Play FAST Double-Bass Drum Patterns (Dom Famularo)

Faster Hands & Feet (in 10 days)
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The future is in our feet!
There’s so much we can do with feet as an extension of our hands. Think of it this way: whatever you do with your hands, you should try to do with your feet. This is one way to get control and express creativity in ways you might not have imagined.
Not everything is about speed, but if you could have the ability to play fast when you need to, wouldn’t you want to work toward it?
In this video, we go over a pattern from the book Stick Control (page 5, exercise 11). With your heels down, play one note on the right foot (on the bass drum) followed by three on the left (on the hi-hat). If your left foot is weaker, this might be tough at first. Find a tempo where you can play it, but where you have to work for it. Slow it down if you need to. “Tension is the enemy of movement”, and you don’t want to feel tense or tight while developing strength. Once you’re comfortable playing the pattern heel down, work on it with your heels up.
When working on double bass patterns and speed - or practicing drums in general - pay close attention to your posture. How high do you sit on your seat? How close are you to the drums? Make sure you have good balance and that you aren’t straining or reaching. If you’re slouching, you’re in a position of tension. Sit up and tuck in your lower back so your lungs can fully expand to get the air they need to give you the energy you need.
Now bring these patterns to your bass drum pedals, and try them both heel down and heel up. By improving your control, power and articulation, these exercises will eventually get you to a place of speed.
Try a call-and-answer phrase, like a flam or roll pattern. Play it on the snare drum, then repeat it with your feet. Again, take it slow if you need to, but push yourself.
Your arms and legs are part of the same unit. Don’t forget to work on all of it!
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[@BananaManPL]

That's what I like about drums and drummers. Other musicians often seem uptight and snobby, while drummers just have fun! Great energy and great lesson.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Wojtyła Thanks so much!!!

[@DrumeoOfficial]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Drummers definitely stand out from the rest of the crowd!

[@brandonlee9791]

You just have 2 think positive wojtyla ... I can see were coming from sometimes life is hard on people,,, drumming is sometimes not fun for others because they take it 2 heart & jealousy is a sad thing😢???. Of course U can't heel a broken universe,,, but sometimes U can only try your best 2 mend it, with love for others,,, & if people have hate in the lives because something went wrong in there life,, U should still never give up on them,. I would love 2 see my younger niece back on a drum set but I understand that it won't happen... Ever again because her sister & dad have given up hope on her😢 she was playing for Church the same goes for me but I know longer play drums ether for church. But I never thought it could happen like that???. it's never to late 2 try Again all in reply 2 wojtyla???. I had hopes up high for her, & she still try's 2 teach people at her school she is only 11 years old, & I have Respect for what she is doing, but her not having 2 be alive which is her Mum makes the picture a bit more difficulty hard settings all in reply 2 wojtyla, also thank Dom Famularo for your love for the Drums 🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍...

[@sir7689]

Fun-having bass player here. What up?

[@fukndrums367]

Sir I think he meant in particular guitarists/vocalists, in my experience the bassist and the drummer are always the chilliest dudes without the huge ego Words of wisdom from a fellow drummer:)

[@nickentros]

I absolutely love Dom Famularo. Makes practicing fun. This dude is a legend

[@GlobalDrumming]

Nick Kentros Thanks so much!!!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

I finally got my first drumkit (a $200 ludwig jr with everything included), and stripped it down and tweaked it to play OUTDOORS... and I have a van, so any day when the weather is nice, I can pull over in any park or beach or ANYWHERE, and practice OUTDOORS. (!!!) (Takes about 30 seconds to set up my entire kit, b/c I attached almost everything to the 16 inch kick [which is still too big for my tastes!].) NOT ONLY IS PRACTICING OUTDOORS infinitely better than practicing INDOORS.... strangers often HAND ME MONEY!! (Bonham and Buddy Rich didn't get PAID to practice!) REMEMBER: THE PAST IS NOT INTELLIGENT. "if it ain't broke... there's still ALWAYS a smarter, more efficient, more-fun WAY..."

[@dumpygoodness4086]

EVERY DRUMMER should have a TINY KIT for easy gigs, or to easily practice outdoors. It will CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

[@gregjones1266]

in 1985 I took a private lesson from Dom the day before a clinic. he still has the passion, the enthusiasm as he did back then. Awesome teacher and definitely THE AMBASSADOR ! why 156 thumbs down on this video is beyond me.

[@slh5697]

I’m a metal drummer and holy fuck lemme tell you, this dude is really good. Like even better than most actual metal drummers. Pure emotion and energy in those chops. No sampling or triggering required. not saying that triggers are bad, but homie here hits it just right to where it sounds cooler IMO.

