How to Build a Drum Solo Using Motivic Development

Master drummer Sherrie Maricle shows you how to use small rhythmic fragments to develop interesting drum solos and to draw a full range of colors and sounds out of your drum kit!
Learn more by visit the Jazz Academy at academy.jazz.org
Sherrie Maricle - Drums
Noriko Ueda - Bass
Eric Suquet - Director
Bill Thomas - Director of Photography
Aaron Chandler - Sound Engineer
Richard Emery - Assistant Producer
Seton Hawkins - Producer
Recorded August 5, 2015

[@SherrieMaricleMusic]

Hi Everyone...Thank you for your comments! I actually did intend to play "straight" on the D.B. and swing the upbeats...I forgot to explain that as an option for phrasing.

[@hugo54758]

You have a talent for speaking! It's as if you could see us when you spoke to the camera, very impressive

[@bradlii]

OMG... Sherrie is actually here on KZbin commenting? This is unreal. There is a God.

[@ivanjaquez]

Thanks for the info Sherie!

[@mynameislarryman1234]

This lady makes me smile

[@domo1129]

I appreciate you mentioning me, I'm proud of you....Thank you. xo, Adam

[@michellezito5542]

LOVE this, from one lady drummer to another...THANKS!

[@madebythebird]

Favourite teacher of all time. So fun, concise and clear and no ego splashing all around the toms LOL!

[@spammypigglet4927]

This video shows how rare it is for great players to actually be great teachers. Its NOT the same thing. She is both!

[@markielinhart]

Sherrie, when I started drumming only five months ago I skipped quarter notes and when straight to sixteenths (and eighths). I didn’t realise the importance of quarters. Now I do so thank you a whole lot‼️✌️🌻

[@elijahr_1998]

These two ladies are absolutely killing it! Love this video!

[@FatsacksAllday]

I love this lady, she seems so chill! thanks for the upload.

[@shiritzhaki5333]

Everything's flamming!

[@bradlii]

Sherrie, your passion and enthusiasm are incredibly moving and inspirational. THANK YOU for what you do and who you are. I mean it. Another great and very useful lecture.

[@JasonDeCristofaro]

Great concept! Excellent lesson - thank you Sherrie!

[@drumtwo4seven]

There's some sort of like delay or something on the drums where each individual single hit sounds like a flam... also some reverb as well. Strange. Skip to 2:04 for the concept 4:35 for an actual playng example

[@bobbytyler8008]

This is great, Ive been on it all day.. Thankyou Sherrie..

[@papapoodo6685]

I have a new favorite teacher! Very informative, talented, inspirational and LIKABLE!! Thank you!

[@lukasjouck5070]

This is literally amazing this lesson is sooooo helpfull. I always threw thousants of notes in my solos but after this video I realized how to practise a solid solo wich just sound nice!!! Thanks to this chanel:;-)

[@JoaquinAhumada]

I really, really love this lady. Absolutely cool drummer and teacher.

[@nrauschermusic]

Holy cow she studied with Nusbaum? That's awesome! And I love her lessons on here. So we'll explained and demonstrated

[@raffaelehuang8360]

Excellent lesson. Drum sounds great too!

[@ralphdurgaram7641]

Great stuff Sherrie! The filosophie behind the drum is just as important as the technique.

[@brianchisnell1548]

Philosophy?

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Cool, love your work!!

[@aavila1206]

Wonderful bassist

[@630977]

Tks....many many tks - u are a great teacher....!!

[@tstormheter652]

So good

[@philipmcevoy7206]

Love this

[@claudiacostemusica]

Great lesson!

[@kurttoy5035]

What a performance! Love you gentlewomen!

[@paolocarl2473]

very good. thanks

[@thiagobrandaoaraujo]

wow! THANK YOU

[@isopropyltoxicity]

jazz drumming is my favorite drumming

[@nathanokeefe5480]

Kameron Waddell i dont listen to jazz but i love playing it because of the laidback feel with solos and fills

[@dibach70]

Terrific!

[@timchurchill1166]

PLEASE COULD YOU TELL ME WHAT KIT THAT IS SOUNDS LOVELY

[@bourbonlover2713]

great job.....

[@robbyboy03]

Nice style. Got a great for jazz. I love that ride cymbal. What is it? I can see it is Sabian with 3 rivits but it has a nice pitch.

