Hannah Welton Learns "Skate" As Fast As Possible
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- Pro drummers often need to learn songs quickly - especially if your boss is Prince. Hannah Welton, who was the drummer in Prince’s backing band 3RDEYEGIRL, says the man in purple worked fast so you had to be diligent to keep up.
In this video, Hannah learns “Skate” by Silk Sonic, the project launched last year by Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak. While .Paak is known mostly for his vocal skills, he’s actually an accomplished and talented drummer who writes killer drum parts.
And who better to try learning these grooves than someone who’s drummed with one of the grooviest artists of all time?
When Hannah Welton learns a song, she’ll start by actively listening. This means putting on the track without drumming, and paying close attention to the structure of the song and an overview of what the drums are doing. She takes note of the beats, but also the ‘band hits’ where everyone playing nails the same accents together.
Hannah’s tip: If you’re having trouble remembering where the hits come in in a bar, focus instead on where they line up with the lyrics.
Once you’ve taken careful notes, try it on the kit. But keep in mind that even when the parts seem simple at first listen, there might be more to it once you sit down and play. The key to learning songs in a pro setting is to be flexible and able to adapt quickly. As long as it gets better every time, you’re doing great.
“Give yourself grace and the room to make mistakes!”
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:38 - Song Structure
01:01 - Active Listening & Charting
06:16 - Chart Breakdown
07:57 - Performance
11:23 - Analyzing The Process
12:38 - Outro
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![Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic - Skate [Official Music Video]](/img/n.gif)
Hearing a different kit on this really makes you appreciate how smooth Anderson Paak's kit sounds
Is most of that smoothness not audio FX like compression and stuff?
@@jonathanstrachan8136 mix of both
@@jonathanstrachan8136 It could even be down to how the drums were mic'd. Each of these drums has their own mic. Sometimes kit's will just have two shotgun mics above the kick and the bass drum mic'd. And you're right, there's definitely differences in the mixing and effects.
In an interview I also heard that all the drums on the record were actually mono instead of stereo to replicate that 70's RnB sound. Super cool!
A bit about the production, which drum kit was used, how and how many microphones were used, how it was mixed, but of course, the drummer is the key! .Paak is a beast, smooth and clean and minimalist, just perfect for this style.
I loved this. People need to understand there are no perfect playthroughs unless you've already played a song dozens of times.
Well said🙌
Have you told Larnell this?
@@felipeviegascabeca if only his initial attempts at enter sandman were perfect
@@DrumeoOfficial are you our nice teacher
That I can't agree with! Maybe the average drummer or even a lot of good drummers may have not done perfect takes the first time but many drummers have... it's because a lot of us have listened to thousands of songs and there's something called song structure 😂 as well as muscle memory. None of us can deny 4/4 etc and 16 bars. I am nowhere near the drummer that Hannah is or obviously Larnell Lewis, Vinny, Steve Gadd and the drumeo staff but I have done more than a few perfect takes the first time just from listening to a song so many times or just from having good feel playing to a song I had never heard that has a common song structure. I think it may have been larnell Lewis on drumeo a year or two ago that was trying to learn a song and he broke it down into A, B, C etc and listened to it a few times and played what most of us would consider a take good enough to hit record and put out! But then again it's all a matter of what people consider perfect. I know that the version of Steely Dan's Aja that most of us have heard and is considered the most famous drum track of all time by many was a combination of the first two takes Steve Gadd ever performed. And from what I've read the first take was good enough they just combined the two. About 20 years ago I became really good friends with a drummer in California that was heavily into Led Zeppelin just like me and we had been hanging out and talking for a few months and then I went back to the studio to listen to one of his songs and air drummed the song to perfection because just by chance we were very similar drummer's but we both were heavily into John Bonham. The same thing happened when I listened to a recorded track of my brother jamming with my first drum teacher. It was about a four-minute jam and the first three minutes or so I drummed perfectly to it executing every nuance. Why was that? Because I spent a little over a year of my life taking lessons from this guy when I was learning to play drums and remembered his style. We as well also had similar influences. It's just the way it is.
Tip for next videos like this drumeo...
Instead of giving the drummers a sheet of paper and a pen, give them a tablet so we can see what they are writing in real time in a small screen to the side!
I love videos like this, so I can learn how the drummers learn.
Big brain
This.
This. Please?
Damn right
But maybe the musicians prefer to use a pen and paper. Let them do what's easiest or best for them.
