"The Rudimental Ritual" by Marvin "Smitty" Smith played on the drumset (now with pdf)
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- Опубліковано 15 лют 2018
- Years ago I´ve been given a copy of Mr. Smiths´version of Alan Dawsons "Ritual" and it has been a big part of my practising routine ever since. To get the most out of it I´ve been playing it with brushes and sticks on different surfaces and also with different foot patterns. At some point of time I have had the idea to tranfer the whole thing to the drumset and began to look for ways to apply the different parts what´s generally considered to be " the classic Jazz drumset".
My goal was to create an exercise that would help my drumset playing overall, but especially making me move around the kit more fluently and work on hitting different parts of the kit with different limbs in unison.
here´s what I´ve come up with - and you can download a pdf for free here
drive.google.com/file/d/139BW...
but of course there are many more different ways for you to creat your own version(s) :)
I would´ve loved to also include the sheet music as written by Mr. Smith and have tried to reach him and ask for his permission. But unfortunately I have not been able to get in contact, so I stay away from doing so in order to not infringe any copyrights.
But I´ve put subtitles to each part of the video composed of the names of the rudiments and also the numbers of each part that Mr. Smith has used in his ritual.
Please note, that I´ve omitted some repeats in order to shorten the piece a bit for this video. I´ve also discovered that I´ve memorised 2 parts in the wrong order and been playing the ritual like this for years - therefore Nr. 20 is followd by 22 and then 21... And I´ve completely omitted part Nr.13 because I couldn´t come up with a usable drumset application.
I´ve played this on a Gretsch drumset from 1981 and a Ludwig Hammered Bronze snaredrum.
The cymbals are a 22" New Stamp K Istanbul on the right, a 20" K Zildjian Prototype and a pair of 14" Hi Hats made by the late grat cymbalsmith Johan VDS
Sticks are Peter erskine Ride models
Wow that's great thanks heaps, it looks like fun ☺️😊
Great work thanks
I don't need to tell you how excellent this shared information is....a valued knowledge to have in the arsenal....excellent
At 65 ,and still learning. Need to practice this. I'm a rusty. Thanks for the lessons
I´ve finally transferred the whole thing from my head down on paper by hand. And amazingly,. after I had shared it on the web, somebody who I don´t even know by his real name from somwhere on this planet has taken the time to do a version written on pc and sent it to me! So If you´re interested you can download an easily readalble pdf of what I´m doing here and have fun with it... drive.google.com/file/d/139BWTbSKMyGod_dLX6DAVZFBiiXvib_q/view?usp=sharing
Thanks a lot for this!!!! 🙌
What a tremendous job !!!!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What a perfect presentation !!!!👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
Ouah, that’s really great 👍🏻👍🏻
Thxs for sharing !🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
That was an amazing performance! I've been working on this and my motion around the drums has improved. Takes serious dedication to do it like you do. Wish I had more practice time. Thank you very much!
Thanks for your Kind words! I'm glad, that you find this stuff usefull.
Thank you! I studied with Alan and this takes his method to another level by putting a flow and unique application to his concepts. I've been wanting to put something like this together for years but I thank you for making up for my laziness. Much appreciated!
Brilliant way to demonstrate the sticking and application on the kit.
Thanks so much for the work you've put into the PDF and video. This is going to become a mainstay of my practice.
Incredible job! It’s hard enough to just learn and play the ritual on the snare. Very impressed and I love your sound!
THATS AWESOME
A teacher of mine suggested I go through this. Started in on it three weeks ago! Loving it, thank you!
@bryanflynndrummer that's very nice to hear, Thank you! Could you please tell me where you're from and the name of your teacher - if you don't mind ? Just out of interest
@@khm5369 been studying with Rich Stitzel. I am based in Austin Texas
Very well executed and good technique
Beautiful! Great sound! Thanks for the inspiration!
Excelant idea For sound And musical developmant
Thanks for the PDF. This is a really nice ritual, so many thanks to you! Love your kit!!
This is pure gold! Thanks for sharing!
You're welcome! Have fun....
What a great idea, and beautifully executed!!!
I found you by accident, but it is the best accident ever. Incredible flow and brilliant sticking. Incredible.
Thank You for your nice words!
This is awesome ... well done. Thanks for the p.d.f. much appreciated. As you said ... this is a great rudimental routine that can be used with many foot patterns.
This is outstanding!
This is great. Thanks for sharing! And, the sound is great too.
Love the sound of the snare drum.
Beautiful sound and playing! Your cymbals man, wow!
insane excersices, thanks a lot for share this
it just got to my attention, that somebody (Mr. Michael Swanson to be exact) has been motivated enough by my little exercise that he created a series of videos that offer some help in learning it. Thanks!
here you go: ua-cam.com/play/PLT_BppLrDjtgUy2omRUcpsQimbDoLrECM.html
Great work!!!!
