flamateurhour
Active Member
I've spent the last couple of years bouncing back and forth between different technique schools of thought and have reached a point where I'm absolutely dazzled by the broad range of approaches to employing motion on the drumstick. I've studied through a good portion of Bill Bachman's Hands Makeover, Great Hands for a Lifetime, Jojo's DVD, Gordy Knudtson's YT stuff, Ed Soph, Joe Morello, and my old University of Idaho prof's technique stuff, and I've come to a point of appreciation of how each artist has managed to come up with their own adaptation that works absolutely perfectly for themselves.
Is there a thread that is a great collective summary of the many approaches to hand technique? I've searched through the forum and have come across threads discussing/comparing&contrasting/debating individual approaches, yet I can't seem to find an open-ended discussion on the appreciation of hand technique in a broader sense (at least any longer than a single page). I understand that there is the "Drum Technique" sub-forum but much of that page is also dedicated to transcriptions, exercises, and other things of the sort. So in the spirit of this, here are some questions that I have on hand technique:
Is there a thread that is a great collective summary of the many approaches to hand technique? I've searched through the forum and have come across threads discussing/comparing&contrasting/debating individual approaches, yet I can't seem to find an open-ended discussion on the appreciation of hand technique in a broader sense (at least any longer than a single page). I understand that there is the "Drum Technique" sub-forum but much of that page is also dedicated to transcriptions, exercises, and other things of the sort. So in the spirit of this, here are some questions that I have on hand technique:
- What primary schools of thought have you applied to your playing? Where did this technique originate from and what is the reasoning behind the approach? What are the primary advantages or limitations have you come across when studying this technique?
- What are your favorite resources, either print or visual media, pertaining to the hand technique?
- What drummer(s) have your favorite "hands" in the business?
- What was your biggest "AH HAH!" discovery with your technique?
- What is your process for teaching technique to a student? Biggest do's and don'ts, order of operations, etc...
- What are you addressing with your own technique at the moment?
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