How To Develop Your Drumming Flow

[@dennisagresti9367]

Love your teaching style. Recently 'discovered' you (thank you YT algorithm!). Watched a few of yours, as well as countless vids by so many drum teachers I've followed for many years. Gotta say the concept behind this is simply wonderful, and I love your explanations. Well done!!! ....and THANK YOU

[@bluemoon6579]

Totally beyond!

[@thibodaux3424]

By far the most helpful thing for me that addressed a lot of this was going through Gary Chaffee's Sticking Patterns book. Once you internalize how the A, B , C stickings feel in 4/4 it really frees you up and gets your flow happening. Many of those 5 and 7 note groupings come out naturally. You don't think about them, they just happen.

[@PeterKeyJeffery]

All your lessons are great but this one is especially so. I love the analogy and, you are right, we should aim to be freely drumming as if it were a conversation in tune with other musicians around us. Thanks for the direction and inspiration. Peter (One ageing rocker)

[@keiththehawk6512]

I watched quite a few of your videos I’ll have to say that’s your best one ! Honestly as a teacher also I spend time looking to challenge students with concepts not just pre set licks as well as myself a life long student also I find it way more beneficial to learn concepts to then improvise at various tempos and subdivision as you’ve demonstrated here . Get that mileage 👍

[@DaveMajor]

Thanks mate! This is the end goal to me. Every thing i teach to students and practice myself leads to doing this better! Glad you liked it

[@minime5380]

Great stuff Dave, like the transition to unconscious grouping and drum face when it gets tough. Thanks 🙏

[@andreasbreitwieser1449]

true ! nice exercise !

[@DaveMajor]

Thank you. Hope you give it a try and it trips you up! 😉

[@samuelmonk2816]

Unreal! Cannot wait to practice this and show it to all of my students. Amazing content, I loved your honesty as an educator and the clarity of everything from your script to how this is shot and paced. Excited to see more 🤙🏼

[@RubenDrums812]

Thank you 😊

[@DaveMajor]

You are welcome 👊

[@TheDivergentDrummer]

Love this video. Just a note, rehearsing conversations and scripting them out is all an autistic person does...literally all the time. But what you are saying makes perfect sense, because it perfectly explains how my pattern of playing has evolved. Great video! Edit: 12:41 I FEEL your pain. I had to laugh. I'm working that kink out now. Feels less like I'm stepping on jello now.