3 Exercises to Improve "Flow" on The Drums

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[@DrumTipTuesday]

I had a snare head once upon a time that was so worn in and sounded so good i nearly shed a tear when it finally broke. It was just an Evans G1, but to me it was the back beat of the Gods, lol

[@kbaeve]

Man I hope Santa is bringing you some new heads this Christmas. Love your content, keep it up 🙌

[@daviddebuhr8995]

And some 409 for the door. Clean your shed, dude! :)

[@andypradojr6186]

This is super fire and super informative!! This is unlocking secrets at its highest form

[@8020drummer]

Andy Prado Jr thanks buddy! 🔥🔥 Your playing looms large in next week’s video too

[@gregoryhussey6477]

I'm going to nail this - but I know while I'm learning I will have moments of temporary frustrated insanity - gotta love playing drums - another great lesson - I love this channell

[@thomasmann9175]

This has been your most inspiring and helpful lesson yet. Thanks! The thing that bugs me the most is that I don't know how to fit rolls into my comping and this lesson helps a lot.

[@bacobill]

Don't ever change your snare head lol.. Funny how it drives many drummers crazy to see an old head on a snare.. I have used some heads for a year or more as long as they are alive and well.. I am not a member of the throw away generation.. Thanks for all you do so well :)

[@rafaqf6659]

It's not about the look, I've also used snare heads for long periods of time, and that made me realize I don't like the sound of old heads, I like it more when the head is new or not very used :)

[@alanuren5635]

I have heads that are over 5 years old on my drums! still sound great

[@banjomango145]

I kinda lose the "pop" when my heads get too old

[@moo_4236]

its a public practice space thingy

[@fhatheadproductions]

Thx 80/20. Greetings from Vancouver Island.

[@Jyrildo]

I like this new fresh (or at least it feels like it) honest and personal approach. thanks and keep it up!

[@EAMAMUSIC]

Explained and illustrated beautifully. Thank you.

[@Doublebasist]

Another great video with some amazing excersises, i wish i had the time. Still inspiring to watch you playing. Keep it up.

[@kenrubio1200]

I love snare heads that look like yours. In my High school, they had a round badge snare with a Remo head that was put on in the early 90s (a teacher in the school played it when he was in high school) hasn't been changed since, and probably never will until it breaks.

[@jochendecraene5519]

Thank you for this. It is really unlocking an interesting concept! Always a good thing to learn to think and not only to learn to play a lick!

[@TerribleGM]

Great lesson. Thank you for sharing.

[@mcsequoia5107]

A huge step in the right direction! Glad to see you doing some simple hand exercises on the pad. That has paid huge dividends for me. What hasn't helped me is highly structured exercises b'cuz they box in my creative flow as I get stuck repeating those patterns.

[@arturofernandez6088]

Nice licks

[@hotdammusic]

Hey man, great video. Your hands are really getting cleaned up, too. It's inspiring to see, thanks for sharing your progress and process. Just an observation, you have frequently referenced two things on your videos recently: 1) You are attempting to incorporate more "chopsy" vocabulary into your playing. 2) Many members of the KZbin community (trolls) have claimed you don't "play loud enough." As an experienced drummer who struggles with there own concieved inadequacies, allow me to make an unsolicited recommendation. Watch a video of any of the guys you are emulating or refence in your videos. Don't watch their hands; watch there upper arms, back, and posture. Now watch a video of yourself. Do this with the sound off. I seems to me that you are restricting the flow of energy in your upper body. You're playing well and making strokes from the wrists and have excellent finger control. This is how all jazz and orchestral drummers are taught. The problem is, much of what you are emulating is not coming from those traditions directly. The guys you mention in this video and elsewhere (Eric Moore for example) seem to be engaging their entire body into the stroke, playing in a much more physical style. This may be part of why you are struggling to execute some of this vocabulary, and why your sound (controlled and focused) is perseived by the knuckleheads as "not loud enough." I hope that helps, feel free to tell me to eat rocks if this comment is unwelcome. Keep it up and thank you for all the great content. DAM

[@8020drummer]

David Andrew Moore that’s valid. And the subject of next week’s video ;)

[@pauldurand8985]

Can you imagine if all the internet trolls were like this? Very informative. Keep up the unsolicited comments! 😄

[@garysmith3173]

Great video 😘🥁🌻

[@DrumTipTuesday]

Very nice concept! Thank you for something else to practice on my day off

[@EnhancedLavaLamp]

Thanks I think you're a great player

[@insanedrummer89]

If you want flow lessons look up JScott. Dude knows flow like the back of his hand.

[@heckler73]

How does he describe the back of his hand, though?

[@Craigo-xg5mc]

Barret's Music I don’t see anything interesting searching JScott. Link?

