practice practice practice practice hard surface, then practice soft surface practice loud, practice soft practice fast, practice slow above all, always...
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Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 7:45 am
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,...
5066
BillRayDrums@...
Oct 1, 2002 7:49 am
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...
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Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 12:05 pm
Sound straight out of the Larry Bright video..."There are no short cuts!...Practice,Practice, Practice Spencer "Drumming Soothes Your Soul" ... Chat with...
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Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 1, 2002 1:16 pm
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...
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RAYMOND WONG
drumsman_ray
Oct 1, 2002 2:48 pm
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...
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Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 1, 2002 3:15 pm
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...
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Jenn Hui
Jennerous76
Oct 1, 2002 3:56 pm
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...
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Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:05 pm
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...
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Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:10 pm
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...
5074
Dennis
dbone247
Oct 1, 2002 9:37 pm
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...
5075
Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 2, 2002 1:24 am
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...
5076
Mark Hughes
elkkid2
Oct 2, 2002 1:57 am
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 ...
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Mark Hughes
elkkid2
Oct 2, 2002 2:20 am
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...
5078
Setiawan, Budi
ongbudi
Oct 2, 2002 2:23 am
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. ...
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edo
edo@...
Oct 2, 2002 3:00 am
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...
5080
edo
edo@...
Oct 2, 2002 3:04 am
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...
5081
diehappy@...
Jennerous76
Oct 2, 2002 3:28 am
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...
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Wayne
heng_akibong
Oct 2, 2002 4:07 am
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...
5083
Spencer Lee Lewis
spence81@...
Oct 2, 2002 11:50 am
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...
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Andrew E. Toussaint
aetoussaint@...
Oct 2, 2002 6:09 pm
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...
5085
BillRayDrums@...
Oct 2, 2002 6:10 pm
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...
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Dennis
dbone247
Oct 2, 2002 6:49 pm
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...
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Setiawan, Budi
ongbudi
Oct 3, 2002 2:30 am
Thanks guys, all your input are the best teacher advice for me....
5088
edo
edo@...
Oct 3, 2002 5:59 am
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?...
5089
plainsman11
Oct 3, 2002 6:52 am
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...
5090
plainsman11
Oct 3, 2002 6:55 am
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...
5091
plainsman11
Oct 3, 2002 7:02 am
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..)...
5092
mcazurin
liquidxhosa
Oct 3, 2002 7:10 am
... 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 ...
5093
BillRayDrums@...
Oct 3, 2002 7:25 am
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...
