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How to drum roll? I get SO many questions about how to play a good drum roll. How to make your drum roll sound smooth? How to make your drum roll sound even? How to play a drum roll faster?
So in this quick video, we talk about how to troubleshoot your own drum roll, what to look for, what to listen for, and ways that you can begin to fix it. A good drum roll takes a long time. But so do most good things in life. So be patient, isolate the problems one by one, and roll on! (Sorry, I know it's cheesy, but I just had to say that last part. The drum nerd in me wouldn't let it go.)
Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts, questions, and insights on how to play a good drum roll!
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@spiguy420 5 жыл бұрын
Objective: be so good, that being bad is hard
@THall-vi8cp 4 жыл бұрын
Someone (I can't recall who) once said, "An amateur is someone who practices until he gets it right. A professional is someone who practices until he can't get it wrong."
@BillRayDrums 4 жыл бұрын
Or be so good that you can access "sounding bad" as a musical choice.
@godislove8740 3 жыл бұрын
@@BillRayDrums lady gaga ssbanner? Dreadful. 4/4, 3/4, 5/4???? Noone really knows.
@shelf5606 5 жыл бұрын
Your snare sounds holy
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Monsenior foot fettish thanks!
@domsquaaa4323 4 жыл бұрын
“Monsenior foot fettish” lmao
@chroniclesofbap6170 4 жыл бұрын
Right? So dry and tight. Like a nun's chuff.
@theotherperson9928 4 жыл бұрын
Well, still smaller amount of snare than in St. Anger.
@teo-medesi 4 жыл бұрын
Every time you start drum rolling Ocean man starts playing in my head.
@OfficiallyChris 4 жыл бұрын
😂😂
@magamegabamba 4 жыл бұрын
Take me by the hand
@ChrisKeeper29 4 жыл бұрын
SAME
@nathanielbasco217 4 жыл бұрын
My head plays Polar Express
@gingerbaker1785 4 жыл бұрын
Lead to me to the land that you understand.
@DreamyBongos 5 жыл бұрын
My drum rolls sound like I am peeing in the corner of a urinal.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Legoman19892 well, at least we have a reference point. Actually a pretty spot on description if we’re being honest.
@dodo13500 5 жыл бұрын
Hear that guy a couple stalls down......that's me......the same. lol
@steveross8326 5 жыл бұрын
@@dodo13500 ...........and me! ...maybe we should form a self help group.....Middle Diddles Anonymous. "Hi! My name's Steve, an' I crush middle diddles.........." Lol!!!
@ThatBassistK 5 жыл бұрын
I am the DIDDLECRUSHER! That actually sounds like the supervillain for a new Jay & Silent Bob movie.
@OdinHammersmith 5 жыл бұрын
Legoman. You should maybe consult a doctor. 😜
@gregprymicz9947 5 жыл бұрын
Great vid, not a drummer, but as long as I'm pretending to be, might as well clean up my act.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Greg Prymicz some days I feel like I’m pretending to be a drummer lol
@FatRakoon 5 жыл бұрын
Thats me to the dot. In my head, I'm John Bonham.... To everyone else Im a cutlery drawer thats been thrown down a very long staircase.
@iaial0 5 жыл бұрын
@@FatRakoon your description is killer
@KwizatsHaderach8 5 жыл бұрын
@@FatRakoon LOL - epic metaphor!
@ArtBeats-pl8ji 5 жыл бұрын
I'm actually one of the best drummers with my hands and my lap, when I get in front of an actual drum kit I'm just plain old amateur lol
@jimsnyder6939 5 жыл бұрын
“Crushed diddle in the middle” This should be your next T-shirt
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
James Snyder you and me James, we’re cut from the same cloth 🤔
@GreenToMe2000 4 жыл бұрын
It’s annoying when I’ve been playing drums for longer than anyone in band at school and I know how to do a correct drum roll, but they still yell at me when they are the ones who are off......
@clausappel8086 4 жыл бұрын
Let them play to a click or a drum computer. From that moment you'll be the boss 😉
@ChrisMartinez-py7mv 4 жыл бұрын
You stay quiet bro. Trust me God will handle them! Your time will come:)
@i_dont_know1309 4 жыл бұрын
Memes And Music same
@cymbaldestroyer594 4 жыл бұрын
Same lol
@demonicvigil 4 жыл бұрын
@@ChrisMartinez-py7mv what makes you think god has time to deal with peoples poor timing on drums?
