My Favorite Warm-Up of 2023

I love a warm-up that is as fun to play on the practice pad as it is on the drum kit. Also, it's important that the warm-up does its job which is by definition, to warm you up. I like warm-ups that both activate my body and my brain. This one does exactly that, so I hope you enjoy it! - Mike J
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[@marzuraanmarzuraan1226]

Sorry, no time to watch till the end of the video. My practice pad is calling me

[@maximomartinez6843]

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[@enochonileenonone5702]

😅

[@MikeEngDrummer]

Thank you for this! It is so strange: This and the “From the Page to the Gig” lesson have addressed something with which I’ve struggled for years. I learned all sorts of rudiments and such from my marching days, but I have really found it difficult to translate that knowledge to the kit in any meaningful way. Your lessons are really opening up my mind and helping me see and hear the through-line linking marching chops and musical applications on drum set. Thank you!!

[@josezavala3462]

I’m definitely going to try this out. One question, what’s the metronome app you are using?

[@chaps357]

That sound so great! I'm mostly a self taught player, and rudiment is not my strong suit... This definitely motivates me to work on it! Thanks a lot

[@marcpatzelt2430]

I'm so happy that I learned my rudiments so that now I can play this exercise from the first attempt!

[@ronsissons8994]

Beat 1 RLRRLL Right Hand Lead Paradiddlediddle Beat 2 RLLRRL Six Stroke Roll Beat 3 RLRLRR Right Hand Lead Double Paradiddle Beat 4 LRLRLL Left Hand Lead Double Paradiddle I learn better visually, so I wrote it down. Thanks Mike!

[@mikeslessons]

I already di all of that for you, visually, auditory, slow, fast, sticking, notation. It's all there for you in the description, but I'll paste it here too :) ►Notation for this lesson: bit.ly/3JIzNSB

[@ronsissons8994]

@@mikeslessons HAHA. Woops. Sorry about that. I guess I should have read the description...AND it's in GrooveScribe. My bad. Thanks again!

[@mikeslessons]

@@ronsissons8994 No worries at all. I tend to use the products I create, or in case of GrooveScribe, co-create. Hope it helps Ron :)

[@toshi7265]

映像に出てくる、メトロノームアプリを教えて下さい。

[@loveeric9]

I love it!! Is hard to pick up by learning by self learning /_\ Thanks you sooo much!!

[@Elred77]

Absolutely love this lesson. It’s great how you’ve made rudimentary playing fun & funky but simple to understand. Thanks, much appreciated

[@DavePilotCH47]

That’s good sh1t!!!! Also, subscribed, thank you

[@gustavocferrari]

Dude, this "Groove Scribe" of yours is so cool! Thanks a lot! :D

[@Andresdm20]

Hey, this is from an hold groove you share some time ago, thanks for reinforce this useful sticking!!!

[@sweetdragon36067]

I love your enthusiasm and zeal for playing. It shows in your playing. thanks for the rudiment stew.

[@Daddytang67]

This is exactly what I have been doing with symmetrical stickings for snare drum.

[@falconshock3677]

Awesome warmup, ill def introduce this into my regimen. Which pad is that btw? Looks and sounds great!

[@BillKrake]

You know I'm not even a drummer and I really liked this lesson and I have to say your method of teaching is also very good. Thankyou for this.

[@analoglee]

I was wondering what changed between the pad phase and the kit phase, and I finally got what's slightly different in the ending part. It goes : R l R l r r L R l R l l on the kit instead of R l R l r r L r L r l l on the pad... Which is in fact the same pattern BUT the accents are moved one step later, to the right hand once again instead of the left, in order to conclude the beat on the ride ! I guess it would have been long to explain, or Mike simply forgot about telling us ! :)

[@olegkonchenkov]

This is groovy! I write Drums infused music. Mike it would be awesome if you’d release your breaks and loops sample pack. Cheers!