[@jas_bataille]

Dom is a drummer's drummer, someone legends will go to for lessons. He doesn't really play any particular style of music, but his technique is so effortless and masterful it almost seems unreal at times, like a 3D model of something. He doesn't look for fame although he could be in any band in the entire world; he just loves to teach. What a character this man is... like a grandmaster. There is a level when you don't need to compete with anyone I guess.

[@jangobango2847]

dude can't play clean double bass to save his life

[@scottapthorpe6172]

@@jangobango2847very silly comment

[@souljah688]

I love listening to this guy speak. So much joy in his voice.

[@valecalzada]

"Balance is everything in drumming, balance is everything in life!" RIP Dom.

[@tvseller1]

So much of selling and so much of teaching is the art of transferring enthusiasm to others. You are masterful at that as well as your drumming!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Keith Barton Thanks so much!!!

[@opaulodetarso]

"Balance is everything. Balance is life."

[@GlobalDrumming]

Paulo de Tarso Gregorio Pereira Excellent! Thanks so much!!!

[@acecummings8205]

This dude sounds like he would be that dope friend at party’s

[@GlobalDrumming]

Ace Cummings Thanks so much!!!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

COCAINE - it's a HELLUVA A DRUG! (WHY is Dom YELLING thruout this video?)

[@GlobalDrumming]

Dumpy Goodness Not yelling. It is called passion. Thanks so much!!!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@@GlobalDrumming I LOVE YOU MAN (and I didn't know you were such a killer drummer!).... but you really do come off as yelling in this video, just saying. (I'm a professional public speaker, and I often have to talk to large groups, sans amplification, so I know the difference tween yelling and talking super-loud. It's not just VOLUME, as you know. It's tone, etc.) (It's also more jarring b/c we're so used to your WARM AND RELAXED voice in interviews.) JUST MY TWO CENTS, sir!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Dumpy Goodness My speaking range is like my playing range. To hold people in these videos it is a style I find works. Thanks

[@albertramirez5390]

Dom is great, has a big smile on his face and likes for others to improve.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Albert Ramirez Always...Thanks so much!!!

[@neilmavor5890]

Met Dom at a clinic 15 or so years ago. He is a wonderful player and teacher. Had a great chat with him afterward. His enthusiasm for drumming is infectious. Thanks for this great video, Dom!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Neil Mavor Thanks so much!!!

[@piporamirez2397]

Rest in peace, master of drumming. We loved you!.

[@terryf5131]

I was lucky enough to see Dom up close at a drum clinic years ago. The energy was awe inspiring. .really pushed me into serious double kick drum technique. Thanks Dom..you made an impression that made a real great impact on my skill level.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Terry F Thanks so much!!!

[@mykodemgrzybodem]

I remember your visit in Poland, Bydgoszcz, DrumCenter with Igor Falecki :), we met at local storeshop and ate a might kebab right there before show and lessons with you, i remember almost 10 years ago how excited we were with friend to chat with you about our passion and gratefull for all these pro tips :), the rest is side story, my younger brother went to music school and they are friends with Igor haha and that friend from Bydgoszcz has now finished studies at drums-jazz and is a great drummer indeed. And now as i watched this video all these memories came back, waiting till 3am for train, beacuse of so random prepare for that trip to hear that lesson :), 2 teens lost in city, stoned and full of happiness, thank you Dom :)!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Nikodem Piechotka Thanks so much!!!

[@thomask4836]

I've watched KZbin for a LONG time and you are one of the most amazing people I have ever seen. Thank You so much for putting your heart into this video! Take Care, Tom

[@robbyboy03]

I always love seeing you at the kit Dom. I met you in Melbourne at an ultimate drummers weekend and you are the nicest guy and so inspirational. Thank you. Never forgot that time. Take care.

[@marcus_mayhem]

Love you Dom, you're an awesome human being brother. I would really encourage any drummer to listen very closely to everything and anything this man has to say on drumming, even life.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Marcus Amyotte Thanks so much!!!

[@lawofficeofdavide.libmanap1595]

Dom is such a positive force.

[@lvvry1855]

An inspiration to drummers, an inspiration to non-drummers. RIP, you've done a great service to all.

[@jubankta1627]

I love everything Don does even if he’s not playing a drum set his enthusiasm is contagious just such a positive dude!!!!could u imagine Don being ur father?with such an awe inspiring force of positivity guiding u to always be ur best strive for happiness and incouraging u to have fun.If all fathers were like him I’d have no body depressed or even upset about anything......sorry went off on a tangent But yeah he’s just the best!!!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

johny ubankta Thanks so much!!!