@MichaelRicksAherne 5 жыл бұрын
Stephen is seriously one of the most professional and best drumming teachers on the whole internet. A lot of professionals have been doing it so long that they forget(?) the sorta stepwise struggle of people learning, but this guy gets it. Totally rockstar. I hope someone is sponsoring the shit out of him.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Michael Ricks-Aherne Thank you Michael. Humbling. I appreciate the kind words my friend!
@raymondlugo9960 5 жыл бұрын
I see Aquairan heads...
@rakeshmd86 5 жыл бұрын
Lol. The wrong ways of playing are so well played..
@chrismendiondo 5 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same. The ones doing it wrong never sound that good!
@Hereforfun441 4 жыл бұрын
My most important lesson in drumming for 40 years is its an art and there is no wrong or right way. Have fun and enjoy what you do, anyway you do it!
@sweetdragon36067 4 жыл бұрын
Have always had a problem with my drum rolls, but got the Roland TD-17 KVX and it has helped me improve them so much. It has a pressure sensitive feedback that helps you even out your doubles and a metronome to help spacing. The best thing is you can play drums anytime of the day or night and no one hears you at all. Your video did a great job at pointing out the source of bad rolls. Thanks.
@spbdrummer38 5 жыл бұрын
"Pocket is King"...probably the simplest, yet profoundly wisest thing I've heard come from a drum instructor. Spot on.
@pyroeuropa 5 жыл бұрын
Practiced doubles around the kit and now this shows up... wheres the camera in my room
@babyjesuslovesme1219 5 жыл бұрын
Tailgunner the government spying on something useful;)
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Tailgunner I meant to tell you that your room was a bit messy. Might want to tidy it up as well 🕵🏻♂️ 👀
@alfaholic3 5 жыл бұрын
@@StephenTaylorDrums hahaha
@grandlull 5 жыл бұрын
Tailgunner youtube knows when you’re crushing those diddles so sleep with one eye open
@danroberts9050 5 жыл бұрын
It's up over the closet door just to the right.
@user-yb6qj7kg3f 5 жыл бұрын
I'm just a random guitar player was just passing by and I wanna say - how amazing drummers are! That was awesome! I know, good mics and all of that, but it sounds so pleasant to me. Even this short lesson. And your skills and attitude are great. I can't even imagine how can a person be this good at drums. It feels so fascinating to watch.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
*Subscribe to my channel or I'll steal your cymbals:* bit.ly/2AyH1Fb Download 30 Days To Better Doubles for FREE Here: bit.ly/2EqyB4p This quick lesson will give you 3 problem areas to listen for in your double stroke rolls and some tips on how to fix them. I get SO many questions about how to play a good drum roll. How to make your drum roll sound smooth? How to make your drum roll sound even? How to play a drum roll faster? So in this quick video, we talk about how to troubleshoot your own drum roll, what to look for, what to listen for, and ways that you can begin to fix it. A good drum roll takes a long time. But so do most good things in life. So be patient, isolate the problems one by one, and roll on! (Sorry, I know it's cheesy, but I just had to say that last part. The drum nerd in me wouldn't let it go.) Leave a comment below and let me know your thoughts, questions, and insights on how to play a good drum roll!
@ayuu. 4 жыл бұрын
I had way shitty doubles in the beginning, and I started from 30bpm to freaking work my way up 1bpm at a time. It totally pays off. And love it when you said play slow and get it clean! ❤
@jpurvis1 5 жыл бұрын
Once again, thanks Steven! Going to my kit now to S.L.O.W. I.T. D.O.W.N., I am guilty of all the wanna be "fast" inconsistencies. 60bpm...got it.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Slow is fast and fast is slow. I have to remind myself of this almost every day.
@user-ui1lj8vi1y 5 жыл бұрын
@@StephenTaylorDrums Also slow is smooth, smooth is fast. A US Army Ranger taught me that about shooting, I apply it to life. Keep rocking boss.
@therealspooks 5 жыл бұрын
Frack that FINALLY makes sense to me!! I played trumpet but always played drums so my education was for brass, this has always killed me until NOW!! Thank you Stephen!!!!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Spooks glad it resonated with you and made some things click. You’re more than welcome.
