Practicing On A Pillow Drum Lesson

Practicing On A Pillow Drum Lesson
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[@thedrumguy2350]

I practised this for three days and I was AMAZED how fast I developed tendonitis!

[@kevins5473]

And tennis elbow, carpal tunnel.

[@nesnaj21]

I was going to purchase some evans drumheads, but I think I'm going to save money and buy a pillow instead and just practice on that! Thanks for the video!

[@pmowens2000]

Dude, your pillow sounds great!

[@reyesmunguia4899]

when you are finished , put your head down on the pillow and fall asleep.

[@Spladoinkal]

here's the thing about it: If you ONLY practice on pillows, you'll have a hard time playing normally. But who ONLY practices on pillows? The pillow thing is exclusively for building strength and speed. You should be spending at least as much time everyday practicing on proper surfaces (pad, actual drum set, etc.). If you do both, you'll have the great chops from the pillow AND the ability to transfer those chops over to actual playing!

[@alxjones]

@splashy44 A great point. The problem with that is you need build muscle first before you can control it. If you don't build the muscle to do singles on a pillow, then you're never going to get clean singles to be any fast on a drum. Also, practicing on a no rebound surface helps you to become more well rounded percussionist. Mallet instruments and auxiliary percussion instruments have almost no rebound, and even some drums like the floor tom he mentioned have no rebound.

[@goonmeister3214]

close your eyes and he sounds like david schwimmer

[@suhaimilatiffsg]

Was looking for this.

[@calebjosephcountry]

He's spent a little too much time with that pillow.

[@crnkdatsouljaboi12]

IF YOU START LISTENING AT 4:28 YOU MIGHT GET THE WRONG IDEA LOL

[@vincentbuonora8477]

...if Dennis Chambers says it worked for him...I definitely will try it....

[@BurrenSHdrums]

I started to play drums like this, in my pillows, couch, etc 10 years ago. It really works!!!

[@nlperpave]

A great test for finding out if pillow-playing is working, is to play on the leg... just behind the kneecap. If it hurts... it's back to the pillow. The benefits of pillow-playing are many - the practice teaches a player how to play on the "up-stroke". Wonderful forearm, wrist and finger tension-control. Important video. Well done.

[@clakoclakson]

That's a great idea becacuse I wanted to increase my druming skills but I dont have a set at home!

[@rockmetallixx]

I am always using a CD-bag made of denim which I attach with gaffa tape on a table, desk, chair or any harder underground. Got the same effect but has 3 sound zones and sound better than a pillow.

[@AquaAnim]

@pur3pker131 wrong, watch Tony Williams, every drummer should be able to play at any tempo on any surface WITH or WITHOUT rebound. Rebound is useful and helps but your gonna be slowed down on the tons if you rely on it. This won't mess you up when you get on the kit unless your playing and practicing wrong in the first place.

[@avisupchurch]

I was in a drum corps with a guy who did pretty much all his individual practice on a pillow, and he developed tendinitis issues in the middle of the season... also i think he played on his snare as tho he was playing on a pillow, fighting the rebound. For a while I said "never practice on a pillow", now I believe it's definitely helpful in moderation.... also it's important to adapt your technique to whatever surface you're playing on... many people don't do this.

[@kkoolwithak]

had no drums for two weeks and this is all i did, if you do it too much you end up fighting the rebound. however doing it sometimes is a great idea!

[@xRockDrummah96]

holy shit, that takes a lot of chops to play on a pillow at that speed and that intensity. i almost develop drum blisters just from watching him. lmao, no joke, i could FEEL my chops burning from watching this video.

[@351cleavland]

That night I slept and drempt I was in a helicopter.

[@trebletrouble1348]

351cleavland 4 years later and helicopters a gender

[@92JinKazama]

00:40 muting the pillow. XD

[@GerhardduPlooy]

I agree that a pillow helps, BUT I AM THE ONLY ONE NOTICING THE OUTLINE OF A DRUM PAD INSIDE THE PILLOW???!!!!

[@trevorimm]

Sick. Absolutely sick.

[@TylerIStephensIHi]

I don't think I could play that fast on a practice pad.

[@colourfulwithaU]

(continued from last comment) The 'pillow' stroke, where you use your wrist to lift the stick and throw it back down to get successive strokes, is useful if you are playing a ghost note immediately followed by an accented note, such as in a shuffle. In this case, the ghost note does not offer the power of the rebound to lift the stick, so it's up to your wrist to get it up far enough that when you throw it back down, you have a good-sized accent. Cheers!

[@1thess523]

my first drum set was a bunk bed, the bottom mattress was my snare, I had an old couch pillow as my tom(one side was loose for lower sound and the other was tighter for higher sound), the bottom frame of the top bunk was used for my cymbals. and if I wasn't playing on my drum set I was using my practice pad which was my left thigh which had toughened up like a Muay Thai fighters shin. My younger brother is a drummer as well and that's how we would practice till we got our real kits.

[@TheIronmarot]

I daily practice on the pillow but i've never been able to use fingers tecnique on it. Anyway it really helps me to gain endurance on wrists. Good video guy!