[@alvaronarvaez5588]

WTF this dude is insane, cheers from PARAGUAY...

[@GlobalDrumming]

Alvaro Narvaez Thanks so much!!!

[@melvin9898]

I like this guy. He talks very passionately about drums. If he is teaching someone that student is the luckiest student in the whole wide world.

[@GlobalDrumming]

melvin raju Thanks so much!!!

[@drummin4jesus175]

There will never be another Dom!

[@jesusrobleslugo]

I need channels like this but for bass or saxophone or at least guitar.

[@captaincabbage1895]

there used to be guitareo.

[@JorgeRodriguez-xk6fv]

Ive been playing drums since i was 4 yrs old im 40 now i started playing double bass when i was 10, heels up for me was very uncomfortable so i practiced heels down and it took me months to get it and ive been playing double bass heels down since then. It feels better for me and i dont get tired as fast as heels up

[@GlobalDrumming]

Jorge Rodriguez Excellent! Thanks

[@ididyermom3273]

About a year ago I bought a DW 5000 DB pedal and decided to commit, it is really been a challenge getting my right brain to work but it is coming slowly. I just have to remember how long it took me when I was first learning, gotta have patience and determination, it will come eventually.

[@andrewbintang4591]

you renind me lot of louis bellson same kinda sound and feel. i know you're probably much younger and not his generation, but you're both technique driven and passionate when it comes to playing double bassdrums. i learned a lot from louis bellson, he was a true master. you can learn a lot from todays drummers, but sooner or later you'll go back to basics and will find that the old school method of drumming really works best.

[@GlobalDrumming]

andrew bintang Nice. Louie was a friend and 25 years older than me. His passion was a great influence. Thanks so much!!!

[@andrewbintang4591]

@@GlobalDrumming louis bellson was an amazing jazz drummer and an influence on lots of double bass drummers. i think rufus speedy jones and sonny payne also played double bassdrums very early in their career. i remember seeing old footage of that. i think that the first rock drummer ever to play with double bassdrums was radja dalimonthee from the pacifics (1963). but he was also a skilled jazz drummer that did drum clinics for rogers. i'm glad that louis bellsons spirit lives on in your style of playing. i used to carry a sony handycam with me and recorded lots of drummers that i met + saw live, including louis bellson. i should really start do transfer those old tapes to digital files. maybe if the tapes still play you can use them for educational purposes in your channel. or just watch & enjoy taking a trip down memory lane of course :)

[@GlobalDrumming]

andrew bintang Excellent! Transfer the footage and we will go something with it. Email me at [e-mail]. Send it there. Thanks

[@whanowa]

_"I don't always play fast, but when I want it, I want it now"_ accidental meme

[@GlobalDrumming]

whanowa Yes...not accidental! Thanks

[@whanowa]

@@GlobalDrumming You really _are_ the most interesting man in the world.

[@GlobalDrumming]

whanowa Thanks so much!!!

[@palmeiras958]

I've been looking for a drummer like you! Glad i've found you! I'll learn a lot from your lessons for sure! Keep rockin'!!!!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Rogério Carvalho Thanks so much!!!

[@halbgefressen9768]

I am trying to play SOAD - Toxicity right now and this helped me so much.

[@davin2002]

Good thoughts, good rudiments :P, i didn't touch a drum-set for 2 years, inspires me to practice again. All top drummers have their shtick, and good that we are in an era where we can share so much, otherwise we have to listen to recordings etc.. over and over. Listened a lot to Dean Castronovo and Mike Terrana.

[@GlobalDrumming]

davin2002 They are great drummers....! Thanks

[@anthemgunaether2914]

Wonderful energy and beautiful playing Dom!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Anthem Gun Aether Thanks so much!!!

[@jt_mallett_ii]

Deffinetly useful thanks drumeo

[@hagopnalbandian5302]

Awesome video, posture, breathing, synchronized rudiments, awesome. You make me want to woodshed this stuff. Great technique, great.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Hagop Nalbandian Thanks so much!!!

[@boriken395pr]

2:22. Excellent tip! Well said!

[@jamesspafford5985]

I’ve got to see this whole lesson!!! I can’t lie, it seems to have been a while since I’ve seen lessons that looked fun!!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Thanks!

[@DudemanSwede]

♥ Rest in Peace, Dom.

[@stanleynich]

Thanks Dom got to get my double bass better

[@MM-kh7nx]

RIP Dom, Bless You!

