Hello - welcome to my first Substack post! This is a decent example of some of what I plan on including here - supplemental material expanding upon my lengthy “process-piece” known as the DrumBeatProject. I also plan on using this for all things percussion that interest me: educational lessons, showcasing my instruments, memories and lessons learned through a lifetime of drumming, music and composition. This is Beat #335 of my DrumBeatProject “a little brushwork”.
Below the paywall you’ll see two additional videos. The first is a rundown of my kit for this beat, the second is an extended take of the beat at a slower tempo. In that one you’ll hear me messing around and improvising at the end what will end up being a future beat (and the last with this dried wisteria branch - it slowly disintegrated while playing…). I’m including an explanation of the beat here as well - enjoy and thanks so much for listening! - Glenn
Beat #335 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.31.26 - A different kind of brush beat (insert groans)... I was gardening & about to compost this dried wisteria branch when I noticed how good it sounded - so headed to the kit & improvised this week’s beat. The slit/tongue drum and @upcycledpercussion key-chime-foot-peddle were already there, so incorporated those. It’s 3 limbs playing ostinatos w/the BD playing the melody. The whole process took mere minutes and made quite the mess! After the video are some pics showing each instrument - and the mess...
