dazzlez
Senior Member
From one article and from my first student. It seems open-hand is something kids wanna do rather than crossed. It feels more natural to them.
I read a good article that about this issue and all the benefits of crossed playing versus open hand.
That convinced me that I should tell my student strongly to play crossed even if they have a harder time doing it...
Not 100% convinced though.
I can see a lot of benefits with playing open handed with the ride on the right side learning to play all sticking patterns both ways.
The kit will be more open.
You hands will become extremely even because you will play the exact same things with them at all time, switching leading hands for a fill depending on which hand happens to be on the snare.
I don't wanna experiment with the kid so I go with the safe traditional way for now... but this must be something pretty much any drum-teacher have to force upon kid-students??
The kid also leads naturally with his left, maybe I should value this ambidextrousity the kid got and not fight it like my first instinct was before I read that article that was quite spot on. First lesson the kid played the moneybeat with left-hand on the hi-hat and then reversed with right hand on the ride! Next lesson I had tried tell him gently to play crossed, he had a much harder time doing this. I don't understand why though, I can't recall having a problem with start crossing my hands. Maybe it's a kid thing...?
I read a good article that about this issue and all the benefits of crossed playing versus open hand.
That convinced me that I should tell my student strongly to play crossed even if they have a harder time doing it...
Not 100% convinced though.
I can see a lot of benefits with playing open handed with the ride on the right side learning to play all sticking patterns both ways.
The kit will be more open.
You hands will become extremely even because you will play the exact same things with them at all time, switching leading hands for a fill depending on which hand happens to be on the snare.
I don't wanna experiment with the kid so I go with the safe traditional way for now... but this must be something pretty much any drum-teacher have to force upon kid-students??
The kid also leads naturally with his left, maybe I should value this ambidextrousity the kid got and not fight it like my first instinct was before I read that article that was quite spot on. First lesson the kid played the moneybeat with left-hand on the hi-hat and then reversed with right hand on the ride! Next lesson I had tried tell him gently to play crossed, he had a much harder time doing this. I don't understand why though, I can't recall having a problem with start crossing my hands. Maybe it's a kid thing...?