Schism, Tool - Trinity Rock and Pop Drums Grade 8

Video demo of the version of this song as it appears in the Trinity Rock and Pop Grade 8 2018 syllabus. Recorded as a reference for students learning this piece.
Didn’t have a lot of time for this and not a perfect performance by any stretch, but should work as a useful reference for students learning this one!
Where it says “fill around hits" or "fill" or has diagonal slashes, please make up your own stuff (that’s the point!) and don’t copy mine! :)
Sheet music book with downloadable backing tracks available here: amzn.eu/d/iV5ElVK
Have fun and please let me know if any questions :)
Mike
Kit
Yamaha Recording Custom - 22”/10”/12”/16”
Tama John Blackwell 6.5 x 13” Snare
Evans Hydraulic Red Drumheads, Evans Edge Control Reverse Dot (Snare)
Meinl Byzance Cymbals - 20" Sand Ride, 18” Sand Thin Crash, 16" Vintage Crash, 14” Sand Hats
Vic Firth 5A Extreme Sticks

[@joshwatts766]

You have such a great spirit Mike! My daughter's working through the grades, its always a pleasure to watch you play at the start of each grade, you've brought real life to this journey for us.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

How lovely, cheers Josh and so glad you've found the channel helpful! 👊🏻

[@botbeast9627]

Have you listened to Tools new album, Danny’s drums in pneuma are so god damn technical, watch the Vic Firth Pneuma drum cam footage, trust me you will have no regrets. Danny is legitimately a GOD

[@phillychoy2443]

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[@botbeast9627]

Philly Choy lol I guess

[@The_GreenHub]

I absolute love Danny Carey - personally Lateralus is my favourite tool song

[@JJustJ-yb9wh]

I really love how much you love playing all of this. Really inspiring 👌

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ah thanks man, thanks for watching and commenting! :)

[@mykeehed5096]

Woo! Thanks for doing this, this the last one I have to learn - got the first two pages down, just the last page to go. As usual, great playing Mike!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Great, yeah this one was loads of fun, thanks for watching!

[@archgod_yt2431]

Good lord that kick pattern in the final section is insane for a single foot

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha yes a good challenge! It does say in the book it cam be played with one or two - just thought I'd try it with one for fun! Cheers for watching Shawn.

[@archgod_yt2431]

@@MikeBarnesDrums out of curiosity, how do you pull off those fast multiple strokes and do a horse gallop? I can only struggle to do doubles

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@archgod_yt2431 P R A C T I C E !!!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

😂Although clearly I could do with a bit more practice on this one 😂

[@archgod_yt2431]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Got it!

[@shivareddy5762]

Sir thank you , I'm from India I was learned By seeing ur videos & I got merit in grade 3 , 85/100 🙏 Now I'm practicing grade 8 , from ur videos sir.🙏

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Great! Seems like a big leap though, have you studied Grades 4,5,6, and 7? Thanks for watching.

[@shivareddy5762]

@@MikeBarnesDrums yes sir , i was practiced 4 to 7 , ( wake up grde 6 ) you played awesome sir

[@firy-brawlstars4469]

This vid is very useful lol. Ive been using ur vids for my exam and i got 81/100 not bad. Ur vids very inspirational

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Nice work! And thanks for watching, glad if the channel has been helpful :)

[@ryantan190]

Wow nice finally! Hahaha great job will help me with my upcoming exam in June!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cool Ryan - Good luck and thanks for watching man!

[@drumlover1687]

Darn fine job of playing that track while reading the sheet music Mike!

[@sashaqy8081]

I’m learning this song for a music assignment and I found it to be not as hard than it seemed and sounded👍

[@algirish]

AM FROM INDIA AND AT MY SCHOOL EVERY DRUMMER FAN OF YOUR DRUMING.YOU ARE FANTASTIC.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

🙏🏻👊🏻

[@magn8195]

Were those Bonzoesque 16th note triplets that you played from 4:57

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

MagN8 That’s the one! The notes for this piece say you can play the kick part with one pedal or two, tried to do it with one here just for fun! Thanks for watching :)

[@thebestyoda]

Is that the one and only nathan

[@seanscott9423]

nice man, very well played! I was wondering when u were gonna smash this one

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha cheers Sean, not sure about smashed it but it was lots of fun to play! :)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching :)

[@gorgeousgeorge9299]

Nice man thanks for sharing this! Just starting to learn it - such a fun track!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Sure thing, cheers George!

[@cubernikhil914]

quick doubt. In the first line of the notes there are a bunch of different notes which are placed above the line. I don't really know what they are for but they seem like extra toms. I didn't see you play anything like that in the start. So are they hi hat notes itself or you couldn't play them due to the lack of the toms?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It’s the bass guitar part, written for reference so you know where you are in the intro and know when to come in!

