Chris Brian thank you can you hear me sorry I’ve got knowledge
can you hear me sorry I’ve got knowledge
can you hear me sorry I’ve got knowledge on sake okay
on sake okay
on sake okay rhythmic independence what is rhythmic
rhythmic independence what is rhythmic
rhythmic independence what is rhythmic independence and why is it good for you
independence and why is it good for you
independence and why is it good for you okay what rhythmic independence is it’s
okay what rhythmic independence is it’s
okay what rhythmic independence is it’s when a musician in this case I I’m a
when a musician in this case I I’m a
when a musician in this case I I’m a multi-instrumentalist I play many
multi-instrumentalist I play many
multi-instrumentalist I play many instruments but today I’m playing the
instruments but today I’m playing the
instruments but today I’m playing the drum set which I called the trap set
drum set which I called the trap set
drum set which I called the trap set that’s the original name of it now
that’s the original name of it now
that’s the original name of it now rhythmic independence is when a human
rhythmic independence is when a human
rhythmic independence is when a human being can play many rhythms
being can play many rhythms
being can play many rhythms simultaneously now the drum set this
simultaneously now the drum set this
simultaneously now the drum set this particular drum set has ten pedals sold
particular drum set has ten pedals sold
particular drum set has ten pedals sold enables men to play many rhythms at the
enables men to play many rhythms at the
enables men to play many rhythms at the same time now what is this why is it
same time now what is this why is it
same time now what is this why is it good for you well there’s been many
good for you well there’s been many
good for you well there’s been many scientific studies done in the last
scientific studies done in the last
scientific studies done in the last 10-15 years of the mental and health
10-15 years of the mental and health
10-15 years of the mental and health benefits of playing the drum set science
benefits of playing the drum set science
benefits of playing the drum set science is now begin to understand but notice
is now begin to understand but notice
is now begin to understand but notice that he’s beginning to understand that
that he’s beginning to understand that
that he’s beginning to understand that the piano and the violin are not the are
the piano and the violin are not the are
the piano and the violin are not the are not the strongest for developing IQ EQ
not the strongest for developing IQ EQ
not the strongest for developing IQ EQ and other intelligences
and other intelligences
and other intelligences it’s the drum set and the reason being
it’s the drum set and the reason being
it’s the drum set and the reason being it’s the steady beat the drummer is the
it’s the steady beat the drummer is the
it’s the steady beat the drummer is the only musician who is not allowed to play
only musician who is not allowed to play
only musician who is not allowed to play out of time when the music has a steady
out of time when the music has a steady
out of time when the music has a steady beat now most drummers are learn to play
beat now most drummers are learn to play
beat now most drummers are learn to play something like this which it’s very good
something like this which it’s very good
something like this which it’s very good for the mind and the body but I take it
for the mind and the body but I take it
for the mind and the body but I take it a lot further a lot of these studies
a lot further a lot of these studies
a lot further a lot of these studies will claim that drumming does make you
will claim that drumming does make you
will claim that drumming does make you smarter I disagree with that
smarter I disagree with that
smarter I disagree with that it depends what you’re doing the drums
it depends what you’re doing the drums
it depends what you’re doing the drums playing any instrument make you smarter
playing any instrument make you smarter
playing any instrument make you smarter the recorder the cello anything now some
the recorder the cello anything now some
the recorder the cello anything now some studies done in America are in
studies done in America are in
studies done in America are in Pennsylvania by dr. Barry Bittman has
Pennsylvania by dr. Barry Bittman has
Pennsylvania by dr. Barry Bittman has proven many times for cancer patients if
proven many times for cancer patients if
proven many times for cancer patients if they play so many rhythms like this for
they play so many rhythms like this for
they play so many rhythms like this for about 30 minutes they’ll produce more
about 30 minutes they’ll produce more
about 30 minutes they’ll produce more cells in their bodies will kill cancer
cells in their bodies will kill cancer
cells in their bodies will kill cancer cells it won’t cure cancer but it
cells it won’t cure cancer but it
