Bo Eder
Platinum Member
Hey all,
I don't want to extend the bickering caused by the thread about drum corps producing bad drum set players, but I wanted to re-post this link to a video I just love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glntCtBVF1U&list=HL1353004403&feature=mh_lolz
What you're seeing is the Cadets bass drum line from July 2012 playing some of their stuff. In this instance, I think being involved in a bass drum line is extremely helpful to your individual timing simply because it's more akin to being in a latin percussion section - it takes all of them to make music. Whereas I think if you were just in the snare line or the tenor line your mental focus is more on technique because the line all must look the same. Yes, the bass drummer's playing technique is the same and they do play things in unison, but the running lines they do I think bonds these guys together more as a section simply because of all the split parts - something all musicians need to learn.
I hope you like it!
(And no more bickering about what's better - it's all drumming, right?)
I don't want to extend the bickering caused by the thread about drum corps producing bad drum set players, but I wanted to re-post this link to a video I just love:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glntCtBVF1U&list=HL1353004403&feature=mh_lolz
What you're seeing is the Cadets bass drum line from July 2012 playing some of their stuff. In this instance, I think being involved in a bass drum line is extremely helpful to your individual timing simply because it's more akin to being in a latin percussion section - it takes all of them to make music. Whereas I think if you were just in the snare line or the tenor line your mental focus is more on technique because the line all must look the same. Yes, the bass drummer's playing technique is the same and they do play things in unison, but the running lines they do I think bonds these guys together more as a section simply because of all the split parts - something all musicians need to learn.
I hope you like it!
(And no more bickering about what's better - it's all drumming, right?)