Larnell Lewis Hears A Song Once And Plays It Perfectly
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Published 2020-05-01
How can Larnell learn songs so quickly? How did he learn almost the entire We Like It Here album by Snarky Puppy on a 7.5 hour flight to record in Europe?
Watch him work through his process of listening to the song’s details, understanding sections and forms, and looking for shots and nuances.
As Larnell says, it’s important to practice listening and imagining yourself playing the drums – mental practice was huge for him in this exercise but is also crucial when he’s away from the drums. He also listens to what the other musicians are playing and understands that when those things happen, “you have certain options you can draw from on the kit.”
Think you can nail it on the first go like Larnell? The song is called ‘Chick’s Pain’ by Mathieu Fiset and is available in the Drumeo Members’ area!
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All Comments (21)
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Next Up: Larnell Lewis Plays a song perfectly before hearing it
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Oh, so that’s what a professional musician looks like.
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Drumeo should be contacting me soon for my instalment in this series. Its called ... "James listens to a song 1,000 times and gets it kind of close but not really"
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“I THINK I’m ready to GIVE IT A TRY” Proceeds to make a masterpiece
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This man inspired me to stop playing the drums.
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I was expecting him to hear a song WITH drums, this dude doesn't joke around
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he's such a humble and likable guy. no ego, no bravado, just true musicianship.
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For anyone wondering, the "quote" he's referring to at @4:04; it's part of the main phrase of Chick Corea's song "Spain" (Thus the title, "Chick's Pain") If you hear that song, around the 2 min mark you'll get that phrase being played on the keys and some vocals layered after.
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I came here a drummer and left here someone who wants to learn how to be a drummer
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My drummer watched this. Now he’s a cameraman
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4 YEARS AGO ?!? Damn...this video changed my life ! Thank you Drumeo and Larnell !! :D
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It's been three years and I still think about this video all of the time. His musicianship is insane, just so high above anything even most pros could do.
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“The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory” that’s sick haha
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Sessions are time and time is money. You pay this guy his price and he shows up and delivers. No waste, no fuss; a true professional.
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This is the video that, like, REALLY got me into music. I got a drum set because of this video, and since then i haven't looked back. it's been so much fun, even if i'm never going to be as talented as this man
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This is insane. I've been a musician for almost 30 years of my life, and I've never seen anything like this. Man, I'd pay a lot to be able to just sit down with this man for 3 hours in a studio and chat, play some stuff, and learn.
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I don't like people passing this off as having a gift or being a genius alone, this is years of practice, muscle memory, and a SHIT TON of creativity. That does not come naturally. Larnell worked his ass off to get this far and it shows.
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My expectations were absurdly high yet he still managed to exceed them.
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My god. Not only was this the best one take this show has ever done, but the part could have easily passed as the final recorded version of the song.
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There's a lot of things to appreciate about Larnell's playing, but I think his understanding of when a song wants to open up and when it wants to stay tight is truly admirable. When he's in that groove, he IN THERE
