How to use Ted Reed’s Syncopation - Episode #1 jazz basics

How to use Ted Reed’s Syncopation - jazz basics
Here we take a look at adapting Syncopation for the Modern Drummer to jazz time playing.
3 examples are looked at to get you started in freeing up your limbs against the jazz ride pattern.

[@skylarbuttecali7118]

One of the most underrated drum videos on KZbin.. I watched this about a year ago and it completely changed the way I drum for the better and built my foundation for jazz/swing. Thank you, sir 🤝

[@peppercrack5211]

I love this style of teaching. Every little section is something you can spend hours practicing. You definitely should start making vids again!

[@leemurray9330]

Oh man. Here it is. I found it. The video that explains what I've been doing wrong for a fortnight. I APPRECIATE YOU MAN. This is awesome. Ill pull syncopation out of the recycling pile now and get the drum kit set up again haha

[@Nijoto]

Thank you, man. This really is the only video I've seen that explains Ted Reed's book in the way I think it is meant to be used. So helpful!

[@farshimelt]

That was well presented; no BS and excellent examples played at a tempo that is easily achievable.

[@robbryan7693]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed

[@neotake2278]

Thank you Sir. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos. You helped me out!

[@robertosilveira2384]

Great lesson! THANK you for this Mr. Ryan

[@nicolascodreanu5035]

This video was incredibely educative. The way you explain that was insane. Thank you

[@robbryan7693]

Thank you for the kind words

[@user-ub6hd3nd4l]

I got that book in 1965....I still use it in my teaching 100 different ways....................Ralph Onofrio

[@trewgodell]

It would be amazing if you would bring this series back! Just in the few video lessons I’ve seen, I’ve gotten more out of it, than any other jazz drumming videos on KZbin! Much thanks!

[@robbryan7693]

Tim Gold thanks for watching!!!! I’m planning on doing more I’ve just been incredible short on time over the past year. More will be coming soon!

[@jezcladdakajc.mtdrums8677]

Two things I like about your lesson, developing the ability to play in a certain style and later on how you focus on the dynamics when playing a jazz pattern. Nice job. Not a book I have used yet, but certainly interested now.

[@crossfitexcalibur]

jcladd.musictutor thanks for the kind words.....more videos to follow soon (I’ve had a bit of a lay off)

[@akdrumster]

holy moly...glad I (finally) happened along. play'n jazz pattern on the ride while banging out the snare pattern with the bass drum (what!) great stuff. now to get busy

[@robbryan7693]

yes!!!! give us an update on your progress!!!!

[@akdrumster]

@@robbryan7693 hi Robb...page 31 for past few weeks, @ 120 bpm & reckon I'm ready to turn the page . THX!

[@davidosborn146]

I began my drum studies in 1967 with Maurice Miller and this book is where it all started for me. Strange to see that book again, great video.

[@simonmodig]

I love these videos! Keep it up!

[@tico117]

Thank you so much, all this information is very very useful. Glad you shared :)

[@robbryan7693]

Thanks for checking it out!!

[@kristapspucens]

Great explaination! Thank you!

[@AntiMAGA4Ever]

Thanks. Some very helpful suggestions.

[@anonpreeya4104]

This is awesome man!!

[@nirhakim7324]

thank you for this, Robb

[@MS-lc8xl]

Such a great book

[@diegocanton6291]

Very cool...new breed 2 + syncopation ..nuclear!!..regards to Argentina

[@bernardrooney105]

Love the nuts and bolts simplicity.

[@robbryan7693]

thank you!

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Thank you! Subbed

[@Lokyata666]

Good job dude!

[@whatswans]

fantastic. great imagination. any more videos coming?

[@jamesconnors5653]

Thank you much.

[@mikemaroney6688]

Great playing. Awesome dynamics. I really love your right side dry ride cymbal. Please tell what make and model and size of that ride cymbal. Thanks.

[@farshimelt]

It looks and sounds like a Dream, 22" flat, dry ride. You can hear a lot of them on you tube and they all sound great. About half the price of the other guys.

[@wilcojeff]

Thank you

[@Han-Solo459]

Great video.

[@robbryan7693]

Thank you for watching

[@charleskennedy3351]

Great thanks ck

[@ahmeteminerbay5095]

Thanks!

[@simonezangari1306]

Great

[@BrasildeJesus72]

Bom dia. E pode alternar os compassos, combinando com HiHat, bass drum, snare e ride, não necessariamente nessa ordem.

[@jaumepp1975]

Yeah man!!!

[@patriciarios8443]

why did i feel like you were gonna scream "not quite my tempo" at any moment lmao anyway, great video

[@drakeondrums]

Lol

[@JulianFernandez]

thanks

[@mattkanter1729]

Very nice . Question please- what is the meaning of ‘system’ that you mentioned?

[@PatrickManzecchi]

Which pages and which exercises are you interpretating? Please precise in your descriptions. Thanx!