She stuck to the song like frikkin glue and still managed to spice it up a little. Her ability to find pockets in the music where she can spice it up is absolutely insane. Phenomenal playthrough, awesome job man
Felt very good. Obviously she’s great. Played for Prince. She’s top notch.
@Vermilion Pill what u mean?
@Vermilion Pill silk sonic has some of the most song-y songs ever bruh
@Vermilion Pill Damn, if this ain't a song, what the hell do you consider a song?
@Vermilion Pill This song a vibe bro you trippin
@Vermilion Pill This drum track is soulless? What? lol
Love her facial expressions during the playthrough. She really feels it. Such a boss
She is a boring pop drummer. She has zero talent.
@@officialmetalwill I noticed this is not your only bitter reply towards this drummer. Is it frustration talking for you?
@@officialmetalwill Music is about fun, mr. Elitist. I think she could teach you a lesson or two about that😂
@@romandoo i think its his mini-pipi
I hate when the people do faces, for me it is unnecessary...I mean, faces like john mayer are more ¨normal¨ than this kind...it looks like overreacting for me.
JD Beck was credited as a song writer on this and that’s really where this one had one of the most interesting drum pieces on the whole album (edit: DOMi keys as well. They were both brought in for it.)
Wow, that's unexpected
whaat?? how did i not know this before!?
No way I love them
I could already visualize him and Anderson brainstorming fills and the groove. Very lowkey
WHATTTTTTT
Great chops: check. Learns songs quickly: check. Solid groove: check. What a pro! Love her attitude also. She is so positive and seems like she is having a lot of fun.
Watching real musicians being musicians is rad
Real musicians don't right boring pop music.
@@officialmetalwill You mispelled write which is funny because you called out someone for mispelling "boring". You also spelled "mispelled" wrong in that comment lol.
@@officialmetalwill This song is anything but boring Pop, it's a refreshing retro album that takes you back to the 70s and 80s. Fuckin geezer, get over yourself.
@@officialmetalwill your name is will you don’t get to talk about what’s “boring” lol 😻
@@officialmetalwill pretty undereducated comment. Most pop musicians can out play ANY of your favorite artists
When she starts singing along… that’s the tell. She was deep in the pocket feeling great about it. A joy to watch!
I love the fact that she is pure joy incarnate when she plays. I mean look at that smile from one ear to another : you can see that she is having the best time of her life while playing music.
This joy is so communicative, I couldn't help it but smile during her whole performance.
Also she shows that being a good drummer doesn't necessarily mean playing fast a really technical beats, but also being able to play "basic" rhythms perfectly, which is what she does, in my humble opinion.
Whomever mixed the drums needs a raise. That kick is HUGE and everything else is EQ'd nicely.
Such a joy to watch you learn and play the track, wonderful way to start my day. And that kit sounds dope. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and hope to see more videos!
Cheers!
@@DrumeoOfficial Please do way more of these learning videos please.
Very impressive. The only mistake comes from Drumeo : never starts such a good series with Larnell Lewis
Hahaaa for real I don’t care who are, Larnell will make them look like an amateur 🤣 she did kill it though!
Agreed, they used “attention getter” to the max
Well Larnell Lewis is a one-of-a-kind musician. I guess he comes from another planet.
Joke aside, even if I agree that a lot of musicians will look like amateurs compared to Larnell Lewis, this lady kills it as well. I love the joy she shows while playing, she has a huge smile and a great energy. She is a really good drummer, I understand why Prince hired her.
How come not? If I'm not mistaken, there is a video here of him doing the same thing ...
@@RicardoSilvaTripcall that's actually the point. Drumeo started this serie with Larnell Lewis who is an incredible drummer/musician, and he put the level very high.
The "joke" was to say that all the other drummers would look like amateurs.
These videos are so helpful, since music can sometimes feel like this otherworldly force that is hard to make tangible, but a pro can take the elements and break them down into manageable chunks. Great process and playing!
Awesome to see how she enjoyed while playing this piece, and nailing it so quickly!
Also, that purple lightning is a really nice homage!!!
LOVE THIS!!! So important not just to show the end product but the process of learning.
So glad to see Hannah back! Huge influence on my funk side of music. Awesome teacher. Awesome person!
I'm no drummer but even I could see how much you enjoyed playing this. Really interesting. Nice work.
Mad chops, killer video. She runs with the feel of the song so well. Joy to listen.
People saying she heard this before I disagree with you. I used to go in my car and learn 3 or 4 songs on a break and would remember all the hits etc. some people can learn fast and I think she did a great job!
