Gina Knight - Cha Cha Cha for Drumset

[@thomaslgrice]

Thank you. I had a seniors' dance gig last night (NYE). We were a 3 piece plus female vocal doing mostly jazz standards. The week before, at the run through, I learned the pianist was into cha cha for our instrumentals. I can play clave, bosa nova, and rhumba, but the only experience I had with cha cha was 8th grade band back in the 60's. Your video gave me a very simple, yet distinctive rhythm to play. We did Tea for Two and Never on Sunday. People danced and had a good time. 🙂

[@Mychannel377]

Very happy to hear that!! Fantastic! It's a noble thing to play for dancers... I'll bet you hit it out of the park, and I'll bet they loved it! Happy 2024 and thanks for writing!

[@alejandroaguirre7696]

excellent sound thanks for the grooves and very nice teacher greetings

[@BradAllenDrumsKansasCity]

Good video Gina. Thanks for including the reference to the hand percussion, and showing where the drum-set beat came from.

[@Mychannel377]

:) Thanks Brad!!

[@markperlman8384]

I am glad you are showing how to play cross stick correctly. Too many pro drums are playing it incorrectly. Hopefully none the new drummers will copy them.

[@dawnrandall3830]

I'm very new to drumming and you really helped me to get started with Latin style. Thanks for a great video Gina!

[@MrAlex1476]

Saludos desde Puerto Rico, Excelente explicación. Greetings from Puerto Rico excellent explanation..!

[@wojciechpanow9723]

Beautiful and amazing :) Thank you for all lessons!

[@evelynmerchant3420]

You are a great teacher! Thank you so much chika!

[@Mychannel377]

+Evelyn Merchant Thank you Evelyn! :)

[@joecanzano]

Thanks! I've learned quite a few grooves from your videos.

[@jeffscott4692]

Cool lesson my friend! I'll try this tomorrow. xo

[@stefanoinmusic]

Great Gina! Great drummer and great teacher! :-)

[@Mychannel377]

Hahaaa…grazie my friend! xoxo

[@markielinhart]

Far out! Great lesson thankyou so much👏👏✌️🇦🇺

[@khacthang]

So lovely!!!

[@tonymarino7391]

Fantastic! Nice job Gina.

[@drumyogi9281]

I love your channel. Thank you for all of the great videos. Subbed!

[@dannytoys]

great lesson, easy to follow, clear, useful.

[@clrzcc2514]

please always posting video and give me drum lessons, i learn from you! :) many thanks !! success for your life :)

[@Mychannel377]

Nadya Clearinza :)

[@kindnick58]

Great drum tone! Killer kick

[@Mychannel377]

Hey, Thanks!!

[@kindnick58]

I'm trying to learn this ChaCha, I feel like a spaz

[@andresinfa]

Great Video Gina..Many thanks!!

[@Mychannel377]

andresinfa Thank you for watching and commenting! :)

[@ejames6431]

Very Cool! 😎

[@bonzomio]

Buongiorno, Gina! Long time. Great lesson! Michael from Omaha.

[@phongvu4544]

[@Mychannel377]

[@USA_365]

Great ! Thank you very much for this awesome video. Great instruction. Very clear and so easy to understand. Thank you again for good works Giny ! :) :)

[@Mychannel377]

+Kenny Vu :) ;) Thank you Kenny!

[@jungacayan7805]

great tutorial like it,,,,,,,,anyway what Artist Band and the name of the Song played at the last part Audio,,it's a cha cha beat,,,,,,,i like also that Song

[@ronnyraygunz8718]

hi, gina! I really am impressed by the way you take the time to reply to comments that are posted. thanks. I have a request. have you made any videos about playing with brushes? if not, please do sometime. hope you are well!

[@Mychannel377]

+Ronald Sperrazza Hi Ron!!! Thank you so much for writing -- I enjoy communicating with anyone that appreciates my little videos. ;) Yes! Actually......I have about a 12 minute video on brushes. It is #7 "Bonus Features" here -------> drumlessonsgirl.com/store Take care, Ron xoxo

[@ericz7320]

Ronald Sperrazza I

[@God_gods_godly]

Your Great video is unpublic...I loved them.

