WaitForItDrummer
Senior Member
Hi guys,
So I'm getting into marching snare playing and need advice from anyone experienced.
It's actually joining a samba Bateria on snare. I've been to to first session with my Ludwig Acro and they let me borrow a strap. Had a Blast!
But not sure about the comfort/ergonomics of carrying a drumkit snare with just a waist strap. Also my right hand was killing me at the end of session (even though I'm told my right hand technique is good now. Left hand was fine (trad grip) which is also weird because my left hand technique tends to lag behind my right.
Anyway, questions to any experienced marching snare players:
- do I need a samba snare or marching snare? Or is using a drumkit snare make no difference? (Rather use what I have unless it's bad for technique)
- what snare carrier is best for long term ergonomics, technique? Waist strap? Djembe strap over the shoulders? Stiff marching snare carrier?
- do you use a different right hand technique when marching vs a kit? (On RH, I use matched, with intermediate level Moeller technique, but my hand was killing me after two hours. Not injured, not CTS, just tired and sore the next day)
I never get this on kit playing now, so something is different
LH (trad) was fine.
Any advice is most appreciated
Cheers,
Kate
So I'm getting into marching snare playing and need advice from anyone experienced.
It's actually joining a samba Bateria on snare. I've been to to first session with my Ludwig Acro and they let me borrow a strap. Had a Blast!
But not sure about the comfort/ergonomics of carrying a drumkit snare with just a waist strap. Also my right hand was killing me at the end of session (even though I'm told my right hand technique is good now. Left hand was fine (trad grip) which is also weird because my left hand technique tends to lag behind my right.
Anyway, questions to any experienced marching snare players:
- do I need a samba snare or marching snare? Or is using a drumkit snare make no difference? (Rather use what I have unless it's bad for technique)
- what snare carrier is best for long term ergonomics, technique? Waist strap? Djembe strap over the shoulders? Stiff marching snare carrier?
- do you use a different right hand technique when marching vs a kit? (On RH, I use matched, with intermediate level Moeller technique, but my hand was killing me after two hours. Not injured, not CTS, just tired and sore the next day)
I never get this on kit playing now, so something is different
LH (trad) was fine.
Any advice is most appreciated
Cheers,
Kate
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