[@harrywebsters2318]

As always, another great video lesson! Really looking forward to working on this! Thanks!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Harry Websters Thanks so much!!!

[@guzonthedrums]

Dom's the happiest man on earth😀

[@GlobalDrumming]

GuzOnTheDrums Thanks so much!!!

[@vezinam58]

Great video Dom. Yes, posture is very important. Only in rare cases like Steve Gadd, or Buddy Rich, does a drummer excel without it. Stick control = foot control! 👍😎

[@GlobalDrumming]

Mark Vezina Thanks so much!!!

[@vintagemxer9165]

Dom - do you remember a guy having you listen to a homemade drum clip at a clinic with Cobham at the House of Guitars in Rochester NY and the segment which was about 30 seconds long, sounded like an out of control train approaching/passing with "horn"? Cobham said "interesting".

[@GlobalDrumming]

Jamie B I do remember that! Funny. Thanks so much!!!

[@1devlin]

~Speed~, when I want it, I want it now 😂😂

[@GlobalDrumming]

Devlin Schuerman Thanks so much!!!

[@tjroy]

Life cut way too short. Dom had SO MUCH TO OFFER to our chosen art. I wanted to take lessons from the man ☹️☹️☹️💔

[@drummingninja1065]

And then he busted out blast beats. That's super cool. Love Dom!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Devan Douwes Thanks so much!!!

[@drummingninja1065]

@@GlobalDrumming thank you for the reply, good sir! You're a huge inspiration, both as a drummer and as a person. Would love to see you discuss limb independence in terms of playing with both ride cymbals. It's always been something that's caught my attention.

[@vmaietta72]

glad you make these videos

[@GlobalDrumming]

V!n Maietta [art/drums] Thanks so much!!!

[@shoboreviews]

Dom is a blast beat maniac :)))

[@GlobalDrumming]

SHOBO Thanks so much!!!

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love your attitude!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Udo Matthias drums Thanks so much!!!

[@wadewedemeier9378]

Thank you sir…amazing…

[@totodomination6809]

Legend!

[@riccardomusiu510]

Woow 👏👏👏👏 perfection!!! 👍👍👍

[@GlobalDrumming]

Riccardo Musiu Thanks so much!!!

[@riccardomusiu510]

@@GlobalDrumming 👍👍👏👏👏😄✌❤🎶

[@gsmith207]

Dennis Chambers was there but I thought Dom stole the show! I remember him showing off his double bass licks back then that’s funny and here we are now. And they gave away a drum set to a scholarship drummer from the school that night. He got to choose any drum set that was on the stage that the guest drummers used used that night and he chose the GMS kit that the drummer who was from the buddy rich band had. That’s cool....

[@GlobalDrumming]

G Smith nice! Thanks so much!!!

[@christyler373]

hello team just fab and yes it works from norfolk uk

[@GlobalDrumming]

Chris Tyler Thanks so much!!!

[@meshuggah434]

Awesome!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Blake Athey Thanks so much!!!

[@snorgisborg2]

I like this guy

[@GlobalDrumming]

snorgisborg2 Thanks so much!!!

[@SpartacusErectus]

Dom is awesome RIP

[@redsed1565]

The Master of the skins!

[@maxmurraymedia]

This is crazy!!!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Thanks!

[@maxmurraymedia]

Dom Famularo no problem it’s helped me grow my channel a lot all these videos are helping me grow my channel bit by bit

[@GlobalDrumming]

@@maxmurraymedia Excellent! Keep going!

[@maxmurraymedia]

Dom Famularo thanks!!

[@jjfanush5440]

Ever green stylish drummer' 🙋🙌👍

[@GlobalDrumming]

JJ FANUSH Thanks so much!!!

[@jjfanush5440]

@@GlobalDrumming you welcome🙌👍👏

[@fabiodoardi5407]

Big like!!!!!👍

[@alijohn1405]

What is the spring tension set to?

[@joemarlow46]

Anyone willing to tell me why when U search up Joe Bergamini's age it comes up with 119

[@GlobalDrumming]

Joe Marlow Funny. 49. Thanks so much!!!

[@joemarlow46]

@@GlobalDrumming you're welcome Dom!!

[@cronkitepercussion]

What musical recordings are Don known for?

[@GlobalDrumming]

Great question! Most of my playing is captured on youtube with many musicians! You can search there! Thanks!

[@dariocamara5813]

Que tipo más agradable

[@GlobalDrumming]

Dario Cámara Thanks so much!!!