[@insanedrummer89]

Dr. Ummer Instagram bro. JScott. He’s an absolute beast.

[@Craigo-xg5mc]

Barret's Music cool. Thanks.

[@snarplaya]

Hahah!! I play with this bass player that thinks if I’m not bashing the drums at 110 decibels then the feel is all off. Loud isn’t always good, it has a time and place, but not all the time. I find practicing at lower volumes allows me to hear what I’m doing and focus on control a lot better. Especially if the kit is mic’d up. Let the mics work for you! Some people are just deaf and stuck in their old ways. Great video man!

[@toothpastehombre]

Tight af

[@bw4512]

Excellent

[@crashsmash1461]

Well done, can only watch now, & not only is it bad enough with this pandemic situation. But operations ain't very helpful ether🤘🎸✌️bro.

[@kindnick58]

Skills 🔥

[@ZippZimmerman]

How did you get that sound bite of me saying, "Oh $hit I'm changing drums!" Lol! Great lesson!

[@TheKillabutcha]

Ok ...at 10:14 🙌🏿💯 supa star status

[@tjblackmore7863]

When does the full course open up?

[@styrosynth3917]

thank you!!! oss!!!

[@coreyroberts47]

Lol the flinch! I've actually never heard it verbalized before haha

[@drum_edible831]

This guy make drum complicate. Beat DRUM make SEXY time. Thanks for the content.

[@TheWitchOvAgnesi]

1:18 Well, you beat me to it.

[@dennismdoerfer]

Hey Nate, I saw you are using a lavallier mic and plugged it into the iphone with an adapter. I just bought the RODE Lavallier mic and cannot find an app with i can record... I tried Garage Band, Voice Message, MOTIV Audio (Shure) But it doesn´t work. I have an Iphone 8 plus (and use a lightning adapter). How do you record it?

[@DrumTipTuesday]

That, no headphone jack thing, can be a problem, it used to be that you could solve most audio connectivity issues with the iRig2 Maybe there is some string of adapters to that old iRig2 that will get the job done, let me know if you find out

[@rafaqf6659]

I think it's time to change the snare head :)

[@8020drummer]

[triggered] :P

[@gregoryhussey6477]

I understand why - but man that would do my head in. Def triggers me lol

[@lancehollum5566]

So this is going to make my flow better?

[@drew_on_drums]

Change your snare head

[@ricosalomar]

At 2:58 you changed the SD pattern? (But not the head lol)

[@DrummieK]

"Annika thing. Annika thing. Annika thing..."

[@ndykman_pdx]

I still think you should post a P.O. box address and see how many snare heads you get before the new year.

[@adrian3668]

yes that snare head creates a "visual anxiety" in your viewers LOL

[@brandonkain9231]

I switched my left hand grip to thumb down and after 20 mins of practice I'm getting wrist pain...so I try switching to as much fingers as possible but the pain wont go away.....anyone have this issue...what could I be doing wrong???

[@DrumTipTuesday]

It's not exactly the same, but i had a similar issue with my right wrist. At the time i was using a 5A size drum stick and 16th note single hand hi-hat patterns were hurt'n. Ironically, i switched to a heavier stick, and in combination of a thicker stick, and thinner hi hats, a painful cyst in my wrist went away. I've been using a 5B with thinner cymbals ever since. I hope this at least offers some insight.

[@brandonkain9231]

@@DrumTipTuesday ...now that I think about it...im using new sticks...never had a problem till now....i bet thats it...thanks so much brother for taking the time out of your day to reply...

[@themole2024]

How long does it take to get your snare head to look like that?

[@8020drummer]

Don't know. It's not mine.

[@MeesBoterkoek]

You should change your snarehead, jk great video :)

[@evensteven8129]

Just ‘Anika-ize’ it, when in doubt...

[@gourdlord2112]

Damn Nate do be pretty smooth tho 👀😩💦

[@tdrum21]

👌🏽🎶🥁

[@CameronBartholomew]

Well if you ever do change your snare head maybe consider an Evans UV2.... coating lasts a lot longer. LOL

[@TruthAndMoreTruth]

I just want to reach in to the screen and fix your draw string....

[@bradleestone5344]

If you don't hear from me again until 2021 that's because I'm still practicing this video's lesson 👋😄

[@Craigo-xg5mc]

I actually did that with a couple of Steve Holmes KZbin lessons. 16th’s note phrasing and Helpful Jazz. Actually it took more than a year. Not steady work but I kept coming back to them. I was in over my head so it was a very frustrating undertaking but in the end my drumming went next level, for me.

[@lancehollum5566]

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[@Thomlistentoslayer]

Change your snare head!😂😂😂