IMPROVISE & Achieve Limb Independence with ONE Rhythm

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[@yesdrums6627]

Hi Stephen I like your lessons! I play open position. So with any lessons where it’s being taught by a cross-handed player, I have to switch the instructions so I can play the hi hats with my left. I have subscribed to some drummers who play open position, but most don’t play open. I wish there were more videos on open-position playing, IMHO it’s much more comfortable!😁 🙌🏼 🥁

[@StationaryDingleberry]

@@yesdrums6627 Stephen is a great teacher! I like your idea though as a way to try and get a sense of what "open" playing is/feels like... seems like a good basic way to start for someone with no experience playing "open."

[@mattcarter6559]

This man’s limbs are so independent they have already moved out of home and raising their own families.

[@mrmikey127]

Man.. The "You can do this" is so reassuring. Great content as usual.

[@vermillion2023]

Yeah, I immediately lost my edging streak

[@ignaciogarciaparra9792]

I love it when he says "You can do this" 👌 it's very encouraging.

[@Aduvjpzsao]

Undoubtedly the best drum teacher on KZbin for beginners. Every single lesson you give us is so valuable, so practical yet so easy to follow! Thanks a lot man keep up the great work

[@davidgomersall7185]

I've been using "Syncopation" to teach myself how to read notation and generally improve as a drummer so it's great to get some new ways to use it. Anyone who doesn't currently have this book, buy it. Even just playing the exercises hand to hand on the snare and keeping the 4 on the floor pulse has helped my timing, coordination and stick control immensely.

[@bongo042]

Fifteen years of lessons, practice and experience condensed into fifteen minutes. Very excellent stuff Stephen.

[@carterstambook5874]

Got my first kit today. Best teacher on youtube.

[@NaylemEvad1]

I agree! Stephen's lessons have helped me as a long time drummer looking to improve my technique and add some vocabulary.

[@MrRichiebetts]

Syncopation was my first drum book. That was over thirty years ago and I still go to it. Glad to hear someone recommending it. Nice work.

[@rustyshackleford8186]

I've been a drummer for 20 years. You lessons are very useful. Thanks

[@lew123drums]

Where were you 55 years ago??? So many songs I wanted to play, but couldn't get the hands to co-operate. Thanks for sharing your info so well ... we all appreciate the effort.

[@kevinarmstrong478]

I think this is one of the best lessons. It made me realise how much I haven’t being doing well, independence, counting correctly and using a metronome properly it’s been a struggle but I’m almost there!

[@semags62]

Stephen, you such a great instructor. Thanks for all of the extra lessons for things I never think about. This is great for continuing my education. Thanks a lot.

[@justavortexx8719]

How is this man not at 1 mil yet!?!!?!??

[@mikepalmer1971]

I am always amazed at what some people give a thumbs down to. This guy has helped me a lot.

[@Shanonmcnab576]

I dunno maybe the trick is, is to work on two different limbs separately and gradually incorporate the 3rd and then the 4th once you have the others working independently. Spend a month on the two and another month on the 3rd and another month on the fourth. Maybe breaking them up in sections is an easier way for achieving independence. It’s not your limbs you have to train, it’s your brain preventing the independence. You have to train your brain.

[@jasong546]

Got my first pad and sticks today, and your videos are great helping me to get started, thanks

[@wahoodoss]

It's amazing how you can take a simple pattern, and with a few tweaks, get something really cool. Thanks!!

[@jeremyboesmans]

Stephen, i have watched this video a 100 times already, it's super helpful, it's still frustrating as it's work, but I'm sticking to it and I feel sometimes first thing in the morning (with coffee) that it just happens, like it loosens up physically and brain wise . Thanks a lot

[@justaguyandhissilver4893]

Good video. I'm just learning and this is a great way to help coordination. I've only been playing about a month but I make sure to practice rudiments daily. Another trick to help practice is I will make sure every exercise I do, I repeat it twice as long with my weak hand/foot. So if I'm right handing the high-hat, and left handing the snare, the next go-around I'll swap hands. I'll do the same with my feet. Playing the base with my right foot, then the next go with my left (double bass peddle). It's helped a ton to make sure both hands and feet stay equal in abilities. Thanks for the upload.

[@TM_Stone]

That snare sounds amazing. Thanks for your lessons, they're always valuable and helpful!