[@adamhansbrough1714]

RIP Dom

[@s4lroachclip]

How long should you do this for, and how long does it take someone to get a steady smooth thing going at faster speeds? Same question for doubles and for paradiddles on snare. Doing them fast. I mean daily of course, like months? I practiced so long, but I really think a key factor, at least maybe for me was the pedals. I played so long with single chain pearl pedals with the wire base, (not a solid plate), but I went to my lessons and there was iron cobra pedals, the response was night and day, and a little bit frightening, tbh. Axis pedals are highly responsive but felt a bit too stiff. The iron cobra beater i never liked but those pedals were lighting. I had to give up my gear tho due to poverty

[@BenMichalowicz]

Honestly kinda depends on your practice schedule to a degree. Practicing consistently for, e.g., 30 minutes a day tends to be a good spot if you want to master something in, e.g., the span of a few weeks (assuming you're starting from nothing in that regard, or at a beginner level). The general breakdown IMO is -- start whatever you're doing (paradiddles, singles, doubles, regular and hybrid rudiments, etc.) at a slow tempo with a metronome, and keep pushing the metronome after every 4/8/16/etc. reps until you leave your comfort zone. Then, dial it back to a point that's still relatively close to that boundary, but not uncomfortably so. I totally get the feeling when going between different pedals, and even sticks to a degree! If you're able to save up and get a fairly sturdy pedal (even Pearl P930/P932) for your feet and at least maybe just a general practice kit (DW and Tama sell some fairly decent ones), you're pretty much set and the application/technique ideally should transfer well over to a real drum kit. Hope that helps!!

[@BenMichalowicz]

As a follow-up -- note that paraddidles are rather tricky with your feet lol, but certainly possible with enough practice.

[@s4lroachclip]

Paradiddles on bass drums HA! r i g h t ok@@BenMichalowicz 64th note paradiddles on double bass for judas priest painkiller, sure wont take long, just about a decade.

[@BenMichalowicz]

@@s4lroachclip Hey, Simon Phillips and Thomas Lang could do it, but then again, they're experts lmfao, and I'm out of practice to a degree :P

[@BenMichalowicz]

No problem!!@@s4lroachclip I'm always happy to help other drummers (KZbin or elsewhere hahaha). You're right technique matters a LOT with doubles. I follow a mix of marching band fundamentals, formal lessons from my youth, and Mike Mangini's school of thought on certain things, and then figuring out what's best for me with more advanced techniques and patterns. I'd love to practice more these days, but life happens. The independence comes with practice. That's all I can say coming from my own mistakes and education on it. Start slow, like maybe having a hi-hat on 2 and 4, for example (the jazz "classic" for time keeping, for lack of a better term). Like with speed, take it slow, and even say it out loud if you have to. E.g. if you're doing a round on the kit (snare to toms in descending order), just shout "Left foot" on the quarter notes hahaha. Forcing it into a certain point can/will help, like shouting "LEFT" for marking time/marching in a marching band setting to get your feet in time in THAT environment. Pauses that end on the "upbeat" took some time for me as well, but again, slowing those kinds of phrases down and slowly building them up USUALLY does the trick to build muscle memory and timing. That sucks that you can't even practice on pads, I'm sorry. I got lucky in my current apartment with relatively decent neighbors with pads and/or electric drum kits lol. If you have the funds, perhaps take a look at a private storage spot to make a drum studio? I've never done it, but there are more than a few DIY studio tutorials on YT and the larger internet as far as i can tell. I'm sure you'll get back into the swing of it with a fairly steady practice schedule. As Mike Mangini said in his Time Warp video, all you need are passion and a good practice method. The technique and articulation will come through if those are set :) Lemme know if you have any more questions on technique and stuff. I'd be happy to answer whatever you've got.

[@howies5265]

Are those crashes touching each other hmmm sonic possibilities? 🤘🏼🥁🤘🏼

[@GlobalDrumming]

Howie S Excellent! Thanks so much!!!

[@howies5265]

Wow I’m so flattered by your response Thank You my father is a Jazz drummmer I’m a metal drummer and I’ve been preaching about ergonomics and the athletics of drumming for decades THANK YOU 🎼

[@GENXJOPLIN]

I would give anything to hear him featured on a new Naked City record

[@GlobalDrumming]

Campbell Markantonatos thanks

[@tomasl6675]

Beautiful mapex saturn v, "maple burl" kit, what snare does he use?

[@GlobalDrumming]

Tomas L Thanks so much!!!

[@thorbaker66]

R.I.P. GREAT DRUMMER !!!

