Thank you! It’s exactly how I approach a more technical concept with any student I teach. I want to make sure they have all technical aspects of play consistent and proper. Not rushing through something and missing an important component. Thank you again for your kind comments. They are much appreciated! Happy Shuffle Drumming!😊🥁
Thank you! I’m so thrilled my lessons are helping you! These last 3 weeks/posts require some patience to get the technical aspects smooth and flowing. Thank you for your kind comments. Best wishes for lotsa Happy Shuffle Drumming! 😊🥁
Awe …you are sooo kind Kevin! Thank you very much for your awesome comments. I hope my past posts and future posts help advance your drumming skills in a fun and Happy Drumming way!😊🥁⭐️💯🩵😍
Thank you! I really do try my best to break it down for all viewers. I do realize that some people might not understand all musical terms and music notation, so I try to give logical steps to help those type of students/viewers too. I should be able to mathematically break things down and logically show someone a concept. I taper the approach according to the student I’m working with. Thanks Again! Happy Shuffle Drumming! 😊🥁
Nice to know and you’re very welcome! I love how John Bonham tweaked this concept. It’s amazing how throughout the years these Shuffle concepts have maintained their prowess and importance. All of these technical aspects are important to learn as a drummer. Add in some creativity and apply these concepts in other areas of your playing style too. Happy 3 Shuffles O’ Drumming!😊🥁⭐️
I’m glad you like it too Brendan! I do love and appreciate the way John Bonham added in the tasty HH move. Cool way to play it, made it sound unique and conserves a little energy when up tempo. Happy Shuffle Drumming!😊🥁
Thank you Tobias! I use Eric Moore’s Dopestickz…Neon Glow 5AX ball tip sticks. Nice weight and feel, a bit longer, good balance, coating stays on fairly well. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really like these sticks. Nice to support a fellow drummer too. 😊🥁👍
Im noticing from watching many drummers are holding the stick on your right hand is almost flat with the ground. More hand and finger techniques. Have you ever injured your wrist like that. Im self taught and maybe started with a bad habit. My hand stays in a vertical thats parallel with a wall.
Thank you for your insight and question James! I start students off with a strict German grip. This is where the palms are flat to the floor. We have greater range of motion and our wrist moves very easily this way (also used in Drum Corp drumming, rudimental drumming, military drumming, tried and true Moeller technique, etc.) The French grip/thumb up is where wrists are vertical. In my opinion, the wrist does not move as easily this way. We incorporate more finger technique when we use the French grip. French grip isolates our technique more to the hand and wrist whereas German grip and American grip employ more arm motion. I teach French grip to students only after they have a good foundation with the German grip. I’m strict and have a sense of responsibility about this aspect because I do not want anyone to ever have problems with their wrists or fingers, arms etc. due to bad technique (carpal tunnel syndrome, or repetitive injuries). I want all my students be on the safe side of that equation. Each grip has its own merit. French grip can lead to faster play. Many drummers use this when playing fast singles or fast ride cymbal rhythms and figures. American grip is somewhere between the German grip and the French grip. Not as strict as the German grip, but not as vertical as the French grip. Thinking a little deeper on this subject, this also affects the articulation and the sound we produce on a drum or a cymbal. Notice the difference if you strike something straight on or at an angle and how it affects the sound. We learn and study all three grips so we have more options. As we navigate through different styles and genres, we can have these important skills/tools to facilitate whatever we want to accomplish. We ultimately learn how to work smarter rather than harder. Happy “3 Grip” Drumming!… now if we only had 3 hands…lol 🤪🥁⭐️💯
@DrumsByLiz Thank you for that reply and I thought it was German grip. I'm going to apply that and see how that feels. I like to go back and watch anything with Tony Williams when he is speaking to other drummers and you learn about so many variations on grip. I'm 58 and have been playing at least 35 years and I'm always learning something new whether it be future tech or how we got to where we are. We are eternal students I believe.
