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I think I've heard this learning concept called Interleaving, and it's applicable to other things too. Nice channel!

I get practicing when you have free time but losing sleep to practice isn't a good idea. Your productive output will actually go down when your mentally drained and need sleep. If your not using sleep hours I can see the point. If your extremely tired a cat nap can do wonders with a cup of coffee when you wake. I wouldn't sleep longer than 45 min though.

It would be extremely helpful to see a video overviewing how you generally take notes of these practice sessions. I see some examples with abbreviations but not sure what any of them mean P, Q, S, etc. I feel totally clueless when it comes to taking notes about myself sometimes

Great video! Curious which metronome you use to get such slow beats. I’ve got an old dr. Beat that only goes down to 35 bpm. Thanks!

I'm an amateur timpanist in a few youth orchestras. I travel a lot by bus and train and always listen to the music I'm about to play. It keeps me occupied while travelling and the music seeps right into my subconcious, which allows me to develop an idea of my role in the piece way before I get to practice it. It's not the most time efficient method to get into a new piece, but when I'm in the orchestra I feel like I understand my parts better than most people around me

Actually, you give no word about how mechanically achieve the buzz. What angle, what strength, which hands position... I just can't achieve ANY buzz. You tell a lot (important) meta-data, but it's needed only when the very basics achieved.

If you have the Zoom H1N and a long-enough USB cable, you can plug it into a computer and use it as a stereo microphone.

I just learned how to do a buzz roll in my drum lesson this week, and your video is helping to iron out getting them to transition smoothly!

God mode upgrade would be putting the one click in different subdivisions. Like the 5th eighth note in 12/8, and ONLY the 5th eighth note. --5--- --5--- etc. Then onlythe 2nd, or 3rd, 4th, 6th, etc. I once practiced the whole Mozart concerto exposition with the metronome only clicking on the & of 3 in every other bar.

Thank you for your wonderful videos! I appreciate your teaching and wisdom.

hi! im agreeing with south geek down below. im an adult getting back on " the skins". i am self taught, from decades ago. i never took a lesson until last year. i did learn things so that was good. but im on you tube a lot, & i realized what he taught me is on you tube. then i found You. i always wondered how they did that. & just like the comment below, now i know what "this " is. that goes for the pull push thing for doubles too. altho i say throw grab. lol.. im glad someone on here is breaking things down. i need visual, explanation, & slow motion. i need to see it slowly, so i can actually see what the hand is doing. thank you so much for taking the time to help we drummers!! & there's another comment below here about a kid having to play the anthem. i know you made him feel like a million bucks!!!!

Great series Rob, it is a simple and incredible smart way to record and prepare anybody to improve and became a much better musician. Congratulations for your effort in these episodes gem. My deepest thanks.

Hey Rob! Do you have suggestions for software for PCs?

Thank you. I've been using the tape recorder but not on this level. That's probably why I'm getting cut! Thanks. 😊

Very good advice. Thank you!

If you're on a budget, and already have a recorder like the Zoom H1 which is a decent option, you could opt for a long usb cable and use the recorder as an interface thus removing the need to walk back and forth.

Do you know how the quality is with other instruments? Like...clarinet?

Thoughts on a USB microphone like the Blue Yeti (no interface required)?

Very limited budget option: Shure MOTIV audio app. Turns your phones mic into a line level mic and has the option to record to WAV, MP3, ACC, etc.

well..Seems to work. Opening page of a Moscheles Etude in C has tempo marked dotted quarter =112. 6/8 meter with 6-16th notes per beat. After a LONG LONG time practicing this, I never got it past 80=dotted quarter. After this video, I tried the first page as demonstrated, with metronome at 112=dotted quarter. After about 20-30 minutes, I played the first page really accurately at 112=dotted quarter. I am certainly encouraged!!

Super!!!! great! thanks.

I'm 66 and have achieved a working memory like a gold fish. Your video (and Noa's blog) are really helpful in nailing down the reasons for my struggle and how to find a way to get out of it. THANK YOU.

All good advice but... how did you manage to have people to mock audition to for 42 days? Were they also preparing auditions and you listened to each other? Was this still within a college environment, or did you have to find a place (maybe rent?) for the auditions?

This is mind-blowing 🎉🎉🎉

I bought a relatively cheap Sony recorder and was wondering why the audio made my soft playing louder and loud playing softer. It was a very disappointing purchase, but was unfortunately my only option for the recent recording rounds I did. Definitely take Rob's advice here. Your recording will suffer without proper gear, and you WANT to give your playing a fighting chance. For reference, I used a Sony IC Recorder. It's really no better than recording from your phone, if not worse.

rob gave advice so fire, the fire truck came! Thank you Rob!

Interesting video. While I don't listen to, or play classical music, I have always used this "self recording" technique! I just did not know it. The idea of a classical music tambourine is interesting. IMHO

I am trying to find the LR hand sticking for Lt Kije, anyone know about where I can locate?

Almost went a year without posting but the content quality makes up for it 👑

Really great how you highlight all the interdependent details of recording and the mental process, almost the "project management", which helps you get better. The importance of hearing what you play, removed from actually playing it, can't be overstated, no matter the instrument or genre. Looking forward to the other videos in the series!

I just get a blank screen when I click on the link below the video

Thanks a lot for your video and detailed explanations! Your video helps my practice a lot!

Great video. I start rehearsals for La Gazza Ladra next week and the first 6 bars are giving me nightmares.

Very helpful

I know this is late in the game, but your playing is great! Do you have any videos on your tuning approach? I have the same snare, but i can't seem to get the right amount of crispness (for lack of a better word) that yours has.

His videos are done so well and the information is so valuable

not me here not for an actual instrument but for help in taiko no tatsujin 😭

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Delecluse etudes have never been hard for me to learn. However, its the type of music where you revisit it 10 years later and are finding new was to be anle to express it.

I am a sax player and play principle in a local concert band. I prep by using recordings, reviewing my part, marking, then playing with the recording, etc….. but I am not always successful in finding the correct arrangements on YT. Where do you get your recordings? I know, orchestra pieces are easier to find, but I am betting you know more about where to find these things than I! Thanks.

Rob thank you for these amazing videos. I made all state this year and even got invites from colleges and I've still got 2 years left of highschool! Thanks for everything.

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this is how i've been practicing my pit orchestra music recently. not because I watched your video or because I thought it would be better, but because I keep getting annoyed at difficult passages and so I switch to something else. after about a week I was able to run through a few sections and play them first try!

Do you have any suggestions for similar substitutes for the malletech OR39R mallets? Specifically if you're trying to audition with Porgy and Bess?

I'm a rock drummer but I wanted to challenge myself with this piece. I use this video for reference, but I am still working on it at half speed. I have a question. In measure 11 did you play the roll a sixteeth note longer?

Awesome!

Hey Rob, I've been working on sight reading recently. I find that sometimes I just assume I can play the music and start playing, then play wrong. What should I look for in a sight reading setting and how do you approach sight reading?

It's interesting on how Steven White says to work on the second note of the double because Tommy Igoe ( great teacher drummer) says work on the FIRST note of the double- not the second note which is the opposite of what we've been taught. Reason? The big brother first note is a bully to the little brother second note in which the second note will NEVER be equal to the first note and it's just a matter of lessening the bulliness of the first note to EQUAL the second note😊👍🏻 @robknopperstudio

Thank you Sir! I'm finding some great help here to fill in gaps in my classical training, which as a working jazz drummer I've never really got round to doing since my conservatory study. I've often thought to my classical teacher at the time: "How I wish I could ask him this or that today." I tried to download your list, but the LINK WAS NOT WORKING? Anyway, thanks!