The Pocket Rockout - Episode One

Head to http://johnxlewis.com/images/2barbeats.jpg to get the sheet music for this mini lesson.

TWO BAR PHRASES: The 1st installment of the johnxlewis.com drummmers podcast is finally done! Phew.. There's a lot of trial and error when learning how to make these things. This 1st episode looks at the simple idea of playing patterns that expand over two bars instead of just one.. not overly tricky, but a concept that a few of my students hadn't thought of before. SO something simple to start with. Enjoy :)

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[guitarmunkey47]

what strat is that you are playing?

[johnnyonline]

it's a japanese squire from 1982.

[wwhudek]

What brand and model sticks do you use? Keep up the Great Drummin'!

[johnnyonline]

vic firth... peter erskines, or jack dejohnettes.

[GibsFrozen]

what's the heads? :P

[johnnyonline]

this video is almost a year and a half old! i can't remember half the meals i ate last week! lol.. but looking at the drums, it looks like an old set of coated ambassadors on the toms and possibly a powerstroke fiberskyn on the snare

[Chunker]

Yeah, haha sorry about the mean comment.

I was kind of in a pissy mood.

And a sloppy fill fits well, for this type of music.

Even though they're not really that sloppy.

[Chunker]

That's one of the stupidest comments I've heard in my lifetime.

[kickinitonthetube]

you kind of remind me of bun e carlos of cheap trick. Anyway, good stuff man.

[rcdelfino772]

hi there very good drumming u explain things straight forward, hey what snare r u playing? cheers,,

[trelosdrummer]

learn to play man....!

[1995rush]

Where are you from exactly, New Zealand?

[PowerSlaveN]

I second that.

[monkeygames18]

some of em are just sloppy....do you play drums?

[Spidey2391]

bring back pocket rockout season 2 :D pleaaaase