cells it won’t cure cancer but it certainly improves they are the recovery
certainly improves they are the recovery
certainly improves they are the recovery process with our the other area our
process with our the other area our
process with our the other area our science is interested with drumming is
science is interested with drumming is
science is interested with drumming is the coordination
the coordination
the coordination as I’ll say I’ve taken it a lot further
as I’ll say I’ve taken it a lot further
as I’ll say I’ve taken it a lot further where I use rhythmic independence which
where I use rhythmic independence which
where I use rhythmic independence which create which how do you say which
create which how do you say which
create which how do you say which creates far more connections in your
creates far more connections in your
creates far more connections in your brain than any other activity that
brain than any other activity that
brain than any other activity that science can seem to find to do this we
science can seem to find to do this we
science can seem to find to do this we need to use indigenous rhythms and this
need to use indigenous rhythms and this
need to use indigenous rhythms and this is where a lot of drum teachers get it
is where a lot of drum teachers get it
is where a lot of drum teachers get it wrong and you as we say in teaching
wrong and you as we say in teaching
wrong and you as we say in teaching can’t give what you haven’t got I’m a
can’t give what you haven’t got I’m a
can’t give what you haven’t got I’m a big believer as Socrates Plato Aristotle
big believer as Socrates Plato Aristotle
big believer as Socrates Plato Aristotle were that to be a teacher you must be
were that to be a teacher you must be
were that to be a teacher you must be extremely good at what you do again
extremely good at what you do again
extremely good at what you do again because you can’t give what you haven’t
because you can’t give what you haven’t
because you can’t give what you haven’t got so what I found over the UM the
got so what I found over the UM the
got so what I found over the UM the years I’ve been teaching now for about
years I’ve been teaching now for about
years I’ve been teaching now for about 33 years a long time and what I’ve
33 years a long time and what I’ve
33 years a long time and what I’ve noticed with children and particularly
noticed with children and particularly
noticed with children and particularly teenagers and children because obviously
teenagers and children because obviously
teenagers and children because obviously the brain doesn’t feel it developed here
the brain doesn’t feel it developed here
the brain doesn’t feel it developed here about 25 years old that if they learn to
about 25 years old that if they learn to
about 25 years old that if they learn to play what we’d call a an American drums
play what we’d call a an American drums
play what we’d call a an American drums drum set Samba this turn my drums on why
drum set Samba this turn my drums on why
drum set Samba this turn my drums on why my drums turned off technical problem
my drums turned off technical problem
my drums turned off technical problem okay ah thank you so American drums
which is using some rhythmic
which is using some rhythmic independence the feet here are playing
independence the feet here are playing
independence the feet here are playing what we call a Samba ostinato an
what we call a Samba ostinato an
what we call a Samba ostinato an ostinato is a repetitive musical phrase
ostinato is a repetitive musical phrase
ostinato is a repetitive musical phrase ostinato comes from the word obstinate
ostinato comes from the word obstinate
ostinato comes from the word obstinate which means stubborn they can be a
which means stubborn they can be a
which means stubborn they can be a melody it can be a rhythm whatever I
melody it can be a rhythm whatever I
melody it can be a rhythm whatever I hear everything on the drums as melodies
hear everything on the drums as melodies
hear everything on the drums as melodies so this particular melody is and the
so this particular melody is and the
so this particular melody is and the student must learn to first say a whole
student must learn to first say a whole
student must learn to first say a whole bunch of rhythms on top of that and then
bunch of rhythms on top of that and then
bunch of rhythms on top of that and then they learn to read it but first they do
they learn to read it but first they do
they learn to read it but first they do it by ear so they get separation from
it by ear so they get separation from
it by ear so they get separation from the hands and the feet and they end up
the hands and the feet and they end up
the hands and the feet and they end up with a basic it’s a fairly basic bit and
with a basic it’s a fairly basic bit and
with a basic it’s a fairly basic bit and a Brazilian American drum drum set sound
a Brazilian American drum drum set sound
a Brazilian American drum drum set sound because there’s many version versions of
