Hello everyone. I've checked out this forum once in a while and it seems like there are a lot of knowledgeable people on here. I have recently got into jazz, from reading about my favorite drummer, Keith Moon (my screen name obviously points that out lol). I was reading that Keith Moon was a big fan of Gene Krupa and highly influenced by him. So I decided to check out Krupa and really enjoyed his playing and it now has me interested in learning jazz.
I was hoping that somebody could help me out with a question I have about playing a swing feel. As I understand it, there is a triplet, then quarter note pattern with the quarter note coming on two and four. The triplet pattern being played on the ride cymbal and the quarter note on the high hat. I was told to always start on the quarter note.
From what I've been told there is a catch and release technique involved with the ride cymbal and there should be very little wrist movement if this is done correctly. I'm having a difficult time with this and wanted to know if anybody could give me any advice or point me to a good instructional video for this.I have both acoustic and electronic drum kits, but I was told to stay away from the electronic kit while practicing this because it would not allow me learn the proper technique on the ride.
Any help is much appreciated.
I was hoping that somebody could help me out with a question I have about playing a swing feel. As I understand it, there is a triplet, then quarter note pattern with the quarter note coming on two and four. The triplet pattern being played on the ride cymbal and the quarter note on the high hat. I was told to always start on the quarter note.
From what I've been told there is a catch and release technique involved with the ride cymbal and there should be very little wrist movement if this is done correctly. I'm having a difficult time with this and wanted to know if anybody could give me any advice or point me to a good instructional video for this.I have both acoustic and electronic drum kits, but I was told to stay away from the electronic kit while practicing this because it would not allow me learn the proper technique on the ride.
Any help is much appreciated.