[@hoozerob]

I go about my practice sessions like this; and before any of this, make sure your drums are tuned/tension so they sound good and compliment each other. If not, it's sort of like an annoying little brother who keeps "Brah brah brah" in your ear. The unwanted harmonies and conflicting tones, sets you up for a disappointing practice. So, here we go!!! 1: Clear your mind and don't have any unrealistic expectations, and go in with a positive attitude. If you don't, you may just quit the session early, or maybe altogether. 2: Start with playing "slowly" a few rudiments with you hands and feet. Practice the essentials first, such as single stroke rolls, double rolls or more, flams, paradiddles or similar to get simple snare combinations practiced. Do some combinations around the kit to keep your peripheral vision (third eye) awareness and reach practiced and comfortable. 3: Do step 2. , but work it up to go a little progressively faster with sets of each basic maneuvers. 4: Practice strength, speed, endurance, accuracy and evenness, as well as the time you put into it by practicing longer if you can. Push yourself a little harder with each new practice session, then stay at that level, till any soreness, over exertion, and fatigue eventually disappears. So in time, everything that was harder, becomes easier. 5: So in speaking of the time you put into it, I personally, try to do a few practice sessions a day as I can. Perhaps for 30 minutes each time. Instead of one long session, which may do you in if you overdo it. Sure, you may think, "Well, a gig could be up to 4 hours a night.". Set goals to be able to do gigs like that until you reach them. It'll make those gigs seem to go by faster. 6: I always make it a goal, to do 5 or 6 or more new things on the kid, that I either haven't done in a long time, something you saw another drummer do that you want to make your own, or just create something on your own, that you never heard or saw before, each time you practice. Don't keep doing the same routines over and over once you do your initial warm ups. If you only do the things that come easy to you, you won't be ready and equipped to do anything that is out of your realm. If you have an unsatisfactory practice session and just couldn't get into it, just remember how good you are on your better days and tell yourself, "It's fine, I'll get back to it again." "I know I'm good."

[@doylesnetwork5916]

0:40 That’s the reason why I wanna hit the china cymbal using my foot..

[@mikemnm5553]

Yeah....gene hoglan please.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Mike MNM Thanks so much!!!

[@maximilianandrews7164]

Actually, Gene Hoglan talks about Dom Famularo on a SYL DVD. Enough said! I still would like to have a lesson with Dom on that swivel technique, but I haven't been able to schedule it, unfortunately... Cheers!

[@두부한조각-l7i]

드럼계의 변강쇠

[@GlobalDrumming]

English please? Thanks!

[@srwarrior134]

Drumeo please get this man to play Slayer!

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

We were asking for this in the mid 80s

[@srwarrior134]

@@DrJ-hx7wv holy that's fantastic!! I'm not surprised. Once that flow sticks, it'll stick for life

[@DangerSilent]

sooooo fastttt

[@gabrieljohannson6777]

This guy is awesome.

[@apieceofdirt4681]

His snares are really loose. Flappin

[@GlobalDrumming]

apiece ofdirt Yes...fun! Thanks

[@NOAHCASAS]

REST.IN.PARADISE. 💔🥁💛🎶💚

[@MASTEROFPUPPETS238]

Why does he hold one stick backwards?

[@GlobalDrumming]

Sometimes it feels good sometimes not! Thanks!

[@MASTEROFPUPPETS238]

@@GlobalDrumming does it effect playing or just personal preference

[@GlobalDrumming]

Bader Omar it does nor affect my playing only at that moment it fells good. So I just go with it. Fun! Thanks

[@John-ei4go]

And in dress shoes! 👍

[@endmok]

Phil Jackson is pretty good at drumming 😀

[@jroar123]

If you have the knees.

[@extatictactictetricshoobee4525]

For doublebass speed, check wanja hechtan out, amazing at more than 300 b.p.m

[@GlobalDrumming]

ex tatic tactic tetric shoobeedoo no wa Excellent! Thanks

[@moneybot646]

Tell buddy rich about slouching or JD beck some ppl just slouch but of course this man is still talking the truth great master dom RiP 🪦

[@blonep]

Double Bass is just for metal music Dom: hold my beer

[@GlobalDrumming]

Bruno López Nepote Lol. Thanks so much!!!

[@venomagent76]

Louie Belleson said different

[@GlobalDrumming]

venomagent76 I knew Louie! What was different?

[@venomagent76]

@@GlobalDrumming he said hold my beer and helped to shape double bass drumming as a whole... An art form! Great job Brother

[@venomagent76]

@@GlobalDrumming I have learned this technique from Joe Franco, Bobby Rondinelli, You Italians are some Great drummers!

[@SwiftDuckFPV]

Rip Dom. Thanks for all that you have done for us. Truly legend now.