[@robertthompson5568]

I'm still working on getting the 2022 exercise with the Swiss Army Triplets up to speed. I've been playing the drums for years now, and I'm a little bit pissed at how long it takes me to internalize a new sticking...😤 This is great for me tho. For ages, I just kinda "chopped wood" up top and did all the grid work with my right foot. These pad exercises are exactly what I need now...Thnx Mike...🥁

[@jphifer2848]

This is outstanding, Mike! My birthday present arrived early!

[@albertobricco5508]

I'm studying your lesson. Great 👍. Thank's Mike

[@shellshell8491]

Thanks a lot Mike. Wonderful exercise... it's very useful to warmup and can also apply during solo performance. Regards, from India.

[@yesdrums6627]

I play open handed position, hi hat with left hand & snare with right hand. So I guess I could switch it up a bit to practice this on my drum kit? Thanks for the lesson Mike!

[@stufromsaturday3957]

Ahhh love this one Mike! I JUST nailed your PASIC warm up 6 stroke roll triplets in paradiddle pattern (learned it Lh lead too)...these challenges push me further than I think I can go, every time. Thank you so much, as always, for your wonderful generosity in sharing these. 👍👊🥁.

[@albertorodriguez474]

Great lesson! Does anyone know what practice pad he's using in this video? Thanks!

[@bern543]

Good Job !❤ the best i saw. Thank you for show us ! The cymbal on the right side is a crash or splash?

[@nikcrocker6380]

Mike; your one of very few instructors that doesnt lose sight of why we voluntaraly indulge in this huge landscape of Musical-Groove’. Feel,Exploration and Fun. Thanks 👍

[@tompaulonyekachi2641]

Awesome.. Please what is the name of your metronome your using too practice

[@neekondrums]

I've never been that great at rudiments, but this has really caught my interest, so I'm working on it. I'm still not even up to "playing with a metronome" tempo yet, but it IS getting better. Something about it reminds me of what Bill Bruford plays at the beginning for Yes' "Close to the Edge". Do you (Mike, or anyone else here, actually) know what I'm talking about? Does anyone know if Bill is actually playing a steady rudiment pattern on the cymbals there, or do you think what Bill plays is more free form? I've never been able to nail it down.

[@tillgerke9481]

Brilliant video, Mike! Loved it :)

[@user-hong8shug2koug8]

ありがとうございます。 本当にカッコいいです。 僕もいつの日か出来るように練習します。

[@sebastiengirard1902]

Hello Mike, it is a so great exercise with a direct application on the instrument. That is really usefull!! You sound amazing and hope you'll come to Quéebec City someday for a clinic!!

[@RustyKnorr]

Mike’s and my version of “nice and slow” are completely different. 😂

[@mikeslessons]

LOL! I bet our versions are actually the same. This is my “not sure if social media has the patience for this at 30bpm” version of nice and slow 😂🍵😂🍵

[@derrickbadenhorst7329]

I love this. My favorite rudiment is the double Paradiddle.

[@mikaelsnare]

"I give you the blueprint, you build the house". A few years ago Mike posted a fill exercise here on KZbin. I practiced it a lot, played around with it on the kit. It grew into a groove idea and eventually a song. Now it's also my Distrokid test song 😊 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hH_aiYOIhr6dgc0 Thanks for all the great stuff and inspiration, Mike!

[@luigifestante6469]

That exercise it’s very cool. my son and I went into it for an hour practice on the pad. Now we schedule it for a week and next week we will move it on the drum practice! Thank you Mike 👍🏻

[@hanbo123]

Mike is such a likeable guy, which makes learning fun. You're a natural. Thank you!

[@miker5233]

Mike over the past I guess fifteen years or so I've been watching you you've gotten a lot better should be proud of yourself

[@c3N3q]

Wow, what a revelation,, you'll get better if you practice (for 15 years). Have YOU gotten better in anything in the last 15 or 45 years?

[@miker5233]

@@c3N3q hahaha

[@IvanGarcia-mz9xr]

best drumer of yt and super nice lessons thanks for all

[@blindsquirrel3123]

Absolutely amazing. Thanks for sharing this with us.

