How to Play Lion Dance Drum

5 Elements: Drums and Lion Dance Crew
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How to play the Lion Dance Drum - With Counting (beats)!
(3-Star)
With VJ =)
There are many different variations and styles for lion dance drumming, and drummers continue to create and innovate new ways to play the beat.
This video shows how we play one variation of the drum at 5 Elements. It is a basic version, and there are many variations that can be done in all the sections. Ex: Each section can be dragged on longer to accommodate the Lion's actions in a routine.
It was recorded in a small room. Apologies for the echo.
Part 2: Variations: • Lion Dance Drum - Vari...
9/5/2015

[@benc.1832]

Notes to help a bit. 0:13 Lion Bow: Short Version Rolling -> Slam/ Mute x3 0:19 Opening: Side Clacks 1 123 12 0:21 Short#1: 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 123 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 123 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 mute* 1 (x3) 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 123 1 2 1 1 2 1 (2/mute/slam) Transition Clack Short #2 and #3 are the same as Short #1 (repeated) 1:25 Eating: Mainly rolling, but also depends on the routine. Can add loud and soft effect 1:35 Eating pt2: Played when lion eats something. Ex: Lion eats food. Clack 1 Slam x3 1:39 Eating pt3: Lion swallows food Slam slower hits, merging back into rolling Amount played depends on routine 1:57 Eating pt4: The Reveal Clack 1 Slam x3 2:00 Long Drum transition: 1 123 12 2:02 Long drum: 1 2 3 4 1 1234 1 2 1 2 1 1234 1 2 x5 1 1 1234 12 1 1234 12 2:11 Long Drum merges into Short Drum: 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 123 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 123 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 mute* 1 (x3) 123 123 123 1 123 1 2 1 1 2 1 (2/mute/slam) 2:30 Ending Bow: Rolling -> Slam/Mute x3 2:36 Close: Clack 1 Slam/mute

[@5elementsld]

Thanks for your support and help!

[@yourdog6412]

Imagine being a neighbor and hearing the loud drum

[@yuhengchong8033]

😂

[@sasquatchdonut2674]

Personally I’d like it

[@mohddalibinzali1165]

I'm okay with that. I use to live next door by a group of musicians. Plus every drummers always knew their limits how & when to played the drums.. Neighbors just dont take it seriously. The karaoke it self much worse than drumming alone. So i choose to love that.

[@stephenplayz4624]

I dance with my diy lion dance costume with this tutorial

[@futsanflier4422]

Thank you for uploading this, I have just started learning drumming too

[@5elementsld]

Thanks for the support! Keep in mind different styles have different drumming beats. This one is more Futsan 3-star style.

[@futsanflier4422]

Yes, that's true! I'm not sure which style exactly the drumming is in our group but I do recognise a lot of these rhythms

[@aurorauplinks]

Cool thanks for teaching, I am not too good at remembering names and exact formulaes, but the sound of this will probably stick with me, thank you. I really enjoy the way ancient China and Japan have used drums in their music so deeply. It's not something I would have appreciated long ago, but its really grown on me with appreciating certain Asian media.

[@DavidGonzalez-kd4jq]

Excuse me, what's the size of the drum?

[@deathdealer6347]

0:19

[@FreddiesModernKungFu]

Great tutorial, thank you.

[@5elementsld]

+Freddie's Modern Kung Fu You are very welcome!

[@brendon.zxlfn0q2_10]

There are many ways to play Lion Dance Drumming, there are Hok San, Fut San, Fut Hok, Hong Kong, Vietnmese and Many many more, but I believe this one you are playing could be Choy Lee Fut,

[@QQ-ze1rx]

thank you , now i can play lion dance drum

[@charkienguyen]

Tbh you can’t really learn it like this. If your trying to learn my best advice is to just listen to it and copy

[@5elementsld]

We found with our students that they all learn the drum differently. Some learn by listening, some learn by "singing" the beat, and some learn by counting numbers. Do what's best for you =).

[@amigolling2953]

bro tru asff that’s what I do

[@carrolltee5906]

Good luck

[@aura-pprenti2301]

Thank you!!! I'm actually learning this for our school Chinese need year parade... I have to work seriously!

[@joanneer8488]

😊

[@GersonMera]

Alguien tiene la partitura ?

[@100billiondollarman8]

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[@RedandblackDog]

This helped me alot thank you

[@5elementsld]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@romulovelonza7865]

how can you see the numbers!!!:o did you memories it?

[@5elementsld]

+Romulo Velonza The numbers are just counting the beats to help make learning the drum easier. You can really count them anyway you want, whatever helps you learn =).

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

This is for both Hok-San and Fut-San Lion Dances, right?

[@5elementsld]

+U2Yes 1DNo VGCP Yes, you can use this beat for both Hok-san and Fut-san dances. This drum is more 3-star with a small 7-star element in it. Many teams mix drums together for their Lion Dance. Though, for competition (pole/jongs) the drum style used more often is the 7-star drum.

[@u2yes1dnoedcpsabrinakittyb2]

Ah, thanks! Even though I don't lion dance (I would like to one day), this beat is excellent!

[@phenylmusic]

+U2Yes 1DNo VGCP Yes, but however there are the common drum routines for Hok San and Fut San lion dance too.

[@phenylmusic]

And I would recommend you use those common drum routines for the specific types of lion if you do have a troupe

[@KCECC-ActiveHealthyAgeing]

Thanks. Great tutorial n instructions

[@5elementsld]

+K Chin Thank-you for visiting!

[@radiantmoon5792]

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