When Nic Collins came out to the Drumeo studio, we asked him to describe his stylistic comfort zone. As you can imagine, rock, prog-rock, and funk were all in his wheelhouse.

We then asked him what styles he's least comfortable with, and he mentioned metal and jazz, the latter of which "is a nightmare for me".

We asked him to listen to a drumless version of "Whiplash", a jazzy 1973 Don Ellis tune that enjoyed a resurgence in the 2010s thanks to the drumming-themed movie of the same name.

Without drums in the track to guide him, Nic had to rely on his intuition to come up with a part on the fly that he thought would fit. In the end, we let him hear what the drums are actually supposed to sound like. How do you think he did?
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Chapters

00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Lesson Overview
00:28 - Nic's Drumming Likes And Dislikes
01:14 - Active Listening - Without Drums
03:30 - Song Analysis
03:49 - First Take
06:04 - First Take Analysis & Second Take
08:03 - Second Take Analysis
09:03 - Final Take
13:42 - Final Take Analysis
15:21 - Active Listening - With Drums
17:20 - Final Thoughts
18:16 - Outro

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