@BlueAcidball 4 жыл бұрын
I literally saw this as “If You Hear This Drum Roll, Get Help”
@SolaFideSolusChristus266 4 жыл бұрын
Me too that's literally why I clicked
@gccwang24 4 жыл бұрын
Oh no I heard it! Help!
@anotheralyssa5723 3 жыл бұрын
it was very threatening
@TheDoReMiFaSolLaTiDo 3 жыл бұрын
Me tooo!!!!!!!
@crudecube 3 жыл бұрын
*Uh Oh*
@zander_senpai 5 жыл бұрын
1:40 what my double strokes used to sound like. I remember watching so many videos about doubles and thinking "HOW? How can they play it like that? Why are my doubles not sounding good, at all?" , until I went slower, and eventually got there lol
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Alexandre Fernandes slow is the new fast
@zander_senpai 5 жыл бұрын
@@StephenTaylorDrums no doubt. Anyways, thank you Stephen. Your videos always "push me through" whenever I need it!
@urbannuke2820 5 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to get my doubles sounding good so just taking it slow will eventually help me get to fast doubles?
@chaceschnaath638 5 жыл бұрын
All about that upstroke
@dinodeluca6210 5 жыл бұрын
Stephen I have to say you have 2 great talents: one is being a great drummer and the other is being a terrific communicator. Well explained and well shown. Thank you!
@gerkav1008 5 жыл бұрын
15 years ago my drum teacher told me to practice each exercise at slow bmp first no matter how easy the exercise would be. Thank you for the great video and channel you provide. Athens, Greece.
@abitdazedd 5 жыл бұрын
"What did you learn today?" "Crushed diddles are bad apparently"
@Gaant 5 жыл бұрын
Coincidentally Diddle Crusher is the name of my new metal band.
@MichaelM2K23 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds painful.
@FatRakoon 5 жыл бұрын
Better than option 2, which was kiddie fiddler I suppose!
@memyselfandlewii8781 5 жыл бұрын
@@FatRakoon LOL!
@jimkeogh8552 5 жыл бұрын
I'm afraid I'm your drummer.
@evltwin984 4 жыл бұрын
Thaught it was your mums name
@jimscobie6646 5 жыл бұрын
I just tell people that is the sound I am going for.
@oddballskull1941 4 жыл бұрын
Lol yes! My number 1 go to
@AlmostReady504 5 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I'm right-handed so I noticed my "stronger hand" seemed more pronounced, dominant. Over the years I may have over compensated. Now if I can remain aware I should be able to even them out. Btw... the snare drum sounds great. It seems to have a wonderful feel to it.
@loganabelsalter 5 жыл бұрын
One I heard left out from years of world class Drumline was a heavy hand! (A dominant hand just a lil bit louder than the other) we aimed for rolls to sound the same as singles, basically the perfect OCD drummer.
@christschinwon 4 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. I've been playing for years but never consistent and feel I've lost technique and a lot of confidence with it. I've no shame in watching this kind of stuff cos it's so important to get right. Thanks man. You and Rob Brown are my go to drum buddies!
@GalaxEONE 5 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Just got my first kit at 48! Loving the lessons. Thankyou 🙂
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Congrats on the kit!
@dulistanheman 5 жыл бұрын
As a Pianist, I use Midi keyboard to do this and still hard.
@billrobertjoe 4 жыл бұрын
programs them, just descend the velocity a little
@les4767 4 жыл бұрын
You might also be able to find a drum sound map with a key for rolling snare, then you just play a single note for the length of the roll. To do one making 16th notes manually without being able to bounce a stick on a real snare is really difficult to pull off on a keyboard.
@drumchefhubdad8698 5 жыл бұрын
Listen to what this man says. It is essential that you start off slow and make sure your playing is smooth and perfect. Speed comes with time and practice.
@kwadriplegic_fpv965 5 жыл бұрын
Trying to learn the drums but being paralysed from chest down doing bass and high hat with elbows whilst playing is a challenge and a half to say least lol. Great vids keep them coming 👍
@mepkin9449 4 жыл бұрын
I hear you, friend. My weakness is the “buzz -pulsing”. Thanks for pointing this out. Will keep practicing!