[@cubernikhil914]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Ohk thanks!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@cubernikhil914 👊🏻

[@e.antony01]

What time signature is it in I thought it was either 4/4 or 6/8 but other than that the song is good

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It shifts, pretty much every bar! It's a mixture of (in order of appearance) 5/8, 7/8, 6/8, 2/4, 4/4, 9/8 and 3/4. Cheers man!

[@e.antony01]

@@MikeBarnesDrums if I ever played this it would be very confusing when I first started but then after few practices then I'll get used to it

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@e.antony01 Ha ha yes, there's a reason there's a number 8 on the front of the book!!! :)

[@ihavenolife4642]

doing this one soon 😬. cant wait tho my kinda song to learn

[@Unkown_Drummer]

Hi, great playing especially the kick pedaling at the end lol. Do you have any advice on the improv in 6/8 to 4/4 section?

[@drumdaddy3004]

I struggled to do it with a double bass pedal. How did u even get close to doing it with one?!?!?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Yes i def found this v challenging with one kick pedal, good workout though! Kick drum playlist here: Kick drum technique: kzbin.info/aero/PLcfoni8UPb9rfMKiVUYJVO6C7lBcKZNvb

[@jo8dr]

I'm not even doing this in my exam, but the double pedal practice is great in this

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Yeah! I played it with a single but it was a roast at the end - prob would have been better with a double! Cheers man.

[@ashumal3114]

You are superb im Jonathan from India I'm just 15 years old I'm doing GRADE 8 just after 1 month is my grading exam so what are the tips...

[@ashumal3114]

Mindblowing

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha, yes it's a bit mad this one! Lots of fun though. Thanks for watching man!

[@AidanMmusic96]

Mega! How long did it take you to learn it for the video?

[@ovenshark3738]

I need to do this for my college audition from scratch and Ive got it in a week and I'm crying

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Good luck!

[@lorenzojw04]

Can you do Seven Days by Sting next? It’s in the Grade 8 Syllabus!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi there, yes will get to that one soon! Thanks for watching! :)

[@ahsuds5648]

@@MikeBarnesDrums hi Mike have you done seven days ?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@ahsuds5648 No! Thanks for watching :)

[@ahsuds5648]

@@MikeBarnesDrums can you do seven days and grebfruit please 😊

[@MarshCODMYT]

@@MikeBarnesDrums hey man i really need help with seven days and drown please could you film a new video thanks 👌👌😁😁

[@BanksRiverMusic]

Why is the first line written differently ad if its like an octave up or something? Since when were there octaves in drums

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It's the bass guitar part written for reference! Hence it says "(bass)"

[@AbirDaga]

I've a short doubt of 1 note, in the 5th bar first note it says high-hat, bass dum and small tom together however none of the other drumcovers including yours have played that, is this my misunderstanding or there's a reason behind it? 0:17

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Above the note you're talking about it says "(HH on repeat only)". So the tom is played with the kick the first time (0:17), and the hi-hat (and no tom) is played when that line is repeated (0:24).

[@AbirDaga]

Okay, Thankyou

[@e.antony01]

What happens when we copy your fills

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

You miss the chance to develop your own creativity! :)

[@e.antony01]

Ok

[@sanabakhtyar]

Nice

[@yodaadoy2863]

They dumbed it down! Danny carry is a god

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

yoda adoy Ha ha, thanks for watching man!

[@KonoJoseph]

Do you need to use double pedal for this song

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

I didn’t, you can use one if you want! Cheers :)

[@Phw1lll]

Is this possible without a double bass pedal

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

I'm not using a double bass pedal!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching man :)

[@amanlalwani3343]

Does the song involve double bass??

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Aman Lalwani Optional for the end section, I didn’t!

[@JJustJ-yb9wh]

The venue that I do my exams at only has a single pedal. Maybe they want you to do it with a single too

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@JJustJ-yb9wh Yes you usually have to take in your own double pedal if you wish to use double kick!

[@guydudly]

2:58

[@guydudly]

my fav part

[@mitalipandit2891]

First. Btw noice playing.

[@sheetalnair8010]

I'm in grade 2 and I can only imagine playing this currently

[@sheetalnair8010]

🤣

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@sheetalnair8010 It's all relative man! Just keep going and you'll get there, and beyond!

[@sheetalnair8010]

😀

[@finlaychilds2008]

I mean this is ok but I bet your not good enough to play seven nation army 😂

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha! I actually love SNA!

[@noahpigott1951]

sna is easy

[@tsympathisersgetmadatmypfp]

@@noahpigott1951 it’s a joke