[@eliznaomistuart]

Ohhhh, this is going to be fun! Long time hand percussionist, baby beginner at drumset (haven’t bought a drum set yet, am just starting with a snare and practice pad so far). Love your channel and so appreciate your fantastic content for beginners-thank you so much Stephen!

[@tomst.antoine7742]

Great channel with great practical ideas and tips. One thing I tought myself many years ago was to play eighth notes on one hand, while playing triplets on the other. This can be great fun when playing in 3/4, 6/8, and 4/4 time. Worth the effort !!

[@soulstalgiarecords77740]

Hey man, I can attest, your methods works like magic, I am improving pretty fast and making good strides so far, just with this video alone.

[@markielinhart]

Stephen, this is far and away the best video for beginner drummer me, especially the jazz/swing chapter cos that’s where I want to be. 👏🇦🇺✌️

[@tzvikaboguslavsky7127]

Thanks man for your amazing explanation . your willingness to teach is so easily felt . REALLY APPRECIATE your help

[@rasilaqueen2047]

Thank you. I love this so much. Am going to master them and teach to my first drum student

[@pclermon]

I’ve been struggling with independence, particularly incorporating the hi hats. This lesson totally worked. Thanks!!

[@georgehiggins1320]

I'm a pianist going into my junior year of college in jazz studies, and I'm realizing that as a multiphonic instrument player, if I really want to become the best player I can be, I REALLY need to build some frameworks for understanding rhythmic counterpoint. I have decent time feel, but coordination is something I've always struggled with and because I can fake it so easily, I often don't take the time to really learn each part in conjunction with the other. Planning to build some of those frameworks this summer.

[@rockeee]

Great advice Stephen, simple and clear instructions too.

[@ch33ze0g]

First lesson with Stephen on Tuesday. Let’s goooooooo

[@Ryan98391]

I love this lesson. I was looking for some bass drum ideas for jazz.

[@blakenunndrums]

Awesome! Very useful and great tips! Love your channel, bro! We're all after that holy grail of independence! Happy drumming, everyone!

[@zilwegewd]

Thanks for the heads up on the metronome app.

[@karichurchilllaidman7391]

Thank you very much for your videos!! I’m a new drummer and I play on an Alisis Surge mesh kit

[@BearWithTrident]

Sometimes I feel a level-up coming just based on something you say. WE CAN DO THIS!

[@KyleCastroTheDrummerBoy090613]

Thank you for that useful tip Sir😊🇵🇭

[@nima637]

Thanks for Sharing, much appreciated

[@Thunderhead357]

Hi Steve I have not long started on the drums. I've downloaded the pdf and WOW this is so informative! Thank you so much this is GREAT teaching. I will continue to watch and like your videos and a follow on fb and insta

[@DRUMSRIO]

Kick and snare sound awesome ,

[@aarongroh8018]

Something as simple as a beat Steven is excellent for working the synco and coordinate like u said. I was skeptical I'll be honest when u first showed the beat , but man it's working , Im gonna incorporate this in my practicing ! Thanks for the great lesson 👍

[@renjo12]

Thank you man..... Your student, R3N

[@fridakalota370]

Thank you I'm practicing during work but with a drum pad

[@alfonzo9289]

Right at the start was challenging for me. It's like my brain was not letting me do it 😂

[@harii_e]

how are you now?

[@dewaynecollins4728]

Thanks coach 🔥🔥🔥

[@slestage5725]

Amazing and so helpful thanks!

[@julesdrums6167]

STEPHEN YOU ROCK DUDE

[@therealcalebrz]

man that first rock beat is oddly challenging...will nail every beat in here by the end of this month.

[@harii_e]

how are you now?

[@glenross3093]

Great lesson. Thanks!

[@Hareemakun]

Nice lessons as always, love it!👌👌👌👌👍♥️

[@kevinbowes9342]

excellent! Thank you!!

[@jeffreymorris1578]

Great tips thanks so much !

