The Spirit Of Radio, Rush - Trinity Rock And Pop Drums Grade 8

[@Theo-vh9iy]

This is the Bohemian Rhapsody of Trinity Rock and Pop drumming

[@FrostysTunes]

you're so polite, in every video you always say "i hope you're well" how polite :)

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Manners cost nothing old boy!

[@FrostysTunes]

@@MikeBarnesDrums thats correct :)

[@hagamingxiao3868]

ProFrosty yeah

[@steveanderson6180]

It works because you know he really means it.

[@thomasallan2471]

Please could you do a full lesson for this one? I love this song loads and would love to know how to do this type of stuff.

[@ALF1E_]

please do a breakdown version as those have helped me so much and you are so talented at explaining everything

[@Skrice]

Rip Neil Peart, you will be remembered legend

[@jimbrey1138]

Wow! Very impressive! I’ve never seen a drummer read so well - I wonder if Neil Peart scribed and read his own parts. Nice job!

[@alexhicks5889]

Neil didn't read or write down music.

[@sirbenjaminthebold3943]

This song is so epic wth. Good drumming man.

[@callumdaly2407]

Hey Mike, great playing, you've really improved a lot since you were a young boy! Keep it up matey!!!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers! I should hope so!

[@larrymullenjrband]

Simply a great cover. So well done!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

larrymullenjrband Thanks!

[@steveanderson6180]

Reminds me of me practicing 2112 on my first drumset in 1979. Also with red hydros, but one less cymbal. Dark rosewood covered drums. Looks very similar. So many memories. Lived in an apartment, so I used to practice in a back corner of Anaheim Stadium's parking lot when I could. Security would come visit me on their golf carts once in a while to make sure everything was ok. Nostalgia...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Love it, nice one Steve!

[@steveanderson6180]

@@MikeBarnesDrums HYDROS!!!! oh be still my heart. lol

[@jammydodger3127]

Amazing as usual Mike!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers! Thanks for watching.

[@klipzxprod]

What a great drummer 👊🏻🤟🏻

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ewanc74 Appreciated, thanks for watching!

[@josh.299]

I have done my exam just now with this song! After seeing this, no way I have got a distinction :(

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ha ha, well done man - people have almost always done better than they think! Congratulations on taking it 👏🏻

[@KM-yd3if]

Grade 8 is an awesome achievement. Distinction or not. How’d you get on?

[@boinknook]

Wow, on a five piece! Thanks so much for this!

[@mitalipandit2891]

Great work Mike! Nailed it buddy.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks!

[@freddieparrydrums]

I am 14 and doing this now thanks Mike!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

👊🏻

[@chinmay1095]

Hi Mike! First of all, I really appreciate your videos and you are an amazing drummer. You really help out with preparation and it's only with your help (and my instructor ofc xD) that I've been able to get a distinction in grade 7 with 91 marks, in 2 years since I started out. Regarding preparation, I am taking an year for grade 8 prep. A thing I generally struggle with is time signature changes and odd time signatures which really screws me up in improv. What preparation strategy would you recommend for session skills and technical elements?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Chinmay, thanks for the lovely message! I'll def make some more videos about improv, time sigs etc so stay tuned! Generally speaking, it's all about wrapping your head around music theory so you know what you're dealing with, and then lots of experience playing, so just keep going and working hard man! Two years isn't very long in the grand scheme of things to get used to the sort of stuff required for a top mark at Grade 8. Keep going, learn your theory and I'll post some more content related to these things soon! Mike :)

[@lorenzojw04]

is the fill at 2:22 in the book or is it a 'make up your own' ? because that looks hard haha

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It's a "make up your own"! In fact what I played here is a variation on this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnyqn4GIe7SasJI Cheers!

[@buildpanja294]

You such a good drumer👍🏻

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

🙏🏻👊🏻

[@ashcurt66]

Any chance of doing a lesson on the who's real me please mike.cheers dude

[@TheGrainer]

Fantastic ,love your drumming .

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers man!

[@thedermotify]

Good job man you deserve a coocy

[@ronnysharma5083]

Can you please make short video on how to play the beat part at 0:38

[@ihavenolife4642]

i didnt read why it was a tf when i decided to do it but then i saw the ride groove.

