This video put me onto the Sonor Kompressors. I ended up buying this exact snare and an SQ1 shell kit. Man, I make horrible financial decisions but Sonor makes such good drums lol
One thing I've noticed is that you always start with the hand. I feel like practicing it starting with the foot like FHFH... would probably be good too
@DaveMajor7 күн бұрын
I did that as well but given the majority of the time it's the hands that lead it and also it keeps the lick on the downbeat I only demonstrated it one way. Like I said in the video, I've been working on this a long time so have done pretty much every variation and exercise possible. If I included them all then the video would be about 5 hours long! Thanks for watching
@dogemaster96767 күн бұрын
the only ghosts i'm scared of are the ghost notes in bleed
@BradMillsXRP8 күн бұрын
Yeah, but you need your volume dynamics the same. If you don't put more pressure in your kick drum, it makes you sound heavy handed, and gives the lick instability and dynamics make all your notes the same volume.
@DaveMajor8 күн бұрын
As i said in the video im practicing this heel down to isolate the ankle and strengthen it but not playing it heel down.
@AllanGildea8 күн бұрын
Great teacher.
@DaveMajor7 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😃
@KitWriter8 күн бұрын
“Left hand lead is a bit too hard…!” Been there. I set my drums up left and taught myself to play left for 6 weeks straight, and when I went back to right, my chops were so much tighter because my dominant hand was now almost perfectly balanced with my left.
@johnward31438 күн бұрын
That also helps with seperation
@ryanbachmeier69799 күн бұрын
Spectacular Lesson. 💣🥁🎶💯🤘
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
Too kind! Glad you enjoyed it 👊👊
@tobyearl74339 күн бұрын
Great lesson, thanks!
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
You are very welcome
@bcdt19479 күн бұрын
Some players call these hand foot singles blast beats. 😂 Charlie Benante belted out these notes at various speeds back in the 80s. On another note, Bill Bruford used his hats in place of the bass. All cool stuff.
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
Yeah, another commenter said the same thing re. blast beat. When I think of a blast beat I don't think of what the players in the intro played but it's all singles in various guises!
@edanzueto57179 күн бұрын
So many drum videos out there! THIS is a great one! Nice work Sir!
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
Thanks! Glad you liked it
@mpdocs10269 күн бұрын
do dampening change the sound
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
A little. More mass on the head lowers the pitch slightly
@992ras10 күн бұрын
Technically it’s called a blast beat you can play it as quarter notes, 8th notes, 16th notes and 32nd notes singles you can also play it as triplet feel with quarter note ride while the bass & and snare play the triplet
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
The blast surely 'has' to have the riding hand involved. And you've got a tonne more variation with a blast and double kicks.
@992ras9 күн бұрын
@@DaveMajor The riding normally just matches the quarters, 8th etc notes of the bass drum the definition of blast beat is 8th note single strokes played at 120 bpms or over which came from jazz drummers a lot times in jazz they may very what the riding hand does the blast beat is between the bass and snare a blast beat isn’t defined by any specific drums and yes metal has taken blast beats even what your talking about is still considered a blast beat
@bcdt19479 күн бұрын
@@DaveMajorcan be done with or without double bass notes. Mangini does this effortlessly.
@user-nv2gw1tt5o10 күн бұрын
You should try the Ultimate Groove. Try David Garibaldi / Tower of Power “On the Serious Side”
@TheDivergentDrummer10 күн бұрын
I've been playing for 30 odd years and I've never really played hand foot singles, except for one of my fav licks which is played as a split triplet with the first partial on a hand ( usually floor tom), followed by the 2nd and third partials on the bass drum. Basically splitting the triplet up and orchestrating it. That split between the bass drum and floor tom makes a nice choppy foundation to play over and once you lock it in, it is pretty brainless.
@SaS-Music10 күн бұрын
Nice, Dave. This is solid information. One of my favourites.
@DaveMajor9 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@kevinrogers238410 күн бұрын
Just want to put a spanner in the works! Start the fill with the bass drum foot. The bass drum is probably a little more used to playing the "down beat" therefore would make it easier to start with. And, it's another orchestration!!
@DaveMajor10 күн бұрын
Yeah the inversion is a killer. Ive worked on that aswell. I dont really like the sound as the hands to me lead this phrase. But as I said in the video, going deep with something means having full control so defo practice kick lead
@dwaynejordan675010 күн бұрын
I admire All you Young guys dedication to being the Best drummer you can be 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@TheDivergentDrummer10 күн бұрын
@@DaveMajor I find the worst is inverting and leading with my non dominant hand, and forcing me to play with my feet and playing left bass drum instead. I try and move everything I do one way, the other. It has led to me focusing a bit more on open handed playing and not using traditional ' natural sticking' where all your 'on' beats are on the right and all the off beats on the left. Just switching those up is like a whole new world of stuff to practice. Thanks for the Vid!
