Essential for any drummer, especially starting out, drum instruction books can really help speed your learning, improve your technique, your control and your speed. LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS what are your thoughts on these and which books I might have missed that you find helpful! 🥁🤘😊
That's a good question Raymond. Grace notes apply to any musical instrument and the term refers to softer, more subtle notes played before or after the actual note. Not sure of the actual origin of the term but grace notes are used to add texture or embellish the main melody or rhythm, to "decorate". In drumming, a lot of grace notes are used on the snare to create shuffles and other variations of the basic beats. We have a lot more grace note lessons coming soon! 🥁🤘
@rootsofrhythm I looked it up on Google and it started to become very complicated for a non musician. I thought a grace note meant a free note. As in a note played outside of the scale or key that you are in. Immediately followed by the next note in that scale otherwise it would not sound right. It is used to give the piece more grace as in poise or elegance. INot the meaning it has in grace of God. Jimmy page used grace notes in his Stairway solo. So in drumming its exactly the same thing. I think this demonstrates that some musical theory is going to make you a much more creative player I am going to shut up now. I don't want people to think I actually know anything about music.
Haha, no need to shut up. Our hopes are to make this platform a place for discussion, for the community to feel comfortable asking anything. I'm certainly no expert on guitar grace notes but one thing about drum grace notes that is similar to what you are saying is that drumming grace notes are not counted, they are outside of the basic rhythmic structure. For example, you don't count the grace note of the flam or the two grace notes of the drag but rather they come slightly before the primary stroke which is counted. So it is similar in that it's outside the basic structure.
Essential for any drummer, especially starting out, drum instruction books can really help speed your learning, improve your technique, your control and your speed. LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS what are your thoughts on these and which books I might have missed that you find helpful! 🥁🤘😊
Awesome stuff! Will definitely look into a couple of these and really liking the Fundamental 40 at the end! 🙂
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos. Stay tuned, lots more Fundamental 40's will be coming soon! 🥁🤘😊
Good stuff!
Thanks! Glad you are enjoying the videos 🥁 👍
Thanks for the tips! I'm gonna check these books out!
That's great Kristopher. You will get great value from any of these. Thanks for following us! 🥁🤘😊
Why are they called Grace notes. Steve? I have heard of them on blues guitar playing but not on drumming.
That's a good question Raymond. Grace notes apply to any musical instrument and the term refers to softer, more subtle notes played before or after the actual note. Not sure of the actual origin of the term but grace notes are used to add texture or embellish the main melody or rhythm, to "decorate". In drumming, a lot of grace notes are used on the snare to create shuffles and other variations of the basic beats. We have a lot more grace note lessons coming soon! 🥁🤘
@rootsofrhythm I looked it up on Google and it started to become very complicated for a non musician. I thought a grace note meant a free note. As in a note played outside of the scale or key that you are in. Immediately followed by the next note in that scale otherwise it would not sound right. It is used to give the piece more grace as in poise or elegance. INot the meaning it has in grace of God.
Jimmy page used grace notes in his Stairway solo. So in drumming its exactly the same thing.
I think this demonstrates that some musical theory is going to make you a much more creative player
I am going to shut up now. I don't want people to think I actually know anything about music.
Haha, no need to shut up. Our hopes are to make this platform a place for discussion, for the community to feel comfortable asking anything.
I'm certainly no expert on guitar grace notes but one thing about drum grace notes that is similar to what you are saying is that drumming grace notes are not counted, they are outside of the basic rhythmic structure. For example, you don't count the grace note of the flam or the two grace notes of the drag but rather they come slightly before the primary stroke which is counted. So it is similar in that it's outside the basic structure.