Chart Reading Part 2 - Greensleeves Big Band Chart, Equipment and Short and Long Sounds

Here is the part 2 of a series all about drum set chart reading. It is geared towards beginning to intermediate players who already have basic drum set skills.
These first few chapters will serve as an introduction to reading drum set music and cover big band chart reading. In this installment I play a big band arrangement of Greensleeves arranged by Greg Yasinsky from the book Sittin' in with the Big Band Volume 2. I play the chart and then talk about the equipment I use to play this type of music. I also discuss interpreting the chart with short and long sounds on the drum set.
I also talk through the chart and then play it again with the music on the screen so that you can see how I set up the figures.
Here are the time stamps:
0:00 Greensleeves Chart Demo
3:54 Introduction
4:50 The equipment I use to play this music
8:40 Short and Long sounds
11:46 Chart Excerpts
19:19 Play Through with the Chart
The kit I am using is a Gretsch Catalina Elite set from the early 1990's. I use this as my portable practice kit as well as a small gigging kit.
The sizes are:
16" BD, 12" and 14" toms and a Ludwig 5"x14" Black Beauty snare.
The cymbals are all old K Zildjian from the 1940's through 1960's except for a 24" Masterwork Thalles series China/Swish.

[@evantindallmusic]

Band Director: How many cymbals do you have? Rick: Yes

[@pitvil]

I love the way you play especially the way you hit the cymbals . please do some more swing stuff video thank you .

[@TimGrooves]

WOW your videos are helpful! I’m prepping my sight reading for my Berklee audition and you have completely changed my ability to sight read. Thank you!

[@samstevens2108]

How’d it go?

[@goodglee954]

How to practice big band drumming Setup, verse change, etc. Please keep the videos coming! I'm looking forward to it! From Japan

[@tobiasts9281]

Erstklassig, wie immer !!

[@KevinLynch1717]

THANK YOU RICK these jazz videos are the greatest Christmas presents ever. Im getting jazz curriculums for several of my students together now, and your videos have been so helpful.

[@rickdior]

That's great Kevin Thank you

[@cerox60]

This is absolute GOLD! Thank you so much

[@elithepitbulldog2209]

Now that made my Christmas drumming complete! You are an inspiration and we thank you very much!

[@alejandrocachuu]

Gracias por tu generosidad,,,,,,,,,,,,aunque quedo lleno de interrogantes .jajajaja..sos un gran motivador !!!!!!!!saludos desde la patagonia Argentina

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

love it!!

[@JC-zt6qv]

Wow, our high school actually played this for our winter concert a few weeks ago, it was super fun

[@dennisstgermain4187]

Thank you soooo much ! Happy New Yesr !

[@robinjohnson6301]

Beautiful playing Rick, your videos are inspiring!

[@rickdior]

Thank you Robin

[@gregmartinez5836]

Nice sound.

[@jodyguilbeaux8225]

now that is playing drums, this is my goal to becoming a good drummer.

[@timcline2799]

Big band with a 16” kick.. who else is this cool? Nobody

[@BrianTacastacasofficial05]

Yes!

[@JeremiahKlarman]

Can you do a video on playing completely written out charts (and reading drum notation)?

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Very nice chart Rick , sounded great. Who played that chart. Loved it! Jim.

[@rickdior]

Hi Jim It is from a book called Sittin' In with the Big Band.

[@thewelshwizard5869]

Waste of time for me I’m afraid, couldn’t read fast enough when you played section 121🤷‍♂️. Probably me not you.

[@rickdior]

Hi If you go to the end you can see me playing the tune with the chart on the screen. Maybe that will help Take care Rick

[@robinjohnson6301]

At 13:20 Rick starts at bar 119, not 121. That threw me on first watch, so just thought it'd be worth pointing that out.

[@rickdior]

Yes, 2 bars of time in front.

[@thewelshwizard5869]

@@rickdior Thank you for taking the time to reply, that makes more sense, but sadly, I’m not as ‘intermediate level’ as I thought/hoped😥

[@thewelshwizard5869]

@@robinjohnson6301 thanks Robin, that makes more sense 👍🙂