Create epic BIG ENDINGS with these 3 ingredients

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04:20 - Ingredient #1: Make your singles sound way cooler with these kit "orchestrations"
11:18 - Ingredient #2: Use “Bonham” triplets to sound faster than you actually are
16:45 - Ingredient #3: Sound super complex & intricate by using these paradiddle-type patterns between kick & snare
18:40 - Sticking 1
21:09 - Sticking 2
24:37 - Sticking 3
29:07 - BONUS ending options (the “popcorn” bass drum, hihat cymbal roll, and “jazzy fadeout”)

If you’re playing out with a band or even just jamming to your favorite tunes in your basement, you need to have some tools in your arsenal for playing a big, epic ending.

We hear our favorite drummers play super cool-sounding endings all the time, but it’s hard to pinpoint exactly what they’re actually doing.

The truth is, YOU too can play big epic endings when you know the 3 ingredients. YOU CAN DO THIS!

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[kenm]

Stephen I’m not sure if you read these comments but thank you SO much for your incredible videos and constant encouragement! I picked up drumsticks for the first time over the pandemic and it has saved my mental health so completely. I am grateful for this soul-soothing instrument and for your incredibly talented method of teaching! You are a gifted teacher and just wanted to thank you for all of your weekly efforts. All of your pdf docs have been instrumental to my learning as well!
-Big hug and a Hi-five from Calgary

[tonymilone]

Amazing lesson! Things they didn't teach me when I was younger. If only I realized the importance of this long ago. Thank you!

[robgreen]

Super lesson, I have always wanted a lesson on the endings of songs, my endings always centred around the six stroke roll ( fast ) using toms and snare but I love your Ideas, on getting away from the blur !! . Thanks Stephen .

[jdpaoel]

1. 06:05 06:31 07:00 07:30 09:10
2. 12:58 14:23 15:13
3. 18:36 20:23 21:09 21:28

[thomasfraioli]

thanks Stephen, great lesson, my playing has been lacking this for somtime and was not sure how to improve . i feel i now have some tools to work with. I enjoy your lessons, your are a very good teacher, your lessons are very easy to follow, organic and a true sense of wanting to help your brother drummers . Keep up the good work , Thanks Tom

[HeVersatile]

Started watching your videos, a few days ago. This video made me subscribe. Im loving the content

[jonstringer]

Appreciate your tuition Indeed, very grateful thank you 👍👍

[miker]

This was a really good lesson cuz you showed us the lesson and then the finished product

[woody]

Grt lesson. Don't see many lessons on this. Cheers big ears.🍻✌️

[williggg]

Just what I needed. That’s my weak area. Thanks! Great instruction.

[miker]

Another great lesson thank you for the video

[OldCrankyDrummer]

I have a question about endings as a very green beginner. Are endings supposed to be on time or does timing go out the window at this point?

Great lesson BTW.

[MaartenHartog]

Nice, thanks And yes, the Bonhams always work.

[mister.wizard]

Stephen, your drums always sound great. Which Remo heads do you use on them?

[thaddeusodonnell]

Hey I tried every cymbal in the Memphis Drum shop cymbal room.. and the best sounding cymbal I found for a funk feel.. was a splash.. idk why people trash the splash so much.. maybe the way i use mine is just different..it actually takes place of miltiple high end byzance cymbals ive bought for the purpose as well as an istanbul crash i bought.it doesn't sound small at all and it is a zildj K.. idk ppl always talk trash but its my favorite segue cymbal and ive shelled out for a bunch of high end crashes that dont switch like the splash.. I also have it setup in a weird way and when its not it doesnt sound as good. I used to leave it on my hats pole cause I didnt have a stand and when it could freely move about it sounded so much better than when secured on a stand like its meant to be.. when I leave it room to actually splash.... it gets a great sound thats honestly what I want and didn't get from so many 3 to 4 hundred dollar crashes.. but i fix a felt and twister on it.. and it sounds small and stupid.

[StefBelgium]

Tips: in order to avoid the paradiddle sticking repetitive pattern, just reverse the accent every other 2 paradiddles (learnt from Crhis Coleman).

[evilblumonkee]

Roger Taylor’s song ending triplets are silly quick lol

[brianhernandez]

I usually love your videos bro but they’re getting way too long

[davepounds]

I would love to see how you play with other musicians That is how I judge how good a drummer is. Sitting in your basement flying around your kit doesn’t show me anything.It’s all kinds the pocket man