In this music theory lesson focused on rhythmic counting, Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), introduces the concept of "The Beat" which is essential to the way that rhythm is understood in music.
In this music theory lesson, Matt Teitelman discusses quarter, half and whole notes and how to utilize these to find the beat and how to recognize, count, and write them.Â
In this music theory lesson, Matt Teitelman (Kanye West). introduces the eighth note, sixteenth note, and thirty-second note, which are all subdivisions of the beat.
Gain a deeper understanding of musical rests in all forms. Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) focuses on teaching you when not to play, but to still keep counting with a rest, or a pause in the music.
Gain a deeper understanding of rhythm in modern music with the introduction to dotted rhythms as Matt Teitelman explains what a dotted note does and describes what it looks like.
 Matt Teitelman introduces common rhythms using half notes, dotted half notes, and quarter notes and demonstrates them by counting the beat and clapping the rhythm.Â
Matt Teitelman introduces common rhythms using using quarter notes, dotted quarter notes, and eighth notes and demonstrates them by counting the beat and clapping the rhythm.Â
Matt Teitelman introduces common rhythms using eighth notes, dotted eighth notes, and sixteenth notes and demonstrates them by counting the beat and clapping the rhythm.Â
Matt Teitelman explains how to understand the speed of music through the concept of tempo, the rate at which a piece of music is played independently of rhythm.Â
Test your knowledge of whole notes through sixteenth notes with this exercise designed to determine your understanding of the elements of rhythm.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) focuses on when, how, and why to use musical ties in music notation and shows you examples.
Matt Teitelman talks about syncopation, or playing off the beat, and explains how some beats are stronger and others weaker and how playing on the off beat adds a sense of tension and release.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) discusses how to divide notes into groups of three using triplets, how to create a triplet and how to count them.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explores ways to manipulate the triplets to make interesting rhythms with the introduction to common eighth note triplet rhythms.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explores ways to manipulate the triplets to make interesting rhythms with the introduction to common sixteenth note triplet rhythms.Â
Matt Teitelman introduces swing rhythms across all music genres. Swing rhythms are based on eighth note triplets and Matt demonstrates various ways to play, count and write these.
Test your knowledge of triplet rhythms and rhythmic concepts.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explains the basic rules of time signatures and explores many of the note combinations possible.Â
Matt Teitelman discusses the 3/4 time signature, otherwise known as waltz time, and demonstrates this time signature with several musical examples.Â
Matt Teitelman explores the 2/2, or cut time, and the 2/4 time signatures often used in marching music, as well as, samba or salsa music.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) examines the 6/8 and 12/8 time signatures and explains the reasons for using an eighth note pulse versus a quarter note pulse.
Matt Teitelman explores the 5/4 and 7/4 time signatures and gives you examples where these odd time signatures are used.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explains alternating time signatures, also known as changing or shifting time signatures, and examines examples of these within a single piece of music.
Matt Teitelman delves into the rhythm known as clave, named for the instrument that it is played on (the claves), discussing it as an opportunity to explore beats of different length.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explores the concept of polyrhythms, providing musical examples of these counter rhythms and gives mnemonic devices to remember them.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), demonstrates the full stroke, the downstroke, the tap, and the upstroke and explains when and how to play these.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), demonstrates the five stroke roll which is a short roll with a distinct beginning and end and takes you through an exercise to get you familiar with this drum pattern.
Learn the seven stroke roll which builds on the five stroke roll but is more challenging to alternate the sticking because it starts and ends on different hands.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), demonstrates the nine stroke roll which builds on the previous stroke rolls and consists of four pairs of double strokes and one single.
Build on the 4 basic strokes of drumming learned in a previous lesson by adding in accent notes. Matt Teitelman shows you several accent note exercises for you to practice variations.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) explains what strokes make up a double paradiddle and how you play double paradiddles with increasing and decreasing speed, and where to accent the strokes.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), explains the drum pattern and provides you with tips and techniques to play and practice the double stroke roll to achieve a clean, even sound.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) teaches you to play the flam accent, a three note rudiment, and demonstrates an exercise to play these with increasing and decreasing speed.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) teaches you about flams explaining what a flam is, how to play it ,what it should sound like and how to practice one.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West), teaches you to play the flam tap and shows you the right handed and left handed flam tap variations stressing the need to keep a nice, consistent sound.Â
Learn stick control and how to hold drum sticks with Matt Teitelman (Kanye West). This is the very first thing you need to learn as a drummer!Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) shows you another drum rudiment, the paradiddle, and explains what strokes make up a paradiddle and how you play them with increasing and decreasing speed.Â
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) shows you another drum rudiment, the paradiddle-diddle, and explains what strokes make up a paradiddle-diddle, where the accent is, and how to play them.
Matt Teitelman discusses the natural accent that occurs when playing a paradiddle and how it improves the flow and introduces fluidity to your playing.
Learn stick control and how to play the pataflafla on drums. Matt Teitelman discusses the most common ways drummers play the pataflafla and offers suggestions on the best ways to practice.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) teaches another drum rudiment, the ratamacue. Matt explains what drum strokes make up the ratamacue, how to play it and explains how it fits into the beat.
Matt Teitelman teaches this drum rudiment, the ruff, also known as the drag, and explains how the ruff differs from the flam and how the low hand plays two notes that sound like one beat.Â
Matt Teitelman introduces the first drum rudiment with the single stroke roll. Matt explains the simple drum pattern and provides you with tips to practice it to achieve a clean, even sound.
Matt Teitelman (Kanye West) teaches this drum rudiment, similar to the flam accent with different sticking. Matt explains what drum strokes make up swiss army triplet and demonstrates how play them.