[@Mychannel377]

+Space Battleship Tomato !! ヽ(^ ^)/ ( Japan ) everything is for sale on www.gkdrums.com/store $12.00 I can send you the whole collection of youtube videos :)

[@23_khonsue]

so good.

[@allaboutyeshua2606]

Great drummer

[@DrumswithLisa]

Great lesson Gina!

[@Mychannel377]

:) Yay!

[@35mmonrose]

thank you!

[@jungacayan7805]

very nice Tutorial,,,by the way what is the name of the Artist and the name of that Song track at the end Audio of your Video,,,it Cha cha song i think

[@MrAncoy]

yeaaa great cha cha cha mama ... owesome !!

[@odilia4349]

You're the best!!!!

[@HUSHMONEYBAND]

You should do a "The Amen break" tutorial if you haven't already..yr lessons r really helpful

[@Mychannel377]

Michael Cullen :)

[@Julie-jq1sy]

Your pretty, and great hand percussion techniques. Now I know how the hands look while playing. Usually the hand percussions are behind the singers etc. so I can't see how they do it. I also liked the way your toms sounded. Well played.

[@Duongvanviet85]

Very good .

[@pablobobadilla1444]

Nice Work lmL

[@mr.santana6145]

You gotta come do a clinic in San Diego Sam ash music store!!

[@wttw4942]

Hi Gina. Try this. Do the clave 2-3 on the cross, same stuff you are doing with the hat, don't change it. Then try to put the kick on the 3 and 4 beats only, just for the heck of it. Then let me know. Cheers! Great video.

[@robertboney4493]

Good,clear teaching.

[@garyfoutch5974]

Gina Knight.. all other vids from various people.. tried yours first.. didn't get it.. it was ;late long day way tired.. all the rest Failed.. so went back today after trying a 2 conga double paradiddle with: sounds ok to me.. except, I'd be trying to teach my fellow vets at VA rec therapy/drum therapy session 1-2pm one day a week.. so had to K.I.S.S...the 4& with the paradiddle (LL)..simplified it.Tried alt : ;@ the beginning first half measure..*(1-2&) R-(r)-L- with accents on the LRL.. . Accented the 2, Open tone..ghosted the 3 &/rr..Then the 4&/LL (altogether R,r-L- rr-LL) and it rocks Thank you again.. my group is already used to the Latin R-L-R-L with accents on the LRL thing.. ..got a compliment from a fellow Vet when he wanted me to play a Bossa Nova ..I had intro'd it to them a week before.. and he liked it.. I was asked to sing something to make it more musical.. I brought a boom box with Santana album played a song with Michelle Branch that day too.. *(never figured all the group could keep the beat with a recording.. not true.. everyone did pretty good.. I planned on just listening then trying the drum beats.. but amazing it was all good.) I sang Girl From Epa Nema.. hummed it kinda and it worked ok.. I am only a member of the group( about ten of us) not a teacher.. we had fun that day. I love the Bossa Nova

[@garyfoutch5974]

edit.. I didn't play RR LRL on the 1 2& .. but R-R-L _rr LL(3&4&)

[@adrian96239]

cha cha chaaaa me gustan los ritmos que haces :p

[@Mychannel377]

:-D

[@adrian96239]

Gina Knight (Y)

[@juanchisgomez]

GUIRO, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH WEIRDO!! HAHAHA! LOVE IT

[@avatacron60]

Oh, that was hilarious, yeah.

[@kindnick58]

Great posture and one SERIOUS cowbell stand!

[@Mychannel377]

Hahaa….funny Nic ;)

[@ryanricks]

neat. i always wondered what that twisty thing was.

[@Mychannel377]

:)

[@Sanguine_Addiction]

Hi Gina, have you ever used Axis bass drum pedals before? I have an old pair of DW7000s that I'm looking to upgrade. The Axis have stellar reviews but they're very expensive. Would love to hear your thoughts! Hope all is well.

[@chico2012able]

Gina can you demo the jazz swing? Please

[@sebastienlopezmassoni8107]

Thanx for your explanations!!

[@TheMrdavidlangley]

You're Awesome!!!!

[@Mychannel377]

TheMrDavidLangley :) :) Thank you!!

[@TheMrdavidlangley]

Your Welcome!!!

[@TheMrdavidlangley]

Gina Knight Your Welcome!!

