multiple bounce roll

jd192@large

Junior Member
any suggestions on tech with mutiple bounce roll? so far this is what i`m hearing.let sticks rebound and focus on both hands alternating evenly producing a smooth buzz. applying some pressure with thumb and finger. having difficulty. limited on pc , learning this as well. thanks, jd
 
Try holding lightly onto the fulcrum, dropping your stick from a height of .5". Alternate with your other hand, overlapping the buzzing so that there's no pause in the sound. That's how you do a quiet bounce roll. Easy peasy. That's how you want your rolls to sound. When you play with heights of more than .5", you start the stroke with pressure on the fulcrum, "pressing" the stick into the head to get more notes out of it quickly, loosening the grip when the stick height gets to the .5" height. Try to smooth out the transition from the pressed notes to the released notes.

This is the classical version of the multiple bounce roll, called the "press-release" technique. Smoothest rolls you will ever produce, but it takes time and lots of practice. Good luck!
 
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