Benny Greb "Letters" exercises supplemental

mp3s here... http://tindeck.com/users/drumpractice

Information regarding some supplemental mp3s i have created with a drum machine to help people who are learning Benny Grebs "letters" section of "The Language of Drumming"....

The MP3s are my own work and outline a few of the exercises on Bennys DVD. They are not created from the audio of the DVD at all... nor is Benny Greb playing in the mp3s. The exercises are long and a little difficult to remember, which is why I made the mp3s for myself initially.... and I thought others may like to use them to study Bennys lessons quickly asd efficiently.

Please, use this information only if you have purchased Benny Grebs DVD. Thank you.

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Education

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• benny greb
• the language of drumming
• drums
• drumming tutorial
• drum lessons

[dwells5703]

Great Job! My buddy and I are into the Drumming Languages as well. I don't own the DVDs but he does, and I have Video Commented the same patterns using kicks through the letters, and a straight ostinato with my hands. The trick with my rendition of these patterns is that for every • play as a double... • - - - (Double Single Single Single) for example. Just trying to EXPAND on Benny's teaching as you are trying to do. (Nice kit too, I thought I saw a TD-9 and a TD-3 module??)

[HeisW140]

@dwells5703 Hi man, thanks for the comment :)

Its a TD9 only. The TD3 you think you saw was probably the RM-2 attached to the auxiliary pad I use as a floor tom.. its a tiny sound bank and metroname for practicing sticking with. I no longer use the RM-2 module, just the pad.

[MrDWdrums25]

Poor..

[HeisW140]

@MrDWdrums25 I think you missed the point... I wasnt showing my "skilllz"... I was assisting other Benny students. Whats poor is your lack of comprehension as to what this video was about. The mp3s are uploaded and free, and I think they are helpful. Your derogative comments however, are not.

[tylercjbradshaw]

Have these mp3s been removed? I can't seem to find them on that site.

[HeisW140]

@tylercjbradshaw Maybe you typed the addy it in incorrectly. ;-) I checked and they are all still there and working.

[mlcoo17]

@MrDWdrums25 This guy is doing something useful, helpful and constructive. Maybe it would be better if you shared with us, in detail , what you think is poor. I don't see anything in whole video that is poor. I especially agree with his suggestion to Hudson Music to use MP3's. Your comment, at the very least, shows a complete lack of creativity.

[Roikaman]

This is very nice and constructive, this is what drumming should be about... sharing ;-) So i thank you for that, many thanks man...

[drdo1988]

learn to read music...at least rhythm...it's very simple and much more proffesional...have fun :-)

[HalfGermanBeats93]

@HeisW140 Ironic its a"DW Drummer" who's been derogatory xD. This supplement is generous and useful, thankyou for providing it :)

[almightytreegod]

I was considering whether or not to buy the DVD, and not only is this helpful, but it pretty much sold me on it. Benny Greb should probably thank you.

[naedsukram]

with your method,there's also the added training of listening and remembering the upcoming rhythm while playing the current pattern, i personally would find it easier to read it, but you've created something thing very handy for people that can't read yet, nice work.

[2394locke]

Awesome!

[EmbassyTerraLibra]

Hey,

thanks for the practice MP3's

Far easier than rewinding constantly

I am sure Benny likes a good idea added to his DVD

peace )

[RedeyeSPR]

These hihat beats are the 14 standard check patterns that everyone that has ever marched drum corps is painfully familiar with, but in reverse order. They are infinitely useful.

[HoldenMcG]

Nice expansion on Greb's workout.  I really liked the idea of cueing what was coming next with the conga/bongo sound on your samples.

[Jdcie]

Thank you for making the mp3's man! Really helpful during practice. And thank Benny of course for developing the lesson in the first place

[HeisW140]

@Baekmagoji Funny you should mention being a teacher......as I have been one for over a decade. Not drums though. Glad that many people watched this video and found it useful. When I made it, I had no idea if it would just be a 10 view disaster or a hit. Seems to be well received, which is cool. Hope the mp3s help

[Baekmagoji]

@HeisW140 Don't call his lack of comprehension poor; just let him be an ignorant little twat. You can't fix stupid. And this is quite the clear case. ;)

Either way, I found this very informative and I'm actually going to start using these exercises in conjunction with the DvD. You'd make a swell teacher, man. Great job on the video. :)

[scottie859]

Oh it seemed to cut my comment in half!! Ah well, the last patterns were 1+a, 2+a, 3+a, 4+a. 1ea, 2ea, 3ea, 4ea, then all four sixteenth and finally none!

Same rules apply to the hats and snare.

My cut off message was also praising your mp3s, they're really good! Great idea!

[scottie859]

Is there not 14 patterns?

The patterns are simple enough to remember.

They go (1 note / 2 note / 3 note / 4 note) if your snare and hat are a constant then your kick will be on - each quarter note, each "e" within the pattern, each "+" within the pattern and each "a" within the pattern.

Then they will move to two kick drums, 1e, 2e, 3e, 4e - then e+ of each group, then +a of each group and lastly in the twos. a1, a2,a3, a4.

The threes consist of 1e+, 2e+, 3e+, 4e+. Then e+a of each group,

[cheaptrades]

great idea

[nonametc]

Great dvd!

[EltonBear]

@LandOfPerpetualJelly look at the username...

Clearly making a mockery of YouTube comments there!

[BOMBPHONICS]

good job man, the dvd is great

[cantthink0f0ne]

cheers, thanks for the link. these mp3's will be helpful