@assassin660 5 жыл бұрын
You really know your stuff man. Thank you so much for these lessons. I've been struggling with my doubles, because I crunch them. Now I know I need to work on spacing. You rule man!
@ScottSmith-vw5yq 5 жыл бұрын
I have to say - when I saw the title, dread went through me, as I wondered whether I had any of the issues. lol After 30 years of playing, I think I have my rolls pretty solid. Good video.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Scott!
@IsaacA192 4 жыл бұрын
I learned to do doubles before I learned an actual drum beat. It was a challenge posed to me by my dad when I was 6 and wanted to play drums. He showed me a double stoke roll and I think if I could figure it out it proves my commitment to actually going the next step and learning to play the drums.
@qrstuvwxyzful 5 жыл бұрын
very cool lesson! I'm 54 years old! never had money for lesson as a kid, but I like to play drum, I pick up what I could, but this will help me. thanks!
@LemmyAttum 5 жыл бұрын
Ive been an avid drummer for 16 years now and youve just reminded me what my old drum teacher used to say about the pockets and slowing it down and I’ve spent too much time improvising and doing other stuff that i lost touch of the basics and rudiments...after work from Now on i will spend exactly 1 hour with my metronome practicing my paradiddles and single/double stroke rolls...thank you master
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Stingray And the J glad it inspires you to set some new goals for yourself!
@deborahd.vaphidesacupunctu1824 4 жыл бұрын
Your content is SICK, Mr. Taylor. Thanks for being such a talented and generous teacher.
@FranksDrumCave 5 жыл бұрын
I've spent the last three years working on my doubles, and they are still not clean enough. This video reminded me to keep working at it. Thanks Stephen!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Yea, I’ve been working on mine for 23 years now...
@orangesock969 4 жыл бұрын
This will help me in school band thank you
@StephenTaylorDrums 4 жыл бұрын
You bet!
@raymondhenson5648 5 жыл бұрын
Definitely need work on my double stroke rolls.... thanx alot bro
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
You bet Raymond. And we all do so you’re in good company lol
@raymondhenson5648 5 жыл бұрын
Do you have a video on finger control and how to properly handle your drumsticks??? I think that's one of my biggest issues
@godislove8740 3 жыл бұрын
This is all round the most credible drum tutor and channel.
@StephenTaylorDrums 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ElisabethDevyt 4 жыл бұрын
Ik ben 52 en was (dwars)fluit beu. Nu ben ik beginnen drummen en ik kan me er echt op afleven. De kinderen kunnen moeiteloos iets voortonen En dat klinkt geweldig. Dan bootst ik dik na en hoor je maar de helft
@MrDenyarnold 5 жыл бұрын
Perfect timing; double strokes and double stroke rolls became a focal point for me this past week. Thanks!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Robert Lockwood Nice! Glad it hit you at the right time Robert.
@alexraymond7483 5 жыл бұрын
Great video Stephen! Could you do one on how you record your drums, including mixing, layering (if you add a midi layer), mastering...etc? That’d be super helpful 👌🏻
@mattgiguere5638 5 жыл бұрын
Ur exactly right man...slow at first...then speed it up at ur own pace.Good vid!👍👍
@ralphbenites1819 4 жыл бұрын
Great video I’m going to try try that drum roll.its when I do the bass drum I get little dubble strork’s .try to keep a steady beat like 1-2-3-4 try to figure out the situation the beater is fairly new.so adjusted my thorn a little higher. Bass pedal is great Ludwig accent drum pedal.ill keep on figuring out 🥁
@CDMAHTCDESIRE 5 жыл бұрын
the "Open Close" technique can do wonders for the roll
@Drummingwizkid 5 жыл бұрын
Can you do a review of peoples double stroke rolls? Like we send you 10 second clips and you rate?
@Blaver 5 жыл бұрын
Good idea
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Chester Birchwood send it to my email. I’ll give you some feedback. Help@stephensdrumshed.com
@UltimateMustacheX 5 жыл бұрын
I was in marching band in high school (clarinet and xylophone) and I've just now learned that rolls were hitting double on each hand.