One time and knowing almost every change. Also learning a song while vibing is hard which cant be done this fast
@@footsoljier6468 it said it was her third play through, and she definitely listened to it a few times. She messed up a few times too, I think what she did was realistic especially if she’s a professional drummer whose been doing this for a long time at a very high level.
Yup Jo-Jo. I agree. People who say it can’t be done obviously aren’t working musicians. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve learned songs in the green room or on the drive to a gig. You get good and efficient at it if you do it all the time. People who only play in one band might not get it or think that it’s possible but when you sub for a dozen bands you develop a sharp musical memory. She did a great job and yes it’s not only possible, it’s routine for some of us.
You can be deaf and play this song precisely. This isn't impressive at all.
*Larnel Lewis has entered the chat*
That was amazing ! And very useful too to see the finer and finer breakdown process; more of that please !
This is sick, I love learning drums just by listening to a song multiple times! She did a very good job! 🤟🏽
Love watching these kinds of videos! There's a lot of tricky shots and stops in that song for having only active listened a couple times. It's very inspiring!
this was so cool to watch! it's crazy how fast a professional drummer can break down the song and start playing it in literally no time. Prince knows talent when he see it.
She has such positive energy, combined with top-quality musicianship.👍👍
Something a lot of people need to first understand... "Perfectly nailing a song" doesn't always mean "perfectly nailing a song". Larnell Lewis's "Enter Sandman" was a test of his song learning speed in a genre he's completely unexperienced in. But his take wasn't judged on how accurately he landed every single hit like a recording software; it was how he interpreted the vibe/feel, quick learning of the song structure, important stabs etc, all within 1 listen (and a few rewind snippets I believe?), and replicating all that within one or a few takes. This is a session industry standard; no one is expected to be like a machine. Hannah Welton also demonstrates this ability here: learn "Skate" within a listen or two, catch its feel/vibe, play it to strict timing. These takes, being imperfect as they are, are already perfect in their own ways.
"Chick's Pain" is a different story. That was Larnell in his comfort zone, with years - if not decades - of experience and dedicated study, interpreting an improvisational piece where he would (figuratively speaking) use his own dictionary and thesaurus, rather than being forced to use others' dictionaries and thesauruses. The marking criteria for "Chick's Pain" is also based on its feel/vibe etc, but with looser definitions concerning the actual note/style choices, including the 'band hits' (or stabs as I personally call them). Larnell aced that song not because he 100% nailed every note as decided by the composer; he nailed the vibe with his note/style choices, and that's a lot easier when you're working with your own toolkit than when you're working with someone else's. (That being said, "Chick's Pain" is in no f--king way in hell easier to play... I can play "Enter Sandman" and "Skate", but can't touch "Chick's Pain" lol... At least not when Larnell has already set the standard.)
In other words; if Hannah was allowed to use her own dictionary and thesaurus in this video (i.e. this is an improvisational piece rather than a set piece), she would perfectly nail it as well because since the marking criteria have changed, she likely would switch to a different style of speed learning i.e. what Larnell did in "Chick's Pain". Just my 2 cents as a pro drummer/teacher myself. (Well, define "pro"... I bow to these cats here, lol.) I hope this isn't too long a read for y'all.
Enjoyed your opinion!
True dat, I'm sick of seeing people comparing this to Larnell playing enter sandman.
I'm a bass player and I think I could teach myself the drums to enter sandman in two days.
Wonderful analysis
I love this channel. It reminds me of growing up and doing gigs w/ my brother. Listening to tracks over and over. Watching the older musicians get Otto our young ears perfect the first time. This was awesome
Wow. As chill as this tune is (she's right - at the end.. harder than it looks) SHE MADE IT SO GOOD!
The drumming and stuff is awesome here, but my biggest take away and appreciation comes from watching just how much she LOVES the music, and learning it! Nice one here, team, and amazing work Hannah! ♥
Always fascinating and informative to watch how musicians like this listen to and break down a song into digestible components.
This is what drumming needs, the breakdown, the note taking, the explaining and reasoning and more importantly, the soul when playing.
As a drummer who looks like he's chewing on sour lemons while he's playing something for the first time, I'm very impressed at Hannah's ability to have a great time while trying to nail the song in the first shot.
It said it was her third try at playing it
Now you have me imagine John Mayer faces on the drums lol 😩
😂
Great video! Really appreciate Hannah being transparent enough to be sharing her process of getting the basic song structure & feel, with accentuation points in 1 pass (well done!) then going back to get the specifics of each groove & fill the next listen, then voila ready to go on tour!
