Another great and helpful video! I noticed a third sound that often gets overlooked that you played beautifully all throughout this video: The bass drum dead stroke and the bass drum open stroke. You really get a whole breadth of tonal qualities from the bass drum. Well done sir!
Great tips! Especially at 7:00. I was guilty of this, until I developed a repetitive stress injury. The shockwaves from a rimshot will absolutely travel up your arm, and can cause damage all the way to the shoulder. I learned my lesson, and now I make sure to teach all of my students to let go of the stick at the point of impact when playing rimshots. It only takes a fraction of a second, because the stick bounces right back into your hand, but it even makes the rimshot sound better, because the stick can vibrate.
Thanks Quincy great to hear you demonstrating the fine art of rim shots and shank played cymbal playing consistency with both at all levels of playing makes a better appreciation of this wonderful instrument there is so much depth to the drums❤🥁👌🎵
Dammit Quincy ! Must you have such a good time while passing on on to us these pearls of rhythmic wisdom ? Truly, it makes the lesson that much more enjoyable. All the best from Nutville, Mallorca.
Who are we kidding? It’s music after all. Some people take themselves way too serious when talking about and teaching music. I try not to because it’s all about having fun and bringing people together. I really believe that and I’m glad that comes across in my videos. Cheers to you brother Ned for always showing the love🙏🏾
You have shown the value of the shank in earlier presentations. They are huge to texture. Would you show a little more about hand technique and about the jazz language for the shank. With regard to rim shots, I think there are "quiet" ones that introduce timbre but not necessarily volume. Would you present different rim dynamics?
Could you comment on the placement (i.e. height) of your snare, relative to your upper and floor tom? Your three drums are in a closer relationship than many (including me). I suppose it is obvious that your placement of the three allows you to move between the three drums smoothly without having to lift the stick.
Great lesson Q! I just finished watching the Kenny Washington interview with Alexander callfy and damm he is a legend. I will like to see you collaborate and make some videos. It will be fire!🔥
These videos are awesome!! I got interested in your signature drumsticks but can't buy them on your website. Can I buy those stick somewhere else? They seem to bee out of stock everywhere
Hey prof Quincey, I have a philosopical question. I'm a drummer so if I took my kit out deep in the woods where nobody could hear me and played ....... would I still suck? :)
They’re not match grip so it’s ok the fulcrum is different. By nature because the grips are different the sound I get from each stick is going to be different as well so I don’t really worry about being identical with the fulcrum.
Always love the shank sound as a punctuation around normal cymbal hits. My instructor in the day called it 'spanking' the cymbal, it takes some practice to get it fluid and accurate. I've noticed cymbal demos on line where there's plenty of riding and full-on crashing, but no shanking (spanking). The listener is being robbed of hearing whether the cymbal sounds good using a shank hit, making it harder to decide if the cymbal is appropriate for jazz.
