The 3 Basics Of Drum Solo Technique - with Jay Fenichel

[@MickeyInw]

After 8 years of my drumming, this is the best drum solo lesson I've ever seen.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Hi JayNine1209, Thanks for the reply... I would agree, that stopping at your wrists is definitely the problem. Think of speed like gears on a bike or a car. If you drive a stick shift, you know that a low gear has a ton of power to get the car moving, but as the car goes faster it is too much power so you need to shift to a higher gear as to not burn out your transmission. Your body works the same way w/ drums. Try to develop all your gears. Shoulders > Arms > Wrists > Fingers > Bounce. ~J

[@johndiraimo1444]

Excellent Jay ..... awesome routine that exponentially produces a musical drumming language for life.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks John... That's a good one... I'm gonna be a releasing a whole workshop that goes deep into that lesson. If you're on my e-mailing list, you'll get the invite.

[@00indraable]

Best lesson about solo I've ever seen.... not only on the internet Thank you very much

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks for checking out this drum lesson... you can stay on top of all my newest videos by subscribing! bit.ly/2IpeubN

[@EWQWEQQD]

Maybe the best video explaining drum solo in youtube. Clear and Simple. Btw your traditional grip is flawless. Gj and ty for the video!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks for your comments guys! Go through the description under this video to check out my new website dedicated to helping you practice, TheDrummersAlmanac... thanks Again for all of the positive feedback ~ Jason

[@JG-qj3ki]

Jason, brilliant. It is exactly what I needed & am truly grateful for your input.! :) I have played for many years professionally. Not being a teacher many drummers have asked e how to this or how to do that... I get overly emphatic & end up losing myself & them in a deep puddle of beats/riffs (yes in time but without a direction/foundation/exercise.. You sir have made this so very simple..tytyty! I also do have ADD so its a challenge anyways for me to convey to others very well.. p.s. Honestly, I have been over 27 years a professional drummer in Las Vegas (now retired) & I say this not to impress you but to sincerely compliment you & this video..! 'Bravo. Best regards JG

[@HammerHeadedHammer]

excellent video. most other tutorials of this type are purely visual without much explanation.

[@gediminasstankevicius5154]

This is a truly great methodology for approaching a drum solo/better time feel !

[@TheMrjoecast]

this video has definitely helped me improve my drumming solos..would love more classes like this. straight forward and efficient no blah blah.could you do more classes similar to this with different styles and grooves?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+Joel Castillo yeah man... check out my website TheDrummersAlmanac and subscribe to my channel here on Yoututbe

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks Bob... Glad I could help.

[@ZzSpeaks]

This video ended up becoming the foundation of my entire rhythmic understanding. THANK YOU.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks +Zz ...Glad you got something out of this lesson. If you want to know when I release any new vids, I'd love for you to subscribe: bit.ly/2IpeubN

[@ZzSpeaks]

thedrummersalmanac already subbed on my old account fron years ago. But subbing now with my and apl business accounts! Look out for SOL referencing this in a lesson!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Awesome! We are very close to a relaunch of the newest version of the main website. We are in beta now. I'll be putting out a video to announce the launch when it happens so stay tuned.

[@GraphicParty]

An excellent insight. Well done Jason. If I was geographically closer, I would definitely attend your school.

[@SheldonSerrao]

Jason, this is fantastic. And you are incredibly talented. Thanks for this channel.

[@totfosk]

Too good to be true. Thank you very much :)

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

lol... I like that comment.

[@balajibal1]

Definitely the best solo technique video I have seen. Great job on breaking it up!

[@FooFighterHP7]

Thanks so much, i learned more watching this video than in some years of studying/practicing.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks You!!! Click on the link in the video description to join my mailing list and you'll get a deeper breakdown of these lessons!

[@BobCropsey]

Wow. Where have you been all my drumming life. I just learned so much in 6:03 Thank you for making this video. Have a great day.

[@JayNine1209]

Awesome!! I guess I have more motivation working on my solos now! Basically my "weakness" is the ending of a solo, like doing several rolls over all the toms in a fast speed…I can see in your video you basically only use your fingers to apply the rhythm or the speed for the sticks to roll…I think i always try being ultra fast through using my wrists..maybe that's the problem…

[@Cnb621]

This guy is great. Very cool approach.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Many thanks! I've been trying to release new videos on a more frequent basis. Make sure to check out my channel and subscribe for more drum lessons on youtube! Thanks again.

[@batman32451]

Definitely a good and informative video. Even as a drummer of several years experience this video had much to enjoy and stuff even intermediate players can learn from

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

batman32451 Thanks Batman...

[@azraygun]

Good-good techniques and teaching...

