Hi PA3HCM: Thanks for watching! Certainly most students of that age have more experience with multiples of 2's and 3's...however, if the teacher feels that the student really understands the concept of those subdivisions (that they can FEEL the groupings against a steady pulse), I don't see it as a stretch for them to figure out what a 5 grouping would feel like, through imitation and/or exploration, in the same way they were able to figure out what 2's-4's felt like.
Hi AlexWyatt83: Thanks for watching! I would go up to 7-9 (and even up to 12's) if I was using an alternating sticking (both hands) -- the thinking being that if you can comfortably get up to 6's with one hand, then you should be able to do 12's with both hands, and any issues with that would be related to coordination.
Love your videos man. Thanks for posting. Wanted to ask, a lot of beginning percussion classes teach students to play with a closed, front fulcrum with a lot of emphasis on rudimental drumming. I've always thought this was sort of silly and am considering teaching my beginners the open 3 point fulcrum with emphasis on the "concert" idiom. Do you have any thoughts on this?
Hi grt002, My concept (for any percussion instrument) is to always ask, "are you relaxed"? For my hands - and many students I've taught - relaxed hands meant there was a space between the thumb and index finger. That's not to say that you won't squeeze at the fulcrum when needed (buzzes, perhaps times when you need to use more finger and less wrist), but the default position should always be as relaxed as you can be - not just in the hands, but arms, shoulders, neck, back, etc. I feel like this concept results in two things: 1. better tone quality and 2. less physical problems later on. Regarding rudiments - I don't have a problem as long as the student is ready development-wise. That they have a grasp of notation and the fundamentals of coordination and stick control. Thanks for watching!
Almost the same way I learned it! Interesting to see that you include the "5" already in the very beginning of playing the snare.
Thanks for the video! Ever go up to 7's, 8's, 9's, in the same exercise? Thnx.
Hi PA3HCM:
Thanks for watching! Certainly most students of that age have more experience with multiples of 2's and 3's...however, if the teacher feels that the student really understands the concept of those subdivisions (that they can FEEL the groupings against a steady pulse), I don't see it as a stretch for them to figure out what a 5 grouping would feel like, through imitation and/or exploration, in the same way they were able to figure out what 2's-4's felt like.
Hi AlexWyatt83:
Thanks for watching! I would go up to 7-9 (and even up to 12's) if I was using an alternating sticking (both hands) -- the thinking being that if you can comfortably get up to 6's with one hand, then you should be able to do 12's with both hands, and any issues with that would be related to coordination.
Love your videos man. Thanks for posting.
Wanted to ask, a lot of beginning percussion classes teach students to play with a closed, front fulcrum with a lot of emphasis on rudimental drumming. I've always thought this was sort of silly and am considering teaching my beginners the open 3 point fulcrum with emphasis on the "concert" idiom. Do you have any thoughts on this?
Hi grt002,
My concept (for any percussion instrument) is to always ask, "are you relaxed"? For my hands - and many students I've taught - relaxed hands meant there was a space between the thumb and index finger. That's not to say that you won't squeeze at the fulcrum when needed (buzzes, perhaps times when you need to use more finger and less wrist), but the default position should always be as relaxed as you can be - not just in the hands, but arms, shoulders, neck, back, etc. I feel like this concept results in two things: 1. better tone quality and 2. less physical problems later on.
Regarding rudiments - I don't have a problem as long as the student is ready development-wise. That they have a grasp of notation and the fundamentals of coordination and stick control.
Thanks for watching!
U held the drumsticks too high! U didn't even do much! U should try harder!