practice practice practice practice hard surface, then practice soft surface practice loud, practice soft practice fast, practice slow above all, always...
If this helps, I do the following: Uisng 3s sticks on a blanket or moon gel pad, I do the stone killer exercise after a 10 minute warmup doing singles,...
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 7:45 am
5066
Personally I think learning on both is beneficial, as the standard drumset will have surfaces that range from tabletop hardness (cymbals, snare) To pillow-like...
BillRayDrums@...
Oct 1, 2002 7:49 am
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Sound straight out of the Larry Bright video..."There are no short cuts!...Practice,Practice, Practice Spencer "Drumming Soothes Your Soul" ... Chat with...
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 12:05 pm
5068
Alright, hold on, now, how did my question come across sounding like I wanted "short-cuts"? I was asking if hard or soft surfaces were better to practice on. I...
Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 1, 2002 1:16 pm
5069
With so little contributions on brush playing, I think my guess is right: Most drummers on this listing do not use brushes at all!!!!! I'm just wondering...
Maybe the fact that your topic is so general, i.e., "Brush playing," instead of certain aspects of brush playing, indicates already the limited interest in...
Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 1, 2002 3:15 pm
5071
I only use matched grip when I play Hard Music (Hardcore, Hard Rock, Etc) other than that I am most comfortable with Trad Grip. I started with Matched, but...
I Beg Your Pardon...Just joking..:-)....I am starting to explore brush plaling, I am fascinated by players who can play brushes. I had a jazz gig a couple...
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:05 pm
5073
Andrew, I like your question because I bounce between hard surfaces (Hihat) my table top in my practice room to softer surfaces (pillow, blanket and a moon gel...
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:10 pm
5074
i think the answer depends on what you want to gain out of your practice and how you currently play. Some drummers actually stick doubles, some let them...
Dennis, My original question was What is more beneficial for control or muscle building, working on harder practice surfaces than your snare or softer--like a...
Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 2, 2002 1:24 am
5076
Hello, Brushes are cool! You make a circle with one and tap on the other side of the circle with the other one. And they're kinda snappy--I have many useable ...
Andrew, Now that I know where you're coming from I would have to say a HARD surface so you can experiment with the bounce. Not too hard, maybe a nice thick...
Dear friends, I just saw one of our church drummer hit bell on ride cymbal but I could not know when should we hit bell and when should just ride the cymbal. ...
I play brush. The reason I cannot talk much about brushes is because it's very personal...hehehe. No, I mean is, basic the technique it self is just like using...
edo
edo@...
Oct 2, 2002 3:00 am
5080
For me, the bell is an accents. It cut the music, and get full attention from the audience.It's even stronger than crash cymbal. Use it too much, then you'll...
edo
edo@...
Oct 2, 2002 3:04 am
5081
Hey Andrew, When u PRACTICE, pay careful attention to the problem. Start slow and buid up tempo gradually. Be patient! Jenn :)X ... Dennis, My original...
Budi, as with any part of your drumset, just hit the bell whenever you feel it's appropriate within the context of the music you're playing. A quarter note on...
My $02.Don't know if there is a certain time.I hit it whenever I want to accent a point in the song, doing some latin stuff and mostly when the song feels like...
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 2, 2002 11:50 am
5084
Stewart Copeland (The Police), in some songs, used it on a lot of his snare hits--from high hat to bell w/ snare--i.e. for the whole song, "Message in a...
Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 2, 2002 6:09 pm
5085
You can play patterns on it , just as you would on a hihat or cowbell. The main thing is to experiment. Best Regards, 13612 Bill Ray www.BillRayDrums.com...
BillRayDrums@...
Oct 2, 2002 6:10 pm
5086
Hey Andrew - here's my suggestion to get more control with the second, unaccented note of the double: Technique: Use your wrist for the first note, bringing...
Hi all, anybody ever try this "TUBZ" sticks from Vic Virth(Designed by Paul Wertico ). How is it sounds like? Or, is there any song recorded with this sticks?...
edo
edo@...
Oct 3, 2002 5:59 am
5089
hi andrew, ok sorry if it irked you a bit, didn't mean to. after a long time practicing, the truth i've discovered is that for example, if i have trouble with...
i like using brushes; haven't really gotten any formal lessons on it. but i did read somewhere there are a few main patters you need to learn, the circular...
hey andrew, to shed as much insight as possible with my personal experience..here goes: when i picked up drumming seriously (i didn't know how serious then..)...
... My 0.02: Not necessarily circular, might be oval-shaped or even side-to-side path, depending on what sound you want. The main thing is you have to sweep ...
Hit your drums with paper towel roll cores (the little cardboard thing) that's approximately the sound you'll get. Now if you want to experiment buy your own...
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