good tips on how to practice. i am going to buy the moon gel practice pad, because it is somewhat silent. and it probably build the wrist for a good rebound. thank you derek
Was searching in RU-vid for advices for the Stick Control book and found this video. What a nice surprise! Derek was my first drum teacher and it's nice to see these kind of contents. Hope to have some classes with you again, Derek!
Hallo TH! Ich mag die Kombination MoonGel-Pad und dickere (schwerere) Drumsticks um Kraft und z.T. auch Geschwindigkeit zu entwickeln. Meistens übe ich aber fast alle Pad-Übungen auf verschiedenen Oberflächen (diverse Pads, Snaredrum,....) mit unterschiedlichen Sticks - z.B. mit meinen regulären Drumset-Sticks auf der Snaredrum...... Hilft Dir die Antwort? Danke für´s Anschauen! Viele Grüße aus Berlin, Derek
Hey Thomas! I use the tempo sheet to speed up step by step and having a sort of guideline in what steps I will speed up. Of course feel free to find your own steps (for example 5 beats faster etc). And I do this (speeding up) when I feel it´s time to go faster. So when I have the feeling one tempo is mastered and I am ready to go on.......makes that sense to you? All the best! Derek
Hey Math las! On the bottom of page 16 in the book the notation for the flams is explained: "F" means right-hand-flam - so the right hand plays the main accented stroke and the left hand is playing the flam (grace note) and the "F with the circle" around the letter means the opposite.......hope this answer helped!? Thanks for watching the video!
