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One of the things I get asked the most - how do you count on the drums?/what is a drummer on about when they say “1 e + a”? etc. This video attempts to answer the questions I get most often from drummers from beginners up to the Grade 2 level. Transcription of each of these note values with counts written in and suggested stickings is here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/18iR_5yJG_YOuKku3rKBwYfiLRrQaoF56/view?usp=sharing Crucial point, and a common misconception I see - the counting system works alongside “feeling it”, and enhances your ability to feel rhythm. It's not an alternative to “feeling”, it compliments it. You still hear and feel rhythms and don’t have to choose between a musical head and a musical heart. Sometimes people will say “I prefer to just hear it”, and that can work great, up to a certain level of complexity. What this system does is provide you with a set of skills for truly understanding rhythm, which will often be your "candle in the dark" when trying to decipher and learn complicated things further down the line. Part 2 (Grade 3 level) is here: https://youtu.be/JS3j4hfFm6Q Thanks for watching and hope this is useful :) Mike — Online drum lessons with Mike via Zoom! Video about how it works here: https://youtu.be/J4Y9YT5izhg Book in for your lesson here, open to all!: https://mikesdrumstudio.setmore.com/ --- Become a monthly supporter of this channel - See members-only videos and get video support from Mike Sign up here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums Become a member of Mike Barnes Drums for £10 per month and you’ll get: *A weekly members-only video *Drum support from Mike in the form of video responses - Send me your question about drumming, drum grades etc and I'll send you a video response in reply! - up to 2 per month for members. *Hassle-free access to all my YouTube playlists via one simple list. *Every new member will also receive a shout-out on my YouTube channel. I massively appreciate you supporting the channel, and sufficient monthly sign-ups would allow me to further increase the output of the YouTube channel as well as the Instagram/Facebook feeds. Sign up is via my online support page at Buy Me A Coffee, click here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums You can still “buy Mike a coffee” in the form of a one-off small donation too if you wish to support the channel without becoming a member - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mikebarnesdrums — Mike’s Kit Beautiful custom made kit by The Cambridge Drum Company (https://www.cambridgedrums.co.uk/) - 10/12/14/20 in figured maple with a 14” snare. Meinl Byzance Cymbals - 20" Sand Ride, 18” Sand Thin Crash, 16" Vintage Crash, 14” Sand Hats - buy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mikebar… Vic Firth Extreme 5A Sticks - buy here: https://amzn.to/38ck8Xv Mixcder E9 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones - buy here: https://mixcder.com/products/mixcder-... (my video review of these headphones is here: https://youtu.be/qQiWrpNF0YE) — Mike Barnes Drums Amazon Shop I now have an Amazon store featuring all the gear, books etc you see here in these videos, and that I use myself on gigs/in the studio and recommend. It doesn’t cost any more to buy from this store than it does from regular Amazon, but you’d be supporting this channel by doing so, which would be very much appreciated!: Shop here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/mikebarnesdrums — Socials Follow Mike Barnes Drums on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikebarnesdrums/ Follow Mike Barnes Drums on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/smileygingerdrumman/ TikTok: Mike Barnes Drums LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/mike-barnes-07b5ab51 — Mike :)
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