Building Your Own Vocabulary – 16th Notes P2
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In this second lesson, we’re sticking with 16th notes but now introducing doubles in addition to singles. For exercise one we go back to the snare only but now are allowed to play singles AND doubles. Don’t forget to focus hard on timing and sound (time and sound over everything, remember?) and make sure you have a metronome going and your left foot playing quarter notes.
Spend long periods of time on each exercise. There’s no finish line. This is something that can and should always be practiced no matter what level you are. Once again, the comparison to language can be made – in real life, one can always learn new words and expand their vocabulary.
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Awesome lesson Louie Thanks.
Hi Nelson! Glad you like it! If you have any questions feel free to post below or email!
Heappy New Year Louie!
I’d like to know how you create the splash effect with your hi hats; I’ve looked at a few videos on YouTube, but there seems to be a few different techniques, what’s yours?
Hi Mike! I’ll try to do a video on this then, especially as you have searched & not found an answer. It’s just using the whole foot (driven from the leg/hip) to push down on the pedal. You could think of it as more towards the heel so that you are pressing on the pedal with the most pressure towards the back of the pedal board and then immediately releasing to allow the hats to splash. Hope this helps! I’ll definitely add it to the list of ‘to-do’ lessons!
Thanks!
Louie
I’ve been playing this instrument for a few years now and I’ve been surfing the net watching all the Youtube videos on technique, rudiments, fills, etc … But here, with these two lessons, what a nice surprise, watching this ! how to develop your own vocabulary ! It’s so obvious explained like this and with this method ! Thanks Louie, great job !
Thanks, Jeff! Great to hear it’s working for you! Keep me posted on your progress!
Louie