[@Mikej1592]

learning anything is tedious at first, and sometimes second hehe. relearning drums after 30 years for me has been fun but at least I retained some muscle memory just lack that coordination or more difficult breaking the hand foot coordination? am i saying that right, like my natural reflexive tendency to swing my right hand with my right foot so even if I am trying to alternate high hat open/close with the kick and trying to hit every other beat with my hands I tend to have to fight the urge to hit the snare when i am closing the high hat and the urge to hit whatever my right hand is over when I hit the kick. I like the sound of that opening groove, which helps in doing something, even if it's mundane, if it sounds cool, or feels good to play then it will be less annoying and I will be more likely to actually practice it. I am still trying to get a triplet to sync right, that coordination is getting better with time but yeah, at full speed a tom tom kick sounds really good, or any variation of that triplet.

[@alaniSburgiS]

Thank you for sharing

[@TaxinGigs]

Thanks dude

[@Babjengi]

I'm a newbie, so please be kind, but when he's doing the jazz section, the time on the notes seems wrong. On the ride cymbal, it shows quarter, two 8ths, then quarter, then two 8ths. So between 2 and 3, and 4 and 1, there should be three evenly spaced notes according to the transcription. But it's supposed to represent the spang-a-lang right? It just seems off, especially since the kick or snare on the 'and' of 2 is supposedly on the same note, which shouldn't be the case right?

[@simbra5970]

Brilliant as per usual 👍😁🤟🤟

[@robertgrowel8410]

Very good lesson.

[@seanbaker6192]

Excellent tips man..👍👍🎵✔

[@vouroukaris2745]

Thx for this nice lesson

[@bonzoleum]

Great lesson!

[@tomd1690]

Hey Terry makes an appearance! It is a great lesson!! I really need this, Thanks Stephen!

[@mikemurmylo4222]

Can some one please tell me how to find the pdf that goes with this "one rhythm" video?

[@bhotaling1]

thanks coach, but why the snare on 3? [as opposed to 2 and/or 4]?

[@blakenunndrums]

That displaces the beat into the right place to help you get the independence part of it. If you're always smacking on 2 and 4, you're only going to develop muscle memory for playing those beats on the snare, rather than the independence part of displacing the beat. Also, when playing in 12/8 (or 6) or stuff like the Purdie shuffle, you're frequently accenting on beat 3 rather than 2 and 4. You can count them as triplets in 4 too though. 1&a2&aTHREE&a4&a. Happy drumming, bro!

[@jasonzurlo1543]

It's just a halftime feel. It's essentially still on 2 and 4 but at half the speed, so you hit beat 3 and it takes 2 measures to finish the pattern.

[@stevencarreiro5080]

Pivotal question actually ...and one that luckily leads to unlocking the 3/2 polyrythm. Essential to breaking the "straight=stiff" conundrum, a roadblock many young drummers come up against.

[@jamtime5017]

Great video.... Subscribed

[@alanrobinson630]

Great lesson. My copy of Syncopation arrived this week. Is there a PDF of the lesson?

[@NickWeissMusic]

Uh, yeah, I just easily blazed through this… until I got to part 2. I have a damn degree in jazz, just not on drums lolz. I’m realizing my drum thoughts are capable of two channels just fine, add a third and I’m all asses and elbows. I look forward to toiling further, this is great stuff, subbed!

[@physischannel]

Great exersice!!

[@felipebarradas6019]

What app of metronome is that?

[@motodrummer]

where is the sheet music for this lesson? I signed up email and am now getting a cool guide but nothing about this lesson? Guess I will just write it out. Probably good practice anyway. Thanks for the video.

[@TonyMontana-yj6rx]

Siegfried fink is the book I started with

[@jessicaricker921]

I used to have limb independence, but it's been over a decade since I played. Trying to get back into it and it feels harder now. I keep switching and keeping time the bass drum and playing the melody with my hands instead and I can't seem to get it to stop.

[@Clumpfy]

Man... I am struggling so dann hard on that first pattern! I am playing drums for about 9 weeks now, with weekly lessons and I am capable of doing a few beats at around 100 bpm. But this first pattern wrecks my brain so hard... it's so frustrating I don't know why! It's actually a quite simple pattern and yet my brain refuses to get cool with it. I am 36 years old... maybe that's the problem? I have been practicing this beat now for about 4 hours straight and also a bit yesterday and yet I only can cleanly do it at 60 bpm. Anything after than that and my brain melts down... Is this normal? I mean this pattern is supposed to teach independence for my limb movement. Maybe he chose it because it seems simple yet is kind hard... can somebody please tell me that I am not to old an stupid to learn the drums! I love it so far but this exercise kills me...

