Re: STICK CONTROL (george L stone) your experiences and suggestions
I am doing half a page (12 exercises) a day on double bass from Stick Control - at a slow tempo, only 60 bpm. After 3 weeks the improvement in my control at all speeds is pretty amazing. I am convinced that slow, perfect, controlled practice yields results. For me this means focusing on the time, technique and tone - getting each beater to sound the same, right on time, each time. It's pretty rewarding to be able to objectively gauge the improvement and also find yourself doing things with your left foot that you couldn't do only two weeks earlier.
I am doing half a page (12 exercises) a day on double bass from Stick Control - at a slow tempo, only 60 bpm. After 3 weeks the improvement in my control at all speeds is pretty amazing. I am convinced that slow, perfect, controlled practice yields results. For me this means focusing on the time, technique and tone - getting each beater to sound the same, right on time, each time. It's pretty rewarding to be able to objectively gauge the improvement and also find yourself doing things with your left foot that you couldn't do only two weeks earlier.