Dancing In The Moonlight, Toploader - Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 3

From the awesome new Trinity Rock and Pop 2018 syllabus - out now!
Have now uploaded a full video lesson for this piece, found here:
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Please note, the drum parts and song arrangements in Trinity Rock and Pop Grades can differ from the original versions.
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Mike :)
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[@epicgamez9266]

My amazing drum teacher is holding a percussion comp in September and I'm playing this song I am nervous but you are a big help because I listen to this. thank you soooooooo much

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool, thanks for watching 👊🏻

[@epicgamez9266]

@@MikeBarnesDrums have an awesome week

[@philipreilly8545]

Not the hardest song man just take it easy and follow the rhythm

[@morrisma9399]

You’re the best drummer 🥁 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤❤❤❤👊🏻👊🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@morrisma9399]

I don’t even need to look at my book because of you! You helped me a lot thanks!

[@cynthiaman8523]

This has really helped me a lot before my exam, I really hope I do get a high score!

[@cynthiaman8523]

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[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Great man, glad it was helpful and thanks for watching :)

[@kylecass3139]

I’ve got me grade 2 exam on Monday and just looking at the grade 3 songs look very good thanks

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool - good luck! Thanks for watching :)

[@Caselona]

hi, Im taking my grade 3 exam at the end of this year, this video is useful, THANKS!!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool, glad it was! 👊🏻

[@footychu]

Helped me a lot thanks .I lost the grade 3 book and i looked on youtube and found you !Very helpful channel

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha, cool, but these vids are designed to be used IN CONJUNCTION with the book!!! It's available here: amzn.to/2NN1wGq Cheers man, thanks for watching!

[@lukeallan5715]

I’m learning this and I’m nailing it 😃

[@Noa......]

Congrats...

[@wcwong8403]

I love this song

[@franticflights8183]

Really helpful thanks for all the videos

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

You're welcome - glad they've been helpful and thanks for watching :)

[@Dom-ww5sd]

I have an exam on Tomorrow this really helps thx

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Good luck!

[@sam-thedrummeronroll4752]

mike ur awesome this was helpful for my grade thanks a lot

[@nishugoel5705]

This video helped me a lot to pass the exam

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool! Cheers for watching and glad it was useful :)

[@toxicxgamer7025]

Wow Superb Amazing 👏

[@veerj6030]

Very clean mate👍

[@errorscore2858]

Love the work keep it up

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Darcy Bock Thanks Darcy :)

[@NathansJourneyWithChrist]

Great drumming!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks Nathan, it's a groovy little drum part!

[@awonawon8340]

l had subscribe your video a year before

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi all, have now uploaded a full video lesson for this piece, found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZW3cqSaiLyaj7s Cheers! Mike x

[@ForeignAid]

wish this was on my syllabus when i was learning drums

[@elangomuma4306]

Wow it is very superb 👌👍😊😊☺☺

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching, really glad if it was useful! :)

[@elsie951able]

Hi Mike, use your videos all the time as a baseline for practise. In this one, you put a fill in at bar 28, beats 3 & 4 (under D.S. al Coda) where there is no legend for it. Guess you were enjoying yourself! BTW some of us oldies remember the original song from 1972.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching Elsie! Yes just having a bit of fun - seemed appropriate to play a subtle fill to mark to transition back to the verse at that point. The diagonal slashes in the music mean continue in a similar vein with optional variations, so decided to throw in a little transitional fill there. Cheers!

[@maxbartholomew8724]

Great!👍

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool Max, thanks for watching :)

[@matthewe796]

I'm so close to nailing 'can't get enough' in the grade 4 book

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool - keep at it man!

[@ly9386]

I’m playing this for my exam

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Good luck!

[@ernestchancellor4835]

Awesome!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers Ernest!