[@jehdz5147]

Love your vids I always watch your vids to get distinction

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

👊🏻

[@jo8dr]

I have no clue for the 9/16 area. No ideas to get the time signatures right. I can do 15/16 and the change to 75 at the near end though.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Joe, thanks for watching! Yeah some tricky stuff in here! If it helps, I didn't really think hugely about the time signatures per se to learn this. I just looked at each musical phrase as a stream of notes, and listened plenty to get the feel. With stuff like this I think musicality and your ears has to marry with theory and counting to get you there. And slow it down! A lot! Although I'm not saying this is an easy one. Cheers man!

[@johnbon1190]

Amazing drumming Mike! Any chance you could do drum fill of the week on the big fill from the start of bar 113 to the end of 115?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers John, will add it to the list!

[@billbob3631]

Hi, how can I increase my hand speed for the semi quaver ride hits in bars 13-15 (it re occurs elsewhere) thanks!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6jbanl6msl8pKc

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks for watching :)

[@billbob3631]

Thanks mate

[@barrybbenson9151]

0:17

[@alexandreluiz281]

Perfect. Almost everybody play wrong 1:57. Cheers from Brazil.

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers for watching Alexandre!

[@okthen6505]

@NopeTheDope its not

[@AbirDaga]

It's me again, I am currently selecting some of my g-8 songs. I wanna play one's which are more challenging. Could you please name the top 3 challenging songs?

[@toptrump1499]

Can you do seven days please?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Coming up man, stay tuned!

[@archgod_yt2431]

Doesn't Neil play the xylophone during the "4 on the floor section" ? That should be in the sheet music too lol

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Yeah?! Feel free to add that in when you're performing it!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Look forward to the video!

[@archgod_yt2431]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Nah, I was kidding, besides it probably costs a fortune

[@maj3stic289]

@@MikeBarnesDrums do you reckon you’d get extra marks for that

[@snowjaguar529]

So I'm currently grade 4, yet this piece doesn't look too hard , I have the book, but haven't tried it yet, it's been my dream to play this piece so let's see how I do 😂

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

My best advice: take your time and build your skills level by level. Thanks for watching! :)

[@snowjaguar529]

@@MikeBarnesDrums i find all your videos useful, and thanks a lot for the advice, I have one request: could you please cover the rest of the trinity rock and pop grade 8 syllabus?

[@Zsblades]

How many years did you learn from grade 1 to grade 8?You must love drums

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

5 years. Video about how long drum grades take is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fH_ZcmR5odiZhqM&pp=ygU5bWlrZSBiYXJuZXMgZHJ1bXMgaG93IGxvbmcgZG9lIHNpdCB0YWtlIHRvIGRvIGRydW0gZ3JhZGVz

[@Stylicxx]

Where i can buy the book? I can't find at my local music store. BTW great drumming

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

amzn.to/3Um5wzf

[@Skrice]

This is so close to the original bro, you remind me of him (Neil Peart) ❤

[@ericisselthomas7761]

Hey @Mike Barnes Drums , just wanted to know your opinion on which Grade 8 Technical Focus song is the easier one to play out of the three...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Eric, thanks for watching. Why do want to know which song is "easiest" man? I'd say they're all roughly at the same level, although the nature of the challenge is different in each. Here's my take on choosing which songs to learn from your grade: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnezeHptr92rjpo Cheers Eric!

[@ericisselthomas7761]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Thank you!

[@schxfieldw64]

I have my grade 8 tomorrow, wish me luck 🎉

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@schxfieldw64 Good luck!

[@schxfieldw64]

@ i absolutely destroyed it, i’ll lyk when i get my results

[@schxfieldw64]

@@MikeBarnesDrums update; i got a distinction!!!! im such a beast

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@schxfieldw64 Well done!

[@amanlalwani3343]

What do drummers usually do after grade 8

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

They keep going!!! There's no end to drumming and what you can do with it, the fun you can have etc. I think of passing Grade 8 as "the end of the beginning!" Get out there, play and share your skills :) If you're talking academically, you could go on to music college or Uni to study music!

[@amanlalwani3343]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Wow thanks for the feedback

[@matthewlim-dot-ml]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Ur a god

[@adriannelson3045]

Great work

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers Adrian!

[@nathanstamp8326]

Nice song do you think you can do this all of by heart?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

If I spent some time rehearsing it, yeah!

