Hey all,
As a sort of response to a lot of the drumming dreck I see on Instagram, I've been posting little clips there of me working on ideas. Here are four of them. Please note that this blog is the best place to check out anything I post ( rather than social media or youtube ) because I provide the most explanation and context here! So, congratulations for being in the right spot!
Here's a short clip of me playing Swiss army deadstrokes. It's the normal lRRL ( or rLLR ) sticking but I'm making the flammed stroke ( the "little note " ) a deadstroke. As well as muffling the drum, it also raises the pitch, so it's a nice tonal variation.
Next is a RLR sticking with all the first Rs as deadstrokes and all Ls buzzed.
I can't remember if I've mentioned this before, but it's a bit of a pet peeve of mine that buzzes and deadstrokes are given so little attention in rudimental literature. I'm sure it's because most rudimental pedagogy comes from drum corps, and these types of strokes don't work very well when one has ten or more drummers playing in a field on drums that are tuned so they feel ( and sound ) like table tops.
See? I got yet ANOTHER rant in!
The next two clips are of brush patterns. The first is a 12/8 that makes use of pushing the lefthand brush across the drumhead.
Finally, here's an example of using brush flams ( both hands circle the same direction in circles and the left hand " runs over " the right )
So, have fun and be a great person!
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