@@james9269-8n You’re welcome. Thank you very much for your insight. All these different techniques, grips and fulcrums have their own unique merits. We just have to figure out what works best and the proper time/place to use each one. Thank you for the prompt and I hope other drummers check Tony’s clinics/teaching vids out. I’m right there with you in thinking we will forever be “eternal students”. It’s a different world than when we were kids. We have all of these amazing learning tools at our fingertips now. We have accelerated learning for sure! I think it’s wonderful and very inspiring. Best Wishes and thank you again for your awesome comments James!😊🥁⭐️💯
@@DrumsByLiz Agreed now we have you tube and just about anything you can think of. I was driving home from work and Roundabout from Yes came on,I admit that when I’m listening to that song Chris Sqiuire is just in the front of the mix he is a icon,but ringing in the back is Bill Brufords snare drum tuned high with snares off and it’s almost offensive but it fits in this amazing song. I watched 13 drum covers and everyone had there snares engaged? I finally found a guy who had it perfect. I told him He sounded great. It’s all subjective we all hear things in a different way. Your fool in the Rain video is well done I’m a fan. Thank you for the education.
@@james9269-8n What a great observation James! I absolutely love Yes and I love Roundabout! I was fortunate to see them “in the round” years ago as a teenager. And like you say the snare has a unique unusual tenor/tom tom sound. I wonder what made Bill Bruford go that direction to start with? I’m sure there’s a story behind it. And thinking about the song it wouldn’t be the same with a normal sounding snare, would it? It’s also cool how you found someone who did Roundabout properly too. If you’d ever want to share that, please add a link in the comments if you can find it again. Thank you very much for your kind comments. They are greatly appreciated! Happy Drumming James!😊🥁⭐️💯
Brilliant!! Love the break down from the first lesson, then the purdy shuffle , then back to Rosanna..... A very well thought out three part lesson 😁
Thank you! It’s exactly how I approach a more technical concept with any student I teach. I want to make sure they have all technical aspects of play consistent and proper. Not rushing through something and missing an important component. Thank you again for your kind comments. They are much appreciated!
Happy Shuffle Drumming!😊🥁
Very helpful!! Love you’re playing
Thank you! I’m so thrilled my lessons are helping you! These last 3 weeks/posts require some patience to get the technical aspects smooth and flowing. Thank you for your kind comments. Best wishes for lotsa Happy Shuffle Drumming! 😊🥁
Your lessons are GOLD Liz. This shuffle series brought you back to my attention and i have turned On the notifications for more! 😊
Awe …you are sooo kind Kevin! Thank you very much for your awesome comments. I hope my past posts and future posts help advance your drumming skills in a fun and Happy Drumming way!😊🥁⭐️💯🩵😍
You Explain things very Nicely.!
Thank you! I really do try my best to break it down for all viewers. I do realize that some people might not understand all musical terms and music notation, so I try to give logical steps to help those type of students/viewers too. I should be able to mathematically break things down and logically show someone a concept. I taper the approach according to the student I’m working with. Thanks Again!
Happy Shuffle Drumming! 😊🥁
I love you Liz
You’re so
Talented can we travel together
Best explanation of this Bonzo groove !
Thank you Dave! Glad it was helpful! 😊🥁
Best one yet! Thank you
Nice to know and you’re very welcome! I love how John Bonham tweaked this concept. It’s amazing how throughout the years these Shuffle concepts have maintained their prowess and importance. All of these technical aspects are important to learn as a drummer. Add in some creativity and apply these concepts in other areas of your playing style too.
Happy 3 Shuffles O’ Drumming!😊🥁⭐️
your snare sounds Awesome ..😎
Thank you! I tend to like a crisper sound, so I have it tensioned up pretty tight. Glad you like it! 😊🥁⭐️
one of my favorite shuffle grooves :)
I’m glad you like it too Brendan! I do love and appreciate the way John Bonham added in the tasty HH move. Cool way to play it, made it sound unique and conserves a little energy when up tempo.
Happy Shuffle Drumming!😊🥁
Nice video! What sticks do you use?
