How To Drum Solo in 10 Easy Steps ~ Part 2 of 2

[kole11000]

what fo you have at the left of your snare?

[Scottjazz55]

@kole11000 That's my tom on the left side of the set.

[tafino]

Love the clean, effortless playing!

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[Pistonhips]

Great videos Scott...thank you.. Subscribed

[WutbuergerStefan]

That's a pretty cool step-by-step guide to build a drum solo. I've searched for such things for weeks. Thanks.

[Jiehanaoki96]

i want you to be my teacher

;( !

[Jiehanaoki96]

wow, i really need to practice to perfect the drum solo!

[rhythmantic]

Very good teaching, not everyone who plays can teach.

[nuthajason]

as one drum teacher to another and as someone who spends a lot of time evaluating teaching as my job - i have to say i love your gentle and methodic approach. thanks for making my evening

[himl994]

I've watched two of your videos and I already subscribed.

Thanks for the lesson, it was really helpful.

[Crazyyyyyyyx]

U saw the Stick change trick? o __O OMfg

[freakymasochistic]

awww you're so nicee ! thnk u so much !! it was REALLY REALLY helpful ! thnk u ! u are soooo subscribed

[DDandrums]

Lots of great drum soloing tutorials here on youtube, though (in my opinion) none as useful as this one.

[PHStudiosNL]

Drum Lord Scott =D

[MCLaneous]

Hey man I think you are awesome! Who done your intro? its awesome! 

[qwertyvids1]

ur a good teahcer i can actually understand ur teachings also u have a nice drumset

[mickeydrummer29]

can you make an advanced double bass drum solo tip?

[Scottjazz55]

@mickeydrummer29 Yes, what a cool idea. Consider it done. I'm currently finishing part two of the "Killer rudiments for drum set" and will have it ready to post in the near future. After that, I'll do a video dedicated to soloing with double bass. I use the book, "double bass drumming" by Joe Franco in my lessons for those who love double bass, and I'll be sure to include the exact pages and how I use them in it. Good Idea. Thanks.

[mickeydrummer29]

@Scottjazz55 hey thanks man im looking forward to it !

[wwWrocksaWwW]

I love your DrumSet!

[martinlaporte2]

Again, great job !!! Excellent ideas !!!

[cheese10152]

what wa sthe symbol called that was on top of the high hat

[CRazyCKoper]

what kind of ticks do you usually use?

[Scottjazz55]

@CRazyCKoper I use Vic Firth Danny Carey model, and Dave Weckl model (red sticks). For a while I just used the Weckl sticks for everything, but recently have included the heavier sticks and for some reason the shape of the Danny Carey sticks fits my hands well.



[xTurnipTimex]

Can you make a video on Fills? I have ran out of stuff..

[Scottjazz55]

@xTurnipTimex Yep. I will be posting a couple of clips on fills, just the same approach as with my students. First there is the question of when to play them. I call this the "fill zone" and typically listen to the songs that they bring me together and teach them "when". Then #2 question is...."how big"...meaning......how much attention do we want to take for that fill....meaning...how long it is. Then #3 I have them start the fills on each of the eight positions possible in a measure....

[Scottjazz55]

(continued) Those eight positions correspond to each eight note in a measure. (1, 1+..2..2+...3..3+...4..4+) . Then when they are competent to do any lenght of fill, the last step is how good/cool the fill can sound. For that

I give a lot of examples of each length of fill. Some sound more musical then others so the goal is always to teach how to "think" in fill like terms. And we get used to doing hundreds of spontaneous fills. Then they pick 4 or 5 that they like best to perfect them.

[182cjr]

I enjoy watching you play, your so into it its good to see drummers like you that really feel the music and get into it :) awesome drumming Sir.

[MrTisonlyme]

So nice to see a drummer with real rhythm and feel, there are a lot of good vids on here but majority are all human metronomes with some technique but not a lot of grove or feel, you make it look effortless and sound full, rich and melodic at the same time....respect

[jsacala49]

Your really good thanks for helping me before I couldn't do a solo at all now I'm doing them like there a basic rock beat

[Scottjazz55]

@jsacala49 Good for you. Thanks for your comment. How long have you been playing/working on solos?

[TVOham]

The fastest player? No, and yet you're still better then most of the quick drummers I know because you sound like more then just noise and have a very relaxed technique that allows you to be very versatile around the kit and you're a great teacher also. This is the element that most drummers are missing, creating music while showing off their quick technical skills, rather than just making noise around the toms and cymbols.

[Scottjazz55]

@TVOham Thanks. I take that as a compliment, really do. A big part of my effort is to practice becoming more and more relaxed. Once I can play a difficult lick real well technically, sometimes I'll try an experiment and just practice the same lick for 20 mins or so at a slightly SLOWER tempo. Then what am I working on during that time? I'm super listening for details since all of my effort isn't just going to play it. And trying to become more relaxed with breathing and playing it each minute.

[AudioSticks214]

Thanks for this logical, relaxed approach that is so easy to follow.  Is there any possibility that you could do a video on fills. Are there guidelines to follow as far as placement and choice? Thanks again.

[Scottjazz55]

@AudioSticks214 Most welcome my friend.That's a good point you bring up about fills as I get a lot questions from students on it. I'll put on my thinking cap and see if we post some videos that deal with that topic for the future.

[Mystandrain]

Wow, this is so cool. You're a good teacher! :) I love that solo at the end, btw.

[vskand]

great playing man..:):) thanx for the vids :D