Rockschool Grade 7 drums - Jalapeno. Performed by Chris Surridge

This rendition of Rockschool's Grade 7 piece Jalapeno is performed by Chris Surridge. Chris is an advanced student of The Drum Academy, in Leicester. He's due to take his grade 7 exam in early 2010. Chris has been taking private drum lessons in Leicester for some years now and has achieved good grades at both the Rockschool exams and at Access to Music. Chris loves to gig in most styles and is always interested in helping out any bands who might need a good experienced drummer!

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[DrummerStewE]

No offence or anything. But you need to revise this piece. It's completely wrong, and the main beat on the first page has way to many snare hits, and the whole accented feel is just gone. I would have given you a poor grade had i been examiner to this.

[thedrumacademy]

@DrummerStewE The main criteria in this piece is to create a 1/2 time shuffle bounced feel, in keeping with the style. At this level ownership is really important...taking the idea and making it your own whilst observing the major hits and phrases. That is what Chris is trying to do here and as long as he generates a good feel, stays in synch with the track and hits all the critical phrases, he'll do well...maybe he'll even get a distinction like he did in his grade 6. All the best

[MrMaestro777]

Hi,

Good job on this track I'm also studying this piece for exams. I have a question, on the 7th line , bar 2 there's a 4:4 under the 16th notes. The way you played it would be the same way I would have played it, but do you have an idea what the 4:4 means? I've looked through the RS books and I couldn't find the definition? Would appreciate the help. Thanks!

[thedrumacademy]

@MrMaestro777 Hi there, sorry for the late response. The 4:4 means to play the 16th notes "straight" rather than in a broken sextuplet "bounced" feel. This sounds really effective playing straight 16ths in a 1/2 time shuffle feel. All the best

[dave07drummer]

well i just got 90/100 for my grade 6 and now moving onto my grade 7 cheers for this vid

[iamninjattack]

@DrummerStewE strokeeed.

[TheMineco]

@DrummerStewE So have you posted a video how you would play it, that would be interesting?

[nzekulman]

I'd make the solo a bit more lively, and there's hardly any dynamics throughout. Good run through though.

[DrummerStewE]

@thedrumacademy I don't think so. He has not read the music and stayed true to the track and what they are asking of him, if this was a session job or studio job, then he would get immediatly sacked for innacuracy, and that's what these gradea re about. He has the chance to 'observe the phrases' and interpet this to his own style during the second page where he can do what he wants a little bit, not in the prewritten things. It's compeltely wrong, and shows that he cannot actually play the song.