{"id":27937,"date":"2021-04-05T12:00:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T19:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/?p=27937"},"modified":"2023-11-21T14:56:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:56:03","slug":"larnell-lewis-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-200","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/larnell-lewis-interview-drumeo-gab-podcast-200\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big 7: Larnell Lewis Ranks Key Drumming Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18590969\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/87A93A\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>\u201cIf there\u2019s no groove, what do ya got?\u201d<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/trial\/\"><b>Try Drumeo for free for 7 days<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Larnell Lewis is among the elite modern drummers of the last decade. Whether you found him through his many notable Snarky Puppy performances, his solo work, or his several appearances on Drumeo (including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/fusion-drummer-attempts-metal-larnell-lewis-enter-sandman-metallica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> the viral video where Larnell hears Metallica\u2019s \u201cEnter Sandman\u201d for the first time<\/a>), you know that Larnell has got the goods.<\/p>\n<p>I thought it would be fun to revisit my list of essential drumming skills and have Larnell rank them from most important to least important. As a bonus, Larnell also offers a helpful tip to improve upon each skill set.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I thought it would be fun to <a href=\"https:\/\/drumgab.libsyn.com\/episode-60-eric-harland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">revisit my list of essential drumming skills<\/a> and have Larnell rank them from most important to least important. As a bonus, Larnell also offers a helpful tip to improve upon each skill set.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><strong>In this episode:<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You will hear about&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The &#8216;Big 7&#8217; and Larnell&#8217;s rankings:<ol>\n<li>Speed<\/li>\n<li>Independence\/Coordination<\/li>\n<li>Time Keeping\/Groove<\/li>\n<li>Personality<\/li>\n<li>Sound<\/li>\n<li>Repertoire<\/li>\n<li>Technique<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<li>A tip from Larnell to improve upon each skill in the Big 7<\/li>\n<li>Confidence tips from Larnell<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b><strong>Why should you listen?<\/strong><\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n<p>This list is by and large what drummers, and all musicians for that matter, need to develop in order to become competent on their respective instrument. But what needs to be addressed first? Which of these things doesn\u2019t need to be entertained until other skills have been sorted out? <\/p>\n<p>Clarity brings focus. Focus brings direction. Direction served with diligent practice brings results. This is the purpose of today\u2019s episode. To help you see results in your drumming and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><b>Music featured in today&#8217;s episode:<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larnell Lewis &#8211; &#8220;The Forgotten Ones&#8221; (RTM)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larnell Lewis &#8211; &#8220;Change Your Mind&#8221; (RTM)<\/span><br><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Larnell Lewis &#8211; &#8220;In The Moment&#8221; (RTM)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/1hBRkKV5vncXd6W1KRJ87U\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find Larnell Lewis on Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Follow Larnell:<\/strong><\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/larnelllewismusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LarnellLewisMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LarnellLewisMusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/larnelllewismusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Website<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Follow Drumeo Gab:<\/strong><\/span><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drumeogab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instagr<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drumeogab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/drumeogab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">m<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/drumeogabpodcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClVNG62FcO82sRtmAzmoNXA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YouTube<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drum-master Larnell Lewis ranks key drumming skills in order of importance, and offers tips for improving each one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":130,"featured_media":27949,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1175,1570,4019,4039],"tags":[986,1608,990,1609],"class_list":["post-27937","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","category-drumeo-gab","category-drummers","category-interviews","tag-drum-podcast","tag-drumeo-gab-podcast","tag-drumming-podcast","tag-seamus-evely"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27937"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49483,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27937\/revisions\/49483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27937"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}