@dutchdykefinger 4 жыл бұрын
my doubles are halfway buzz rolls for sure, i found i got so really nice push and pull wonky triplet sound on the closed hihat when you really press it down for 2 rebounds, still have a hard time getting my left hand as good at it though. got reasonably good at catching them after 1 rebound and being back in time, but my 2nd stroke still is way softer, i very much have a half-time skeleton outline you can hear in my fills. played with pretty skinny sticks though, i'll try some 5a today :D
@jacobmorgan1438 4 жыл бұрын
This snare sound is so beautiful. I have a pearl reference pure maple 6.5 in, which is pretty nice, but dude.... wow.
@polara01 5 жыл бұрын
Stephan, just seeing this and I thought this might be good to add to the conversation...regarding the Jim Chaffin method, I watched his video where he emphasizes the second hit of each double and after a while that helped me a little bit with this it might be worth mentioning and working into this as a backup or supplemental exercise because he was focusing on emphasizing the second hit of each double which kind of balances out the extremes if you know what I mean then you can back off and find the happy medium if that makes sense? But you made some great points here and gave me a better perspective. I was definitely guilty of emphasizing the first hit of each double and your examples are helping me with that thank you so much! Bob M.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
polara01 totally agree...I believe I mention that in this video when talking about that issue. It’s the way to smooth that out for sure.
@BopsStudios 4 жыл бұрын
Good advice. Grew up using 'Stick Control For The Snare Drummer". no longer in print.
@stevedonaghue9277 5 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate how you just get to the point..
@bowiemusic 5 жыл бұрын
The issue that I hear most with students learning doubles is unevenness of the doubles. Not a general unevenness of the wrist movement, but the double strokes specifically where the second stroke of the double is rhythmically uneven, typically coming in too soon. Learning doubles can be tough because if you slow down too much then you're just playing 2 singles with each hand (2 wrist movements), and not an actual double stroke (1 wrist movement and 2 strokes). So, it's important to find that zone where you're going as slow as you can to facilitate control and accurate execution, but fast enough to play actual doubles. From there get them to control that second/rebound stroke so that it comes in just a little later to make the second stroke rhythmically even. Hope all that makes sense. Felt this was something additional to your advice that I've experienced. Great Video. Thanks
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
bowiemusic Nice to meet another teacher! And I agree...that’s the point I was trying to make with #3, although I don’t always deliver it how I imagine I do lol. Teaching and delivery is something I’m always working on. Thanks for clarifying...and thanks for being a teacher that cares. We need more like you!
@ClautonRezende 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks, man, for clarify this to me. I strugle with rudiments for many years. I started to learn in age 28. So, it was late (play some instrument was a teenage dream). Because of "adulthood obligations", I keep coming and going my learning. And I always felt like if I slow down too much, I need to move my wrists 2 times instead of 1 time for 2 strokes. And I don't see people giving this advice that you gave. And too much slow doubles always felt like pointless for me because of the need to change the move of the wrists. Thanks for clarify! PS.: I'm not a native English speaker.
@bowiemusic 5 жыл бұрын
@@ClautonRezende You are communicating well with English. You're like many people; really interested in learning an instrument, but have little time to practice because of those "adulthood obligations" (like paying the rent). Be as consistent as you can even if it's only 15 or 20 minutes a day. But do it every day (5 or 6 days a week). Good luck , and enjoy the process!
@ClautonRezende 5 жыл бұрын
@@bowiemusic thanks for your kind message!
@smallhammer9979 4 жыл бұрын
1:16 ocean man!!
@phileoness 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve played for over 25 years but was never formally trained. A friend (formally trained) pointed out that I was pulsing (he didn’t call it that). You don’t know what you don’t know. Great video!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Philip! Glad it helped a bit
@ballhawk387 4 жыл бұрын
I can see how "pulsing" can be a cool *effect.* A fellow who drummed for Captain Beefheart said Beefheart wanted the snare to sound like a bunch of pebbles being shaken in a pan, or some such, kinda like a extreme version of crushing the diddles and uneven timing. *Intentional* sloppiness, if you will.
@tatedavis2016 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve heard some rock and jazz players use crushed buzz rolls in recordings. I have the pulsing problem. Time to go practice!!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Tate Davis I used to hear second line drummers in New Orleans use pulsing buzz rolls all of the time. I use them at times. But the goal is to be able to use the techniques and sounds you want when you want to use them.
