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    Hey guys, ive recently been practicing and hoping to make a high school line, im moving this summer to a town thats quite small but the school has about 2000+ kids. apparently there is supposed to be 1 or 2 open spots on the snare line.



    im a freshman right now and when i move i will be a sophmore

    my pros and cons:

    pros:
    1. i have a fiery passion to get better and practice the whole summer if i have to
    2. i have several books such as "rudimental logic" and a drum teacher (but im moving on june 30th and drum camp starts at july 6th. limited time be4 auditions)
    3. The kids at the high school i am at right now dont know im moving thus i was in pit during fall/winter and made it on snare for parade/ next fall.

    cons:
    1. lack of marching experience (only done parade!)
    2. the one that absolutely kills me... TRADITIONAL GRIP!!!

    we play matched at the high school im at now, but when i move they play traditional up there and i have a weakkkk left arm.

    hmmm so any advice or help would be nice

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    well at least u know wat to work on. Ya definately get dat left arm workin. My left arm isnt as strong as my right, but its gettin stronger. Second, try to get da cadences if u havent already, as well as all da music for da drumline. Another thing to definately keep in mind, know your rudiments. If you dont know wat those are, here are some examples:

    Single stroke :R L R L R L R L R L
    Double stroke: RR LL RR LL RR LL RR LL
    Paradiddle: RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL
    Double paradiddle RLRLRR LRLRLL RLRLRR LRLRLL RLRLRR LRLRLL
    Flam taps (flams are both hands): flam RR flam LL flam RR flam LL
    flamadiddles (these are tricky. Im still workin on these): Flam RLL flam LRR

    an something else: Ruffs are a double stroke on one hand an den a single on another: like dis: RRL

    Ur also gonna want to get ur accents right (da trick is to place da accenting arm higher)
    an rim shots are hittin da rim AND da head AT DA SAME TIME.
    To get softer, go toward da edge, to get louder, go toward da middle.

    Technique: make sure to keep ur hands in a 90 DEGREE ANGLE an KEEP UR DOUBLES OPEN an anythin else ur drum instructor might want u to do.

    Another tip: u might wanna work out, even if you can carry da drum nice an easy, still do. U dont have much experience.

    AN GOOD LUCK!!

    Ps. I hope dis post helps

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    O An Welcome To Drumchat!! (im Really Sorry I Forgot!)
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    practice practice practice.
    thats what i did to make tenors!
    The only way to catch a butterfly is never waiting for the wings.

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    ya... an i tried out... so much competition dat day
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    haha ill make sure to work on that.

    oh and thanks for the welcome!

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    Welcome to the board squeeze.....most important thing to do is relax and have fun , thats why youre trying out to begin with .Everything will go just fine . In the mean time start practicing traditional grip every waking chance you have .Good luck .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaysqueeze View Post
    haha ill make sure to work on that.

    oh and thanks for the welcome!
    o ur definately welcome.
    An if u hav any questions, pop me a message. If you really need to, click on my yahoo icon an send a message there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by concrete Building View Post
    well at least u know wat to work on. Ya definately get dat left arm workin. My left arm isnt as strong as my right, but its gettin stronger. Second, try to get da cadences if u havent already, as well as all da music for da drumline. Another thing to definately keep in mind, know your rudiments. If you dont know wat those are, here are some examples:

    Single stroke :R L R L R L R L R L
    Double stroke: RR LL RR LL RR LL RR LL
    Paradiddle: RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL
    Double paradiddle RLRLRR LRLRLL RLRLRR LRLRLL RLRLRR LRLRLL
    Flam taps (flams are both hands): flam RR flam LL flam RR flam LL
    flamadiddles (these are tricky. Im still workin on these): Flam RLL flam LRR

    an something else: Ruffs are a double stroke on one hand an den a single on another: like dis: RRL

    Ur also gonna want to get ur accents right (da trick is to place da accenting arm higher)
    an rim shots are hittin da rim AND da head AT DA SAME TIME.
    To get softer, go toward da edge, to get louder, go toward da middle.

    Technique: make sure to keep ur hands in a 90 DEGREE ANGLE an KEEP UR DOUBLES OPEN an anythin else ur drum instructor might want u to do.

    Another tip: u might wanna work out, even if you can carry da drum nice an easy, still do. U dont have much experience.

    AN GOOD LUCK!!

    Ps. I hope dis post helps

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    concrete Building

    One thing id like to add to this list CB made is make sure your taps and your accents are defined, and also make sure you work on stick heights (accents and taps included)
    The only way to catch a butterfly is never waiting for the wings.

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    YES!! That's definately true! It's ESPECIALLY true for snare!! And make sure to accent your flams if it is marked.
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    definatly
    The only way to catch a butterfly is never waiting for the wings.

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    i found out from my past drum teacher that practicing in front of a mirror was very helpful. This part really helps with the technique. You wound believe how much this little detail could help, Good Luck!

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    Quote Originally Posted by aaronbeckort View Post
    i found out from my past drum teacher that practicing in front of a mirror was very helpful. This part really helps with the technique. You wound believe how much this little detail could help, Good Luck!
    thats true, i forgot about that
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    oh yeah... how could I have left that out?
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