because there’s many version versions of
because there’s many version versions of a Samba should be you got that
a Samba should be you got that
a Samba should be you got that and then they improvise with their left
and then they improvise with their left
and then they improvise with their left hand
hand
hand [Music]
once a student can play that I’ve taught
once a student can play that I’ve taught seven-year-olds this what happens is
seven-year-olds this what happens is
seven-year-olds this what happens is with every single student the grades go
with every single student the grades go
with every single student the grades go up become more confident less interest
up become more confident less interest
up become more confident less interest in video games and wasting time they’re
in video games and wasting time they’re
in video games and wasting time they’re happier look some video games are good
happier look some video games are good
happier look some video games are good chess is great most is just time wasting
chess is great most is just time wasting
chess is great most is just time wasting unless you’re programming it that’s
unless you’re programming it that’s
unless you’re programming it that’s different they are more popular amongst
different they are more popular amongst
different they are more popular amongst their peers or their wish to be there’s
their peers or their wish to be there’s
their peers or their wish to be there’s just so many improvements in the life
just so many improvements in the life
just so many improvements in the life their IQ goes up their req goes up their
their IQ goes up their req goes up their
their IQ goes up their req goes up their interpersonal intrapersonal intelligence
interpersonal intrapersonal intelligence
interpersonal intrapersonal intelligence improve the whole thing and science is
improve the whole thing and science is
improve the whole thing and science is still trying to work out what is going
still trying to work out what is going
still trying to work out what is going on in here when we do this
on in here when we do this
on in here when we do this unfortunately the drumset has received a
unfortunately the drumset has received a
unfortunately the drumset has received a very bad rap over the years because of
very bad rap over the years because of
very bad rap over the years because of Hollywood movies and people’s ignorance
Hollywood movies and people’s ignorance
Hollywood movies and people’s ignorance if you’re going till the Cubans or the
if you’re going till the Cubans or the
if you’re going till the Cubans or the Iraqis or the the motion beacons that
Iraqis or the the motion beacons that
Iraqis or the the motion beacons that drums is a waste of time they’ll laugh
drums is a waste of time they’ll laugh
drums is a waste of time they’ll laugh at you it’s a it’s a it’s the oldest
at you it’s a it’s a it’s the oldest
at you it’s a it’s a it’s the oldest instruments in the world are the human
instruments in the world are the human
instruments in the world are the human voice sticks the flute and the drum the
voice sticks the flute and the drum the
voice sticks the flute and the drum the so I’ll show what happens though once
so I’ll show what happens though once
so I’ll show what happens though once they learn that they learned their
they learn that they learned their
they learn that they learned their essence the Samba as they develop more
essence the Samba as they develop more
essence the Samba as they develop more so does their results in life we then go
so does their results in life we then go
so does their results in life we then go to a rhythm called a song go which is
to a rhythm called a song go which is
to a rhythm called a song go which is afro-cuban which is this and it has
afro-cuban which is this and it has
afro-cuban which is this and it has three ostinatos one is we call a tumbao
three ostinatos one is we call a tumbao
three ostinatos one is we call a tumbao i use words to explain rhythm to
i use words to explain rhythm to
i use words to explain rhythm to children good morning good morning is
children good morning good morning is
children good morning good morning is that on the left foot I’ll just do the
that on the left foot I’ll just do the
that on the left foot I’ll just do the sound it’s called a two three Sun Club I
together they’re not play what we call a
together they’re not play what we call a Kass go up on top a cascara again I used
Kass go up on top a cascara again I used
Kass go up on top a cascara again I used words to say this rhythm the rhythm is
words to say this rhythm the rhythm is
words to say this rhythm the rhythm is [Music]
[Music]
[Music] rather than saying to a student it
rather than saying to a student it
rather than saying to a student it starts with two quavers followed by
starts with two quavers followed by
starts with two quavers followed by semiquaver followed by quaver give me a
semiquaver followed by quaver give me a
