Re: Increasing speed when playing drum rudiments
Start slow,Count out loud,don't grip sticks too tightly,use wrist and fingers to control rebound.Let the sticks drop a little on the head/pad-like a pencil eraser on a desk when you were trying to come up with the answer during a test.Play close to the outside of the drumhead at first,it's tighter there and gives more rebound-more bounce .Get a feel for rebound,it's key to rudiments,start with singles-LRLR or RLRL,whichever feels comfortable for you.And getting a metronome wouldn't hurt a bit-just count out loud along with it,tap your foot etc.We remember more of what we hear or speak than what we think-So thus-count out loud,1-2-3-4=LRLR,singles.doubles-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4=LLRRLLRR.As you progress you'll instinctively be counting,more than consciously.crawl before walk,walk before run,run before the alligator bites your butt.HaHa.
Last edited by JeffS; 07-31-2009 at 05:43 PM.
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