[@hmoy24677]

Great teacher, great video, awesome sounding kit. Thanks for sharing.

[@thewsca]

Great video, very useful. Even if just to understand what each term means and you show how each is implemented fantastically..

[@webstercat]

Very informative video! What some drummers instinctively do and others (myself) have to come to is the realization that playing drums is learning physical motions. Different motions make different rhythms. You know you are playing something correct when the motion "feels" fluid in your limbs. I'm convinced that the more fluid your motions the better your time. I'll go so far as to say, the "swinging" of the stick is what produces great "swing" time. Thanks for the video and allowing me my "two cents" worth.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

thanks Billy!

[@webstercat]

@@Thedrummersalmanac Try these sticking patterns. rrrll rrrll reversed lllrr lllrr Play then as sixteenths and triplets. The motion is Muller Whip and starting a fill with three lefts or rights open up a lot of ideas either played as triplets or sixteenth.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Billy Barton very cool... it’s like a Moeller Triplet + 2... and it moves across the time in a group of 5. It feels a little like a Chaffee 5c sticking which is rlrll ... great exercise... thanks.

[@webstercat]

@@Thedrummersalmanac The key for me was realizing the hand motion makes the rhythm. Another important moment for me was learning the smallest hand motions and how being able to burn at ppp. That is where I realized touch, something I had never considered. By the way studied with Chaffee way back in the day.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

@@webstercat I would've loved to study with Chaffee. I've heard mixed things... but the one constant was that he was very tough.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Glad I can help!

[@blaxbently]

Oh! Em! Gee! Thanx for posting man! You changed my soloing life 4ever. Thanx for keeping it clean,applicable and to the point. Gr8 post.

[@meanramen]

This might be the best drumming video I've ever watched! Really helpful for more than just soloing technique :)

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks Joe!!!

[@thedrumererr]

wow!!! this is very helpful!!! thanks for this lesson!!!

[@wyliefoster2481]

Bravo sir! That video was excellent. You're a great teacher and obviously a killer drummer.

[@raccoonloyd]

One of the most helpful videos i've seen. Thanks!

[@Layinthegroove]

Great video. Your hands are great

[@UbiquitousRespect]

nice video and even nicer technique examples. helped open my mind a lot. very much appreciated my fellow drummer. you have skills my friend.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+AbstrakThaMastamind Thanks my friend... Make sure you subscribe to my channel for more stuff. kzbin.info

[@Niek747]

This is brilliant thanks so much for sharing

[@arthurwashburn7624]

excellent advice

[@dnaloveshinestudio]

You are my teacher from today.

[@mihaidrums]

Great lesson! Big thanks for this!!!

[@daniel207pzd]

Thanks for this video!! Really helps to make my solos better!!! :D

[@pboybad]

Great video, thanks a lot for posting

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

You are most welcome Patrick

[@TheMarleyblue6]

Awsome really great to watch and learn from, thankyou.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Anytime :-)

[@jayfenichel908]

Thanks man. I really appreciate that !

[@DihelsonMendonca]

Fellow, now you could divide this class on the many parts you made. How to do triplets, how to do accents, etc... thank you so much !

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Dihelson Mendonca Already done... visit my website and in the description and you can get 6 free lessons on just that.

[@DihelsonMendonca]

thedrummersalmanac Thank you so much. This class is now my Number one Class in order to learn this incredible instrument. I´m amazed how you play it so well. I´m a Dave Weckl fan...and Vinnie Colaiuta also. Indeed, I´m a fan of all good Jazz players.

[@Penthesileaa]

the last one is awesome!! thx anyway :D

[@tomaszdabrowski9187]

Really usefull, thanks man!

[@ElectZacharyTaylor]

holy freakin s**t!!!! awesome lesson. Such an complete breakdown. Thank you Jason. been looking for something like this for a while now.

[@Alexandersfusiondrums]

Legit. Supremely helpful- thanks. AR

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thank you, Alex. Glad you took something away from it.

[@rullante]

Very good job !!! From 4:06 to 4:13 what's the stickings do you use???

[@eminencespeaker]

Great video!

[@jayfenichel908]

Thanks!!!

[@Abhishek.chauhan9]

thnxxx jason u r a gud teacher

[@docterblack]

This is a really great video, and that was a nice solo!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks My Friend!!!

[@kaim.8462]

Great excercise, cool drumming, but little bad low speed timing. greets

[@kkumarism]

thanks............for lesson

[@Gforce000]

This is so awsome. Love it

[@streetsmartdrumming9567]

superb audio mixing

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks

[@Mahavishnu80]

I really liked your films,Taxi Driver and Raging Bull.

[@ToddMitchellSTL]

Slick. Very cool.