semiquaver followed by quaver give me a break
break
break I say the Frank Sinatra is a nasty
I say the Frank Sinatra is a nasty
I say the Frank Sinatra is a nasty singer that Frank Sinatra is now in or
singer that Frank Sinatra is now in or
singer that Frank Sinatra is now in or expect I mean nasty and really really
expect I mean nasty and really really
expect I mean nasty and really really cool it was a very good jazz singer the
cool it was a very good jazz singer the
cool it was a very good jazz singer the I don’t want you to try and say that
I don’t want you to try and say that
I don’t want you to try and say that again if I wrote it out you know the
again if I wrote it out you know the
again if I wrote it out you know the readers we go like you know it’s gonna
readers we go like you know it’s gonna
readers we go like you know it’s gonna take too long so just try and say this
take too long so just try and say this
take too long so just try and say this for me say that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty
for me say that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty
for me say that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty singer give give it to me
singer give give it to me
singer give give it to me that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty singer the
that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty singer the
that Frank Sinatra’s a nasty singer the Frank Sinatra is a nasty singer Frank
Frank Sinatra is a nasty singer Frank
Frank Sinatra is a nasty singer Frank don’t even just okay so I’ve got the two
don’t even just okay so I’ve got the two
don’t even just okay so I’ve got the two three song club a the Tumbao the Frank
three song club a the Tumbao the Frank
three song club a the Tumbao the Frank Sinatra the cascara which I turn around
Sinatra the cascara which I turn around
Sinatra the cascara which I turn around and I get this and then I do the cascara
and I get this and then I do the cascara
and I get this and then I do the cascara again
again
again Frank Sinatra and in version of that I
Frank Sinatra and in version of that I
Frank Sinatra and in version of that I get
get
get [Music]
[Music]
[Music] and when a student can learn that hey
and when a student can learn that hey
and when a student can learn that hey presto things improve then we take it
presto things improve then we take it
presto things improve then we take it even further
even further
even further just checking them up I’m working that’s
just checking them up I’m working that’s
just checking them up I’m working that’s good
good
good then I’ll teach them an African 6:00
then I’ll teach them an African 6:00
then I’ll teach them an African 6:00 which African country it comes from I
which African country it comes from I
which African country it comes from I don’t know I love these guys say I teach
don’t know I love these guys say I teach
don’t know I love these guys say I teach African drumming it’s ridiculous it’s
African drumming it’s ridiculous it’s
African drumming it’s ridiculous it’s like saying you teach Asian drumming so
like saying you teach Asian drumming so
like saying you teach Asian drumming so I don’t know if anyway it’s called an
I don’t know if anyway it’s called an
I don’t know if anyway it’s called an African six I think of it as an
African six I think of it as an
African six I think of it as an afro-cuban rhythm which never goes back
afro-cuban rhythm which never goes back
afro-cuban rhythm which never goes back to Africa anyway some way so African six
to Africa anyway some way so African six
to Africa anyway some way so African six uses a six pedal ostinato which takes
uses a six pedal ostinato which takes
uses a six pedal ostinato which takes practice so hence no time for
practice so hence no time for
practice so hence no time for girlfriends video games wasting time all
girlfriends video games wasting time all
girlfriends video games wasting time all boyfriend’s depending what you know
boyfriend’s depending what you know
boyfriend’s depending what you know there are no in saying that the most the
there are no in saying that the most the
there are no in saying that the most the best drummers I’ve taught have the same
best drummers I’ve taught have the same
best drummers I’ve taught have the same thing in common female not male anyway
thing in common female not male anyway
thing in common female not male anyway so we get that and that’s um a very nice
so we get that and that’s um a very nice
so we get that and that’s um a very nice thing about the play excuse me Oh summer
thing about the play excuse me Oh summer
thing about the play excuse me Oh summer liquid so that’s an African six now the
liquid so that’s an African six now the
liquid so that’s an African six now the more we add to what we’re doing with our
more we add to what we’re doing with our
more we add to what we’re doing with our limbs the more musical phrases we play
limbs the more musical phrases we play