[@johnkavaudio4695]

Mike, you’re the best! Seriously

[@FilipeGomesDrummer]

Love the groove, man! Def gonna practice this

[@JosimarSantosDrum]

Qual APP tu usa metrônomo??

[@gingobambou1234]

Super. Jak se říká u nás " ale musí se to odsedět"... . . .

[@itayblum3405]

Mike thank you so much for this video. It is perfect in so many aspects..

[@noisek8812]

pure gold as always master!

[@shanenichols1052]

Thanks Mike, I love this. By the way, what is that app that is on your tablet please?

[@mikeslessons]

So glad you like it. The link for it is in the description of all of my videos here on KZbin 🍵🙏🍵🙏

[@richmatula931]

Are the double paradiddles played as straight 16ths or sextuplets?

[@mikeslessons]

Great question. This entire exercise is phrased in 16th note triplets. You can also click on the notation link in the description. The notation is fully interactive, and will allow you to adjust the tempo to your liking. :-)

[@antoineladoue2893]

Fantastic exercice Mike ! Perfect for mental and muscle memory and also great for working on orchestration on the kit. Love it !

[@maccybee2144]

Dayam this sounds sick!

[@DennisJohnsonDrummer]

Nice feel and great that it translates to the drum set so seamlessly.

[@joeyfox1809]

Men! This is asome

[@MusicFromMoscow]

Hi all. The Click Metronome suggests it's only for iPhone and Apple Watch. Anyone successful in downloading on on their iPad like Mike has on his? If not, how does he do it?

[@audiophizile13]

If that is "nice and slow" I need A LOT of work. Well I know I do. I don't play or have drums. I have a pad right now. This is definitely not for beginners

[@teacherfromthejungles6671]

1:30 erm.... yeah, I would love to, if you would have put transcripts at the bottom of the screen, and slowed down, like, about ten times....

[@BrianODonohue]

My 2nd video with you and you've motivated my sticks out of the bag!

[@joc8]

Thanks, Mike! Great ideas to take to the kit, and as usual presented wonderfully. Much appreciated, look forward to your next session.

[@dougmorgan1322]

#stewdiments

Este rudimentos lo desarrollo #SteveGad y lo aplicó a la batería #AkiraJimbo saludos de #GuadalajaraJalMx

[@ammy_k-k2904]

อยากให้คุณสอน Rudimen ที่สำคัญทั้งหมด เพราะการสอนของคุณทำให้ทุกคนพัฒนาได้เร็วแม้แต่ผู้เริ่มต้น มันเป็นการสอนที่เข้าใจได้ง่าย ผมรักมัน ขอบคุณ

[@Nathan00at78Uuiu]

what do you use for recording the video and sound? This looks very professional and well done. I ask because I have online drum lessons with my teacher and would be nice to have good video and sound quality on my skype calls for him to see and hear me like this video was clean and clear in video and sound. thanks

[@yoshiman106]

A little rudiment shhtewww 😅 Great stuff Mike! Ty!

[@WoodsPrecisionArms]

Question - I have been working on this the last few days and what I’m not sure about is where the bass pedals come into play because they weren’t mentioned and maybe this lesson too far advanced for me to understand maybe something that already is understood lol

[@brianfleury5935]

Great stuff as always. How do you count a six stroke in your head? I can "word" out para-diddle-piddle and double para-diddle in my head. The best I have is one trip let 2 triplet and it ain't working.

[@mikeslessons]

I always count 16th note triplets like 8th not triplets, just twice in a row. So… 1&a1&a 2&a2&a etc. hope that helps.

[@Zod_JB]

Damn this was nasty. I had t thought about doing this before but now I’m off to the kit!

[@edsonmartinsoficial856]

Top.bem explicado 🥁🥁🥁🥁

[@panterasuchiang8265]

I still remember his video How to impress your friend❤❤

[@196620410]

bonjour , je voudrais connaître les références de ton pad silencieux . merci

[@Herr.Zeitz.]

What kind of metronome app are you using?

[@DanielPottsDrums]

Spicy stuff! Need this for sure!

