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Ok, come on, the title to this drum lesson is a complete joke. We've got to have fun with this drumming thing...and the fact is, we as humans want to impress others. But that's not what music is about. It makes me laugh every time I think about this title. But, learning time on a deeper level is something that I think all drummers should do. But not only dissecting time...understanding how we can use what we're learning in a MUSICAL way.
So here's a lesson that talks about implied metric modulation...something that you've probably heard your favorite players do. It gives the feeling that the music is either slowing down, speeding up, or moving to a different time signature.
Leave a comment below and let me know your favorite songs that use this technique!
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*Get the sheet music here: **bit.ly/2Co0BX0* *Ok, come on, the title to this drum lesson is a complete joke. We've got to have fun with this drumming thing...and the fact is, we as humans want to impress others. But that's not what music is about. It makes me laugh every time I think about this title. But, learning time on a deeper level is something that I think all drummers should do. But not only dissecting time...understanding how we can use what we're learning in a MUSICAL way.* *So here's a lesson that talks about implied metric modulation...something that you've probably heard your favorite players do. It gives the feeling that the music is either slowing down, speeding up, or moving to a different time signature.* *Leave a comment below and let me know your favorite songs that use this technique!*

[@mikeskenne]

Best way to confuse a guitarist! LOL

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Another way to confuse a guitarist is to ask them to turn down...

[@DropDRay]

Funny thing is when I read the title, the first thing that popped into my mind was "Or, How to fulfill every bass player's worst nightmare in one easy lesson." I was glad to hear you address that sentiment too. I always assumed drummers were unaware of how we felt.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Ausfwerks Ha! That’s hilarious

[@TheFightak]

Watched Stephen’s video on implied metric modulation. Immediately became 200% more attractive. Thanks, Stephen.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Joey TF tell your future wife she can thank me later.

[@jedidrummerjake]

The same thing happened to me!

[@warrenoids]

But 0x200%=0.....

[@dallaradrums]

I tried throwing these things out at practice with the rock band... Nobody understood it. I cried inside.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Yea, no one likes it when we play the game "where's the 1?"

[@Ticonderous1]

Just call it syncopation bro , then say all musicians should know syncopation... trust me your Bass player will soon agree with you just to look smart...

[@Nosrednawdrummer]

@@Ticonderous1 HAHAHAH OMG YESSS! Syncopation is the most poorly overused word by musicians who want to look nerdy. You seem to know some shit.

[@FilipeSalgueiroo]

I listened to this on a Snarky Puppy show and I just was amazed by the effect and thought that I needed this on my songs (and I'm not even a drummer!!)

[@patrickfarley8036]

Oh that's what it called! I didn't even realize there was an actual name for this. I always just kind of expressed it as " you know, like in songs where the drummer plays these cool off time, spastic mini solos and then the whole band comes in on the 1 for a stab or cool little riff and you do this a bunch of times blah blah blah.....". Implied Metric Modulation is much easier to say. Although, I'll probably still have to use my original oration to explain what Implied Metric Modulation is cause I know non of the nitwits I play with have heard that term either!😂😂😂 And as a bonus, for a minute or two, i'll be the smartest guy in the room!😂😂😂 They'll be putting the "R" back in "DUMMER"!😲😉 Peace.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

lol

[@jacobarnoldmusic]

System by Brotherly is my favorite use of this

[@DropDRay]

From now on, the punchline to the joke 'How do you know theres a drummer at your door?' (He speeds up when he knocks) will forever be 'He's using implied metric modulation'.

[@MattFoleysGhost]

Primaries are Voice and Guitar but I’ve been *obsessed* with this ever since Jeff Campitelli (?) did it on Satriani’s “Time”. I just wanna know how he’s counting it!

[@lexievv]

Def gonna give this a try! Love the video's man, keep up the awesome work!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks so much!

[@christiangil8592]

Nate Smith plays a lot in this way! Thanks for the lesson Stephen!

[@nickpov3y]

my favourite metric modulation is probably the end of a song called empty vessels make the most noise by the band monuments

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

nickpov3y that’s a great song

[@Ticonderous1]

I have pretty stupid friends , they would be impressed if i just said "Implied Metric Modulation"

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

lol

[@christianfraude4517]

IMM sounds awesome & love the Zildjian blog with Stevo Clark !