[@a.j.wilkes6352]

"Repetition starting at 40 bpm and slowly work up the speed" is the "Eat right and excercise" of drumming...and damnit that it works.

[@GlobalDrumming]

A.J. Wilkes Thanks so much!!!

[@DrumeoOfficial]

Taking it slowly and putting in the time is the fastest way to see results.

[@a.j.wilkes6352]

@@DrumeoOfficial Don't try to frighten us with your sorcerer's ways... 😆

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@@DrumeoOfficial it's funny: the "Conventional Wisdom" is to START SLOW AND CLEAN AND BUILD UP YOUR SPEED.... but i've always done the exact opposite, and that seems to be a MUCH FASTER (and far more FUN) way to practice: I'll push myself to play guitar or drums AS FAST AS I CAN (as sloppy AF) and it's a FUN wild MESS... and each day it gets tighter and tighter. I can't imagine the time-consuming prison of practicing stuff PERFECTLY but slowly. MUSIC ISN'T ABOUT PERFECTION (unless you're training to join orchestras)! IT'S ABOUT FUN! Everyone takes half the fun out of music, sigh. ALSO, ALL MY FELLOW MUSICIANS SAY I'M A GENIUS DRUMMER AND GUITARIST.... so my method MUST work! (EX: I've only been playing drumkit for a few months and already ALL drummers who hear me say "you're AMAZING!", b/c I don't WASTE TIME with slow practice etc.) (I'm already doing stuff even a Thomas Lang Druminator can't do!) (Yeah, I can't do 99% of what he can do!) (I respect TL immensely, but that kind of dedication is not for me. Takes a LOT of the FUN out of music making.) (Plus, I practice outdoors and get paid by strangers! YEEEEEE-HAW!) ALL EVIDENCE (so far) TELLS ME it's far more efficient (AND FUN) for musicians to NOT begin slowly and NEATLY... so spread the word! (Note: I'm kind of an Art-Scientist who is always pushing every area of music to get Smarter, More Creative, More Efficient.)

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@@DrumeoOfficial ALSO.... too many of you TURN MUSIC INTO WORK: math, memory tests, repetition, etc. THAT'S ANTI-FUN. I have NO CLUE what a flam is or what a paradiddle is: I PLAY SOLELY FROM THE HEART AND MY IMAGINATION, and that might be why everyone calls me a brilliant, unique drummer, despite me only becoming a drummer this summer! There is NO academia in my drumming. JUST PURE CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION AND LOGIC. (Plus, I really really hate all the cliches most drummers use.)

[@aperry8810]

This came at the right time, I'm trying to build leg strength to play Bleed by Meshuggah. Excellent tutorial, can really feel your passion man and you offered some great tips

[@dumpygoodness4086]

I'm a super-REBEL who has no patience whatsoever (and little free time) so I practice drums the EXACT OPPOSITE of how the Conventional Wisdom does. EX: I play SLOPPY AF, pushing myself (but not til i hurt myself)... and this is ENDLESS FUN...and each day I naturally get TIGHTER AND TIGHTER. I end up at the same spot all the other drummers do, in the end (TIGHT!)... but I had TOTAL FUN the entire time getting there! WHEEEEEE!!

[@dumpygoodness4086]

@S Tra NOPE. I'll need a couple more months to get tight. (I only practice a couple hours a day if I'm lucky. Too busy on other shit, b/c our society is COMPLETELY PERFECTLY WRONG in every way.) (I live in a country where they pay FIREMEN peanuts... and pay men who throw balls around TENS OF MILLIONS PER YEAR. THat's a society that's legally insane!) (Convention SUCKS.) CRAZY FACT: i'm sloppy as hell (and I don't mind sloppy: Mahavishnu Orchestra were sloppy at times which is WHY we love them more than Return TO Forever or Weather Report).... yet EVERYONE (especially musicians of all ages and instruments) keep telling me how great a drummer I am... and when I point out how SLOPPY I was, everyone says they didn't notice! WHAT??? ALL I CAN SURMISE.... is that, as-long-as-my-downbeat (or whatever y'all call it)-is-on-point, no one notices some of the beats TWEEN those hits are off. (People aint' great with attention to detail, sadly.) (I don't want to be INCORRECTLY loved as a drummer! See my gripe?) As long as MOST of my notes are tight, no one seems to notice all the beats or hits that are OFF. I'm not happy about that. (ALso, it may be b/c I'm such a hyper-prog drummer, everyone ASSUMES when i'm OFF, it's intentional, ha ha.) (Again, I practice Basic 4/4 every day bc I cannot do that kind of drumming! I can only do complicated!)