@alexted1204 5 жыл бұрын
I wish someone told me this 10 years ago, lol. Figured it out myself eventually, but this is a very useful video, nonetheless. Would save lots of time and pain for some drummers.
@IGoUrAppleJuice 5 жыл бұрын
Oof. I'm definitely guilty of pulsing my doubles. I always felt like something was wrong with my doubles, but I never heard anyone put that issue into words. Glad I know what I need to work on to fix them now. Great vid!
@manuelgchapajr2000 4 жыл бұрын
GREAT LESSON
@drummyboi7727 5 жыл бұрын
Great video today man!! I always use to get that sounds when I do my rolls but the more practice then more it goes away!!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Drummy Boi thanks!
@rjmdrum 5 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent video covering the problems with double stroke rolls that I would recommend to all my students. I can often struggle with weaker 2nd notes as shown in problem one and frequently need to recondition on accenting the upbeat. Thanks for posting.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much my friend...always great to meet a fellow teacher. Keep doing what you're doing...we need more like you out there.
@christianedu-barimah8556 5 жыл бұрын
Greetings sir... I really love your stickings.. over the years I've had problems with my rudiments,precisely the single stroke roll..... I allow the rebound to happen, I don't hold the stick too tight yet I always get some sort of numbness in the wrist and it's like the more i practice the more I retrogress.. sounds funny but that's the issue..
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Sounds like something is up on a foundational level Christian. If you want to send a short video to help@stephensdrumshed.com I'm happy to take a look and see if I can't see why that's happening. You don't want that to continue.
@erikdahl7946 4 жыл бұрын
Akways wondered why I never got this right. Thanks man! This helps alot.
@fla-bushcraftprepper941 5 жыл бұрын
I purchased a used Yamaha D-65 for my wife, with her money of course👌😎👍. Every time I walk thru the room, something forced me to look at it. I made the mistake of sitting down and picking up the drumsticks last week. I have beat on it until I am sick of sounding like crap. Now I'm watching Bad Drummers Anonymous Videos. I can not upgrade her to a New Yamaha D-75 until I have earned it.🖖🤪🤞 I liked, subscribed, clicked the bell, bookmarked the channel and will ask her to take lessons so we can play together. 32 years of marriage.... it can only help if we can beat on something together.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Love it! Glad to have you hanging around the channel. Let me know if you have any questions. And congrats on such a long lived marriage. That’s not common these days. Good on you guys.
@senoreverything6366 5 жыл бұрын
One day i went home from school half-panicking. I was in 8th grade and we needed to know how to play 32nd notes for one of the snare parts (so doubles) and i was the best percussionist, so naturally i was getting the snare part. I had no idea how to do doubles. I was messing around on my drumset to relieve stress, and i started doubling on my hihat out of nowhere. It's like a switch flipped in my head. Still the luckiest I've ever been.
@kerripace 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. What a nice lesson - and thanks for being a "torch-bearer" of good information. I have played for years but have always had so much trouble with nice clean doubles in my left-hand when using matched grip. I started really working on that a couple of months ago and have noticed pretty dramatic improvement. I'm going to download your "30 days" guide and look forward to checking it out. Thanks again for your work!
@JSwitchfx 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen, this is the exact problem I've been tackling for ages with no luck. You're the man, for real
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
JSwitch Graphics Hit my email if you have a specific problem. Happy to help
@douglaspj23 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks I have being struggles to fix that.the video was simple awesome
@JamesDeziel 5 жыл бұрын
I had a teacher place a boom stand between myself and the snare drum about chest high and told me every time I hit the snare the opposite stick should come up and hit the stand at the same time. That exercise helped me bring the sticks back up evenly which cured a big problem I was having with my dumb left hand.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
WTF WTF great exercise
@jimkeogh8552 5 жыл бұрын
thank you for this video; it's broken down perfectly. I knew I was making mistakes but couldn't tell how/ why. This answers a whole lot.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
You bet Jim
@BillRayDrums 4 жыл бұрын
Spot-on advice!
@Heehee741 5 жыл бұрын
Can you make a video about herta rudiments?
@drummerboy0620 5 жыл бұрын
I low key needed this
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Lukas Williamson glad it helped
@ollie-d 5 жыл бұрын
Good tips. I haven't watched many of your videos so sorry if you've covered this elsewhere, but I always made my students practice double strokes on pillows so that they wouldn't develop the bad habit of relying solely on the rebound for the second stroke. This was mostly to practice clean diddles for marching, but it did seem to improve rolls.
