Vic Firth: Stories Behind the Sleeves | Nate Smith

Welcome to our final Stories Behind The Sleeves Masterclass with Nate Smith! Join us behind the sleeves as Nate talks about his new Signature Series stick, shares his approach to ghost notes and groove, along with playing demonstrations of his time tested warm up exercises. Nate will also be joined by fellow band mates from Kinfolk for an exclusive Stories Behind the Sleeves performance! Kinfolk: Nate Smith - Drums Jaleel Shaw - Sax Fima Ephron - Bass Jeremy Most - Guitar Skip Ahead in the Class! Intro with Kinfolk - 0:00 Finding the Perfect Pair - 1:40 Kinfolk Performance “Square Wheel“ - 4:23 Nate’s Masterclass - 5:55 Exercise #1 “The Sprinkler“ - 7:15 Exercise #2 Flam Accent Grid - 9:02 Exercise #3 Flam Tap - 11:30 Ghost Note Language - 12:41 Moving Around the Kit - 15:33 Iconic Examples: The Funky Drummer - 16:47 Iconic Examples: The Purdie Shuffle - 18:28 Kinfolk Performance &q