Why Your Time Playing Sucks! 😫 - And How To Fix It Overnight! 😃 (From A Drummer To ALL MUSICIANS!)

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[joeyollie]

It's not difficult to play in time on your own. The biggest difficulty is playing in time with other people, who feel the beat differently - you have to hold it together and not allow them to throw you off!

[jamesmoran]

My timing doesn't suck. My drumming sucks. I'm a guitar player. Only here to increase my ability to communicate with drummers. This dude is awesome.

[sethcashman]

Extremely important subject. Glad to hear someone address subdivisions. (No, not the ones in the high school halls and shopping malls. The other kind.) Thanks for this lesson, Rob!

[sanjayvarma]

The demonstration at 5:12 is very helpful. Thanks.

[retiredusmc]

Spot on, #1 issue for me. Sometimes I'll get a good grove and rhythm rolling through several bars at a time, and boom that timing gremlin hits my kick foot or left hand. I just keep going to pull it back together or switch up the grove a bit to get it back. I can say, its usually after I start thinking too much about doing something specific instead of just flowing with a grove.

[fredelin]

This principle applies to ALL of us playing an instrument. Drummers, yes, but next in line is the bassist. Pianists, we also must fill the blanks with precision. Really, maintaining a solid pulse throughout a piece is the responsibility of everyone in the group. But this is ignored by those who blindly believe that "feeling' is way more important than concentrating (...) and aiming at being impeccable. And don't let me started on saxophonists... --- Almost anyone can follow pretty well a metronome, and there is no way arguing with it ; but that is not the key to solid pulse. Along with subdivisions, which is certainly the ultimate solution, I would suggest that singing the tune when practicing (externally or internally), also feeling longer phrases than just one bar, and recording oneself playing live, are excellent additional remedies too. Thank you sir, for addressing this issue !

[Stixpercussion]

I clicked on the video cause I got the notification and I watch them all. Whatcha tryin to say Beatdown? 😂

[zumb]

Even in cases where timming is not decisive in an interpretation, knowing how to keep it is very important to develop and mantain a solid drumming performance.

[TrevorWesleyOfficial]

Facts bro! Barry Harris always use to say how important keeping triplets in the back of your mind was and what you are saying about the grid and ALL the timing is true! I work in Logic X as a producer as well as play keys and if a musician doesn't produce they may not think of time as a grid the same way as someone who has!

[brettthomson]

As always Rob, beautifully simple, and so fundamental. It took me 30 years to realise how key this concept is. It puts everything else we do in context. Cheers again from Australia!

[biffbarton]

Rod Morgenstein wrote an article in Modern Drummer regarding this concept way back in the day and I've always referred back to it and practiced the subdivisions he included. It absolutely helps to internalize where beats fall and strengthens your sense of the distance between beats. Love your Channel Rob Brown! Good stuff!

[mikes]

He’s unique in his teaching. No fluff, no nonsense. ❤

[johnrobinson]

Sometimes, during a gig, I will use a metronome to check the tempo of a song before I count it off to lock it in. I will also use your method Rob of singing the lyrics of the song to get a tempo depending on how much time I have in-between a particular song. This usually ends the to fast or to slow comments from the singer. ❤️🥁

[Chiroman]

Rob Brown, so glad to see you again. That's Why I clicked on this Video! Man, You are the Coolest of the Instructional Drummers... As an old guy, at 70, retired, and only a recreational drummer, who plays about 1 hour a day to My Music. I resurrected playing after 50 Years (1969). By watching you and others (you know the others.... Jared, Stephen Taylor, the 80/20 guy, the other Stephen Clark, etc. ) I have learned Mountains of info. I never played other than by ear, knew Nothing of Drum Heads, Tuning, and other intricacies of Drums!! Way back when in 1966, I took maybe 8 lessons or so at my local Music Store in Flushing Queens NY. I and 2 other HS Buddies who were also learning their instruments (Guitars) played as a Garage Band that never got out of the Garage. I'm sorry I waited soooo long to play again ( Always Played Air Drums), but it's better later than never. Only problem I have is arthritis setting into my left hand (both hands - but left is worse), thumbs, and carpel tunnel in my wrists), and I'm dealing with Spinal Arthritis Big Time. But for now....I deal with it best I can. It is truly a pleasure in life to be able to play an instrument. When I get through in good fashion certain Tunes, My Tunes (too numerous to list but briefly: CCR, Mellencamp, Clapton, Stones, Beatles, Cars, Talking Heads, even Linda Ronstadt & Bonnie Rait), I have good feeling. God Bless, THX for your devotion and time into this.

[c.l.]

Hey now... I didn't click on this video because my timing sucks. I clicked because it's a Rob Brown video. It is merely coincidence that my timing sucks.

[MiUnited]

When said about subdivisions is a similar video couple of years ago a just felt like opened my eyes after living blind and suffering

[Chopstick_Will]

I tend to slow down sometimes during a gig, getting tired or just losing focus sometimes due to somekind of distractions. So now, recently, I've downloaded Stage Metronome and it helps to keep it all tight, at all times. Great app and very helpfull for a guy of 57 😉😄👍

[johnclay]

Man, u provide such savvy, practical advice! U are tops... and with my personal sell-by-date being way closer than I'd like, this kind of stuff really helps.

[tellitlikeitis]

Rob is absolutely right. In learning any instrument one must put in the time and hard work learning how to play and count out the subdivisions of quarter note pulse. When one is able to play through the subdivisions smoothly and effortlessly is when one able to then begin to focus on playing music true Mr. Rob B!! Great video bro!!

[ThomasLuongo]

Right on Rob. That is the key. Easier said than done, but it's definitely the starting point .