@DaveMajor10 күн бұрын
Young gun....too kind! Im older than you probably think 😂
@DaveMajor10 күн бұрын
Same! Im not a double kick player so I haven't delved into the whole R LF LH RH thing that Alex Rudiger does amazingly well. Maybe next lifetime
@SiyangMusic10 күн бұрын
Although you only play like 1 bar of it , breaking down or developing that groove on the ride bell would be really cool! 13:02
@user-ke8mp4zf7i10 күн бұрын
This was something that Buddy Rich would do. He would do singles with his hands and then take away a hand substituting it with his foot
@markgill71387 күн бұрын
Best ever!
@AduxPee11 күн бұрын
❤
@iamdanielscottwhite14 күн бұрын
Brilliant
@j.p6417 күн бұрын
🙏🙏🙏
@Chamitox.17 күн бұрын
3:04 is that Rosanna by Toto?
@mikkelsjl175818 күн бұрын
Is this exercise good for a lefty who want’s to be righty?
@DaveMajor18 күн бұрын
Absolutely! Just flip the sticking
@kaelmoffat219819 күн бұрын
I had to smile when you talked about slipping the kicks between the hands. I was playing around with the six-stroke roll and put the singles between the doubles and it struck me that that could be a groove...so I've been working on it. I'm pretty sure somebody else has done that...but I just haven't come across that. Anyway, I love the idea of mixing up licks and or rudiments...I'm just getting into inverting...
@EarthtonesCymbals20 күн бұрын
Thanks Dave. This is very helpful. Cheers! ♫♪♫
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
You are very welcome
20 күн бұрын
Signup button doesn't work (on my iOS Safari at least).
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
Sorry About that. Email me at [email protected] and ill add you to the list 👊
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
And if you can screenshot the issue thatd be really helpful
@Llewyn.Kelley20 күн бұрын
1:53 Did you just...
@user-fm9kv5ce4u20 күн бұрын
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@sweetfoampunishment328622 күн бұрын
Grrrrrreat content, thanks a lot!! What app do you use to write down the music?
@The302Kid23 күн бұрын
Man there is something about Sonor Drums. They just sound so damn good!
@scottfeatherstone9924 күн бұрын
Dang, theres some GREAT things in this video, thanks dude I may have to sign up for your Stick Control course.
@DaveMajor24 күн бұрын
You'd be welcome. Join the waitlist and then its up to you! There will be a preview going out to the waitlist on Monday along with the release and the discount.
@user-mt6mm5dh8p24 күн бұрын
just subbed
@DaveMajor24 күн бұрын
Welcome in!
@onemanshow363324 күн бұрын
I can see from your hands and interpretation that you are a natural drummer / musician! Who in your family gave that to you from their genes??
@DaveMajor24 күн бұрын
My dad dabbles in a tonne of instruments and so I got it from him. I actually only started because he got a kit for his xmas and I 'borrowed it' 😂
@tdrum2124 күн бұрын
Very nice. Love it Dave 🔥👌🏽🎶🥁
@DaveMajor24 күн бұрын
Thanks bro
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@DaveMajor25 күн бұрын
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@jeffgermanich810525 күн бұрын
My foot needs to be faster for this to work. Maybe keep playing with my beater adjustment too.
@DaveMajor25 күн бұрын
Its all about reps. The RLKK inversion exercise is great for you foot speed so focus on that and youll see a real improvement.
@MusicGoodies-26 күн бұрын
Subbed.... Thanks so much!
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
Thanks for the sub!
@oreoandoz772327 күн бұрын
Awesome vid, thank you.
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@James-Chapman-DrumsАй бұрын
Really enjoyed this one mate. Very well presented too!
@DaveMajor20 күн бұрын
Thanks a ton!
@kaelmoffat2198Ай бұрын
Like your exercises. How long do recommend students do them? 3 min.? 5 min.? 10 min.?
@DaveMajorАй бұрын
Thanks. Any exercise...maximum of 5 minutes. But you can stack numerous exercises together. Within those 5 mins you can increase the tempo if you feel relaxed. This goes for any non musical exercise as well euch as kick drum builders or motion exercises. Then repeat every day until you reach your goal tempo
@robwelch9101Ай бұрын
Great work Dave. Systematic layers of immersion- clear and concise; well done keeping this under 17mins! I’m trying to source those tracks used in the improv, obliged if you’re able to clarify.