Syncopation pt. 1 | Effective Steps To Drum Limb Independence

Here are a few ways to really use Syncopation. Syncopation is a book that just throws you right into it, and many may not understand how to get a good use out of it. Well there are so many ways, but this is one very effective way. I hope you dig it, and get to use these ideas to better your independence and playing. I will continue this series in the future. Thanks!

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Impermanence - Prod. Riddiman

Timeline
0:00 Intro
0:55 On The Kit
1:30 Pattern Demonstration (Snare)
2:38 Jazz Lesson Start/Keep An Ostinato (pg. 38)
5:51 Latin Lesson (Same Ideas)
9:28 Real Practice Clip (Kick Drum 16ths)
10:07 Outro

[redstar]

Good stuff. I need a brush up on reading. Thanks!

[Ed-wmdx]

Thankyou bud, just got the book, pretty new to reading, this is a great ice breaker

[HarryJoiner]

Ding! Lights are on! Now I get it. Thank you so much. 🙏🍻

[daniellencooper]

Maybe this is a silly question but, when you're playing a pattern through on the snare to start out, I notice that you're playing it with both hands (as opposed to when later on you're playing it on just one limb while everything else is playing an ostinato). But you're not playing hand to hand, like left right left right left right - you're playing more like groups of a few notes, sometimes starting on the right, sometimes starting on the left, so that sometimes you actually play two rights in a row or two lefts in a row. My question is, how do you now what sticking to use here? Are you just vibing it, or is there something in the notation that indicates which hands to use? I'm not really familiar with reading music yet so maybe I'm missing something obvious. Sorry I know this was uploaded a while ago but I'd love to practice this and would appreciate some guidance

[Marsha]

I have one question, when studying the syncopation rhythm book, can I write the ostinato over the notes, and read the entire staff while studying? Or is the idea to play the ostinato from memory while reading and playing the rhythm? It's because if I don't write the ostinato I won't be able to play everything together.... I tried it and I'm not getting it. I'm still at the beginning of learning the drums.
More videos like this please :)
This is a very important topic that I didn't cover in this way in my drum classes. And more videos of subdivisions; rudiments and their application to the entire kit; improvisation :)) Good video, thank you, help a lot.

[JuliaStarr]

Yes! It's all about making it fun :D Great book, great video dude!! :D

[georgecolby]

I'm dusting off my original 1975 version right after hitting enter. Thanks!

[pietzsche]

Nice video, I do think Stick Control is more popular than Syncopation, but I think Syncopation's better, always nice to see some stuff on using it since there's so many ways

[markgotwalt]

The book is not not boring as you stated. The exercise you referred to on page 38 may or may not be correct, it depends on what edition of the book.

[DYouLikeHam]

What was the concept you were doing at the 10m mark?

[stanburdick]

Still have two of those books from the