[@duesexistat5016]

Good luck! But it’s not impossible. If you haven’t seen Troy Wright’s video on Bleed it’s a must see. He plays it then gives a very helpful lesson.

[@heavyweightdrummer8699]

Its basically a flam-right left flam-right left

[@MajesticDemonLord]

I met Dom back in 2008 - at the Australian Ultimate Drummers Weekend - happened to be staying at the same hotel as him and the Other drummers - I asked a bunch of them to 'show me one thing that's cool': Tony Royster Jr showed me a stick trick, Benny Greb showed me a method for keeping time that even Today I can't do (Derek Roddy who was also at the Table struggled to do it too) and then I asked Dom: He asked me to play a stroke on my pad, then he looked at my hands (and the calluses on them) then showed me a stroke taught to him by Buddy Rich, he showed me his hands (Smooth, with no calluses) - whereby you let the stick rebound all the way back to your forearm. I tried, couldn't do it. That's what he taught me - and that, more than anything else I learned that day has helped my Drumming - I still choke the stick and grip too hard, but I'm better than I was. Tl;Dr - Dom took one look at my playing - saw my biggest weakness and showed me a simple exercise to get better. Dom is the man.

[@GlobalDrumming]

I remember that! Thanks! Good luck!

[@mikexibalbafarms4169]

Sounds like a great teacher!

[@GlobalDrumming]

S Tra Ouch! I hope you are kidding! An open mind is what it takes. Go for it! Thanks

[@alexniederhauser8562]

I am a relatively long term tight grip chokehold callous hand, run loving, drummer man. I love how I’ve really been trying to focus more on fixing my handwork recently, and now this video and fellow comments have come up on tonight’s main dish. Thank you ☺️

[@Mari000]

Great comments on posture. I always try to be aware of my form/posture

[@GlobalDrumming]

CrystalLake84 Thanks so much!!!

[@JWL-UK]

That last sequence 😱. Then he says have fun! It made me question if I know any drumming at all!

[@GlobalDrumming]

JWL Excellent! Thanks so much!!!

[@askelly4647]

Yup ! felt the same...but very motivating at the same time.

[@007CCIM]

Dom is unbelievable. Such a great man and exceptional drummer. Thank you Drumeo and Dom.

[@williescott5439]

Great to see that huge smile and enthusiasm! A big encouragement to practice and have fun with it.

[@GlobalDrumming]

Willie Scott Thanks so much!!!

[@blm2295]

It's funny upon finally getting a drumset in life once I was an adult and had the money to get one it felt like all those years tapping my feet to make beats really paid off lol Its too bad tapping on tables with my hands and fingers didn't transfer much into moving sticks around fast.

[@EBERGER81]

So grateful that you got Dom. He's awesome, a great teacher, and kind-hearted. Drumeo is amazing. It brings the drumming community together and makes this musician grateful to be a drummer. You rock! 💙

[@crazy8sdrums]

Posture is hella important. If you slack off while you are young, yer gonna be broken up and in pain when you get older. Practice with a focus on posture now! Like Dom says here, having proper posture will not only help your playing now but it will help keep you healthy for a long life of great drumming!

[@GlobalDrumming]

Crazy 8s Drums Thanks so much!!!

[@crazy8sdrums]

@@GlobalDrumming Thanks be to you Dom! This was an awesome lesson!

[@timjanssen4204]

Thanks for the exercises! Love how you're always full of energy! -Tim

[@GlobalDrumming]

Tim Janssen Thanks so much!!!

[@jasonlauritsen5587]

Dom, assuming you haven't, you should check out the drummers from death metal bands, such as John Longstreth and George Kolias. Seeing as you said you like playing fast, they are the definition of speed. And not just speed but speed with varying tempos

[@GlobalDrumming]

Jason Lauritsen Yes, I know them both and spent much time with George over 20 years ago talking about these techniques. I teach many death metal drummers. I understand the music, but it was not my generation. I also worked with Gene Hoglan. Check out his dvd. He mentions me. Thanks so much!!!

[@TheMorbidAsshole]

@@GlobalDrumming hey dom..loved the vid. Will there be a chance for you to create a vid for death metal or extreme music drumming?

[@GlobalDrumming]

TheMorbidAsshole Absolutely! All in time! Thanks

[@TheMorbidAsshole]

@@GlobalDrumming hey thanks man! Never seen any non metal acts before that utilizes double bass like what you demonstrated, can you recommend any acts that caught tour attention ?

[@GlobalDrumming]

TheMorbidAsshole Check out Claus Hessler and Grant Collins. Thanks