glad he has a drum transcript to follow ( it's worth it to know how to read music ) only need to learn note time values not the 12 pitches like ABCDEFG etc. Why ? Because these online great drummers go to fast . if they would slow down when visually explaining, it would help. a slow motion mode on there cameras would help and a camera on his Bass drum peddle should be used . most all of these online UA-cam free drum tutorial teachers hopefully are aware of this criticism . it certainly is best to take lessons face to face with a local drum teacher. however i enjoyed this video and will nail his lesson only by practice, practice, practice .....😊👍
you’ve very quickly become my favorite online drummer. your vocabulary is rich and your views on teaching music are exactly as they should be. keep it up man!
Damn boy! Besides your playing it is always more than a pleasure to get in touch with your positive vibes! Thanks for spreading so much love into the community
I must confess I love the way you teach and the way you think about learning. To learn ideas or ingredients (as you do) is different from being able to play fixed fills or grooves, because it makes easier for you to add ideas and techniques to your style. We drummers know that there is a difference between being able to play something and playing that naturally and frequently, as a part of your style. It is a valuable and rich approach to learn music. Thanks and greetings from Brazil!
Mike, your lessons are always incredible, but your amazing attitude teaches us all how to be the musician everyone wants to work with because you're a great player as well as the positive spark in the group! Love your lessons!!!
Mike Johnston Yeah buddy. Downloaded a metronome and have been practicing this and keeping time in general on my knees while working from home. Hopping on the kit during lunch breaks. 😎 stay healthy 🤙🏾
A great example of why it's important to master the snare drum and its rudiments. It becomes very easy to convert those skills to the kit later on. Single stroke players struggle with these patterns. Nicely demonstrated! A jazz lick against a rock pattern. Cheers!
the amount of potential creativity behind this lick is huge. i like the part where you say, that it's perfect to get you "into some triplet vocabulary" - the idea of introducing new "language" in a solo or wherever else is something super important, instead of jumping right into. Don't get me wrong - that can be interesting as well, but i feel, that the power of introducing and preparing something new is a MAJOR musical advantage and makes people follow your path of thought - which is beautiful, i guess. thanks mike, as always!!
Great Lesson! Ive been working hard on my paradiddle-diddles for the last few months. This lessons gives me some really helpful and practical ideas on how i can apply them to the whole kit. Thanks Mike. Love your work.
I began your lessons a couple of months back. It is a slow and tedious process. But like you say, work it a million times and it becomes something useful and workable. I'm doing things now I never thought possible! You are a great teacher. Thank you Mike!!!
Thanks Mike! I looooove your teaching style. I’m an instructor at Bentley’s Drum shop and am looking forward to a rescheduled clinic. Stay safe and God bless
These are very nice and really crisp fills that run very nicely in the song. You can always use these things. Thanks a lot! And continue to have fun and success with your channel! Greetings from Germany near Frankfurt, Peter!
This is an awesome lesson! Quarantine has actually given me the time to sit at the kit and learn your stuff. This has actually been very productive to my playing. Thanks man! This was an awesome lesson! Much love dude!
I like this one, a lot! You always say, take it and work with it. I learn this stuff, practice it. Eventually, it kind of pops out somewhere. That's when I know I know it. Thanks, Mike!
Hi Mike, Great Fill! It really sounds neat and is actually fun to play! One little thing I added that also sounds cool is to add a pickup note on the snare on the "ah" of 4 (coming out of the beat) before the fill. The sound of that pickup note sort of mimicks the second stroke of the left hand ghost notes that occur in the second diddle during the fill. Thanks for the great lesson and keep up 'em comin'!
Jak zawsze fantastycznie! Mój ulubiony perkusista na świecie i w kosmosie 😁 co prawda nic nie rozumie co gada ale uwielbiam patrzeć jak gra 😊 pozdrawiam serdecznie
Awww yeah!!! Heading to the garage!! Although it will sound a little funny because I sold all of my cymbals to start my Byzance collection...and the only one I have right now is a 10in byzance splash. XD. A little bigada digida spligita splash!!
do you have a score sheet w/any of your grooves? It be nice to go line by line through your grooves as warm up drill. I have them scratched on little pieces of paper. You are fun to follow for sure, Thanks.