@Johnbobon 5 жыл бұрын
As a general rule in life... never, ever crush your diddles. Ever.
@codymeinert7186 5 жыл бұрын
No doubt. Michael Jackson taught us that. ;-)
@johndough7160 4 жыл бұрын
I dig your wall. That wood is awesome.
@jonnifjader 5 жыл бұрын
Top explanation - top execution! Thanks a lot!!
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks and you’re welcome my friend!
@siyabongathembinkosimngome8869 5 жыл бұрын
In short we unintentionally accent the first notes and play near-like ghost notes on the second note?
@noahbarnes9770 5 жыл бұрын
Siyabonga Thembinkosi Mngomezulu Thanks Bro, didn’t have to watch the video. Joking ofc
@Longboardsinglefin 5 жыл бұрын
I think the cat walked across your keyboard in your name box. ( :
@HeyItsTheWykydtron 5 жыл бұрын
I don't play drums and I have no idea what you just said but I'm pretty sure I learned a lot.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@mikkeltoldbod3087 4 жыл бұрын
1:37 oooocean man
@ryanclarke5621 5 жыл бұрын
00:43 OCEAN MAAAN
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Downy Bleach lol
@jackvankouwenberg3379 5 жыл бұрын
TAKE ME BY THE HAND
@dasmaddin 4 жыл бұрын
That really helped a lot!
@StephenTaylorDrums 4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it!
@MNWfifa 5 жыл бұрын
Really cool watching this. Not too long ago my rolls were all played incorrectly exactly like in this video and I knew they were off but didn’t know why. They’re clean now and fine but it’s cool to see this video after working on them and getting better. Cool to see the frustrations I had for so long haha.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
MNW It’s even cooler that you stuck it out, identified the problems, and fixed them. That’s inspiring. Keep it up!
@micknordstrom2591 5 жыл бұрын
I always had problems with this because my left hand doesn't keep up with my right. I am surprised that issue is not mentioned here. And i will clearify that i have been drumming for 45 years now... and in my late teens and early twenties i really tried to practice drum rolls and paradiddles but could never be good at this. I manage though beacause of my timing, swing and musical playing style. My style gave me at least 15 albums i have played on, touring Europe and the USA and Canada.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Mick Nordström yea, you’re right. Weak hand is a big issue. So big I would consider it almost separate. I’m a big proponent of isolating the heck out of the weak hand. Tie the other one behind your back and only play with that weak one until you get it somewhat caught up lol. At least that’s what it took for me. If you think about it, in a simple 4/4 rock beat, our weak hand plays 2 notes for the strong hands every 8 notes. Multiply this across practice sessions and gigs and you start to see a massive gap. It’s just a matter of the strong hand gets SO much more playing time that you have to try and even the field in your practice time. Great discussion Mick! Thanks for bringing this up my friend.
@richardthompson3104 5 жыл бұрын
@@StephenTaylorDrumsThanks I need this. I am a left handed person (also been playing for a long time) who plays a right handed setup. My right hand doesn't keep up with my left!
@hanzschwanns7511 5 жыл бұрын
Richard Thompson Maybe it would help keeping the left on the ride/hi hat during fill-ins that replace the left part with bass drum, like paradiddle & other rudiments spreaded over toms & bass. Trains coordination, too (and your uniqueness, to date lol).
@heftyalan1152 5 жыл бұрын
I was told to practice in front of a mirror so I did. I definitely remember crushing many diddles before I got it right as I think there becomes an urgency to speed everything up before you are ready. I think I thought by dropping the stick with bounce I could him in quicker with my left hand but it just becomes messy but if you are thinking like that it means you know there is a glitch and you are trying to think of strategies to resolve the problem. Time to worry is when you can't hear or feel it.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Hefty Alan oh yea, so much self pressure to speed things up. The tortoise wins every time I read that book.
@ColeDockter 5 жыл бұрын
Time to go practice!!! Great lesson :)
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Cole Dockter thanks Cole! Great channel my friend
@farmerlister3863 5 жыл бұрын
As a bassist I'm always curious about what is up. Dudes, this dude can teach the fundamentals better than most.