[@crossfitexcalibur]

Patrick Manzecchi this is page 37 (was mentioned in video) the first 40 bar exercise. But....you can use this with any of the quarter note or 8th note exercises

[@scottwebber4394]

Left hand time and right hand line on the snare is getting smoke to come out of my ears. I will have to work on this. Thanks for the lesson.

[@robbryan7693]

Scott Webber thanks for watching! Just take your time with the exercise you’ll get it.....and it’s worth it😀

[@blujay2084]

No smoke for me but hopefully my eyes will uncross sometime today.

[@gameplayti2909]

Thanks a lot for this great intro to page 37. One question, ¿How do we aproach the previous pages from the method? I'm kind of lost with those. Thanks again.

[@andrewschmal6004]

I would like to know as well

[@michaellitt1819]

Great video and cymbals! And your playing is super smooth. What models/sizes are they?

[@robbryan7693]

Hey sorry for the late reply. They are all Dream Cymbals 15” bliss hats 22” dark matter flat earth 22” bliss paper thin

[@sarinsahil]

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for this lesson. What are the rules of sticking for playing only the accents on the snare? (In an alternating fashion: All the DOWNBEATS on the right hand and all the LETS on the left?) What will be the sticking logic if one also had to play the TRIP that occurs? eg: Bar: | 1 - TRIP - LET , -- -- LET , -- TRIP -- , 4 -- -- :|| What will be the sticking for such a bar, playing with both the right and left hand in an alternating manner without playing any ghost notes? Thank you!

[@robbryan7693]

Sahil Sarin do mean playing hand to hand triplets? As in a single stroke? Just making sure I understand your question. If this is what you mean, than beats 1&3 all accents would be with the right hand beats 2&4 accents would be with the left hand.....if this isn’t what you mean please elaborate

[@sarinsahil]

@@robbryan7693 Thank you very much for your response! Apologies for not elaborating on it enough. For the purpose of clarity -- = Rest and 1 or TRIP or LET is the note being played in the given bar written in 4/4 and the rate of notes is all triplets without any accents. The notes to be played in the bar, in this case are, | 1 - TRIP - LET , -- -- LET , -- TRIP -- , 4 -- -- :|| . -For the sticking, we are looking at all single strokes on Right and Left hand played on the snare or a pad (same sound) only and no double strokes. Question: 1) What will the sticking be for the above bar? 2) What are the rules for the sticking with singles strokes (no doubles) right and left hand when playing such a bar with multiple rests on say a snare or a par with no orchestration intended? Does one follow the sticking of hand to hand triplets (RLR, LRL, RLR, LRL) to play all the notes and just skip the hand where the rest falls in that triple beat? Thank you for your time! :)

[@robbryan7693]

Sahil Sarin okay so what you mean is just playing it as written with a swing interpretation? You could stick this however you like!!! There are no rules....depends on where my hands are and the sound I want to hear....nothing more!!!! If you NEED rules, than any not landing on or within beat 1 &3 would be played with the right hand.....on or within beat 2&4 would be with the left hand. The only reason I mention this “rule” is because is coincides with the stick if you were playing straight singles and accenting the written pattern. Hopefully this answers your question?

[@dakota7309]

im very surprised you dont have more subscribers wtf

[@starglow12]

Hi Robb, This is awesome. Thank you. What hearing protection headset do you use/recommend?

[@robbryan7693]

Hi starglow12 I just use a generic pair of gun range headphones, they cut out about 20db....but I run a set of KZ in ear monitors from my board under them, so in reality I’m blocking out the “real” sound but hearing the mixed sound of my kit. Hope that helps!

[@starglow12]

@@robbryan7693 Hi Robb, thanks for replying! I am wondering if you have the same experience that I am having; and if you have any suggestions, that would be awesome. I have been doing everything I can in order to protect my hearing. I play in a band with a guitarist and a bass player. I also wear protective headphones that are supposed to cut out over 20db, and I wear Mighty Plugs "The Best Ear Plug On The Planet" together with the headphones, and yet for some reason, even with the double protection, when the rehearsal is done, I still have ringing in my ears for several days. Addtionally, the bass guitar seems to cut through the protection and I can feel the static vibration directly in my hearing during rehearsal. It is very distressing. Any thoughts? Thanks my friend.

[@robbryan7693]

@@starglow12 certainly sounds like something isn’t doing it’s job.....just my guess (and it is an educated guess, not medical advice).....when wearing the gun muffs.....they cut out high frequencies, the ear plugs do the same so you are getting accentuated low frequencies which can do as much damage if not more than the thigh frequencies. I would go and get proper moulded ear plugs, you can ones that cut out 25db of sound equally across the frequency spectrum. I wear the gun muffs, but I’m listening to my mic’s kit through in ear monitors (where I have a volume control from my board). Hopefully this helps?

