The 9 Killer Rudiments for Mastering Drum set - Part One

[ultrakool]

technically adept, but boring. no groove

[ghostmaster645]

did ur son march snare? and i love Carolina Crown. lol

[14dacanay14]

1:22 "heeeyyyyyy" lmao

[mightygreenpen]

You mentioned in the video, while doing the triplet fill (RRLRRL), that we should aim to make it fast. Then you proceeded to execute it really fast.

So my question is, do you practise that to a metronome, gradually increasing the speed or do you do it without the metronome and just keep going faster and faster till you hit light speed?

[Scottjazz55]

@mightygreenpen Good observation...Here's what I do, and I go into it more in depth in the private videos: I always practice at 80% or so of my max speed. Why? Because then I am never pushing it. I play for 10 mins or so at the same speed and don't increase. I'm then able to concentrate on the "finer things in musical life" such as making sure sticks are: same height, same volume, same sound, and I practicing breathing and getting more relaxed with each stroke. (continued)

[Scottjazz55]

@Scottjazz55 (continuing to answer). It's just like learning to type fast. If one practices typing at their max speed they could make small mistakes. So in drumming, if one practices getting more relaxed as their practice session goes on, then they become significantly faster as the weeks/months pass, and they don't even have to try for that. I've developed this practicing system for myself/students and find I"m able to get more results with less practice time this way. Hope this helps...Scott

[victor9vsandagato]

what kind of sticks are you using?

[SoloDrumMusic1969]

You're talking about hybrid rudiments...I've been practicing some of them for a couple of months ( still practice them, of course...). Awesome stuff, difficult but beautiful. Thank you very much for your videos, you're a great drummer and educator.

[rokomanson]

Gracias por el video!

[zombiess666]

Phenomenal playing sir! These past couple days, I had found myself in a bit of a rut and soon came to realization that I had to practically refurbish my knowledge of the essential rudiments like this I could apply them to my playing and you have definitely helped me out Mr. Avery! I can not thank you enough! My soloing has improved drastically and I owe it to you and your clear and concise explanations in these videos. Thanks again and cheers! Happy Holidays!

[stevenkortyka]

Great Video man! Looking forward to watching the rest of them !

[chutdigadut]

where did your son march?!

[Scottjazz55]

@chutdigadut His named is Joe Avery and he marched in Carolina Crown in 2009 (I believe). He has been teaching drum line for many years at Clovis High and Clark Junior High in California. This year 2012 , he was promoted to assistant band director at Clovis High.

[chutdigadut]

@Scottjazz55 Good for him! I've heard his name mentioned before! I marched The Academy for a couple years & I know a few Crown people. Small world!

[xsactocutter]

great work

[t0nyr4m0s]

Thank you Scott for taking time teaching us by sharing this video and copies of your rudiments. 

[alloneword154]

It just seems that unless you can play tripletts at super sonic speeds, then you can only do these fills with a slow tempo that doesn't seem to fit the rest of a song, it's like playing a slow song, then injecting super triplett fills that would sound out of place, you know?

[Scottjazz55]

@alloneword154 Good observation. For the sextuplets, they don't fit with every style of music, but have their strong points in jazz rock, fusion etc. Also they are particularly good in solos. For other styles I like some of the other rudiments. The "Dave" fill is great for any kind of style or speed as well as singles/doubles. But you bring up a good point, by far the most important criteria for any fill or figure is that it adds musically to what you want to do.

[avbove38]

oh and forgot to mention, youre a great drummer as well!

[avbove38]

fun and entertaining videos, clear and easy to follow techniques which is rare on youtube, everyone wants to look so professional but sometimes takes it to extreme where you go what the f... are they saying....i enjoy your teachings please continue!

[Celebration111]

Excellent work, Mr. Avery! Great playing and explanations. I'm not a drummer, and yet your illustrations were very clear to me. Congrats!

[Scottjazz55]

@Celebration111 thanks much. My feeling it's important to teach as simple and clear as possible, and then anyone can use it for anything they apply it to. that's a nice compliment. thank you

[zmckinnis]

I really enjoy your videos! Keep making them you are a great teacher!

[erikimba]

what it´s your email? thanks for the videos

[Scottjazz55]

@erikimba My email is avery123@comcast.net Feel free (or anyone else)

to email me anytime with questions, comments or requests for any of my notes from any of the videos..Scott

[SONORSQ2guy]

Great job as always.