[@MrJuhi246]

Awsome man well played do you have any idea wich is the best way to buy grade 3 book in this crises

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers man, buy it here!: amzn.to/330AGAD

[@lofadrummer9284]

awesome (Me then realising this was posted 2 years ago) lolll

[@ayaannitin9852]

Awesomeeeee!,!!!!!!!😌😌😌😌😌😌😌😌

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Rapid Haunter66 Ha, thanks for watching man! 👊🏻

[@ayaannitin9852]

OMG THIS IS THE FIRST TIME A KZbinR RESPONDED TO ME😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 👊👊👊👊👊👊👊👊

[@ayaannitin9852]

Thnx man

[@alfieangeldrumming7708]

Hi mike, I’ve just started grade 3 after passing grade 2 with 92% and I’m really stuck on the backbeat part of this song, can you give any tips to me please Thanks Alfie

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi there, thanks so much for watching and commenting. I've recently done a little video lesson for this piece, found here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZW3cqSaiLyaj7s Hope this is useful. Cheers! Mike :)

[@nirajkasurde1576]

My 2 grade was not good but grade 3 will be the best

[@julianbramley]

Nice one Mike. Puzzled by the line in the book under 'Performance Tips' that says there is a drag on the snare before the first beat of the bar. I can't see it or hear it, but maybe I'm being thick!?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Julian Bramley Hi Julian, thanks for watching - I do remember reading that too, think it may be an error but I’ll check and report back to you- don’t have the book handy at present!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Julian, just to follow up on this - yes it seems to be an error - there are no drags or grace notes written in this version of the song at all, at least not in my version. I think quite often the arrangements may go through some changes before the final version is released - that might account for the mistake and often those sort of things are fixed in future versions of the book. Cheers!

[@julianbramley]

Mike Barnes Drums Nice one, thanks for checking, just about cracked book 3 now (sort of!)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Great man well done

[@AbiRavindran]

Hi mike, is there any chance you can email me the sheet music for this piece as I would like to play this for my gcse solo performance

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Abi, thanks for watching. Cool that you want to perform this one! The sheet music for this is in the Grade 3 Rock and Pop drum book, available here: www.amazon.co.uk/Trinity-College-London-Drums-Grade/dp/0857366416 It's a great book with loads of other brilliant tunes of this level in. Cheers! Mike :)

[@alskimbostix8099]

Hi Mike. I was doing the rockschool syllabus but decided to get the trinity rock and pop books too. Please can you direct me to the section in the book where it tells me where to download the songs for practice. Nice videos. Thanks.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi man, thanks so much for watching. Instructions for downloading the backing tracks are in the back of the books. Cheers!

[@keira8464]

What do the dots do to the snares?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi there, they extend the value of the note they follow by half its value. Like saying the phrase "and a half"!

[@mrpineapplezz886]

My tutor told me to add a drag at the end of the bit where you have to come up with yourself, finding it really difficult to do though

[@bobbagaming4079]

What’s the sticking for the whole piece? Thanks reply.

[@rubyhewitt700]

What book are you using because my tutor said I need a book for grade 3 to learn songs

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

The Grade 3 Trinity Rock and Pop Book!!! All details in the video description or you can find it here: amzn.to/32RJck1 Cheers Ruby!

[@charlottebibby]

Is that a metronome watch you have on? Is it any good if so?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Charlotte - yes a Soundbrenner Pulse, yes it's great! Lovely to be able to feel the metronome pulse as well as hear it :)

[@charlottebibby]

Ah nice one, yeah I've checked them out before- might need to try out!

[@navyaarya2910]

Can you explain me coda , ds.al coda and dc.al coda ?? Please 😐

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Payal, thanks for watching - all you need to know in the context of this piece is explained in the full lesson I've recorded for this song, watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZW3cqSaiLyaj7s Short version (from an online music dictionary): D.S., or Dal Segno, means “from the sign.” It directs the player to return to the spot earlier in the score that's marked by the symbol that look like a kind of funny dollar sign. If the marking says D.S. al Coda, the player is supposed to play from the sign to the “To Coda” marking, then jump to a coda section at the end of the music. D.C. al coda, or da capo al coda, literally means “from the head [beginning] to the coda.” D.C. al coda is an indication to repeat from the beginning of the music, play until you encounter a coda, then skip to the next coda sign to continue. Cheers man!

[@navyaarya2910]

Thanks ,Mike

[@philipgame3817]

Ah wish it was the other one Thin Lizzy

[@elliot3322]

got my digital grade exam in 10 hours. panic

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha, classic last minute practice!

[@elliot3322]

@@MikeBarnesDrums caught me 👀. all done now though. literally couldn’t have done it without your videos thank you so much man 🤟

[@bonkeydollocks1879]

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