[@hunkschannel]

not quiet my tempo!, jk jajaja good stuff man, too bad you stopped uploading content

[@magoog10]

The first time was still swung 8th notes

[@robbryan7693]

Yes you are correct, it was a bad edit....hopefully you got more out the video than that though.....

[@magoog10]

@@robbryan7693 yes very helpful, just making sure I !! Thanks

[@anthonybrewer3413]

I spent 3 years on this!

[@robbryan7693]

Guess I need to get more uploaded soon then?

[@19598835]

Lesson 1: Look at THE COVER of book - Moeller System, traditional grip for left hand, ALWAYS (mandatory)

[@matthewkanter7585]

Reed’s book came out late 50’s ,, 1958

[@kharnation]

So, I’m not sure if I’m interpreting this right, but… My motivation for drums (recently) came from listening to prog rock and learning about polyrhythms. Am I correct in thinking that, in order to achieve the poly you are using syncopation? My definition of poly is currently “two limbs playing different beats”, that may be a little underwhelming I feel but my best guess so far.

[@robbryan7693]

Hey sorry for the super late reply!!! I think that your definition of a poly is incorrect, it is not two limbs playing different beats in this sense.....it is two opposing rhythms being played at once, so you could have somebody (or 1 limb playing in 3) and somebody else (or another limb) playing in 2. Playing the jazz ride pattern with which is triplet based while playing other triplet based things under it is not a polyrhythm. Hope this helps?

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

Alan Dawson still works!! ;-)

[@leemurray9330]

6:31 GOD LEVEL LEFT FOOT

[@yigitkantarc5457]

Is it realy worth for the all effort ? In other words, does it changes eveything suddenly (of course by lots of practise ) ?

[@chriscurtis8344]

Yiğit Kantarcı ! What do YOU think. 🤷🏻

[@yigitkantarc5457]

@@chriscurtis8344 I think it is essential but i have to put in order something like ordinary exercises , musicality and technique in order to efficent improvoment. so that i cant decide to which one is next step for me.

[@farshimelt]

@@yigitkantarc5457 Step 1. Learn the exercise with a metronome. 2. Play it musically. 3. Pay attention to your technique. Use a mirror or video yourself practicing. 4. Explore different ways to play the same thing. IE: in different styles of music. 5. Don't make things difficult and complicated. It's music, not brain surgery.

[@omkarleon4773]

Ooh my fucking whiplash teacher :0

[@robbryan7693]

You’re not my tempo!!!! Hahaha

[@HammerGruvin1]

... so "EVERY NOTE off the beat" is too be considered the 3rd note of a triplet.... So everything is played on-the-beat or played on-"LET"...?

[@robbryan7693]

That is 100% correct

[@evertlarry3865]

Mal puesta esa camara.Por favor.

[@TheMaburg]

Great stuff but maybe a different camera angle so we can see exactly what is happening on the hi hat and snare! Please don`t take it personally.

[@robbryan7693]

mark burg thanks for the feed back.....my production def needs some work. I appreciate your comment!

[@johnguilfoil7218]

Billy Gladstone snare drum on the cover...,beat to crap went for $97.000 recently...

[@robbryan7693]

Incredible isn’t it? What people will pay for a piece of history.

[@johnguilfoil7218]

@@robbryan7693 the principal in the Seattle symphony had a Gladstone...work of art...I got to fool around with it...but $97.000 ? Beat up? How much are Hinger snare drums going for? You can get 4 Hinger tympani for that kind of dough

[@robbryan7693]

@@johnguilfoil7218 I agree!!!! I play a George way snare drum that sounds better than 99% of the snare drums out there and I think I paid $500 for it 😂

[@johnguilfoil7218]

@@robbryan7693 gut snares?

[@KyvDrummer1980]

I am sorry, but at your first example I think you 're swinging. The eightnotes are not straight, it sounds like the second example where you giving the jazz interpretation

[@giuseppebuscemi179]

Yes, he maybe mounted the wrong section in the final video

[@blujay2084]

Good. It wasn't just me, then. I thought for sure I heard a three-to-the-pulse thing. Hell of a lesson, though. There's enough in this 8 minutes to work on for the rest of your life.

[@ambroulard]

Ok,, you’re confused or something-- Excercise number OnE,, which is pg. 4 of Ted Reeds book in fact is ALL quarter notes and 1/4 note and 1/2 note rests,, so we don’t even have a clue of where in the book you are playing. Also in your first example you are NOT playing straight 1/8 ths ,,,, you are in fact playing “swung” eighths ,, so we have to wonder do you even know what straight eighths are??... I think you need to hone your skills a little better.--

[@dconrad]

You are thinking of "Lesson One," not "Exercise One," and he gave the page number for Exercise One (for two different editions of the book) earlier in the video.

[@farshimelt]

Even though your wrong, you could have said it without being a putz.