What’s It Like Drumming For Prince? | Hannah Welton

“Hi, thank you for coming. I’m Prince. Do you play ping pong?"

Hannah’s first meeting with The Purple One was anything but conventional.

“The guy was a genius,” she says. “I don’t know that I ever heard an off note.”

In this hour-long lesson, you’ll hear straight from Prince’s former drummer, Hannah Welton, what it was like to work with Prince, including songwriting and performance tips and rarely-told stories.

What happens if you mess up at a Prince rehearsal?

Who originally wrote the song “Plectrumelectrum”?

What was it like having a drum-off/bass-off with Prince?

Can the space between the notes be just as funky as the notes themselves?

And is Hannah now a ping pong master?

Watch the video for some important insights on drumming, life, and Prince – while enjoying some exceptionally funky performances.

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Chapters:

0:00 – “Women’s Intuition” by Hannah and Joshua Welton (Performance)
03:07 – Welcome
05:12 – How She Got The Gig With Prince
08:20 – The importance of taking notes and active listening
15:17 – Writing Parts With Personality
27:26 – “Ain’t About To Stop” by Prince (Performance)
32:04 – Dueling With Prince
34:04 – Prince’s Favorite Fills
38:23 – The importance of committing
40:20 – Prepare For Shows
50:15 – Hannah’s advice for drummers
51:35 – "Funk Medley" (Performance)
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