Many years ago before Bill Bruford retired, I got to see him close up with his band Earthworks. He has a very economical range of motion. None of the usual rock drummer theatrical movements with flailing arms and crashing the cymbals with three foot arm swings. His arms barely moved around the kit and he played the most intricate music.
Great video. A big secret to fast learning is compound exercises. So, since when you work on this you're often actually limiting your hand speed, especially when you use both hands, it makes a lot of sense to also work on stuff with your hands that you would otherwise need to take slowly anyway. So the big, arcing movements between surfaces that you demonstrated at one point... that's exactly right. I'd add practicing crossovers to this too as something that really needs to be mastered at slower tempos before it can be brought up.
@@cremist2317 Absolutely! Essentially, if you take the dribbling technique I’ve done (floor Tom & Kick Drum) and implement single stroke rolls (on the snare for example) it will increase both hand and body speed. Example: 120 BPM (k = Kick, T = Tom) L-R-L-R, K-T-K-T I also have online courses that are catered to what you wish to break down. (Starting September 27th).
Much appreciated! & I hope I’m understanding, you need help on how to add themes with chops or fills? Also, I need you to elaborate on what you mean by “themes”. 👊🏾
@@dahnjayThank you for the lesson sir I almost asked what he's asking .. I think a theme is a pattern you put in between chops from time to time... RRLLRR could be a theme if you decide to put it in between chops over and over again without changing it..