Shit! I’m pretty new to this cat, but it’s amazing how he seems to find these micro-riffs and nuances that the other billion drum channels just don’t have the instinct for! Once again ... SHITCHYESS!!! 🙏🤘👍
Hey Mike! I'm sure that you've answered this question before a million times but wondering what type of main Meinl ride cymbal that you're playing? It sounds fantastic 👍
OOPS MY FAULT ...JUST SEEN YOU AT 1:20 AND ON.....SORRY... I COULD DO THIS....GONNA TRY NOW....THANK YOU BROTHER....ANY WAY YOU CAN DO KID ROCK JOHNNY CASH AND MIDNIGHT FERRY??? ID LIKE TO SEE YOUR TAKE ON THOSE 2 GREAT SONGS...REALLY APPRECIATE IT...YOUR THE BEST
This kit is what would be considered a USA Custom although it didn't have that name at the time that it was made. This is a 1965 Gretsch Round Badge in Progressive Jazz sizes. Hope that helps :)
Hey Mike, I see you are using a pair of Vic Firth's. Are you no longer with Vater? If not, what stick are you using now. I am still playing the VF 5B. Luv that stick!!
2:48 that's me still practicing patterns I learned years ago.. Unfortunately I don't have time to spend on new licks like this (even though it sounds cool), since it takes SO DARN LONG for me to internalize stuff. I've got a handful of your patterns that I bring to the kit almost every time I practice, and I still can't pull them out on a gig.
Also, (and sorry if this sounds like a rant), I have an issue with the way you teach the application of these different patterns, as if basic math is all that's involved. Say for instance, I have all of these licks at my fingertips, and I know the note values of each of them. Now I'm on a gig, and I feel inspired to play a fill that runs over the bar by a beat. "Let's see, I need 30 16th-note triplets here.. I'll just whip out a couple 7's, throw a 9 at it and finish with another 7. If I did my math right, it'll sound great!" It means nothing if I'm not feeling the syncopated rhythm underneath everything.. Again, sorry for the rant. I guess my drumming brain will never be at your level, and it frustrates me.
@@therealandrewlund No problem at all my friend. I think you are confusing UA-cam videos for actual drumming curriculum. These are just simple tips and tricks. My view has always been that if this candy is enough for you then, by all means, stay here on UA-cam and fill up on candy. If however, you want to actually learn how to play this instrument properly, well I've devoted the last decade of my life to building a site for that. Everything there is course-based, one small concept leading into the next, graduating you the same incremental steps that you would experience if you were my private student. Hope that helps :)
I love when drummers say it's a simple fill or a simple beat. It is always simple for trained drummers.
It takes practice. If you put in time to practice, no matter what you are: Trained or self-taught, you will get there.
Simple does not mean easy 😂
@@Dusther210 Buddy Rich made this drum style famous.
glad he has a drum transcript to follow ( it's worth it to know how to read music ) only need to learn note time values not the 12 pitches like ABCDEFG etc.
Why ? Because these online great drummers go to fast . if they would slow down when visually explaining, it would help. a slow motion mode on there cameras would help and a camera on his Bass drum peddle should be used . most all of these online UA-cam free drum tutorial teachers hopefully are aware of this criticism .
it certainly is best to take lessons face to face with a local drum teacher. however i enjoyed this video and will nail his lesson only by practice, practice, practice .....😊👍
you’ve very quickly become my favorite online drummer. your vocabulary is rich and your views on teaching music are exactly as they should be. keep it up man!
Jake, thank you so very much my friend!
Damn boy! Besides your playing it is always more than a pleasure to get in touch with your positive vibes! Thanks for spreading so much love into the community
I must confess I love the way you teach and the way you think about learning. To learn ideas or ingredients (as you do) is different from being able to play fixed fills or grooves, because it makes easier for you to add ideas and techniques to your style. We drummers know that there is a difference between being able to play something and playing that naturally and frequently, as a part of your style. It is a valuable and rich approach to learn music. Thanks and greetings from Brazil!
Mike is an AWESOME INSTRUCTOR/TEACHER
Who cares about the title...I see Mike, I click. Period.