Like a seasoned pro she's on the groove immediately even if it wants to be a runaway train, but by the end it no longer belongs to Silk Sonic and it's all Hannah's groove!
Ah-mazing! :D
For all the amazing drummers there are.. man they just nailed the drums. The sound, the grooves, the fills. Just awesome.
Awesome video... Her facial expressions during the play-through are priceless... obviously loves what she's doing... pure joy...
So good... Just an amazing way to start the day! She's vibing so hard with still sonic haha I love it!!!
Been wanting to see another one of these since Larnell Lewis. Hannah is awesome!
@ 2:46 her feeling the groove is EVERYTHING!!! Love this woman!! She makes this look so easy!
the genuine enjoyment on her face while playing this is infectious! so much groove!
This was mad cool 🤩. Didn’t realize how involved the drums were in this song until now
Hannah Welton has some serious chops going on! wow, hitting the drums in good fashion. and she looks bright, full of energy
Hannah you’re an incredible drummer. It’s videos like this that really makes me appreciate your talent. Your style, enthusiasm and the tone of your set amazes me every time I watch one of your videos. You are truly one of my favorite drummer ever.
Amazing video!! Thanks!! Hannah was incredible and fast learning. It helps a lot to see how the process goes!
As a self taught drummer it’s always reassuring to know others stumbled on the same strategies. I take notes similarly to her when I drum for churches and I have always used vocals as cues.
As a bassist I also use vocals as cues, it’s very useful!
Woah that was awesome! This is very insightful as I’ve always relied on sheet music and shows how to approach ear training
Great video, got lots of tools for my learning! Good vibes, awesome sounding kit.
Great player, great teacher, and a lot of fun to watch. Thanks for sharing
The face of joy playing along! omg loving this sooo much
I love this, even though I would do it differently, I can hear the passion and clearly her dynamics and timing are near perfect
Hannah has been one of my favorite drummers for years! I love her groove ability to adapt! This is awesome!
The best part of all this was the pure joy in her whole performance! That was amazing!
Nice break down, and great memory for a complicated song.
More interesting than learning a song in no time is understand the patterns behind that.
This was an amazing video, thank you!
This song contains basic pop drum beats. It's absolutely boring.
@@officialmetalwill Thanks Will but we could not give less of a fuck.
Your sense of timing is immaculate! What a pro. Enjoyed this thoroughly
Oh wow!! The mastery of her skills and talents. wonderful
WHAT A PRO. I love how she plays this with a rock kit, would cut in a live mix like crazy
Studying the song for 20 minutes and listening through it 4-5 times max, I would never be able to do any better than this. I did a record once where I heard the songs only in "draft" form once and there were lots of starts/stops. This is true pro level. You think Vinnie masters this stuff the very first time? Think again.
how about knowing the lyrics already? =)) yeah right. 5 times, every morning.
@@drumken If you can't pick up the lyrics to a chorus after listening to a song 5 times you might need some help.
I really like Hannah. I a die-hard fan of Prince and was never into 3rd eye girl -Prince's band where Hannah played- but watching this viedo definitely made me change my mind about how professional she is. Great musician. Great talent. Spontaneous and she really knows what she's doing while enjoying. Couldn't ask more. Talented!
That was super educational!!! +1 on learning the lyrics for situational purposes 👏👏
Yall should make more videos using the drumeo practice pad, it's pretty neat
Noted, thanks!
Damn Hannah - what a pro and you make a great sound! I thought your dynamics and feel were spot on.
I taught myself to play the drums with only the "That Thing You DO" Soundtrack on a cd player. This is a great example of breaking each section down to copy it. Well Done!
I first saw her video about 15 years ago and her skills are definitely improved a lot, but the facial expressions while drumming had never changed😆
Being able to do what Hannah does here is, I think, the single biggest skill you need on your instrument in order to always get work.
Floofy flow! I love the light flying of the sticks. Very funky. ♫♪♪♫♪
she's ultimately cool and so natural in the grooves. epic breakdown of process and it's always so cool to see how people quickly jot down notes.
This was so enjoyable to watch!
Damn, you got the groove essential something fierce!!!
The lick at 11:02 ending on the high hat....vicious!!!
Excellent work!!
Isn't she beautiful on her drum !!!! Really enjoyed. Gave me the desire to start playing the drum after abandoning it 3 years ago!!!