This is a great way to get some vocabulary and the ritual creatively to the drumset. Thanx for sharing!
I'd be also interested in the sheet version of it.
You've got a pretty good memory 👍🏽
This is a great video! It has helped me see the usefulness of this exercise I've stubbornly avoided for a couple of years now! Will start with the snare alone though hahaha
This a study in dedication and desire. Its just flowing out of your playing..Your brain memory as well as your muscle memory are phenomenal and obviously completely "burned-in" . This is one of the most impressive videos I've seen in years. Hat's off to the work you put in to be where you are now in your playing. You earned it!! Cheers. --Joe
P.S. was this all one-take? one rudiment right after the other following the click? If so it makes it even more impressive, if that's possible. Let us know if you don't mind. If it wasn't one-take,, then your editing skills are right up there with your drumming chops. Do you teach via the web?
Hi Joe. Thank you very much for your kind words! I guess I just was bored😅
In all honesty: it was just just an idea that kind of developed itself and grew over time. And yes, it's all been recorded in one take - which was the purpose of Mr. Dawsons original idea which I took and run with...
Keep practising and you'll be able to do it too !
GREAT JOB MAN!!!!
Great job!
watched it once and memorized the whole thing and then played it back perfectly on the first try. wasn't even that hard!! it was super eeeaasssyy!!! god i'm so great!
Can I take a few lessons with you ? Please! ;)
@@khm5369 you shouldn't answer to such comments.. great work mate :)
@@khm5369 why'd you even bother legitimizing this comment. He's obviously a troll.
great job (including the pdf) !
This is great thank you
Gracias, desde colombia.
Gonna start learning this
Very Cool, I'm going to give this a try! Subscribed (Found you through a Zildjian ride comparison vid...eyeing the K Con Renaissance)
Great Stuff! Thanks for sharing!
you´re welcome
Excellent
Wauw! That looks incredibly useful. How do you play the bass drum and hi-hat ostinato in straight eights when doing triplet in your hands?
Gorgeous playing and cymbals, are those K Cons?
crazy shiiit yeah !!
Wicked!!!!!!! Marvin is a great person and Player!!!!!! your killing on This!!!!
What ride is this? It sounds beautiful!
Ed Blackwellish
Great ritual (great ideas)! Great playing! Any chance to get the transcription of Marvin Smitty Smith? Thanks
Did you work to arrange Alan Dawson Ritual on Toms like this?? It has helped me a LOT!!
Nice. The next step is to add a bass drum pattern with the sock on the upbeats and do the ritual over it. Take any bd pattern you want, even a samba pattern and get the 4-way coordination thing happening at the same time as the ritual. Later on you can take a two bar bass drum pattern and play the ritual over that. The idea is to not think about the feet but have them moving as well. Peace.
Sorry?
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God damn dude. Well done. Also, do you know if Marvin’s ritual is included in any sort of books out there? Or any way to get a copy of that somehow? And, I reckon it’s better to start with Alan Dawson’s version first before starting this right?
kh m yes! Would love a download. My email is pauljungmusic@gmail.com
Thanks bud!
kh m and I think you prob dont need to try the original. I think its basically what you’re doing except you only play on snare so its easier
Hey! Nice video! I love the that kind of more musical approach to rudimental thing. I was thinking lately on reorganize the Rudimental Ritual for my own study in a more concrete or real way. It would be too much to ask you to send me the original Smitty thing based on Alan Dawson's Ritual? Sorry about my English.
It`s perfectly understandable (and in addition maybe there are some sort of a loss of "this kind of things" value because of the internet/youtube thing). I'll promise to keep it for myself. Thanks a lot and nice to meet you! :) My email is javicallen@gmail.com
great thanks! do you have a pdf of the original smitty ritual?
I was one of Alan's students from 1974-1981 at his Lexington MA home. This is nothing like the ritual whatsoever. The ritual is far more comprehensive and quite frankly more difficult to perform. Smitty never studied with Alan, I've spoken with him. I was with Steve Smith, Vinny Coliuta and Terri Lynne Carrington, we were all at Alan's home during the early years, right after he retired from Berklee. Get John Ramsay's book on Alan's teachings. It's what he taught us. You'll see the difference.
Berkeley doesn’t have a monopoly over the phrase, the title clearly states it’s Smitty’s
Can't wait for your video on Alan's true routine!
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when meet triplet note at hand and eighth note on kick..how to play that thing?
Play 1/8 note triplets over the bossa foot pattern VERY slowly so you can hear and feel how the bass drum goes in the gaps between the triplets. Do it with singles and doubles. Rinse, repeat depending on your sanity.
It would have been better had you made the foot ostinato part louder