[@Cheezeeeee]

Ooooh this is what it is called! Thanks Stephen! Nice.

[@arpaktico6040]

stephen can imply my metric modulation

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

This is a new level of nerdism

[@areaboy777]

Bro, you are a great teacher. Thank You.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks so much Ron!

[@ninabatera]

Great Lesson!!! 🤘🥁

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Thanks!

[@jimtobias1744]

Very Cool 😎Stephen! Thank you!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Jim Tobias You bet Jim

[@brandonkain9231]

Love it

[@icepick859]

I'm a beginner so forgive me for what may be a stupid question. But what is the difference between this and just going to a half time beat? That makes it seem like the tempo slows down? Couldnt you do that instead? Or is this a way to slow down tempo without going to half the tempo??

[@rnjesus9950]

Frankenstein has a pretty awesome transition from 4/4 to 6/8 using heratas. Not quite the same, but it came to mind.

[@batako0o]

Which are those drum mics??

[@keithcramer3844]

Ok kool I have a good friend there who is a drummer also he is Tom Hurst he is the touring drummer for country singer Tracey Larence I took lessons from him in late 90s. Great guy and great drummer. Just thought u might know him. Please keep the great lessons comming. Thank u

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Keith Cramer tom is a great guy. Killer player and person.

[@keithcramer3844]

Thank u for great lesson I always love ur channel give me inspiration. Are u out of Nashville ?

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

You bet Keith...so glad it helped! And yes, I'm out of Nashville

[@arqdanger]

Yo Stephen you should grow out your hair then you can look like a literal drum wizard 🧙‍♂️

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Crap...now you’ve spoiled my master plan

[@St_Mindless]

I'll probably need to watch this until I die to actually understand it

[@andytheindividual3862]

Yo!! Random question, but have you ever done a video about where your fulcrum is with a German grip? Thanks Stephen huge fan love you bro

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Andy Gerdesmeier I have a few on the yt channel that talk in general about it. I have a whole course on it in the members area on my website.

[@andytheindividual3862]

Stephen Taylor you actually answered and care... thank you!!!!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I care very much...and you're more than welcome

[@theredrooms2079]

nothing is more impressive than 3 floor toms!

[@VW.907]

Where dust one get a shirt like that? I like it.

[@RockRabbitGaming]

Hey! Awesome lesson. I've benn wanting to get into this stuf for so long, but now I don't quite get it. I can play everything, count everything, but I can't find the difference between the triplent and the dotted 8th notes. Both are 6 strokes in one bar, with equal time between the notes. I Just dont get it. :(

[@RockRabbitGaming]

I was too soon. I just got it! :D :D Opened my eyes. Still, great lesson, happy to learn this,

[@RockRabbitGaming]

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Glad you saw the difference. They’re very similar

[@apolloeliascreed82]

Nice :)))

[@manifestgtr]

I’d like to see your take on beat flipping (if you haven’t already done it). When I was younger, that was one of the more impressive things I’d hear guys do. I remember being in high school and not being able to figure out what in the hell they were doing until I sat there and plotted it out.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Sure...I have in a big way. My book "Functioning In Time" is on permutations (moving the beat) and combinations. I also have 2 or 3 extensive courses on it in the members area on my website. Def a fun topic!

[@cookedrums1044]

What's beat flipping? Quarter note displacement of the whole beat and coming back in on the one or something?

[@manifestgtr]

@@cookedrums1044 It’s taking the backbeat and displacing it by an 8th note or so…onto the “and of 3”, “and of 1”, etc. A really good example is the instrumental section of Seventeen by Winger. Toward the end of that break, Rod flips the beat in this way that almost completely obscures the pulse, made “worse” by the fact that they anticipate the downbeat when they come back into the verse.

[@cookedrums1044]

@@manifestgtr Ah cool, I just call it displacement lol but ig that doesn't clarify if its the "back beat" or just a crash or the hi hats etc. Gartsk'a clinic on displacement is nuts, he "beat flips" a metrically modulated beat if you haven't already seen it

[@scottishfrogstudios]

Movements ~ daylily. Spencer York has an innate ability to play very impressive grooves on a very basic kit. There is a 16th note triplet modulation in the second verse that tripped me up for months

[@kibuuh]

Hey Stephen do you hav any favorite songs that we should listen that use this theory?