[@misMissJoni828]

Awesome tutorial, my friend!

[@EddyPascucciDrummer]

very good

[@quadrant2012]

This is great !

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

We Need Serious Drummers! We are building the 2.0 version of Thedrummersalmanac and we need testers... If you are a drummer and are serious about practice join our BETA team via the link in the video description ~Jason

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Sure... Do you just have to play a drum solo? Are there any criteria?

[@sophiemae00]

nice one

[@manickavasagamthirumalaiva8565]

Awesome 👌

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks 🤗

[@ShaggtyDoo]

excellent!

[@ArualEbiru]

ahi esta el concepto it help me a lot.

[@8o8inSquares]

AWESOME Solos are actually easier than I though! Thanks!!!

[@colourfulwithaU]

Okay, now how do you develop those flawless chops?

[@mwnt9999]

Great vid. What cymbals did u use?

[@aaronreeves8376]

Killer!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks Aaron!

[@GiovanniSpitalieri]

very inspiring

[@vianey542]

amigo que marca de bateria es?? me puedes asesorar con una bateria de gama alta puede ser una SONOR ?

[@ThommasThompson]

This video is a great signpost when you're lost in the fields of practice.

[@InnerBeatDrumSchool]

Great lesson man! I'm gonna check out your site. And of course sub!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks George!

[@brentdrummer5177]

Hi there what's 5 let's , and 6 lets?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Do it... and let us know how you are doing!

[@jijst5]

Wow, your open rolls sound like separate hits! How do you do that?

very good :)

[@KD-Nexus]

This video is fucking dope

[@Painx7]

What stickings are the most important in soloing?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

That's like asking what colors are the most important in painting. lol... But if you break it down... the most important stickings are single strokes and double strokes. That's gonna account for 90% of your Sticking combinations.

[@Soda_F1]

at 4:44 when speeds up its a double stroke roll??? please help

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+jmq1984 sure... what's your question?

[@ishandave3542]

amazing !! but i always have problem in transition from 16th notes to 5-lets and again 16 note triplets to 7-lets any advice??

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+Ishan Dave Sure... work on it, ....slowly and always with a click. The trick I teach my students is to count it to the click first. Always lead with your head, not your hands. If you can count it in time, then you will play it in time. I also have comprehensive practice routines on this at my website thedrummersalmanac.com ...should you want extra help. Any question please reach out to me there!

[@ishandave3542]

+thedrummersalmanac hi !! I wanted to thank you for your advice the minute i read your still I just waited till I actually perfect this in real life, I recorded myself playing a solo today without a click track and I played almost perfectly !! thank you so much!!

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+Ishan Dave thats great! I'd love to hear it. If you upload it, please send me a link :-)

[@ishandave3542]

will sure do.

[@jaycalicotte7701]

Hi Jay, What brand of drum and spec sizes

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

That video is prett old but I have gone back to those toms recently, Because they sound so great. I generally play Pearl Drums now… But that set was a GMS grandmaster series. 20 inch kick - 10 inch rack - 12 inch rack - 14 inch floor - The snare it’s a Sonar 14x6.5 maple shell.

[@300kike]

is your floor tom a little loose?

[@Mithun_k]

Sir can you please share this exercise as pdf notation?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

That's an old one... Lemme see what I got

[@frostee3324]

Fucking awsome video. Helped so much.

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

+Shamanutez Thanks my friend!

[@stefanusirawan5718]

purrfect

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

Thanks Stefanus

[@flashdrivdri7577]

How come you only used accents on 16th notes didnt use accents on the 5lets,sextuplets,7lets and 32nd notes?

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

flashdriv dri ...ultimately when practice rhythm... I try not to accent. I try to focus on just the rhythm. If I pushed an accent here... it’s probably cause I lost a bit of focus while I was doing it. Lol ...

[@lancehollum5566]

Go check out Louie Palmer if you want to understand and get good fast.

[@faustvii3692]

dont forget the counting by urself, dont trust the metronome ;)

[@fin4204]

The only thing that annoyed me was the traditional grip but it was a great video nevertheless

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

...You're annoyed by traditional grip? lol I'd love to know why?... honestly, very curious...

[@MrAcdumaron]

look to the time, you run and run

[@scummothy]

@GraphicParty ditto

[@shiritzhaki5333]

You should do all of this while singing to yourself a simple song and never losing where you are in the form

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

That would be a great next step! I did a lesson with form and kicks... if you haven't seen it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKvOYYJooZ16rcU

[@joshualewis8077]

That’s KZbin

[@MtnXfreeride]

that click track is too ear piercing

[@lukee_v]

MtnXfreeride thats good

[@Thedrummersalmanac]

@@lukee_v I agree... the more annoying the better!