[@tknovianj.j1641]

we all know he didn't start on the pillow. it's easy to sell this idea when you already have that type of speed and Control.

[@MalikEmmanuel]

the pillow is helpful for building speed, control and power.

[@MikeGalsworthy]

Lovely technique. OK, you keep the pillow, I'll have the room. Deal?

[@loyyton8765]

AMAZING PILLOW!

[@joe_tipakuah4880]

I practiced a lot on my pillow..and on my folded blanket.And i develop more wrist.Still struggling on the fingers and consistency..

[@williehoskins7044]

Somebody please watch this in .5 speed. The drunken drum teacher

[@351cleavland]

That night I slept and drempt I was in a helicopter.

[@niacherryblossom]

I practice on my mattress cause i dont have drums or anything......never knew until now that it was good for me.......I'll keep practicing.

[@johnpaulondrums]

I started doing this years ago I guess just because I wanted to play on everything and it was quite. Little did I know it would help me out so much later on. Love being a drummer!

[@TheRodrigoaquino]

My first girlfriend was a pillow.

[@tbip2001]

When i ise the fingers to help, I struggle to stop me stick wandering left and right in my hand. The hand stays put but the stick moves left/right between the finger and thumb

[@billbradleymusic]

I first learned this from Ana Watkins at the Flint Institute of Music (FIM) in the 3rd grade. Great advice for beginners and pro's as well! Feel the BURN!!

[@vidviewer92]

I went to a John Riley clinic and he made a good point about why practicing on a pillow is not a good idea. By practicing on a pillow, you're practicing lifting the stick instead of utilizing the natural rebound. By training this way, you're training to play fast on a pillow, which is obviously the opposite feel of a drum, so when are you ever gonna play on a pillow?

[@colourfulwithaU]

John Riley has a point - and I admire him as a musician and educator - but at the same time, I see the merit in practicing on a pillow, especially double strokes. I can think of two good reasons why: 1) Some parts of the drum set don't offer you that natural rebound - such as some floor toms, and the edge of the hihats. 2) Even on the snare, if you want to play an accented note immediately following a ghost note, there will be no rebound to lift the stick in time to catch that accent.

[@markhotdeals]

good advice thanks we can all use some help.i practice on a pillow.and yes it helps.some drummers are in to speed. other drummers are more in to just fills or just keeping a rock beat.now i came acros a drummer that i or you dond even know.?who is this drummer. fantastic show drummer. a older guy .in his 70ssss go to you tube and tipe in fon morcus . o my this guy is all about show drumming

[@lilou1003]

@ediot6969 totally agreed dude....spent my life playin on everything but my kit cause of neighbours....could never play the kit....I always say that guys that get good on drums are guys that can access their kits everyday...its that simple.....other musicians dont realise how hard it is for a drummer just to be able to get time on HIS own kit......Oh ya, Im left handed aswell ,so when I would get to a studio,(to play the STUDIO kit), I had to change the kit around aswell......lol

[@tonydir5673]

I thought Buddy said ne never practiced

[@pur3pker131]

Even so, you dont want to do it because drumming is about learning to control the rebound you get. If you practice with no rebound, when you get on a drum youll have no idea what to do with it once you get it.

[@ediot6969]

@hiphopsucks96 pillows work but its better to put in that time on a kit too many drummer sthese days practise on everything other than a kit practice pads suck to unrealisitc bounce

[@ediot6969]

@hiphopsucks96 pillows work but its better to put in that time on a kit too many drummer sthese days practise on everything other than a kit practice pads suck to unrealisitc bounce

[@MrMarcuuuss]

That isn't true. You just learn how to control them without the same amount of rebound aswell. And you learn how to use the rebound you get.

[@fiftythreeeleven]

What head do you have on that pillow and what are the dimensions? How many lugs? I like your tuning as well.

[@JoeNocella]

ha ha he fell asleep when he should've been practicing!! It won't be long before DW comes out with the practice pillow for $79.95. Kids go tell your mom and dad to get you the practice pillow! hurry!

[@123riggerz]

Fucking hell the snoring at the start scared the shit outta me with my speakers turned up .

[@daljeetghag3321]

What's your tension setting on that pillow?

[@RoebenSwart]

is the video fast forward when he's doing the double strokes?

[@zzzdanz]

I had a teacher have me do this yrs ago...do it!..you'll be surprised.

[@Halomad10]

Same.. I use the push pull method on my doubles :D do you?

[@ImTheDrummer115]

Dude, tune that thing! Moongel won't do that any good!

[@jkingmotorhead1]

i call bull on Buddy Rich because he never practiced.... proven fact

[@nyteq21]

how do you muffle the pillow to get that sound?

[@mrhans24680]

Buddy rich said, HE NEVER PRACTICED ,,

[@hadeskiller1]

He also played pretty much non-stop since he was 18 months old.

[@mrskinszszs]

and santa claus exists

[@ambroulard]

hans dulatre --- He lied. Band mates and friends confirm that he practiced a fair bit- not so much when he was on the road but when he had down time he did work on new shit---

[@mikerose3596]

hans dulatre. Sorry man but that is NOT true. I've seen video of him practicing and CUSSING like a Sailor when he messed up.

