How To Play Any Time Signature | Ryan Van Poederooyen

Check out the microphones used in your favorite Drumeo videos (Earthworks x Musora) ► https://earthworksaudio.com/musora _______________ Don't get mad. Get odd. If you're a drummer who's spent a lot of time getting 'even' by playing in 4 or 6, you can take your playing to the next level by opening yourself up to odd time signatures. It can feel awkward to push outside your comfort zone at first - especially when you're trying to play in 5, 7, or 9 over a quarter note click - but with enough practice, it'll become second nature. In this full live lesson with Ryan Van Pooderoyen (RVP), you'll learn one simple exercise to break out of your 4/4 bubble and become the next Neil Peart (no promises, though). Each of these columns represents a bar of time, and the numbers represent the time signature in that bar. Rotate through this chart to get used to switching from one time to the next. 1. First, clap along over a quarter note click while counting out loud. 2. Next, keep time on the hi-hat and hit the crash and bass drum on the 1 of each bar. Start over if you miss. 3. Finally, turn it into a full (simple) groove and rotate through the chart. As soon as you get used to these numbers, change up the numbers. Don't make it too complicated. Start simple and start at 60 BPM, increasing the tempo by 5 BPM as you get used to it. And if you find it difficult, keep trying. You will eventually get it. Quoth RVP: "Failure is your best teacher!" ► 7-Day FREE Trial https://www.drumeo.com/trial-yt ___________________________ Chapters: 0:00 - SONG: "Hollow" by Imonolith 3:45 - Introduction 6:20 - Intro to odd time 9:50 - The challenge/exercise 17:21 - Trying it in a groove 21:49 - Making it more interesting 32:55 - SONG: "Planet Of The Apes" by Devin Townsend Project ___________________________ Follow Ryan: ►Facebook:   / ryanvanpoederooyenofficial   ►Instagram:   / ryanvanpoederooyen   Follow Brandon Toews: ►Facebook:   / brandon.toew.  . ►YouTube: ‪@BrandonToews‬ ►Instagram:   / brandon.toews   ►TikTok:   / brandon.toews   ___________________________ ►Free Lessons: https://drumeo.com/free-lessons ___________________________ Follow us: ►Website https://drumeo.com/ ►Facebook:   / drumeo   ►Instagram:   / drumeoofficial   ►TikTok:   / drumeoofficial   ►Blog: https://www.drumeo.com/beat/ ___________________________ About Ryan: Ryan "RVP" Van Poederooyen is a Vancouver-based educator and clinician. He's currently the drummer of hard rock band Imonolith and the former longtime drummer of Devin Townsend. With many years of world tours, albums, and live CDs/DVDs under his belt with Devin, Ryan has also been hired for sessions with producers such as Brian Howes (Nickelback, Hinder, Puddle of Mudd, Daughtry), Chad Kroeger (Nickelback), Rhys Fulber (Fear Factory, The Tea Party, Josh Groban) and many others. #drumlesson #oddtime #drumeo