, masks, distancing, etc). Check local regulations before traveling (or better yet, avoid it completely). But if you're gonna travel, follow the rules -- and hope these practice tips help!
Ngl the german caught me off guard!
Hey!, your the undecatuplet guy from Adam Neely’s old video
@@henryhall7808 Hi Again! 👋
that greek caught me off guard
Me, a drummer who plays on his legs all the time:
“Now’s my time to shine”
Shawn's just over there, having a better drumming technique on a fkn PILLOW than I will ever have on an actual kit, and also being fluent in German. And Japanese. What a legend.
Your channel is criminally underrated
Amazing, now I can send this to all of my students so they stop looking at me like I'm mad when I suggest they do this xD
How has it taken me this long to discover that Shawn speaks German? Sachen gibt's...
I was just about to comment that. But everyone did already. That was some trippy shit.
I noticed right when I saw in one of his videos that he has UA-cam in German.
I didn't know you speak German! That's awesome!
Woah yah is that his 1st language
Yeah. Also to the other two guys Im not sure but I believe Shawn is not German, he moved there a few years ago because he was working with a singer or something that lived there.
Not German, just living there. :) And forgetting English apparently.
@@ShawnCrowder at least you have another language ta fall back on I just go into jibberish😂 love your vids & music man
Dude, I use my legs to work out rhythms I’ve heard in songs or even just from sounds in life to work them out in my head. And I always try to visualize and use my hands/feet before I play something. Even the drumming I do during driving helps. It works wonders and I’m glad you’re bringing it to attention, most people just think that if someone is tapping or “drumming” on something or their legs then it’s just weird or fidgety. It can be useful.
Guy on the next room:
Wow this dude has STAMINAA
I’ve played guitar for 12 years and have always wanted to learn drums. I’ve been practicing rudiments and technique with the sticks I have but still don’t have a kit. This video is super helpful
From what i've learn at university is that researches on visualization show that it works! The brain don't really understand the difference between the visualization of a practice session and the real practice session. That's something really weird but so cool at the same time!
Awesome suggestion and tips. Thanks for the video. I felt there was one important, but potentially too obvious, approach missing from your list: Listening to music.
Aside from playing drums, I do a lot of CAD work at a computer on a daily basis... I use this "dead time" to practice (annoy co-workers at the office) while working. I actually got a spare throne so I can work with the same posture as my playing position. Whenever I get into a session, it's quite easy for me to feel good because it's pretty much my daily routine!!
I've got a weird thing where because I "no kit" drum all the time, my foot time has gotten worse because heel down foot tapping is sort of "instant" whereas a kick pedal has a delay between beginning the motion and the beater hitting the skin, so as a side effect my kick drum notes tend to be late when I record
There have been some studies that show visualization can help learn a skill. One just had a bunch of students do free throw shots. Then, split into three groups. One control group did no practice. Another group did a set amount of actual free throw practice. And the third group visualized making free throws for a set amount of time. The second group did the best, but the third group also significantly improved compared to the control.
My indoor drumline group did mental run throughs frequently, just visualizing the show and running through it in your head. It really does help a whole lot imo. For me, even if I wasn’t playing, I was better able to learn the show in its entirety, and anticipate and plan what needed to be done
I find it very helpful to learn rhythms while out for walks. I had to learn a 5:6 polyrhythm for a recital piece (which got Covid-cancelled), which I learned with my hands as the 6 against the pace of my feet. Though, I've definitely fallen into the trap of not practicing when I don't have access to instruments, thanks Shawn for reminding me of the possibilities!
THANK YOU! I've been needing this so much!
Thanks so much for sharing. Amazing video!
You are so cool man! You seem really down to earth, you actually teach us how to do the stuff you do, and you are really talented! Keep it up 😁
Dein Deutsch ist gut! Inspiring video too! Danke!
I love the subdivision exercise, it's actually fun! I've been doing it for years.
My main qualm with practicing feet technique drumless is that it's hard to tell how precise you are, and so you may accidentally train a bad habit. You think this is a huge issue?
