Dave Weckl Inspired This Crazy Double Stroke Exercise

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Chapters
0:00 - intro
1:48 - step one - the clave
4:24 - how to start
5:51 - step 2 - add the kick drum
7:48 - doubling the kick
8:40 - step 3 - multiple claves
10:56 - step 4 - improvising with it
12:37 - outro

[@MikeMastropierro]

Dave is good at drums.

[@sembawangbolo2722]

Yeah he is.

[@drakeondrums]

Lawrence is good at piano.

[@Wizzgigging]

Even after all these years, new players, etc, Dave is still one of my favorites.

[@Jath2112]

Man... The Riley book.... and Dave.... this Frankenstein exercise is fabulous. Thanks man, another quality episode

[@Themurphyshow7]

I love your videos so much, Nate. The logical flow and breaking down the beats into their component parts is very helpful in a "teach a man to fish" way, so we can begin analyzing other rhythms. Thank you

[@mattryan6886]

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Nate’s videos has helped improve my drumming abilities by leaps and bounds.

[@chadhoffman6769]

Dave was one of the first clinics I saw in the late 80's still amazing. If you want to dive into clave and amazing Cuban drummers as Dave did- He sought out Changuito of Los Van Van for lessons too. Look up Changuito, Horacio El Negro, Ruy Lopez Nussa, Rodney Barreto, Ignacio, Samuel Formell... you'll enjoy. When I studied in cuba for a short trip i was schooled very quickly on the feel! Still haven't seen anything like the Cuban drummers!

[@drummermomcjs]

Fascinating process, thanks for the ride!

[@flowerlandofjohn]

Great work & great lesson. Bravo!

[@dasglasperlenspiel10]

another good lesson. thank you!

[@egrojz6221]

I'm just working on the basics of my doubles, so this comes at a perfect time. Man do Weckl's drums sound gorgeous.

[@delitesonor]

Dave W. makes them sound gorgeous, not the other way around😊

[@drumlanguage4114]

Another great video, man!

[@chuckharling]

Great lesson!

[@billyfunky]

Dave weckl amazing drum technique amazing sound Dave is phenomenon of drums

[@danjohnson2322]

Good stuff!

[@davidgomersall7185]

Why does it feel like i've just watched you level up? Great video Nate, love the way you break stuff down.

[@markshina3511]

Very cool

[@kdw735]

Another great lesson. The fantastic tuning of Dave's drums new heads and what the drums sound like apparently in this auditorium greatly enhance the video so when doing a comparison I think its important to be aware of that. Your environment and who you may be performing with play a huge role in the way you perform. I think you would do just fine side by side.

[@learningisfun2108]

Beautiful double stroke rolls. So smooth, so fast. Just sweet. Been working on them myself and even at half your speed, I find it really difficult. Thx for a really interesting lesson.

[@8020drummer]

ur too kind

[@rickylefebvre]

0:34 LOL, that's ironic considering I recall a Weckl interview when he mentioned practicing when he was younger and occasionally getting angry and throwing sticks at the wall

[@ignacioperezdelcastillo3182]

Gracias

[@markroberts3277]

Brilliant. Thank you. This will work well with Ted Reed phrases, imo.

[@remyvandermull5514]

Great lesson explanation Thanks !! ! (10 out of 10, - 100%)

[@BrunoFerreiraInitio]

Nate, the translator of Gods.

[@johnjacquard863]

love it!, can you do a video based on inspiration for charlie parker koko? (etc) :D

[@8020drummer]

What? How?

[@daviddicara991]

Nate, do you want to sound more like Dave when your playing his style licks? Something I figured out a looong time ago is to use really light sticks, like 7A's. Dave uses super small light sticks and it has a big effect on his sound and style and when I went thru my phase of copying everything he did, I found going to 7A's really made a huge difference...Try it!

[@onesyphorus]

that was so based man

[@JulianFernandez]

new intro for the new year?

[@gionatagreygiardina6422]

Cool system, thank you very much. Could work with the syncopation too (from page 37, of course...) I guess.

[@8020drummer]

Yes!

[@ignacioperezdelcastillo3182]

🙏💪💯

[@Themurphyshow7]

Some of these parts remind me of Rock and roll by led Zeppelin. Would that be considered a clave?

[@moodifi]

Damn, I already got lost in the clave explanation. :(

[@petarpavasovic6333]

Dave tunes his drums a lot higher. That makes it easier to play clean doubles.

[@DastardlyInfallible]

My first name is Dave and I play drums, and that doesn't feel good today

[@8020drummer]

🥲

[@gerdgrauer7816]

Why are you damping your snare with the fingers?

[@8020drummer]

You mean when I’m finished playing? Probably an old habit from classical percussion. Certainly not necessary when you’re doing this exercise.