Want the Gig? Then You Must Know This Drum Beat! | Bossa Nova Drum Beat Lesson

[@henrymasters8319]

Started to learn this last year and never stuck with it. It's a sign. Thanks for the lesson !

[@tedmartin2223]

Back to the basics love it !!

[@weschilton]

I like playing Bossa's with a 2 feel phrasing, and a lilting high hat with slightly open 16th note upbeats. Something I picked up decades ago in Brazil.

[@jamesconnors5653]

Thank you much.

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Stanton 👉🏼 my top ten most versatile drummer

[@stantonmooremusic]

🙏🏼 Thank you!

[@tmaddrummer]

Hey! Bossa Nova...... Thanks and Blessings Stanton!

[@daveyboy8907]

Thanks love your work with COC.

[@stantonmooremusic]

Thank you!

[@glennomac7499]

Hi Stanton! Drummer from Oz here! I've been palying the Bossa Nova since aged 4 🤣 What I suggest trying, something I worked on recently for a solo idea, is doing that variation you play with the reverse clave except instead of using the left on the snare for the clave, use the right on a cowbell or 2 (yep, 2) and play the back beat with the left. To further augment this, try swinging that sucker and ohhh yeeea

[@drumlover1687]

Stanton, I've always loved your playing, and your approach to instruction is as great as your playing. You lay out these various rhythmic styles and patterns in a logical and common sense manner. Thanks so much!

[@stantonmooremusic]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@johnny6476]

Another great lesson, Please keep them coming.

[@stantonmooremusic]

Thank you 🙏🏼 Plenty in the works and I plan to keep them coming. Thanks for watching! 👊🏼

[@jimmackraz2734]

Great video, thanks. Were you intending to post a link to the playlist? CHeers.

[@stantonmooremusic]

Hi Jim, the link to the playlist is in the PDF. Thanks! SM

[@leftde18]

A texture you hear often on the earlier jazz bossa records it to accent the ride pattern in unison with the cross stick rhythms. Then at faster tempos you can just fill in on the ride or hihats in between the cross sticks.

[@paulrevelli]

I must've been about three or four when the new wave of Bossa Nova hit the U.S. Later on, I was lucky enough to be exposed to essential records like "Jazz Samba" by Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd, "Getz/Gilberto", "Rain Forest" by Walter Wanderley and the first few Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 records. Pre-internet, nothing could replace listening to records over and over again to get these grooves going. 🙏Cheers and thanks!

[@MDrums85]

Thank you for this Stanton! I have gravitated toward playing this style for years, without believing there were bossa nova gigs in the US. Good to know that there are.

[@frankwagner8486]

Excellent and concise basic bossa pattern, Stanton. And like was mentioned, once you get that cross sticking pattern down, then you can do all sorts of variations while still keeping the bossa feel. Have really enjoyed your short but helpful video lessons. Keep 'em up....and am happy for you in your successful drumming career. "Doc"

[@stantonmooremusic]

Hi Doc! Great to hear from you. Thank you🙏🏼 I hope you’ve been doing ok and I hope to see you in person soon!

[@JimToscano]

Great lesson my man. Straight forward, simple and to the point. Well done Stanton!

[@stantonmooremusic]

Thank you Jim! 👊🏼

[@dougauwarter2500]

Nice job, as always, Stanton! It should be noted that the 16ths you mentioned will usually be 8ths when playing this with conventional lead sheets in a jazz setting. Bossa nova is often (in the US) considered a jazz style and those lead sheets or charts are always in 4/4 time with 8th notes played in the right hand at around a quarter note pulse of around 116-120 BPM, just as you played it. Again, nice, clear explanation of beginning bossa nova. Once some skill is achieved, drummers should learn some good slow samba patterns to play with LH cross-stick so they can have more variety, yet still maintain the proper style. Perfect!

[@stantonmooremusic]

Nice points Doug! Thanks for mentioning that. 👊🏼

[@andrewhambleton4362]

@@stantonmooremusic and Doug knows what he's talking about.

[@trptgk]

This is super helpful. Can you also do one on Nanigo?

[@stantonmooremusic]

@@trptgk yes! Planning on that. 🙌🏼🥁👊🏼

[@PeterGregoryDrums]

This is wonderful - as always. If possible, please include a link to the playlist you mentioned around 0:40. This video will be sent to all of my students!

[@ZildjianCompany]

👏

[@stantonmooremusic]

🙌🏼

[@michaeljames9811]

Hi Stanton. Much thanks. Can you please list the drums and cymbals makes and sizes and percussion pieces in this video. For example : Gretsch 12 inch Tom. LP so and so cowbell, etc. And can you please do such listings for all your future videos. It's very helpful to know for instance if the Kerope hi hats are fourteen or fifteen inch; what the other Keropes are; what the snare is; etc.

[@wnoto]

Awesome lesson, Stanton! If you do an intermediate level follow up, suggest you encourage students to alternate muting and then not muting the downbeats on the kick. (Something Mike Lauren taught me at the Collective). It echoes the muting pattern of the Surdo and sounds really cool. da-doo; da-daaaa; da doo; da-daaaa. Loved this lesson.

[@stantonmooremusic]

Thanks Billy! Yes, I've been working on that bass drum muting on beat one. Love that!

[@resonanttotality8322]

Who else is singing Girl from Impanema when he demonstrates?