Drum It With Brummet

Drum soloing – some drummers are very adept at them. When I was younger, I often felt like I just fell  on my drums when I am pushed to do one.  It was never a priority on my list of things to practice when  alone with my drums as I was usually busy working on songs to play in a cover band. Recently, we saw live music get a reboot after the COVID shutdown had people realizing how much  they missed seeing a live band in a club setting. The weekend rock band I was in at the time saw the  potential of this and put together a very energetic rock set list that had me playing harder and faster  than I had – ever! This group also required me to do a drum solo that I was dreading.  It had been  probably more than thirty years since I had done a long solo and, as you know, I had always disliked them. It’s not that I  don’t like drum solos that other guys do, in fact I love them - when done well. I just felt that  I wasn’t in that category probabl...

  The subject of traditional grip verses matched has always been asked of me from my  drum set students.  I have always answered them in this same way: In the times when a drummer went into the battlefield to signal the movement of troops, it was easier for them to utilize the traditional grip. The terrain was not smooth like a parade ground but could involve hills, thick brush and what we would consider hiking conditions.  The drummer had to move quickly and play with his drum on his hip which made traditional grip imperative and matched grip awkward.  When seated at the drum set it makes much more sense to have a balanced and consistent method of controlling your sticks from hand to hand instead of a different style for each.  That is why the grip is called matched!  Multi- percussionists have multiple drums and accessories in their set up - from timbales, timpani to mallets. Matched grip is the only practical way to play these instruments. Thomas La...

Following up on my previous discussion about safely cutting down broken cymbals. This second video shows the results of my efforts with a rack of five cup chimes and a couple of single ones put atop some crashes. https://youtube.com/shorts/emZQa_QNTM8 ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

In this post I demonstrate the method I use to safely cut down broken cymbals into smaller diameters to create little bell chimes about 5 inches in diameter.  I have also made smaller crashes and splashes out of some of the bigger cymbals but found they don’t always sound as desirable as the little ones, which have a cutting, discordant sound that is really quite cool.  Check out the video: https://youtube.com/shorts/-SdnOjqJTtA * Check out drummer Gavin Harrison's videos on Youtube where you can witness his use of cut down cymbals. Also check out my recent post on Gavin's CPU Theory . Part 2 of this discussion can be found on December 15th's post. ~~~     Find our Books:   on Amazon Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~

  As I had mentioned in the last post, this time around we are going to get into some deep thinking with the help of Gavin Harrison and his CPU theory . I recently stumbled upon this incredible drummer though Drumeo , an online drum channel that offers lessons and has tons of free resources.  https://youtu.be/woI6t8dCQcQ?si=r5yddF8yXKBudgju Gavin’s thinking in this video puts into words what I had discovered (eventually) over the 40 years of my career in music.  Which is:  If you are playing so intensely that you can’t self analyze (and correct) your own playing, or truly listen and react to the other musicians around you, you need to back off. Once you have this concept in mind and learn to apply it you will be much more in control of everything you do. It is important have time to look around and smile instead of staring at your snare drum like a transfixed cobra. In the video you might have noticed those little chime-like cymbals that Gavin has on his left.  ...

  Typically, when it comes to obtaining and managing media appearances the one they deal with is myself (Lillian). However it is always a treat to have Dave - the other half of this business and marriage partnership - invited for interviews.  Today I get to celebrate this fun and interesting discussion about the world of drumming with  Dave Brummet  on the  Small Talk Podcast  with  Nancy Guitar Drop in to find the interview  Here ~~~     Follow us & find our Books:   on Amazon Visit:   Drum It With Brummet Blog Subscribe:   Brummet Media​ YouTube Channel​  ​ ~~~