LOL! Much appreciated Nemo :)
Mike, your lessons are always incredible, but your amazing attitude teaches us all how to be the musician everyone wants to work with because you're a great player as well as the positive spark in the group! Love your lessons!!!
EXACTLY what I need now I’ve finally got my kit out of storage and set up in the garage during lockdown! Thanks Mike!
That's so great to hear!!! Have fun with it Dan :)
Similar situation here, have my kit back after a dry period and your vids have awakened some style. Cheers
Perfect Sound and Fluidity in motion
Mike, you’re the shit. So happy I stumbled across your videos.
Thanks a ton man! How ya holding up in Texas? Can you practice?
Mike Johnston Yeah buddy. Downloaded a metronome and have been practicing this and keeping time in general on my knees while working from home. Hopping on the kit during lunch breaks. 😎 stay healthy 🤙🏾
A great example of why it's important to master the snare drum and its rudiments. It becomes very easy to convert those skills to the kit later on. Single stroke players struggle with these patterns. Nicely demonstrated! A jazz lick against a rock pattern. Cheers!
the amount of potential creativity behind this lick is huge. i like the part where you say, that it's perfect to get you "into some triplet vocabulary" - the idea of introducing new "language" in a solo or wherever else is something super important, instead of jumping right into. Don't get me wrong - that can be interesting as well, but i feel, that the power of introducing and preparing something new is a MAJOR musical advantage and makes people follow your path of thought - which is beautiful, i guess. thanks mike, as always!!
Man this is the best video I've ever seen. The way you teach and show how to do this lick is impeccable. Got my subscribe
Practical and beautiful, as always. Just how the material is made by a great teacher. Thank you Mike.
Great Lesson! Ive been working hard on my paradiddle-diddles for the last few months. This lessons gives me some really helpful and practical ideas on how i can apply them to the whole kit. Thanks Mike. Love your work.
That's wonderful to hear Steve! This will definitely help develop your "usable" paradiddle-diddle vocabulary!
Enjoy :)
Man, I freakin love your approach and attitude. So good! Keep it up man 🙌
Thanks Mike, that important thing. Triplets and paradiddle-Didle are amazing! My favorite! Stay healty Man.
I began your lessons a couple of months back. It is a slow and tedious process. But like you say, work it a million times and it becomes something useful and workable. I'm doing things now I never thought possible! You are a great teacher. Thank you Mike!!!
Thanks Mike! I looooove your teaching style. I’m an instructor at Bentley’s Drum shop and am looking forward to a rescheduled clinic. Stay safe and God bless
Really a helpful lesson! And it is a good advice to practice, until the body remembers the pattern easily and then do variations. Thank you for this!
That's great to hear Robert. Glad you enjoyed the lesson (and the advice). Have fun practicing this one :)
Thanx.
I've been studying blues drumming for sometime now. Just another tool to use. Thanx man
These are very nice and really crisp fills that run very nicely in the song. You can always use these things. Thanks a lot! And continue to have fun and success with your channel! Greetings from Germany near Frankfurt, Peter!
Great warm-up exercise Mike 👌🎶🍵 very cool groove fill out there
Such a cool concept! I love how your enjoyment and stoke shows through when you are playing. Thanks! It's clear that you love to teach.
Thank you Mike. Loved it. You always inspire. God bless you and stay safe.
This is so awesome and motivating. You're such a great musician and teacher! Thanks!
Awe Sonny... thank you man. Really, that means a lot!
This is awesome! Thank you for sharing!
Excellent approach to teaching and keeping it fun. I'm on board. Also, I love the cowbell. It sounds even better on my kit!
Thanks a lot Mike!! you are one of my drum heroes!!!! greetings from Mexico!!
That’s a ripper MJ! Luv it thanks for the lick
very good lesson, thank you
This is an awesome lesson! Quarantine has actually given me the time to sit at the kit and learn your stuff. This has actually been very productive to my playing. Thanks man! This was an awesome lesson! Much love dude!
Thanks for the cool lick. Always a treat and a very positive learning experience watching your vids. Love those Blue Sparkle Gretsch!!