limbs the more musical phrases we play the smarter the person is going to
the smarter the person is going to
the smarter the person is going to become and in saying this everyone talks
become and in saying this everyone talks
become and in saying this everyone talks about creativity for me creativity is
about creativity for me creativity is
about creativity for me creativity is very simply explained when everyone’s
very simply explained when everyone’s
very simply explained when everyone’s thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking
thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking
thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking we’re all born unique act that way it’s
we’re all born unique act that way it’s
we’re all born unique act that way it’s yes we’ve got to go through a school and
yes we’ve got to go through a school and
yes we’ve got to go through a school and follow certain guidelines and whatever
follow certain guidelines and whatever
follow certain guidelines and whatever but yeah when everyone’s thinking like
but yeah when everyone’s thinking like
but yeah when everyone’s thinking like somebody isn’t thinking it’s a very
somebody isn’t thinking it’s a very
somebody isn’t thinking it’s a very simple concept I am a self-taught
simple concept I am a self-taught
simple concept I am a self-taught musician not because I chose to do that
musician not because I chose to do that
musician not because I chose to do that I did that out of necessity because
I did that out of necessity because
I did that out of necessity because there were no decent drum teachers
there were no decent drum teachers
there were no decent drum teachers available in the time there was one hen
available in the time there was one hen
available in the time there was one hen he left he had to go on to unique
he left he had to go on to unique
he left he had to go on to unique University some soft taught and yes I
University some soft taught and yes I
University some soft taught and yes I grew up practicing on average 8 to 12
grew up practicing on average 8 to 12
grew up practicing on average 8 to 12 hours a day because I loved it and in
hours a day because I loved it and in
hours a day because I loved it and in talking about practicing so much that
talking about practicing so much that
talking about practicing so much that whether you’re getting good at drums or
whether you’re getting good at drums or
whether you’re getting good at drums or you’re getting good at marketing or
you’re getting good at marketing or
you’re getting good at marketing or getting good at making robots or
getting good at making robots or
getting good at making robots or whatever you do there’s one rule you
whatever you do there’s one rule you
whatever you do there’s one rule you cannot escape
cannot escape
cannot escape would Jordan didn’t escape it Mozart
would Jordan didn’t escape it Mozart
would Jordan didn’t escape it Mozart didn’t escape it socrates didn’t escape
didn’t escape it socrates didn’t escape
didn’t escape it socrates didn’t escape it you have to practice for a minimum of
it you have to practice for a minimum of
it you have to practice for a minimum of 10,000 hours if you don’t do it
10,000 hours if you don’t do it
10,000 hours if you don’t do it you’d be okay that the difference
you’d be okay that the difference
you’d be okay that the difference between a virtuoso musician and a good
between a virtuoso musician and a good
between a virtuoso musician and a good musician who’s okay is about 9,000 hours
musician who’s okay is about 9,000 hours
musician who’s okay is about 9,000 hours training it’s 10,000 hours three hours
training it’s 10,000 hours three hours
training it’s 10,000 hours three hours every day for about ten years which
every day for about ten years which
every day for about ten years which isn’t that long now the many children in
isn’t that long now the many children in
isn’t that long now the many children in this world and adults who will spend
this world and adults who will spend
this world and adults who will spend five or six hours a day playing video
five or six hours a day playing video
five or six hours a day playing video games just wasting their time so I don’t
games just wasting their time so I don’t
games just wasting their time so I don’t want to know what happens after ten
want to know what happens after ten
want to know what happens after ten years of doing that I want to keep out
years of doing that I want to keep out
years of doing that I want to keep out of that the so I’ve done I think
of that the so I’ve done I think
of that the so I’ve done I think approximate about seventy five thousand
approximate about seventy five thousand
approximate about seventy five thousand hours practice and I’ve loved every
hours practice and I’ve loved every
hours practice and I’ve loved every minute of it and it’s a I think this way
minute of it and it’s a I think this way
minute of it and it’s a I think this way I hate studying but learning is