[@ShankDrums]

Some great stuff!!!

[@chrisshepherd8409]

Nice video, but it's hard as can be for me. I must be the worlds most uncoordinated dork because I can't even play the first pattern (kick and hi-hat only) after trying for an hour. I just can't separate my foot and hand at all.😊

[@saucy_2988]

Did you ever figure it out and if you did how did you do it

[@saucy_2988]

Also I have the same problem but I can’t coordinate the kick drum and the same with the hi hat

[@csh3p679]

@@saucy_2988 Yes! Slow and steady! Practicing earlier in the day also helped. I used to wait until evening to practice, but realized I was already tired and just didn't have the patients that this required. It took a solid week before this began to feel slightly comfortable. Just take your time. You can do this.

[@russel4742]

Thanks

[@captain_dsz6049]

stephen im just discovering this video and im excited to start implementing, but ive noticed you dont have any videos on doing double bass anything you would recomend? im sure being able to syncopate both my weak leg will get stronger and then work from there, i would realistically be able to do double kick on a single kick but also double bass, i can comfortable play 2 singles or a double pedal but i know i have a huge range for improvement (especially with hand technique and mastering, well for starters just being able to play comfortably with my fingers)

[@briiakarii]

I have that book, but never learned how to use it, so it's just been sitting. 😔

[@alexrtsimpson]

The first beat he plays is the also the beat from nirvana's in bloom

[@godofmachines]

I’m going to try this tutorial bc every time I play my feet and arms can’t play faster or slower than one another and if I think what I want to play with my feet my hands start to play along with it

[@acemechanical275]

Cool, I’m not the only one playing in moccasins

[@zenarobinson3851]

just downloaded the leaflet. "... stick with me"!! (intentional pun?? 🤣🤣🤣)

[@iangreene8720]

I am having such a hard time separating my right hand from my right foot. I can play the first beat as long as I play 16th notes on the high hat, soon as I try to play 1/4 notes my hand tries to match my foot

[@tathongcheng7884]

Is it backbeat refer to beat 2 and 4 in 4/4 measure? why this vedio say beat 3 is backbeat

[@ravmedic852]

Ok we know how it sounds indeed, BUT... knowing that is not making right hands to keep it's routine and I beat exactly the same as right leg on kick xD 2 kicks? so it's 2x hi hats simultaneously and THAT's the problem. Is there any really sloooow and simple exercises to lear hands not to follow leg?

[@imdrifter534]

Thanks for the info Stephen! Been looking for this info. Also, side note, I've been using the metronome you mentioned, Soundbrenner, and it works great :)

[@SerenityMusic3]

Ty ty ty

[@ariobimopradianto]

The very first beat is the same beat that used in dangdut.

[@beepbbeeep]

2:34

[@mai-san7546]

I WANT TO SNAP MY DAMM FOOT IN HALF

[@insertmetalusernamehere]

Limb independence...my greatest enemy. We meet again

[@TacTehCoolest]

😂this is extremely difficult

[@paulsymons1184]

Slow it right down . Ride an hi hat gor 2 mins then add the snare beats 1 by 1. It took me about 15 mibs.

[@kevinarmstrong478]

Yeah I was struggling for ages until I figured it’s basically the start of Honkey Tonk woman or at least if you can play Honkey Tonk Woman this gets a lot easier.

[@sefepookie]

How about now, 2 years ago u started and I'm now just starting

[@acemechanical275]

Did you hear the one about the 35 year old drummer who still practices in his parents basement? He has trouble with independence……..

[@IlIKRATOSIlI]

ahahaha. Kick and high hat are tied together. lol

[@harii_e]

how are you now?

[@Tigtig106]

I'm struggling a lot after a few days of practice it seems almost impossible

[@Mr.PokerMan]

So hard as a beginner.

[@pablomeinardi3344]

Help, I can 't move my lims synchronised anymore

[@Goosewaffles]

First week learning drums and this feels impossible

[@adambouziane743]

Notebook 1 p25

[@chsemaphor]

To many copywriting tricks as for a drumming video. But the video is great 👍

[@360.Tapestry]

_f a n t a s t i c_

[@mecdrum7]

I use left and right in all rhythms