Sidenote: a few months back you advised me to switch to playing righty since I'm a beginner, so I did it. It's not all documented in my channel, but after a month or so of practice I did get to a decent enough level that allowed me to play at a live event. I'll keep practicing this way. Thank you!
Haven't had access to a kit in years. Relearned Bembe and practicing my rudiments at work, coordination exercise is a great suggestion to focus on.
Some great tips here, Shawn. Reminds me of the 'Barehand/Barefoot' routine I learned from Travis Orbin which has been really effective for my playing when I'm away from the kit or need to warm up without a pad/sticks. We can do a lot without our instrument, listening is a crucial one!
Okay this is beyond the point of diminishing returns for someone trying to extract guitar rhythm knowledge from your videos.^^
Hope you have a good Christmas and new year though.
After trying the tap along to a metronome I was proven extremely wrong. Will integrate this into my practice, thank you.
Awesome tips! I’m a fellow drummer too and do metal covers🤘🤘
Cool. When's the sungazer album coming out?
The most attractive member of sungazer for sure. Love learning your songs! Keep up the great work you handsome devil, you!
hey dein deutsch ist ziemlich gut :) great drumming btw love your work
suggestion: how about a quick video on those finger exercises? I could surely use it :)
I think that "visualization" thing helps alot more than you realize... I used to play drums in my teens and I was alright.. then I went years and years without a set... I would listen to music and I would play in my head and sort of twitch or whatever when I was listening. anyway even with a few years of not playing when I got back to a set I was actually better.... I think everything starts inside your brain... You have to think about what you are doing first... And yeah...
I was to comment about this, as explained in an Adam Neely's video ("How to practice music (without an instrument)") visualization is a good way of practice, both fisical and mental. After all we are the brain, so yes, practicing audiating and visualizing can be a very useful thing to do when you don't have your instrument(s) with you ...and yeah I do airbanding a lot in my life
I wish I knew the feet tip! I was having some samba feet problems a while ago
Simply, beatbox!!
Lmao I was thinking about making a video just like this one, and then UA-cam recommends a master 😂
Dope video as always! I don't have a drumset yet, this helps a lot
You can use paper on the floor or over the pillow to simulate a high pitched plate
Endlich hab ich mal als Deutscher Fan einen Vorteil...😂👌
I used to wrestle and do MMA and I transferred the “shadow boxing” technique into my guitar and bass playing. I close my eyes. Choose a jazz standard. Imagine playing with my highschool band, and imagine playing along 🤷♂️
Had no idea your first language was German. Your English is spot on
haha I'm American. Learned German 2 years ago.
@@ShawnCrowder Well in that case, it seems your German is pretty decent as well haha. Great video as always🤙🏻
Love this!! At a high enough level music is really beyond just a set physical movements. Music comes from the soul, from the mind, from the heart and the physical is only the way to manifest the inner music outwardly. So if you see past the physical to the deeper aspects you can alter the way you bring it out into the world while staying true to the essence of the practice. There are no limits to this approach.
Hello there shawn
this guy's smart
I learned the same bossa nova groove the same way
4:54 I'm a guitarist but I do this all the time, lol.
What metronome app?
2:34 fucking classic „over--” when u forget ur mother tongue 😹😹
You speak German too!?
So cool.
Me: *practices in my room*
Mom: *What is all of that slapping noise?*
Me: nothing Mom I am just practicing
mom: Practicing what? Your hand techenquie?
Q: How to practice (without a drum set)?
A: Play guitar.
Anyone who's commenting now hasn't seen the entire video
The poor downstairs neighbours
thought the same thing
maybe you could talk a bit about your hand-/wrist technique and grip in the future...
Wie sprichst du so akzentfrei English? 😮
Your kick drum sound is thicc.
TIL I've been practicing drums my whole life yet never played them.
Now a video of you only talking german XD
How did "OBESCHLICHNEGUMRESHING" come to you before "Thighs"? I guess your first language is German? haha
Oh my gosh! German is your first language? You have no German accent! Or are you an American who spent so much time in Germany that you find yourself searching for words in English?