La musique zydeco
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Pat LevettPat décrit la batterie zydeco, en donnant un bref aperçu du genre musical et de ses racines et en démontrant quelques motifs de batterie.
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12 leçons (0h 53min) · 2 gratuites
01. Le groove et le feel New Orleans
Leçon gratuite3:38
02. Pat Levett fait une démonstration de batterie style Nouvelle-Orléans
Leçon gratuite2:34
03. Ajouter un pattern de grosse caisse
2:34
04. Batterie second line
4:37
05. Rock & roll de La Nouvelle-Orléans - Fats Domino
4:53
06. The Dirge - Marche funèbre
3:24
07. The Rebirth Groove
4:04
08. Les Mardi Gras Indians
5:54
09. New Orleans Funk
7:48
10. La musique zydeco
Tu es ici3:55
11. Allen Toussaint
5:09
12. Fill-ins et idées créatives
5:00
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New Orleans Drumming: Exploring Zydeco Music
Hi and welcome to the next installment of New Orleans drumming!
As I was talking about earlier, there are different parts of the world that have settled within New Orleans. In fact, the name "New Orleans" comes directly from France.
As we can see, and when you actually experience the city (if you've ever been), it does have a very European flavor to it, especially in the French Quarter.
The French Influence on Zydeco Music
The French influence on New Orleans can be heard in zydeco music, which is a part of Louisiana where French is spoken.
Zydeco music features:
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Accordion playing: A strong component of the genre.
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Groove structure: The drum patterns are quite straightforward. It often goes something like this:
- Boom, bap, bat ba bap,
- Dump, bap, bat bap,
- Boom, bap, bap, bap.
So there you have those two different grooves within the zydeco band.
The Role of the Rub Board
In a zydeco band, there's typically someone playing a rub board. This unique instrument:
- Used to be a simple rub board but can also be utilized in traditional jazz.
- Played similarly to strumming a guitar.
There's some great clips of Herlin Riley, an amazing drummer from New Orleans, using the rub board in a traditional band setting.
The Modern Rub Board
Within zydeco, the rub boards have evolved to be worn over the chest. Key features include:
- Size: Quite wide and hangs off the shoulders.
- Material: Made of metal, corrugated down the front.
- Playing Technique: Musicians sometimes use beer openers, can openers, or metal thimbles on their fingers, playing it like a long guero on their chest.
The sound is not completely straight; it has a rhythmic quality that you need to listen for:
- It's characterized by a "doobie, doobie, doobie" feel.
- Despite its movement, it maintains a stricter pulse.
The accordion leads the rhythm, complemented by the drums.
Recommended Listening
Have a listen to zydeco music! Buckwheat Zydeco is probably the most well-known zydeco musician. There are also many "Cheniers" who play zydeco, so be sure to check them out too.
If you do a good search on zydeco, you'll find all sorts of exciting music.
I'll see you in the next lesson!
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Après un diplôme de batterie de la Guildhall School of Music en 1999, Pat s'est produit et a enregistré avec Liane Carroll, le James Taylor Quartet, Tim Minchin, les Ronnie Scott's All Stars, Zigaboo Modeliste (The Meters), Earl Thomas, Paddy Milner, le Phil Stevenson Trio, les Downtown Dukes, 24 Pesos, les Puppini Sisters, Sandi Thom et Bernard Purdie, entre autres.
Il a beaucoup tourné en Amérique, en Russie, en Asie et en Europe, jouant dans de nombreuses salles réputées, festivals et émissions de télévision et de radio. Pat joue aussi de l'harmonica chromatique et est soliste invité sur deux albums de Will Grove-White (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain).
Parmi ses propres projets figurent 'The Coalminers', consacré au funk et à la soul de La Nouvelle-Orléans, et 'June Afternoon', un trio d'orgue avec Ross Stanley et Nat Martin.
Dans son cours New Orleans Style Drumming, Pat décortique les grooves, le feel et le vocabulaire de la second line qui définissent le son de la ville, pour que tu puisses te caler dans un funk et une soul authentiques derrière la batterie.