Mike, thanks for the time you put into these lessons. I just figured out a Gadd lick.
been ages Mike. been waiting for some crazy triplet pattern from you for some time now and am glad you had me in mind lol great lesson thumbs
Mike play drums soooo smooth even the greats make things look difficult but Mike doesn't👌👍
Always sharing gems, Mike! Thank you!
I like this one, a lot! You always say, take it and work with it. I learn this stuff, practice it. Eventually, it kind of pops out somewhere. That's when I know I know it. Thanks, Mike!
You’re the Man, Michael!!!!
Stuart... thank you brother. That means a lot!
Michael J :)
this guys an excellent teacher, btw.
You're right, can't think of kicks and paradiddle, but the groove is awesome. Thanks!
Muito boa a dica, sou muito fã da sua música, sucesso!
Thanks a million this is exactly what I needed ❤️
This is so cool Mike, I dig the way teach and encourage!
This stuff makes you addicted to play it and grooves awsome !!!!!Can't stop playing it!!! ! (JR-PORTUGAL)
Hi Mike, Great Fill! It really sounds neat and is actually fun to play! One little thing I added that also sounds cool is to add a pickup note on the snare on the "ah" of 4 (coming out of the beat) before the fill. The sound of that pickup note sort of mimicks the second stroke of the left hand ghost notes that occur in the second diddle during the fill.
Thanks for the great lesson and keep up 'em comin'!
Im a seasoned drummer but I still Love your stuff. Good Job Mike.
I have missing seeing you Mike, thank you for this!!!
Cool fill Mike 😊
As usual, awesome lesson! Miss you Mike!!
Awesome! Thanks Mike. I really want to get this fill under my belt so I have a different sounding half measure fill in my arsenal.👍
Aprendi muito com você. Obrigando 👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷
Dude I I've been following you from 2012 and i fell off bad i can't wait to start practicing this soon
Mike just having so much fun!! Love!
All I can say is:" Thank You so much, Mike !! Greetings from Germany."
Jak zawsze fantastycznie! Mój ulubiony perkusista na świecie i w kosmosie 😁 co prawda nic nie rozumie co gada ale uwielbiam patrzeć jak gra 😊 pozdrawiam serdecznie
Great lesson as always thanks
Gorgeous kit Mike.
Fun lick! Thanks for sharing!
You are more than welcome Eddy! I hope you have fun with it today! 🙏🍵
That's so, so jazzy .. well jazzy in my mind👏👏👏
I respect that you teach...."don't plagiarise my ideas". Instead, use these tips to create your own grooves, unique to you.
Excellent Mike. Thank you
Thx for sharing mike.
Nice one !
Anytime my friend!
Fantastic Mike! Thanks for sharing!
You'll be ripping this one all over the kit in 7/8!!!
Mike Johnston lol.
I appreciate how your shirt matches your kit.
LOL! If ya don't care about the details then why even care at all right? 😅🍵😅🍵
Awww yeah!!! Heading to the garage!! Although it will sound a little funny because I sold all of my cymbals to start my Byzance collection...and the only one I have right now is a 10in byzance splash. XD. A little bigada digida spligita splash!!
Awesome fill thanx
Awesome 👏
Great, Mike
Mike!!! You are the best!
Much appreciated Abishek :)
This is a great lesson!
Can't wait to try this! Thanks Mike! Also what's the outro song? I swear i've heard it before somewhere!
thanks for the videos, love youe energy.
Fortissimo SnareDrum
Mr. Humble 🙇🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Cool stuff... Thanks for taking the time...
Great lesson, I love your entusiasm!
Haven’t felt motivated to sit down at the kit in weeks. Problem solved! 🙏
You literally just made my day with that comment!
Very very good
do you have a score sheet w/any of your grooves? It be nice to go line by line through your grooves as warm up drill. I have them scratched on little pieces of paper. You are fun to follow for sure, Thanks.
Shit! I’m pretty new to this cat, but it’s amazing how he seems to find these micro-riffs and nuances that the other billion drum channels just don’t have the instinct for!
Once again ... SHITCHYESS!!!
🙏🤘👍
I am a Mike Portnoy and Nick Menza (rip) type of drummer but I must say, you're dang good.