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Elijah Casten Nefertiti by Miles Davis with tony williams is a classic that has some of this in it. Tons of other examples. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXKrdJpqrJiHgdU around the 33 second mark with the Drums. The 4:48 mark in the piano. The 6:10 mark with the Drums. All subtle but it’s definitely there. This is a classic tony williams track with mikes Davis

[@kibuuh]

@@StephenTaylorDrums Awesome it's a jazz tune and thanks for replying! Can't wait to break it down👌🔥

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

I played that song for my senior jury. Incredibly hard

[@alexanderalbergottie6999]

similar to tony roysters metronome practice

[@soumallyadas744]

what are those mics you use on your toms and snare man????

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Shanmel Cettings Earthworks. I love them. Great company and mics.

[@soumallyadas744]

Thanks man.....!

[@SONORSQ2guy]

Are you using 3 Floor Toms? Sizes?

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Greg Patterson yes but just because I had to teach Neil Peart parts

[@kevinonthedrums7495]

I thought I discovered this 2 months ago. Dang!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

KevinOnTheDrums you did...but other have too ;^)

[@juanrondon9090]

What kit is this??

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Juan Rondon starclassic bubinga

[@evananderson9489]

Why do you have 3 floor toms all next to each other

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Because Neil Peart... Seriously...I filmed this lesson with the Neil Peart series. So had to have extra toms lol

[@KaptainKrypton]

My friends will only be impressed if I can play Tom Sawyer. Please note: I cannot play Tom Sawyer.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Kasey Jay lol

[@rnjesus9950]

You got it, man! Slow it down and anything becomes a lot more attainable.

[@pyroeuropa]

Or how to fuck up a rehearsal

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

In a big way lol

[@drmengele6192]

Stephen i'm really gonna nd to hear a specific song with this in it to understand it an what you're sayin..sorry

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

dr mengele sure: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXKrdJpqrJiHgdU around the 33 second mark with the Drums. The 4:48 mark in the piano. The 6:10 mark with the Drums. All subtle but it’s definitely there. This is a classic tony williams track with mikes Davis

[@RhythmofSumit]

Its the bad way to impress your GF who is a fan of Justin Bieber. But this is very informative video man

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Lol

[@JamdeLuxe07]

counting in swedish is the secret

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Suzie Radosic I knew I was doing it wrong ;^)

[@jedidrummerjake]

Real women love implied metric modulation. They know who they are.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Oh, they know...

[@dallaradrums]

The BEST and ONLY way to pick up women.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

People ask me "how did you and Kelli wind up together?" Well, now I have a video to send them to.

[@classixdrummer]

Great lesson, Stephen even though I have always preferred, Tacit Cadenced Intonation. Gets my wife hot!

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

classixdrummer lol

[@ralphgehteha9924]

I always struggled - and will continue to struggle - with the term "Implied" (or "illusion"). Yes, relative to the base speed you DO play faster or slower, by a distinct fraction of the base speed. You actually do, you don't pretend or wrongly make someone believe you do. That is not an acoustic hallucination. To me 'implied' is just a terribly misleading term.

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Implied has to do with the theory...as long as you're using subdivisions common to that time signature and there is no notated shift to a new tempo/time signature, you're simply implying that it happened. Because many times you play that against the other things that are happening. So you may be the only one that sounds in a new tempo. We just can't call it official metric modulation if we're not actually modulating as a group to a new noted tempo within the piece. All of these theoretical terms are simply a way to explain what is happening in the music though. We're just getting super nerdy here lol...

[@ralphgehteha9924]

Well, those terms actually made me feel like an idiot for a long time (not the only thing, though :D). I had already grasped the concept, but then I stumbled over these terms and people saying "No, you are actually only implying a different speed". Then I read and read and watched video after video in which people (including Gavin Harrison) appearently were trying to tell me I was not *actually* playing faster or slower - when I definitely did. Theoretic terms sometimes are an obstruction or even a setback.

[@mattiles5811]

I fail to see why anyone would need three floor toms

[@StephenTaylorDrums]

Matt Iles mentioned it earlier in the comments...I filmed this when I was filming the Neil Peart lessons. Used them for those

[@mattiles5811]

Oh fair do's

[@CamiloMoyaBaterista]

This guy speak a lot and play few..