I love how much active listening is emphasized and promoted here. The listen with pauses ends up being about 2x the song, so 6:17 of time spent listening to prep. That’s such a small amount of time in the big picture to prep for this. Even if it takes you 3x or 4x longer it’s worth it and you’ll get faster the more you do it. Hannah provides such a good example of how drumming experience makes this go even faster.
The video was super fun to watch but major props to whoever did the lighting
made it look effortless, that was so fun to watch
This is so awesomly insightful! I do the same thing using Logic X. I'll put these notes in the "Markers" so I can glance up as the song is scrolling and read the marker at a specific point in the song. Mainly just quick reminder notes haha I also noticed Hannah is Left Handed? She's playing a righty kit. I have a few left hand students but I'm teaching them "open handed". I'd love to see a video of how Hannah learned to play on a Righty kit as a Left hander.....Thanks for these awesome videos! As always, video, audio and content is top notch! Great job TEAM!
I'm also a lefty and when I started playing drums I played open handed. But I wanted to keep my ride on the right. Mainly because I played at church or other gigs where I didn't have the time to switch around the cymbals. So eventually I started to play right handed too. Now I can do both, but most of the time I play right handed!
Johnny, glad to hear you like the video! And great catch about her being a lefty but playing right handed...we should make a video about that! Thanks
@@resinsminia That is how I am teaching my lefties. Open handed....
@@DrumeoOfficial that would be great! There's not much content out there about this "struggle" haha Have a great one....
@@thejohnnydavidson as a lefty drummer. To be honest I hope you teach them how to play lefty cause you wouldn't teach a right handed player to be open hand
I love watching people enjoy music. This was so fun!
Excellent profound lesson!! It gives confidence to drummers to prepare for cover songs...
Absolutely crushed it. She’s a Queen.
A monkey could have played this. She has a closed minded approach to music.
@@officialmetalwill C'mon Will, upload a video of you playing this song. We're curious.
@@officialmetalwill have you ever played in Princes band…no
I rest my case
My drum teacher would always you
gotta feel the groove!
Another Amazing Performance!!!!! Love your determination, focus, and unwithered power in this performance!!!! 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁🥁
I like this drummer. She's got that energy that makes her grooves super fun to listen to.
This was fantastic
Thank you!
She is an amazing drummer.
WOW!!!!!!! All in this video is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!
I saw a clinic with her and she is so humble. And for someone that humble to say the words, "When I was with Prince..." Amazing.
Kudos, Hannah. That song has a lot of tricky parts and some pauses that weren't intuitive. You nailed it!
Amazing 🤩
Thanks!
This is great I thought I was the only one using this simple yet practical method learning covers for gigs. Love Drumeo for years but when this video demonstrated by Pros like Hanna Welton I realized what's essential for most drummers, like me, is the real world approach and that is.... play the songs with reverence and nail the gig. Love the monstrous drummers seen here with draw dropping performances but likely, with due respect, not practical for most normal playing on conventional gigs. I'm a big fan for getting gigs (rock, jazz, fusion etc.) and not necessarily overplay although I do have times to hit hard Lol! Drumeo rules. So these are great additions of videos Drumeo has added.....And its FREE! Oops didnt want to jinx it lol Thanks!
This performance is so satisfying, both visually and at the sound level. 💜
That pre chorus fill. Maaaan!
Right?!
Love you Hannah 🥰🙈🥁
She’s so happy. It’s great to watch
I 'am blown out of my chair,so funky and well played😍And to have those looks,damn🥰
Can't wait to you break down "Put On a Smile" by Silk Sonic, the drums in that song is amazing.
Que doideira! 😅 Ela escreve com a mão esquerda e toca com a mão direita dominante 👏😅
especially liked her use of the hihat in her rendition... thanks for sharing!
Fantastic work. Great chops Hannah!
Would love to hear S.S. hit this live. Yes it seems like recording & mic technique, drum tuning are a Whig part of the Sonic result they get as a band sound, no doubt, but Andy’s approach on the 4 piece kit is also intentionally simpler than here. Obviously they’re lip synching, but APaak’s physical strokes are even more simple. His hi hat beat is one handed & very specific, with some of his actual hits finishing on hi hat instead of crash or ride. Big contrast in drum sound overall. 👍
That restraint is delicious. Really makes me appreciate the fill choices. And Paak plays this while singing too!
I know nothing about music or playing the drums. But I love how much fun it looks like she's having!! ❤
Great job! Well taught and played!