Easy Brush Techniques for Every Drummer - Greg Hutchinson

Brushes are an essential element of jazz drums. Grammy winner Greg Hutchinson is here to show you how to go from being a good drummer to a great one with some beginner-level brushes exercises.
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[@TheEdwardProject]

This lesson has clear info, and a joyful instructor. Well done!

[@olivierijazz]

I followed Hutchinson, and I have some CDs in which he plays, I must say that he's a very very very, good drummer

[@rustknale3818]

I like your style dude. Very helpful instruction. Respect to the max.

[@JoeCoolPilot]

Well done! Excellent lesson. Thanks for sharing.

[@JAMESlock1911]

Excellent instruction! Jazz drumming is new and exciting to me. I have been playing rock drums for over 20 years. Thanks for the video 👍

[@JulianFernandez]

Hutch for the WIN!

[@phillydee666]

I'm left-handed so it kind of screws me up really bad

[@phillydee666]

That sounds strange but my mind occupies in a different pattern musically I mean Steve Howe sometimes make sense to me but Peter entwistle make complete sense to me it's strange

[@duffyror]

You are great. Thank you

[@madhush.aa101]

Thankyou

[@robertkees6048]

Love it. When I first learned to swing with brushes my teacher called it "making mash potatoes" and so of course that's what I call it today. HEY, WTF are you doing? Making mashed potatoes dude!

[@AntKneeLeafEllipse]

Walk the dog, walk the dog, walk the dog, walk the dogWOOF- WALK the dog -!

[@andrewleventis8341]

I walking the dog, thanks Greg....great lesson

[@Alberto-Carreto]

¡Woowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! cool playing

[@felixbloxsom]

I’LL COME FIND YOU

[@tps0616]

nothing like brushing up on the basics. 😅

[@rhythmfield]

I’m playing for over 50 years but really enjoying your videos. I’m always looking for great ideas about how to teach and show students of all levels the magic of traditional jazz drumming and the keys to the Kingdom of Swing

[@edliotard3949]

This was a great lesson, great job

[@NauticalMark]

Nice, very nice! Thanks a lot!

[@dominicchetta1463]

Perfect lesson thank you 🙏🏻

[@mikemiller53]

Hi Greg - did your mom once work for the Blinn Health/Beauty Company in Brooklyn /Queens area about 35 years ago? If so,she once introduced me to you .She said you were eager to pursue playing drums or you had already started. I am a drummer,too..still playing ..met and took several lessons from the great Idris Muhammad,and grew up heavily influenced by Steve Gadd and Harvey Mason...I also attended Drummers Collective in N.Y.C.around 1977-1979...hope all is well with you/yours...looking forward to your response....Best,Mike.

[@pvillez]

I'm not even a drummer but keep coming back to your videos as you offer such clear and deep concepts of rhythm. I've never played Swing or had a desire too, but am now gonna take that dog for a walk, regularly. Thank you!

[@KinoHaitsma]

Great lesson, very good teacher, compliments!

[@houseal]

I've been playing for decades but for some reason this technique has always been a mystery to me. Great lesson, very helpful!

[@christianscott6963]

This great!! Two things that one needs to play brushes:1) pair of brushes, 2) coated heads!! And if your gonna walk the dog you don't need a dog, in this case ;) For reals though: get some fresh snare heads... That's where the volume is too! The textured heads amplify the scratch and "white noise/crashing wave sound"

[@daanie1998]

Such a great lesson, keep smiling everyone! 🌈

[@michaelbill123]

Great, straight forward instruction. I learned a lot!!!

[@tmaddrummer]

Greg, what you're teaching is important, but how you're teaching is superb! Thanks and Blessings!

[@jedidrummerjake]

You are a wonderful instructor!

[@roundyhead8532]

Well Demonstrated...On the Ball!!!😀😀😀

[@JC-sj2pd]

Great lesson! Thank you.

[@julesmonen1896]

Papa Jo

[@robertgreen3702]

Great lesson. Thanks!

[@GeoffClapp-up7oy]

HUTCH!!

[@mcphagejosephmagaole78]

Finally I can learn to use my brushes, thank you very much Open Studio and Greg.

[@tomcarr4630]

Phenomenal brush lesson!

[@petr.agapov]

Master

[@bas919]

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭... I thought he was gonna sing the tutorial.

[@MrFchank]

Very helpful lesson

[@noeliadurand7212]

Buenísimo el video, muchas gracias! Saludos desde Mendoza, Argentina

[@attiliosylvio2799]

What kind of coated snare head is best for the brushes?

[@blujay9191]

Just the regular Remo Ambassador or Evans G1 .. but the Evans calftone heads are especially nice for brushes

[@yekri2398]

To resume, think walk around the clock😊

[@LTColumbOX]

Nice lesson. Thanks

[@chewgumer]

A neglected art but beautifully explained here.

[@catchme123581321]

the camera focus is on the cymbals and not on Greg

[@さわちん-z2v]

I found great lesson videos.😌

[@FadjarMoeljarto]

Nice n smooth 🥁👌

[@R_Ultraloud]

Thank you. I'll buy my brushes asap.

[@alejandropizarro3970]

Thanks ✌️👍👋

[@airamsouza411]

Thank you!!

[@PeartDisicple481]

Thank you

[@teresaskinner5401]

Thank you so much 💕

[@LeakyJAZZ]

I’ve learned to brush by necessity, and I’ve learned to imply that basic “walk the dog” pattern just by how I brush the head, without really lifting the brush. When I see these videos, I always see drummers taping the head, and when I try it, it sounds dumb, or not as cool as the way I do it. I’m inclined to believe that this drummer knows a lot more than me, but obviously I’m missing something.

[@josephs5587]

I’ve always heard from many amazing drummers that with brushes, you should just imitate what you hear, not necessarily what you see. The sound is what matters the most, and if you’re able to get a satisfying sound using whatever technique is comfortable for you, then you’re doing it right.

[@LeakyJAZZ]

@@josephs5587 well cool

[@teresaskinner5401]

Greg is great 🙂

[@reginaldbarnes632]

So helpful. Played all my life but never quite learned proper brush technique. And you understand the importance of smiling!

[@jasper36]

I've always found "walk the dog" to be misleading. A more accurate phonetic representation would be "Dog, the walk" right?

[@rhythmfield]

No. But what would make more sense is: DOG-walk-the dog-walk-the 1 2 and 3 4 and - starting on “walk“ starts you on beat FOUR - for a beginner or new, start on beat ONE.