Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer by George Lawrence Stone

Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer



Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer ebook




Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer George Lawrence Stone ebook
Publisher: Alfred Publishing
ISBN: 1892764040, 9781892764041
Format: pdf
Page: 48


Melodic Snare Drumming is a conceptual approach to playing snare drum that involves physically hearing or imagining a melodic accompaniment while performing. Meyer has increased my speed, fluidity, and control demonstrably. To do this, strike a drum several times and adjust the fulcrum point To get the feel of this new grip try alternately striking the sticks beginning with your intended 'lead' hand and then your 'following' hand, on the snare drum. Along with realizing all this, I decided that I needed to spend more time with the practice pad, metronome, and classic drum books. Beyond Stick Control, by Glenn W. Master the book "Stick Control For the Snare Drummer" I recommend 2 hours per page, but don't start the exercise until you can play every one on the page. Practice until you are comfortable playing very high strokes (loud) with a lot of wrist and arm action as well as low strokes (soft) just barely raising the sticks off of the drums. At this point, it is essential to adjust the exact position of your fulcrum to the point of the stick where you feel you get the optimum amount of bounce (like a basketball) and control. STICK CONTROL FOR THE SNARE DRUMMER PERCUSSION INSTRUCTION BOOK DRUMS. Bob says the idea “is in fact very old, and for centuries was the system through Drummers developed patterns that were called rudiments, containing information on rhythmic shape, stroke density, time value and sticking. George Lawrence Stones Accents. Double Bass Buddy Rich's Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments by Buddy Rich & Henry Adler 21. Syncopation by Modern School for Snare Drum by Morris Goldenberg 15. That regimen and the ensuing foundation can be found in one of the seminal works of drumming: Stick Control: For the Snare Drummer . Accents and Rebounds: For the Snare Drummer: George Lawrence Stone. It's named after Sanford Moeller, a drummer in the early 1900′s, who documented how drummers from the Civil War hit snare drums. The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary Stick Control for the Snare Drummer The Drummer's Rudimental Reference Book. Rudiments improve your stick handling, wrist control and over all technique whether playing them on a practice pad or a snare drum. Stick Control for the Snare Drummer Stick Control.