[@JulianFernandez]

Nice touch

[@mr.z9609]

Why is it that Sherrie is playing swung 8th notes when the figure starts on an upbeat, but straight when the figure starts on a downbeat? Is that intentional?

[@AlexMusic_51]

Crazy flamming with one hand. :)

[@johnpenney5429]

I'm not so sure she was doing that. There was kind of an inherit "slap" in the room that gave it that flamming sound. In fact I found it a little distracting. If she were playing in a deader or dryer room I don't think it would have been so pronounced.

[@dizzolve]

She swing pretty nice .......I like the bass player

[@odaydrums]

I love this! Please check your levels volume wise. I have everything CRANKED and its still low I am some what deaf from playing but NOT that deaf. The user can always turn down but NOT up.

[@gonzalobarreiro3990]

Genious!

[@leeschmitz993]

I prefer minimalist solos, and I've always looked up to drummers who perform that way. Much more musical!

[@maxhousein]

I like Norico )

[@tomstark5285]

And again, someone making me wish I played like a girl! Well with work, perhaps I will!

[@christianthomson5680]

Is there any way you could spare the details on recording this kit? it sounds amazing, im not sure if it's just due to jazz style or microphones used.

[@CZRaS]

thats the way she plays the drums

[@mikederderian2009]

That was beautiful. how would that look on a chart?

[@StompL7]

ear bro please. ear

[@Handles-R-Lame]

+StompL7 I think it'd be in parentheses saying something like "dynamics?" But I well could be completely absurd as well. Likely the latter.

[@JBmusicart]

Mike Derderian exactly how she described it.

[@klausesser1250]

🥰😘Very good!

[@Milewskige]

Maybe it's my computer, but I am having a hard time hearing the bass. (I know this is a drum tutorial, but I still think the bass needs to be a little bit louder in the mix.)

[@paulysci925]

you're pretty dope sherrie! ;)

[@m0j0b0ne]

Great rhythm section! Are you available for hire? :D

[@timchurchill1166]

hello Sherrie what yamaha is that sounds lovely Tim

[@vladimirlopez7840]

Tim Churchill I believe it’s just a stage custom set. Nothing crazy. Great players will sound great regardless of gear. This shell kit is probably only $650 or so. The snare is not expensive either. Her playing however is priceless.

[@mrbtapir]

when she says 'trading 8s' is that doing 8 bars soloing each?

[@dca8821]

Yes

[@nicolasfrossard4315]

How dyou do that flam with 1 hand??

[@samteague2342]

The BoSS let the stroke bounce then choke up

[@richardgonzalez2698]

Sweet Jesus that snare drum

[@nielsmyrner]

...every one of these I'm thinking OK I get it yeah... then I'm like holy sh*t it swings so hard... wtf is that!

[@joryv1]

What Yamaha kit is that? Yamaha Bop Kit?

[@en5114]

Yamaha Stage Custom Bebop

[@dca8821]

Adam Nussbaum must have had a profound influence on her because her way of moving while playing time is very similar to Adams

[@jeffreyalexander7504]

After you posted, I watched and you're right she plays with the same movements. Good student and good teacher.....

[@dca8821]

And then again Adam was obviously very strongly influenced by Elvin!

[@gretschludwigdrummer209]

I thought she was being rude @ 5:05 ?

[@briannabackman8299]

Gretsch Drummer you thought that was her middle finger ? xD

[@GrumpyStormtrooper]

Brianna Backman in the UK showing the back of the hand with those two fingers open is just like showing the middle finger

[@thecubetoaster5425]

Gretsch Drummer I

[@kultigin]

How quickly they forgot once across the ocean :)

[@nathanhackworthme]

Gretsch Drummer

[@MarioCalzadaMusic]

That’s a lot of Elvin

[@ericcoleman6281]

Dw !!

[@peteywheatstraws4909]

A little rudimentary for what I'm doing, but very thorough, understandable, and wonderfully melodic.

[@JBmusicart]

Jazz, it ain't Square, no music from Louisiana is...

[@PaulPaul-jw7jx]

Can’t hear the bass unfortunately... as a bass player myself (electric), I shed a tear... ;)

[@MrGranitoman]

use earphones or headphones, i can hear the bass quite good and nice, the bass player is amazing