Ramon Montagner Push & Pull Techniques - Unbelievable Drummer

Interview and lesson with "master of faster," Ramon Montagner, the Brazilian drummer who has taken one-handed technique to the next level. Amazing!

Kalani is a Professional Percussionist, Orff-Schulwerk Certified Music Educator and Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC). He presents classes and workshops all over the world for people of all ages.

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[eduanog]

Ramon is a source of pride for all Brazilian drummers, we are well represented.

[ryanchampney]

I practice the push pull technique and i couldnt imagine developing that kind of speed with it. And on both hands? Truly incredible

[SchoolofRhythm-Letsdrum]

Amazing technique. I became friend with an american drummer from LA in the 70s as I was touring Tunisia with the Tabarka festival. He shown me ways to practice this. This guy was not as fast as Ramon but he was damn fast. He was touring too, drumming with a latin fusion band from the US. I have practiced this, in and out since and it changed my playing to the best. But I never truly focused on it. To get to such speeds... rent a hut on a beach in Thailand for ten years and only take your pad and sticks. Don't come back before you're done! This is hard work man! You've all my respect Ramon..

[FernandoBaggio]

Ramon is one of the most important drummers in Brazil these days. He is incredible! Not just because your technique, but about his musicality.

[RamonMontagner]

Thank you Kalani for your kindness and happiness with life, drumming and us!!Thanks a lot!!Hugs my friend!!Hope to see you soon!!

[agdt]

Wow! I am excited to practice this technique. Thank you!

[bad_keyzi]

omg. this is insane. I knew open close tech could reach high speeds, but this blew me away. impresive

[ObscureMachines]

This is the first thing I've seen in a loooong time that is truly awesome and exciting in the world of drumming. Great explanation, exercises, and slowmo.

[seppoinnanen]

Still coming back for this stuff, admiring, shaking my head, getting depressed and excited at the same time

[seppoinnanen]

So far the most astonishing playing technique that I've seen in youtube. And this stuff surpasses all the most praised drummers, too

[geyslern]

Ramon is one of the best drummer in Brazil. I had pleasure to see him playing live with São Paulo Ska Jazz band. He's a great drummer and a great person.

[Recklessmac]

This guy plays so fast, he would be finished the gig and be drinking his second beer while the rest of the band are still on the first song.

[vulture]

1 - He twists the thumb and hand a little towards the side of the stick, to help with the down motion

2 - The movement is 99% fingers. He uses a tiny bit of wrist motion just to adjust the height of the stick, but the other adjustments are done 99% with fingers only.
2.1 - That can be proven in 8:20, watch the snare drum. He subconsciously plays some notes on the snare, and his hand is stand still, 99% fingers there.

3 - You can also see that his fingers movements are quite flowish, I mean, they aren't robotic in any way. It's like he trained every single finger one by one, just like we do with our limbs.

4 - Time. We all know the answer to mastering something. Lots of practice + time.

5 - He probably isn't 100% sure about what he does. Every master goes through that. Masters just focus on something until they master it without realizing how far they come. What we need to learn from Ramon is *FOCUS*, not only technique.

Most footballers don't know what they did when they do something amazing... They're SO focused that the subconscious takes place.

[roquemusic]

This truly did excite me! Thanks for the inspiration Ramon!

[jacquesbeatty]

I'm not a drummer but I can listen and watch them play until all day...so sometimes I end up at videos like this one and I find something really dope. This time it was not only a technique but also dope slow motion w/sound which drove the point home for me. Thanks, another sick drummer to check out!

[richardforbes]

Shout out to ramon.really appreciate u taking out the time to give us a look at this technique..im sure it serves u well in type of brazillian music..thanx very much for the tips although I have yet to try this but u bet your bottom dollar im going to..thanx again

[jchristopherh]

Im a new drummer but this video was amazing because it challenges and inspires me to learn and have more fun practicing thank you obrigado

[vincentbuonora]

Excellent demo on how to start slow to master “push pull”. So push pull started who knows....Switzerland, Europe US...spread to Brazil, now the Internet and thus to whole planet!

[Wintris]

Awesome! I´am using this technique for quiet a while now but the idea about practising accents never came to mind. Thanks a ton!

[MayerEO]

This interviewer asks all the great questions. Thank you man! This made it a lot more informative