Hey Mike! I'm sure that you've answered this question before a million times but wondering what type of main Meinl ride cymbal that you're playing? It sounds fantastic 👍
Tat's my signature ride with Meinl -The Mike Johnston 21" Transition Ride :)
Hi :)
I wonder who you did check out recently that were releasing video for the first time?
very nice thank you
OOPS MY FAULT ...JUST SEEN YOU AT 1:20 AND ON.....SORRY... I COULD DO THIS....GONNA TRY NOW....THANK YOU BROTHER....ANY WAY YOU CAN DO KID ROCK JOHNNY CASH AND MIDNIGHT FERRY??? ID LIKE TO SEE YOUR TAKE ON THOSE 2 GREAT SONGS...REALLY APPRECIATE IT...YOUR THE BEST
Thanks mike it's so damn good.. whoaaaa
HECK YA! Enjoy it my friend :)
Bravo merci beaucoup bon courage
I don't speak French but I feel like you said something nice, lol 🍵🙏🙏🍵
Moi aussi je parle pas anglais lol. tu as une méthode à ton nom ?
i actually know what 9 9 6 means now, thank you Mike
BOOM! It's all basic math :)
So great ! Thank you ! Can you tell me please which crash do you play on the right of your right ride ? Cheers !
That's the Meinl 20" Extra Thin Hammered Crash (AKA Thunder Butter)
@@mikeslessons it sounds fantastic !
That's so cool Mike! Does the green tea help?😆
It sure as hell doesn't hurt, lol
Hi Mike thanks for this great lesson. I wanted to know if you are using an audio interface?
H Joann, you are very welcome. And yes... I have one overhead and one in front of the kick both going into an interface :)
@@mikeslessons thank you Mike I am surprised only 2 mics? Wow you sound great van you tell me what audio interface you are using please?
Joann Blondin check out his recording setup video i think he says what he is using
@@nicwells5592 thank you Nic I really appreciate this is exactly what I needed ❤️
is that a usa custom or a broadkaster and what sizes?
This kit is what would be considered a USA Custom although it didn't have that name at the time that it was made. This is a 1965 Gretsch Round Badge in Progressive Jazz sizes. Hope that helps :)
Mike Johnston thanks mike! helps a lot!
Hey mike what’s that crash to your right? Meinl sounds good!!!
That's the Meinl 20" Extra Thin Hammered Crash (AKA Thunder Butter)
Hey Mike, I see you are using a pair of Vic Firth's. Are you no longer with Vater? If not, what stick are you using now. I am still playing the VF 5B. Luv that stick!!
2:48 that's me still practicing patterns I learned years ago.. Unfortunately I don't have time to spend on new licks like this (even though it sounds cool), since it takes SO DARN LONG for me to internalize stuff. I've got a handful of your patterns that I bring to the kit almost every time I practice, and I still can't pull them out on a gig.
Also, (and sorry if this sounds like a rant), I have an issue with the way you teach the application of these different patterns, as if basic math is all that's involved. Say for instance, I have all of these licks at my fingertips, and I know the note values of each of them. Now I'm on a gig, and I feel inspired to play a fill that runs over the bar by a beat. "Let's see, I need 30 16th-note triplets here.. I'll just whip out a couple 7's, throw a 9 at it and finish with another 7. If I did my math right, it'll sound great!" It means nothing if I'm not feeling the syncopated rhythm underneath everything.. Again, sorry for the rant. I guess my drumming brain will never be at your level, and it frustrates me.
@@therealandrewlund No problem at all my friend. I think you are confusing UA-cam videos for actual drumming curriculum. These are just simple tips and tricks. My view has always been that if this candy is enough for you then, by all means, stay here on UA-cam and fill up on candy. If however, you want to actually learn how to play this instrument properly, well I've devoted the last decade of my life to building a site for that. Everything there is course-based, one small concept leading into the next, graduating you the same incremental steps that you would experience if you were my private student.
Hope that helps :)
Dang is this the Levon Helm set up? 2 cymbals you can ride on and a cowbell instead of a second tom!
God job
How did you record this. How many mics?
Love me a good paradiddle diddle.
Heck ya brother. Just add 3 simple notes to the beginning and ya got yourself a biscuit!