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Click
One of the questions that i keep getting asked a lot when i Teach my students is "Q" "what is the difference between a click, and a metronome" ?
"A" "The simple answer is it is the same thing "We drummer's have to be different !"
It has become known as the click when drummer's use it on a recording or on a Gig. It is played through our headphones or through our ear monitor's to assist with keeping time.
This was taken during a recording session a few years ago!
All Students should get used to playing along to a click / metronome as part of your everyday practice. for those of you that do not have one i am including a down loadable version here on my site.
Please click on the link below.
Rudiments
"Q" "What are rudiments"?
"A" This is a very good Question and not an easy one to answer, Here goes -:
Rudiments can be a number of things from Exercises to orchestrated pieces, However when we talk about rudiments on the drum set i like to think of them as practiced moves which are brought into play whilst playing a piece of music.
Think of a piece of music as a football game, During the game the teams will have set moves they make during the match,These take place at no specific time, This is the same with rudiments they will happen when the music requires them at no particular time. This is why we need to practice them because when they are required we will need to execute them perfectly.
"Q" "How many Rudiments are there"?
"A" "Generally there are 26 basic rudiments which are regularly used however "The Percusive arts Society reconises that there are 40 as these are generally used in snare drum orchestations.
Please Click on the link below to see how these are broken down.
Stylistic vocabulary
"Q" "What is Stylistic Vocabulary ?"
"A" When we talk about Stylistic Vocabulary we are refering to the phrasing of the peace that we are playing. If we are playing Latin or Jazz or Regae, We need to play it as authentic as we can to its roots, Just as we refer to dynamics and giving music its depth we need to also phrase the piece so that it is stylisticly correct to how it was written.
Grip Styles
"Q" How do I hold my sticks ?
"A" A question that I get asked quite often is "How do I hold my sticks?", My reply is always the same, there are two basic styles of holding your sticks, but there are a lot of variations of thoes two styles. The first one to look at is the style that I mainly use which is called the traditional Grip,
You can see from the picture above that the left hand has the weight of the hand underneith the stick, This style is comonly used in Jazz or for Rudimental Drumming, this allows for lighter dynamics with in music As I was taught this style from an early age it is the style that I feel most comfortuble with.
The Style shown directly above is called the Matched Grip, This is because as you can see from the picture above both hands are positioned Identically, there are three main variations on this style which are known as the (Germanic Grip, French Grip and the American Grip which is pictured above) I use this style quite often when playing variouse musical styles Rock, Pop and so on , this style is used by the majority of drummers as it allowes more freedom when playing around the kit in an open handed manner.
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