I hate studying but learning is
I hate studying but learning is beautiful so doing something you love to
beautiful so doing something you love to
beautiful so doing something you love to do you know that’s what hard work is
do you know that’s what hard work is
do you know that’s what hard work is so what I want to do now just sort of
so what I want to do now just sort of
so what I want to do now just sort of take some of this sort of silly concepts
take some of this sort of silly concepts
take some of this sort of silly concepts I’ve got and this guy that sounds nice
I’ve got and this guy that sounds nice
I’ve got and this guy that sounds nice I’m gonna play a bit of guitar then I’ll
I’m gonna play a bit of guitar then I’ll
I’m gonna play a bit of guitar then I’ll do something else you know idea of um
do something else you know idea of um
do something else you know idea of um being creative a lot of bass players
being creative a lot of bass players
being creative a lot of bass players don’t like this by the way because I
don’t like this by the way because I
don’t like this by the way because I don’t need them
don’t need them
don’t need them whoa there we go yes and they get into
whoa there we go yes and they get into
whoa there we go yes and they get into the bass I play I play a bit of guitar
the bass I play I play a bit of guitar
the bass I play I play a bit of guitar play more bass everybody seems to be
play more bass everybody seems to be
play more bass everybody seems to be fixated on the guitar but actually if
fixated on the guitar but actually if
fixated on the guitar but actually if you play the guitar and you think up a
you play the guitar and you think up a
you play the guitar and you think up a bass it’s like the guitars like a
bass it’s like the guitars like a
bass it’s like the guitars like a cheetah and this is the elephant this is
cheetah and this is the elephant this is
cheetah and this is the elephant this is just massive
just massive
just massive this is the loud one anyone so I’m gonna
this is the loud one anyone so I’m gonna
this is the loud one anyone so I’m gonna go of it rather than doing this these
go of it rather than doing this these
go of it rather than doing this these rhythms which are thousands years old
rhythms which are thousands years old
rhythms which are thousands years old which I’ll come back to let’s go with
which I’ll come back to let’s go with
which I’ll come back to let’s go with more modern I might do a bit of our very
more modern I might do a bit of our very
more modern I might do a bit of our very simple music but it’s fun I might do a
simple music but it’s fun I might do a
simple music but it’s fun I might do a bit of Katy Perry
now in a second I’m never gonna play
now in a second I’m never gonna play some what I call a soundscape on the
some what I call a soundscape on the
some what I call a soundscape on the landscape a soundscape so I’ll play some
landscape a soundscape so I’ll play some
landscape a soundscape so I’ll play some pretty crazy patents from effete not for
pretty crazy patents from effete not for
pretty crazy patents from effete not for the sake of being clever just what I
the sake of being clever just what I
the sake of being clever just what I need to do to produce these sounds
need to do to produce these sounds
need to do to produce these sounds including mosquitoes and I’ll first do
including mosquitoes and I’ll first do
including mosquitoes and I’ll first do something which which come from
something which which come from
something which which come from somewhere in Africa again we need thank
somewhere in Africa again we need thank
somewhere in Africa again we need thank you this is very nice
[Applause]
[Applause] and everyone’s favorite dinosaurs thank
and everyone’s favorite dinosaurs thank
and everyone’s favorite dinosaurs thank you
[Applause]
[Applause] [Music]
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] so in closing when everyone is thinking
so in closing when everyone is thinking
so in closing when everyone is thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking I just
alike somebody isn’t thinking I just
alike somebody isn’t thinking I just want you to say this for me I want you
want you to say this for me I want you
want you to say this for me I want you to do I want to say what everyone’s
to do I want to say what everyone’s
to do I want to say what everyone’s thinking you’re like somebody isn’t
thinking you’re like somebody isn’t
thinking you’re like somebody isn’t thinking when everyone’s thinking alike
thinking when everyone’s thinking alike
thinking when everyone’s thinking alike somebody isn’t to you what everyone is
somebody isn’t to you what everyone is
somebody isn’t to you what everyone is thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking
thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking
thinking alike somebody isn’t thinking when everyone is thinking alike
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