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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread Drum shed advice.This video might be of interest to you: I built my own drum studio in 2017 and documented the processes. The above video is number 1... -
Jonathan Curtis reacted to Tamboreter's post in the thread Interesting quote from Dave Elitch regarding rudiments with
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Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge and wisdom with us. Watching this makes me feel extremely grateful that my band... -
Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread I don't know how to do rolls and use different grips.Snare Drum Technique playlist to the rescue! The others are right, getting a qualified teacher is the fastest way to improve. Technique...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread Please let me know triplet songs of only snare.How about these? Both of these are taken from this book. Enjoy!
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Jonathan Curtis reacted to jda's post in the thread how do you count quarter note triplets? with
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combine all your threads into one "George Asks" thread for the economy -
Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?.That would produce 17/16, not 17/8.
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Jonathan Curtis reacted to MattRitter's post in the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures? with
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George, I think you might be best served by signing up for drum lessons with a reputable teacher and systematically going through the... -
Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?.Absolute agreed. While I am alwas happy to see inquisitve questions, and to give my humble answers, you seem to fire off a string of...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?.That would equate to 5, and so I'm not sure how that would be an easier way to get to 17. Besides, 4 would be reduced to two groups of...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?.I take your point. However, I explicitly avoid the use of "compound" because it is a confusing and, in my opinion, redundant term. I use...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?.All time signatures are created out of groups of 2s or 3s, quarter notes (groups of 2 8th notes) or dotted quarter notes (groups of 3...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread did anyone regret learning to read drum tabs?.As @Alex Sanguinetti said, drum tabs are not notation, and are not useful in the professional sphere. 100% of my reading-based jobs have...
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Jonathan Curtis replied to the thread triplets are three notes per beat with equal distance from each other...but what about 5 notes.Here you go, everything you need to know about tuplets: You say they’re aren’t common; in my line of work, which is focused on solo...
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Jonathan Curtis reacted to BenOBrienSmith's post in the thread Your perception of YouTube/IG/TikTok drummers with Like!!.
I read through this whole thread yesterday evening and decided not to revive it unless someone followed up. Since a couple posts went up...
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Jonathan Curtis reacted to Paul Blood's post in the thread Your perception of YouTube/IG/TikTok drummers with Like.
Anyone who plays great and is tech savvy enough to produce a professional video impresses me.