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(NOTE - small typo in the on-screen notation! There's no grace note at the start of the 3/4 bar; it should just be a left hand accent).
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Now based in LA, Louie Palmer has played with Mike Stern, Tom Scott, Gary Husband, Luis Conte, Tim Lefebvre, Mitch Forman, Janek Gwizdala, Charles Altura, Ruslan Sirota, Bob Franceschini and many more.
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[@SteveHolmesDrums]

Yeah Louie - sounds great. Useful warmup for sure.

[@louiepalmerdrums]

Thanks!!

[@paulkendallquarry679]

I think there's never enough YT tutorials on how and where on the drum to actually PLAY rimshots and make them sound great especially as accents in fast hand work. It's something that separates pro drummers I think.

[@Christopher.Charles]

Feel the vibrations and play the sounds. Just make the sound you want. Most of the time, people over complicate it.

[@Limeguy98]

man the tone you get is insane your technique is so good one of the best drum teachers ive found!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@Limeguy98 Thanks!! Appreciate it!!

[@bshubo]

great stuff! going from the end of the doubles (RR) into a left flam is tricky- 3 rights in a row- gotta work on that - thanks!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

actually that's a typo....no grace note before the first left hand accent of the 3/4 bar

[@leedaviesdrums]

Love this, brilliant exercise 👍 studio looks great, drums sound great!

[@therealbrentrolland]

Can’t wait to try this on my pad-thank you, Louie!

[@JuanCarlitoMendoza]

Great exercise mate and the snare sounds fantastic!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@JuanCarlitoMendoza thanks!!!

[@tdrum21]

Very nice. Sounds great. Thanks for this

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Louie been a traditional player since I started playing drums in 1964 .

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Thanks for using traditional I never use match grip.

[@jimbarcelona1078]

I was taught traditional grip at age 8 now 70 and still using traditional.

[@jimbarcelona1078]

Love watching you with traditional grip.

[@max.upbeat]

Traditional grip is NOT unnatural, unless one doesn't mount all the drums at the proper angle. That said, those are pretty good tips to strengthen the left hand.

[@user-mz8yd7ny6u]

I'm traditional grip I have no issues with the rim shots and knowing how to sew rudiments

[@davidbouet2723]

Great stuff Louie!!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

Thanks!

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Nice work

[@davecottrelldrums]

Great lesson Louie... are those the Jason Bonham sticks?

[@louiepalmerdrums]

Thanks! No, those are the Rick Latham model. I mostly use these & the Marco Minnemann model.

[@k.f.241]

Great exercise, thanks for the lesson! Btw, snare has a beautiful sound. Any advice how is tuned? Thanks again, and best wishes from Croatia 🙂

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@k.f.241 thanks! It’s a seamless shell…that’s why it sounds particularly good IMO. It’s tuned very standard…bottom head the same way all my snares are (tight but not crazy tight) and top head wherever I want the pitch to be. Nothing special.

[@k.f.241]

@@louiepalmerdrums thank you for the information! 🙌🏻🙂

[@gualtercouto]

Louie, what drum stick model are you playing in this video? What drumsticks would you recomend for your drumming style? I love your playing, its absolutely fantastic!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@gualtercouto these are the Rick Latham model. You should only use what suits your style & sound requirements!

[@gualtercouto]

@@louiepalmerdrums thank you very much!🥁

[@johnnywomack548]

What is that snare drum? It sounds great!

[@louiepalmerdrums]

thanks...it's a custom build - seamless aluminum shell with Pearl hardware

[@JulianFernandez]

Theres no under 40 known player using trad I think? Not sure if justifies all the maintenance work... thanks!

[@sergiosolano4270]

Believe me, it does mate

[@user-KRS77]

❤️🥁❤️

[@TRS867]

Great! What snare are you using?

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@TRS867 it’s a custom build - 5” seamless aluminum shell with Pearl hardware!

[@TRS867]

@@louiepalmerdrums Beautiful, Ive got a pearl aluminum free floater on the way!

[@redpebbles]

You don't play that first accented note of the 3/4 measure as a flam, so you shouldn't notate it like that either.

[@louiepalmerdrums]

Whoops...typo

[@rayboreham2648]

Louie said it all right at the beginning: "trad grip is so unnatural". Never a truer drumming word spoken. So, why use it?, is my question when there's no real need or justification. Very strange.

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@rayboreham2648 because, as in many other parts of life & history, humans are stupid and blindly follow ‘tradition’ without actually thinking about better alternatives. It’s just tradition & a lot of the drummers we (I) admire were taught that way because of the jazz drummers of the 60’s & the fact it was viewed as the more academically correct way. Those drummers then cause another generation to play that way. I was also taught this way and it gets to a point where it’s just too late and too much work to switch. I’ve tried. After 30 years it’s a lot more than just the hundreds of hours (which I don’t have or care to spend) it would take to get speed & movement together. It’s fine if you play quietly but for anything contemporary/loud/consistent, matched is far superior.

[@rayboreham2648]

​@louiepalmerdrums Totally agree, Louie. And that's why I don't spend any time even attempting to learn trad grip. It's hard enough to master one grip without adding to the difficulty with another, especially when it's not necessary. There's a jazz player on Drumeo (name withheld to protect the guilty!) who even went so far as to state that if you want to learn to play jazz like your jazz heroes, then you must learn trad. What utter nonsense! Some of the finest modern jazz drummers play matched. It doesn't seem to hinder or diminish their ability one bit.

[@r.b.1504]

Dont say lead with your left Hand ...say lead with your weak Hand ....for a lefty his weak Hand is the right ...

[@bishopoftroy]

I don`t get it why some people still obstinate over this traditional thing. It`s so awkward and painful and you must work 3 times harder to play with it. But the worst is traditional and cross handed.

[@louiepalmerdrums]

@@bishopoftroy yes, I hate it but when that’s the way you’ve played since you were a kid then it’s too much work to change (I’ve tried).