Thank you Tobias! I use Eric Moore’s Dopestickz…Neon Glow 5AX ball tip sticks. Nice weight and feel, a bit longer, good balance, coating stays on fairly well. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I really like these sticks. Nice to support a fellow drummer too. 😊🥁👍
Damn, you're good.
You are so kind!
I’m humbled…thank you!😍🥁🙏🏻
Im noticing from watching many drummers are holding the stick on your right hand is almost flat with the ground. More hand and finger techniques. Have you ever injured your wrist like that. Im self taught and maybe started with a bad habit. My hand stays in a vertical thats parallel with a wall.
Thank you for your insight and question James! I start students off with a strict German grip. This is where the palms are flat to the floor. We have greater range of motion and our wrist moves very easily this way (also used in Drum Corp drumming, rudimental drumming, military drumming, tried and true Moeller technique, etc.)
The French grip/thumb up is where wrists are vertical. In my opinion, the wrist does not move as easily this way. We incorporate more finger technique when we use the French grip. French grip isolates our technique more to the hand and wrist whereas German grip and American grip employ more arm motion. I teach French grip to students only after they have a good foundation with the German grip. I’m strict and have a sense of responsibility about this aspect because I do not want anyone to ever have problems with their wrists or fingers, arms etc. due to bad technique (carpal tunnel syndrome, or repetitive injuries). I want all my students be on the safe side of that equation.
Each grip has its own merit. French grip can lead to faster play. Many drummers use this when playing fast singles or fast ride cymbal rhythms and figures. American grip is somewhere between the German grip and the French grip. Not as strict as the German grip, but not as vertical as the French grip.
Thinking a little deeper on this subject, this also affects the articulation and the sound we produce on a drum or a cymbal. Notice the difference if you strike something straight on or at an angle and how it affects the sound.
We learn and study all three grips so we have more options. As we navigate through different styles and genres, we can have these important skills/tools to facilitate whatever we want to accomplish. We ultimately learn how to work smarter rather than harder.
Happy “3 Grip” Drumming!…
now if we only had 3 hands…lol 🤪🥁⭐️💯
@DrumsByLiz Thank you for that reply and I thought it was German grip. I'm going to apply that and see how that feels. I like to go back and watch anything with Tony Williams when he is speaking to other drummers and you learn about so many variations on grip. I'm 58 and have been playing at least 35 years and I'm always learning something new whether it be future tech or how we got to where we are. We are eternal students I believe.
@@james9269-8n You’re welcome. Thank you very much for your insight. All these different techniques, grips and fulcrums have their own unique merits. We just have to figure out what works best and the proper time/place to use each one. Thank you for the prompt and I hope other drummers check Tony’s clinics/teaching vids out.
I’m right there with you in thinking we will forever be “eternal students”. It’s a different world than when we were kids. We have all of these amazing learning tools at our fingertips now. We have accelerated learning for sure! I think it’s wonderful and very inspiring. Best Wishes and thank you again for your awesome comments James!😊🥁⭐️💯
@@DrumsByLiz Agreed now we have you tube and just about anything you can think of. I was driving home from work and Roundabout from Yes came on,I admit that when I’m listening to that song Chris Sqiuire is just in the front of the mix he is a icon,but ringing in the back is Bill Brufords snare drum tuned high with snares off and it’s almost offensive but it fits in this amazing song. I watched 13 drum covers and everyone had there snares engaged? I finally found a guy who had it perfect. I told him He sounded great. It’s all subjective we all hear things in a different way. Your fool in the Rain video is well done I’m a fan. Thank you for the education.
@@james9269-8n What a great observation James! I absolutely love Yes and I love Roundabout! I was fortunate to see them “in the round” years ago as a teenager. And like you say the snare has a unique unusual tenor/tom tom sound. I wonder what made Bill Bruford go that direction to start with? I’m sure there’s a story behind it. And thinking about the song it wouldn’t be the same with a normal sounding snare, would it?
It’s also cool how you found someone who did Roundabout properly too. If you’d ever want to share that, please add a link in the comments if you can find it again.
Thank you very much for your kind comments.
They are greatly appreciated!
Happy Drumming James!😊🥁⭐️💯