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you my friend
@76JStucki 5 жыл бұрын
I can't help but feel like a lot of these problems (not just with rolls, but the various problems addressed by about 90% of the instructional drum videos out there) stem from people learning to play songs instead of learning to play the instrument. If you learn the instrument properly, the vast majority of songs out there are easy. If you start out trying to learn a bunch of songs before learning to play the instrument, you quickly run into a bunch of problems, and then you end up having to fix bad habits you never would have had in the first place if you'd just learned to play the instrument right. That said, I think you do a good job of explaining how to combat those problems. Good video!
@Al3xAttacK 5 жыл бұрын
Im guilty of this
@76JStucki 5 жыл бұрын
@@Al3xAttacK Tons of people are guilty of this. Everyone says, "I don't need lessons, all the best players were self taught," which isn't true BTW. And they don't think about the fact that for every Benny Greb (who really is self taught and amazing) there's 100,000 guys who can't play their way out of a wet paper bag. I'm not accusing you of saying that, I've just heard it a lot. It pisses me off because it's extremely arrogant and displays a lack of patience and respect for the art and for those who have gone before.
@Al3xAttacK 5 жыл бұрын
@@76JStucki i agree. I think you misunderstood. I started on the instrument at a very young age doing what you said, "learning songs instead of the instrument". I figured out how to keep time and hear patterns on my own and eventually grew with practice. Then, when finding myself in that rut, unable to progress, i took a few steps back, took lessons, was taught my rudiments and technique, and it opened tons of doors. I agree that people should take the time to understand the fundamentals of intricate drumming, and not just figure out how to play ACDC tracks and call themselves a drummer
@crimsun7186 5 жыл бұрын
One thing I've been trying to do in attempt to improve my doubles is to practice odd groupings of notes (3,7,9, etc.) using only doubles and making them sound exactly like the same pattern played with singles. I believe you could do the same with any other sticking, but I'm yet to try that out.
@76JStucki 5 жыл бұрын
Uh yeah...those are called rudiments. 5 stroke roll, 7 stroke roll, 9s, 11s, 13s, 15s, 17s.
@crimsun7186 5 жыл бұрын
@@76JStucki Not really. Rudiments are not entirely made of double strokes. What I mean is something like, instead of playing triplets as LrlRlr, you could play them as LlrRl for example.
@76JStucki 5 жыл бұрын
@@crimsun7186 Yeah, I know rudiments are not entirely double strokes. I didn't say they were. But several of the rudiments are double stroke rolls in ascending odd-numbered strokes. But I see what you're saying. Cool idea. One of my favorite exercises was playing RLRLRLRL RRLLRRLL RLRRLRLL and getting it to all sound even. Same idea but not odd groupings.
@Sami-Gantz 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Pulsing crushing spacing. Got it. Now to the practice pad...
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
You’re more than welcome my friend
@EyeAmMyOwn777 5 жыл бұрын
SUBSCRIBED. Thank you so, so much for the free exercise. It's immensely appreciated. Look forward to engaging more with your bootcamp series! Cheers from South Africa. Chris
@ChristianIce 4 жыл бұрын
You have 600K views on this video. I am not even sure there are 600K drummers on the planet... :)
@fish9818 3 жыл бұрын
noob
@rk.0423 3 жыл бұрын
@@fish9818 ?
@3cHoStat 3 жыл бұрын
U joking? 7 BILLION people on the planet and less than 600k are drummers? Definitely not
@SevanStick 3 жыл бұрын
I‘m a bassplayer.
@ChristianIce 3 жыл бұрын
@@SevanStick Shame!
@parsia1363 4 жыл бұрын
Mine sounds like I threw a handful of marbles on the snare head! Thanks for the tips I'll let you know when I hopefully improve,
@briangriffin8903 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. My doubles are getting there but you made me realise iv been crushing them to get faster... Will pull it back now and work from there. Thanks 👍
@StephenTaylorDrums 5 жыл бұрын
Brian Griffin we all do that when trying to up our speed Brian. Just take it back a notch or two and work on that technique. The speed will come naturally if you get that correct.
@briangriffin8903 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steve. Will do that, love your channel. I always get something from them. Thanks again. 👍
@Joam925 4 жыл бұрын
Love the intense heading 💛💛💛
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