[@letsdrum101]

Can you do rockschool 2018 drum grade 8!? Thanks!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Haven't really looked at that new syllabus yet, heard it's great though - will take a look!

[@letsdrum101]

Mike Barnes Drums There is only one guy did 2018 rockschool garde8 on youtube so far. You'll be famous if you do it haha

[@connordutoit4524]

Hey Mike, do you have any advice for getting the 32-second notes at the beginning of some of the fills clean?

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Connor, thanks for watching - mostly plenty of rudiment/physical skills practice! I'm a big believer that you need head (theory/note values/reading), heart (groove, feel, musicality) and hands (rudiments, physical skills) firing to get the most out of your music, and each practice session should include all 3! Also, I always think considering the sticking you're going to use can really help too. I've sometimes gone for "RLL" at the start of these phrases to facilitate playing it more smoothly. I'll do a talk-through "FULL LESSON" video on this tune soon! Cheers man :)

[@connordutoit4524]

@@MikeBarnesDrums Thanks for the advice, a talk through would be exceedingly helpful. It is an insane piece

[@leodias5857]

Can you do two Princes by spin doctors please

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

It’s on the list man! Opening fill tutorial is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/omqzXmifgbpopsk

[@leodias5857]

The ful song

[@danlc95]

SOOOOOOO Good!!!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Cheers!

[@amanlalwani3343]

Ur amazing Ur a life saver Thanks mike One more thing: You look like prince harry and ed sheeran:)))) XDDD

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks on all counts!

[@fraserbrawley3274]

Can you do a cover of hot for the teacher

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Ah classic! Yeah will add to the list! :)

[@izzrithviiik8966]

hi mike sir im a grade 3 student can u help with my lessons through mail pleease??

[@elikebudi]

Rush is of course Grade 8 😝🤘🏻

[@sagarhirani4559]

Hey brother. Thanks a ton for this! This is a life saver. Wanted to know, where it says continue similar, does the beat have to be exactly what's been played in the audio, or can that be changed a little bit according to our own style?

[@thomaskennydrums]

You can change it a little bit as long as it stays close to the original beat

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hey man, sorry I missed this comment! Yes, Thomas is absolutely right! 👊🏻

[@lc7789]

awesome

[@jackbryant8095]

2:23....help

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rnyqn4GIe7SasJI Also that's a "make up your own" fil, so you don't need to copy mine! :)

[@amanlalwani3343]

Who's your favourite drummer?????

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Too many to mention! - John Bonham, Jeff Pocaro, Steve Gadd, Russel Kunkel, Manu Katche, Anika Nilles, Neil Peart, Don Henly, Vinnie Colaiuta, Dave Garibaldi, Dave Weckl, Aaron Spears, Hal Blaine, Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Omar Hakim, Mike Mangini - I could list them all day! No one particular drummer is my favourite :)

[@mitalipandit2891]

1st view. 1st comment.

[@jonathanlalrintluanga4737]

You mess up 2:28 again...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Jonathan, remember that this Trinity Rock and Pop version is an arrangement specific to this grade exam and is different from the original. There are also section where it's up to you to create your own drum fill to play! Thanks for watching :)

[@leoking98320]

fast!

[@jonathanlalrintluanga4737]

You mess up 1:19

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Hi Jonathan, remember that this Trinity Rock and Pop version is an arrangement specific to this grade exam and is different from the original. There are also section where it's up to you to create your own drum fill to play! Thanks for watching :)

[@jonathanlalrintluanga4737]

@@MikeBarnesDrums with all due respect, it looks like u try to push hammer inside a lock hole

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@jonathanlalrintluanga4737 Ha ha, guilty as charged! :)

[@jonathanlalrintluanga4737]

@@MikeBarnesDrums appreciate your work tho..

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

@@jonathanlalrintluanga4737 👊🏻

[@Gangstercub]

Your reading sheet music and still doing it all wrong...

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

😂 This is the Trinity Grade 8 version, not the original. Thanks for watching!

[@ShivaAshutosh]

Bravo nice job man!! Also check out my guitar cover for the same!

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Thanks man! Yes nice work - Cheers for watching :)

[@ShivaAshutosh]

Watching you play is so delightful. Thanks for the upload

[@MikeBarnesDrums]

Shiva Ashutosh Cheers man!

[@RichardMarletta]

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