[@CameronFleury]

Love it Mike!

[@mikeslessons]

Thanks a ton Cameron. I hope you have fun with it!

[@Silvaterista]

Beautiful! Great warm up, Mike! What kind of pad is that one you're using?

[@maximomartinez6843]

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[@kentlindsaymusic]

Awesome and CHALLENGING lesson Mike. What softwre are you using to get the giant metronome numbers? That seems helpful.

[@NickinNashville]

That is so freaking saucy

[@tendingtropic7778]

what brand drum heads are these! do they wear off less fast than the remo heads?

[@peterford7238]

Amazing. Mike: can you at least try to make it look NOT so easy? I'm going to work on this and nothing else for the next . . . .ever. Thank you so much.

[@mikeslessons]

Easy? I recorded that intro 27 times!!! LOL :) 🍵🙏🍵🙏

[@OrhunSeydik]

This one is cool. Thank you very much..

[@nikolaystoychevdrums]

Definitely trying this on the kit, tomorrow since it's 10 minutes before midnight here in Bulgaria! :D Thank you so much, Mr. Johnston!

[@CainJamesPeterson]

Thank you. This is so awesome.

[@Encounterpart]

I dig it. Try this variation: RLLRRL RLRRLL RLRLLR LRLRRL

[@drumattackofficial]

I Appreciate You🙏

[@Tekkerue]

I made podium! THIRD!

[@mikeslessons]

Let's hope they don't take it away from you like they did Fernando last week. The good news is that you'll get it back 30 min. later, LOL

[@t3hgir]

@@mikeslessons FIA common L

[@ferggriffindrums]

Signature pad with Reflexx on the horizon?? 🤤🤩

[@gfuterfas]

Ha! when he says "try it with me" and I'm staring blankly... I suppose I should learn these rudiments first? And how you're accenting them?

[@gfuterfas]

Giving this 20 minutes and it's slowly coming together for me... Had to write it down and look a few things up about accents but starting to get it on the pad, at least.

[@mikeslessons]

@@gfuterfas No need to write it down, I already did it for you. The link to the notation is in the description and you can slow it down as much as you want while playing along to it :)

[@gfuterfas]

@@mikeslessons Ah thanks! I was confused because when you broke it down slowly in the video, I thought you had an accent on the third R of the 1st line (paradiddle-diddle), but it's not in the notation, and that's much easier to play. I loved your From the Page to the Gig video -- I'm a new drummer and that was excellent! Thanks for posting these.

[@mancha.lantay]

THIS IS SO SICK

[@mikeslessons]

Glad you enjoyed it my friend :)

[@donniefuson4677]

This mans really just took my 2009 ringtone and made it groove and I learned something. O_o

[@087666]

@Mike what pad do you use?

[@drumming.7753]

your using metronome app name

[@rogerwelsh2335]

Try it with me 😂. Yeah, sure…

[@ADAMKTN]

Dude, you rock. Love it! Heading to the pad now. 🤘🏻😜🤘🏻

[@rondeangelis7384]

What a priceless lesson. To make a set of combo rudes and make them groove.. geez lou-eze Mike👏👏. Who says rudes sound like exercises on the kit …beautiful

[@patrickmariovosshoff3116]

Hey Mike, great work as always!! what kind of practice pad and pad surface is that? looks like a prologix with a new kind of surface/top on it?

[@elyseemichelkouame3741]

J'aimerais connaître le nom de votre métronome

[@miker5233]

Hey Mike how you doing

[@brandonklevans7473]

I cant 6 stroke roll for shit

[@baylorcarter8116]

Man I love Mikes incessant optimism! Such a great dude and the content is so wonderful and refined, like the interior of a Starbucks.

[@allistransitory]

That was lovely stuff

[@markholtom-p2c]

What is that metronome??

[@christophertrabulsie360]

What metronome app is that?

[@mikeslessons]

The link for it is in the description of every one of my videos :)

[@christophertrabulsie360]

@@mikeslessons Just discovering you. Thanks for the great content

[@jordeauxx]

can i give you a hug