SECOND LINE IS THE MOTHER OF ALL DRUM SET GROOVES

In this impromptu Jazz Drummer Q-Tip of the Week with Geoff Clapp, he breaks down why second line is the mother of all drum set grooves. Studying second line drumming will help drummers create deeper and funkier grooves because second line is the mother of all drum set grooves. Everything can be traced back to second line and New Orleans drumming. Geoff also explains what the "big 4" in New Orleans music is. New Orleans drumming is arguably the most important style of drumming to learn because new orleans drumming and second line drumming is the mother of all drum set grooves.

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GEOFF CLAPP
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ZILDJIAN CYMBALS
22" K Constantinople Bounce/Over-Hammered Prototype
18" A Custom EFX
16" Thin Dark Crash
14" Avedis Hi Hats

TAMA STARCLASSIC DRUMS
14X18 BD (Aquarian Performance II, Tama Resonant Head)
14X14 FT (Aquarian Texture Coated, Clear Evans G1)
8X12 TT (Aquarian Texture Coated, Clear Evans G1)
6.5X14 Starphonic Copper Snare (Evans UV1, Evans Snare Side 300)

00:00 - Super Thank Q
00:21 - Second Line Playing Intro
00:46 - Greetings from Q
01:22 - Lesson Explaination
02:09 - ARE YOU READY!?
02:19 - New Orleans drumming and Geoff Clapp Intro
03:30 - New Orleans groove and "big 4" demonstration
04:33 - "Big 4" creates tension and release moments
05:10 - Second Line Groove with "Big 4" demo
06:24 - Demonstrating how all drum set grooves are related to Second Line Drumming
07:17 - "Big 4" with brushes
08:20 - Outro
09:03 - Riffing on Q with "Big 4"