Learn Drum Fills using Syncopation Drumbook by Ted Reed || DRUMBOOK STUDIES

A very cool exercise for drum fills using pages 30, 31, & 32 of Syncopation drumbook by Ted Reed. By simply converting the quarter notes, 8th notes & and up beat single 8th notes to specific hand & foot triplet figures, you get these amazing sounding drum fills. Great when playing shuffles, half time shuffles and swing.
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[@christiancanalita6487]

Stumbled on to your channel and I'm glad I did! LOVE this....thank you!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hi Christian. Thanks for chiming in. I am so glad you are enjoying the videos. I am planning on recording a bunch of videos this weekend to be released in Dec & Jan. Stay tuned!

[@StuartJrBarrett]

Great video! Love using books in ways that really dissect it in more ways that one.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks Stuart! Great book! So much you can do with it. Cheers!

[@64BJH]

great lesson - love Ted Reed's book.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks Robert! Glad you liked it! Yes, Ted Reed book rocks!

[@thomasvigneras5860]

Great exercise. Thanks for sharing!!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hey Thomas, glad you enjoyed it!

[@lsmith869]

That just turned my one Ted Reed book into a fricking library

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

You have no idea how many ways to practise this book. It's insane! I love it. Btw, I will be putting out a series of Syncopation videos in early 2024. Stay tuned!

[@giovannicatellani1183]

Great. You explain very well and it becomes easier to repeat the exercises. Thanks and congratulations.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Sorry for the late reply. Been slowly transitioning into a new KZbin recording studio. More videos coming soon so please stay tuned! In regards to your comment, thank you so much for the comment. i am glad the video was helpful. Cheers!

[@johngorsline798]

Great teaching - I love the technique -I wish you could play an example of all three variations so I can understand how they all three fit together over a few bars

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

It's challenging trying to fit a lot of content in a 1 video. I try to keep my videos under 10 min. Give the basic idea of the content delivered. But i appreciate your desire for more examples, I really do! Thank You!

[@Frodohotep]

Great lesson! Thank you!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thank you my friend! Cheers!

[@downbeat78]

Great ideas! thanks!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks Laurent!

[@SoFallsWichitaFalls]

I have not seen these interpretations from the Ted Reed book. Good stuff here. thank you.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for the comment. Good news! more syncopation exercises coming soon! Stay Tuned!

[@tarangerina]

Loved it

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thank You So Much! You're so kind! Cheers!

[@eduabadl]

Excellent! So useful

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thank You Eduardo! I am glad you found it useful. Cheers!

[@Z-ManBarzell]

Love your work dude. Greetings from Australia 👍

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hello David! Thanks for reaching out! I am so happy you are enjoying these videos. It really inspires me to continue doing more. Cheers!

[@zirititit]

Great material. Im starting to study this book here from São Paulo, Brasil. Thanx!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks Artur! It's a great book and there is a lot you can do with it. I will be doing more videos on this book in the new year! Chears!

[@brianstorm597]

Awesome stuff man, I really was looking for a tutorial on how to translate this book into fills! Thanks a lot!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hey Brian, glad you got something out of it. That makes me happy. Cheers!

[@anthonybrewer3413]

You need a tutorial for that ?

[@brianstorm597]

@@anthonybrewer3413 I did, which is why I looked this video up.

[@diegocanton6291]

Gracias!!! Saludos de Argentina!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Ciao!

[@SaS-Music]

Great content, Marco. 👍

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hello! Thank you so much for the kind comment. Cheers!

[@treychesnut863]

You sir are a genius

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hey Trey, thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers!

[@seanoreilly1734]

Just reminds me of what I don’t know 🇮🇪👍

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thank you for watching! Cheers!

[@wjb111]

New sub!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks for subscribing!! Cheers!!

[@guillearacenag]

¡PRECISAMENTE!🤗..Esto es oro puro mi querido amigo👏. Segundo video que veo y es exactamente lo que he buscado por meses: clases "standard" de Batería, material que puede ser comprendido por "principiantes" pero que, con dedicación en cada tarea, pronto dejará de serlo, y material para un "intermedio básico" como Yo (45 años de edad pero desde los 13 tocando sólo a oído y memoria) y que recién ahora puedo dedicarme a "aprender de verdad". Tremenda claridad en sus explicaciones, sin complicar lo que no lo necesita y aunque un oído descuidado perciba una especie de "simpleza" en lo que aquí "suena", seguro que luego de trabajar en aquello, el "nivel" nuestro estará un escalón más arriba del que si simplemente se tiene si hubieramos pasado por alto su canal. ¡MAESTRO!🙏. Saludos desde Chile🇨🇱.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Gracias por las amables palabras. Me alegro mucho de que te haya gustado el vídeo. Saludos.

[@TonysMusicChannel]

Everything is better with half-time shuffle!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Ya, half x shuffles are cool!

[@danielschroder9986]

Would like to see the conversion of eighth notes in lines 2 and 3.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Hey Daniel, perhaps on my next video shoot, If i get a chance i can quickly play it and send you the link. I'll make a note of it

[@crystalkoppen8108]

Hey Marco i am a beginner is their any drum dvd sets that you would recommend to learn how to play drum music?

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Non that I know. Funny you mention that? It's something I have been wanting to do for a long time. I have always been a believer of music literacy, especially rhythm vocabulary for drums. It's the foundation of how I teach private lessons. First we learn rhythm reading and from that we build drumbeat and drum-fill vocabulary which in-turn will help develop band skills. Just gotta figure out how to deliver this material in video format. Stay tuned!

[@Billbob14356]

Hi Marco is there a pdr for the sheet music thank you

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Sorry Bill, there is no pdf access on the description.

[@clarenceransom5205]

I need a new book! Mines in storage😢!!!

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thanks for watching! Try Amazon.

[@Cspags007]

you working out?

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

I eat lots of spinach :)

[@rondeangelis7384]

Excellent. Now i have 2 methods translating these pages. 1: triplet substitution short and long; 2. Your method for fills 🙏🏻👏👍

[@chrisfahey8655]

Great teacher, great player and a great lesson But sorry, this book is so passe. Why not get a book that actually contains these rhythms? It would be like reading a novel and writing your own chapter. Makes no sense to me. Ted Reed has got way to much credit over the years for a just ok drum book. He never intended all of these creative uses for his book.

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Thank you for the compliment! I really appreciate it! I agree, the book itself is not bad. But it seems that it was the go to book for drummers to create all sorts of applications. I was introduced to 40 ways to play this book in my college Jazz music program. And a lot of other jazz music programs from College & universities all around the globe were using this book as well. A whole generation of drummers were influenced by this book. It's picked up it's own momentum. You are right, there are other books that will achieve similar results but this was the first of it's kind and has had a huge head start.

[@stl4680]

Thanks !!! ❤

[@WholeLottaDrumming]

Once again, thank you so much for watching!