[@lexus10041]

beautiful......

[@serkanozgur2257]

thank you.

[@giovanafelix9321]

Obrigado pela aula. Você é incrível e também é muito bonita!

[@JacquesMilman]

Gina, why all your excellent tutorial videos have disappeared from KZbin? This is a pity, I liked them very much.

[@Mychannel377]

+Jacques Milman Thanks for digging my videos Jacques! I appreciate that very much. If you are interested, I have a lot of other material available on my website --> www.gkdrums.com/store

[@musicfan712]

Great lesson. Is it possible for you to do a lesson on singing and playing the drums at the same time? How many instruments do you play? Would you ever play the alto saxophone?

[@johninvirginia7779]

Can you play the clave in the presentation

[@NelsonRiverosMusic]

Can I find some of this notated?

[@recardorecardo1871]

This should be, in every school on the planet with such same natural friendly teaching discipline, advance the soul LTD

[@Jburjan1]

COOL.

[@marcel911]

Do you thin she has enough cables there? :)

[@rihirdo]

i love litin rhytims , !! oh and you are beautifull

[@johnnystepsis5296]

Hi Gina, can we have the mambo video, please?

[@guillermoibarrapasos5658]

con que grupo toca como se llama

[@Carlosconga]

For not being a güiro or conga player, I still appreciated the demonstrations! Very helpful for someone to understand their importance when learning chachachá. Just a quick tip-- your bass drum pattern is not incorrect, but it is a more American pop/jazz chacha interpretation. Try playing on the "and of beat 2" and the "down beat of 4", and I think you'll be happier with the way that it grooves with the bass guitar and clave. Saludos! +Gina Knight

[@Mychannel377]

YES!!

[@jonascarrillo8699]

What happened to all your other videos? for example the samba one?

[@Mychannel377]

+Jonás Carrillo Hi Jonas -- everything is for sale on www.gkdrums.com/store I suggest you get the Latin Chapter. It has the Samba and Bossa Nova, and it is $2.99 Thanks!! :) :)

[@garyfoutch5974]

Jonas.. Her video is to the right on the line up..

[@FabioRotondodrums]

Great Job Gina! The drummer in this case must think like a percussionist!

[@Mychannel377]

That is right Fabio! :) Yes -

[@alvarogomezortiz2393]

con todo respeto un abrazote y un besote bien grandote por su espectacularida en este video niceeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@Mychannel377]

+Alvaro Gómez Ortiz :) :)

[@guillomartillhoz2181]

¿cuándo es la boda?... yo estoy listo.

[@oscarpena4581]

Nice Gina :)

[@Mychannel377]

oscar peña ;-) Thanks!

[@psychozulu]

You've got to change your evil ways, Baby!

[@SAHBfan]

Curios: Why do you play conga left handed? :-o Are you left handed?

[@Mychannel377]

+SAHBfan Actually right handed.....self taught on the conga, so that's just how I taught myself ;)

[@elnomanchs9546]

you'd call the "congas" it's Spanish, not Greek. Love how I can tell you really love and repect Latin American music and culture. Un abrazo.

[@Mychannel377]

+Alexandro Rebollo XOXOX Thank you! :)

[@elnomanchs9546]

+Gina Knight ☺

[@nojnoj3069]

You are gorgeous.

[@ratanabc6258]

Ok

[@Gruuvin1]

You've got a lot to offer here, and it all grooves. May I suggest you loosen your wrists. Less stiff, more finesse. ;) Check out the Moeller method.

[@therealKINDLE]

Guess What? I Gotta FEVER. And the only prescription... is more COWBELL!!

[@Mychannel377]

+KINDLE ;-)

[@chopperking007]

Now I'm even more in love with you dam it.

[@technotommy72]

Thank You so much for making me better....[ & being hot too ! ]...lol

[@Mychannel377]

:-D :-D

[@xandudicanda6303]

You know that "Guantanamera" is a guajira, and not a chachachá, right?

[@raulmontesdeoca7843]

Great lesson, and that's coming from a Cuban drummer lol.

[@robertramirez8492]

Gina, no not congi just conga's.

[@mateomaderas5504]

Your mic setup has a weird echo on it. I feel like a dog is licking my ear :S