Example 4 - 'Big Mouth' Bars 1-4
Lesson time: (1min 48sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Rockschool Drums Method for Beginners
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Music Lesson Transcript: Example Four
Now in Example Four, we're combining some of the ideas we've just learned and also reaching way back into concepts we were working on earlier.
Key Concepts:
- Playing Two Snares in a Row
- Transitioning to the Hi-Hat
New Elements:
- Adding in:
- Eighth note snares
- Quarter note snare
- Quarter note bass drum
After this, we're going back to the hi-hat.
There's a fair bit of movement in this one, and it's preparing us for playing Big Mouth, which we will do soon.
1, 2, 3, 4.
That example is really interesting—this little extract from Big Mouth.
- The guitar is playing a regular pattern throughout.
- We're actually playing in unison with the bass guitar, which is quite unusual.
The bass guitar is sort of taking the lead a little bit, and we're hopefully syncing up with that.
So, it's just a different way of playing that kind of music.
About the instructor
Sophie Alloway is a session and touring drummer at the heart of the London jazz scene. She has performed with Jason Rebello, Yazz Ahmed, Laurence Cottle and Tony Allen, and notably played for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace shortly before he became King.Touring credits include Roots Manuva, the Thriller musical and Paul Stacey (Oasis / The Black Crowes). She is also the drummer in original fusion band Lydian Collective, with over six million Spotify streams.Sophie has recorded sessions at Abbey Road, AIR and Angel studios, and her television appearances include Later… with Jools Holland, Glastonbury and two series of Adrian Dunbar’s drama Ridley. She is featured on Abbey Road Masters: The Drum Sessions and performed for the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 finalists, broadcast on BBC TV and Radio. Jon Newey of Jazz FM dubbed her the “goddess of groove”. read more