Solo #9 from Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham

Here is solo #9 from the classic drumming book Advanced Funk Studies by Rick Latham. This is one of my favorite books of all time and I use it regularly with students. Solo #9 is written in a funk style reminiscent of the funk /fusion drumming of Billy Cobham and Lenny White with some Buddy Miles and Gadd thrown in. This solo has a difficult bass drum part and I explain how to use a pivot method to play the fast double strokes. FIrst I play the solo and I show you two views from both the front and the side of the kit at the tempo of quarter note =132. I then demonstrate how to develop coordination and technique in this style using rhythms from my book Advanced Coordination for Drum Set and Hand Percussion. Also discussed is interpretation of triplets from written 16th note rhythms as well as different time feels as applied to different tempos. Finally I talk about how I like to tune my toms when playing this style of music. The equipment I am using for this video consists of: Doc Sweeney Stave Drums in Afri