[@BohdanSkochii_music]

ahahahahahaha lol,practice on a pillow.......ahahahahahahahaahah nerd

[@BohdanSkochii_music]

practice on pad, dude, with proper technique and sticks//

[@AlexanderMarks]

Evans Percussion should make a drum pillow

[@MikeOxmellsGrimm8]

Didn't see that at first. Drummer's habit, I guess. haha

[@vincentbuonora8477]

Enough pros have recommended it. However, the best test is to do it at least say three months or more and then compare your playing. Whatever technique you choose, Spivak, Gladstone, Moeller, Fingers Only, one needs to put a sufficient amount of practice time for it to work. Many get discouraged because they don’t achieve after long hours of practice, but only for two days, because the muscles are sore! Yep, you need to rest and then go back...it is not something won in two days practice....

[@frogbeergolfgolf]

... It doesn't sound a single thing like Lars Ulrich.

[@onesyphorus]

Cheeaye shoe dabypra acketiscing

[@cobramaaeen]

first impression of any scene: WTF is this shit???

[@guanacoboy7]

where do u sell those pillows?? i wanna buy one!!!

[@archologyzero]

What kind of muffling are you using on that snare?

[@wyattb995]

how do I get my pillow to sound like your's man.

[@Spladoinkal]

yeah using bigger sticks will add to the affect

[@openmindedcollegelevel6382]

Wow that’s a good idea to practice on your Snare Drumming on a pillow facts. Like that I don’t have to listen to my mother complaining every single day after 9:00PM when I’m practicing my snare fundamentals rudiments at night. THANK YOU BROTHER FOR THE IDEA I NEVER THOUGHT 💭 ABOUT THAT IDEA 100%

[@ourself999]

@tamabama69 you sir must be 100+ years old !

[@saiaddict]

if he was asleep who turned on the camera D:

[@sciexp]

Thanks for sharing. How can you develop a bit of speed at least? Just practicing? I mean practice but with a certain system...

[@fullabeatz]

What pillow is that, Where can I get one?

[@clarkewi]

Controlling the stick is the secret to getting a proper tone out of a snare drum. If you hold the stick too tight so that the wood is not "ringing" on the vibrating skin, it chokes all the sound out of the drum skin. The skin has to make a "wave" - in a horizontal movement. This must be coordinated with the vertical movement of the stick. When you get it dialed, the notes are very crisp, clear and not "muddy".

[@acidrums4]

I've been broken two pillows in this years. I'm embarrassed and sad to say that I don't have a drumkit and the money to buy one. But fortunately I haven't wasted my time breaking pillows!

[@pasta_heals]

I practice on my English homework. Hah.

[@HrAndyManU]

hahaha, at 0:38 he damped the pillow ;)

[@steampunkhulk5559]

Ok, for anyone going to try this. Use the same technique your gonna use playing on an actual drum, if you dont know technique work on that.

[@brentdrummer5177]

Can this lead to tendinitis?

[@2Fa2Bu]

hahahahahaa i was wondering that too

[@dejd]

Can you play french horn on a pillow

[@deadXbun]

i got blisters after 3 minutes =.=

[@czm14]

i use to do this all the time. lol

[@SamMix909]

Harder than it looks :\

[@renzdoronila4555]

Is pillow is effective? 🤔

[@theCultureShockband]

i smell cinnamon rolls

[@CDrumaholic]

Remo pillow fanboys will emerge.

[@jadman95]

I wouldn't practice on a pillow a lot though, because you will begin to ignore occurrences when playing the actual drums because you will have developed a way of playing through the drums instead of out of the drums. A good way to keep this from happening is practicing with a towel on your snare instead and over time add more layers. ( got this from jojo mayer btw)

[@BigJoke94]

hahahahahaha omg made my night

[@howycwap]

now try that with metal sticks

[@UhriLammas]

at 0:38 he damped the pillow.

[@iluvchopsuey36]

This is very good advice but when I practice on my pillow and then go to the drum kit it feels like its even harder to get my wrists going because the snare rebound actually makes it harder but idk if I'm doing something wrong. It's like I cant adjust to the bounce. Any comments of advice would be very appreciative

[@Thailund]

pearlpillow! :D

[@LarsUlrichIsMe]

my pillow keeps movin , fuck

[@leegenix]

@94cobalt Thats awesome. LOL

[@Takes680]

After he practices does he cuddle with his pillow .I have practiced on a pillow for years it deffenilty will help you with speed and double strokes but every one has there own way of practicing aa long as you practice a few hours every day u should be fine

[@colourfulwithaU]

The value in practicing on a pillow is that you are working on lifting the stick with your wrist *for rare cases in which the rebound will not work for you*. When you play regular strokes on the drums, the stick naturally wants to rebound. If you try to do all the work with your wrist all the time, you will feel tension (tension is to be avoided, it means you're close to injuring yourself), and you are working against a force that wants to work in your favour (rebound).

[@thewiildeone]

No shit! I hear ya on that!

[@Joe97Gatenby]

The tuning sounds Shite LOL