Stephen: the height of all of the parts of a drum (I.e seat, snare, hi hat, etc.) and the relaxation of your body is extremely critical in playing the drum set. Well done! May God continue to bless you.
Another very helpful video, thanks Stephen! For those who think his videos are too long, in my opinion he’s presenting as a teacher, not an entertainer, so there’s more detail, explanation, and it takes longer
Thanks for the tips . One question, Can you pin the link to the weak hand diagnostic test here in the comments? I'm blind and having trouble clicking the link in the description area.
I still consider myself a beginner but my problem is when I'm trying to play Ghost Notes my sticks will hit each other occasionally. Then if I tried to lower my snare height a little bit I have a really difficult time doing rimshots. Which I suck at anyway
At 73,I;ve played both traditional and matched grip, depending on the gig, song,or my mood..My snare is at a strange angle for many drummers, but being a trained drummer, it's all about stick control and my throw of the sticks.I kind of go with Tony Williams kind of angle.Seat height as well.Comfort zone.
The problem with many of the e-drums is the snare can't tilt toward you . I found the only thing I could do to keep from accidently hitting rim shots was tilt it a little to the left.
Great video! My struggle is that I like my snare higher in timpani position & lower in Moeller position...and I like playing both...so I've been on a position journey for a while now!
I do a ton of cross stick, so it works best for me to have the snare a lot higher than optimal for other playing. Doing that weird 'off to the side, hunched over' cross stick position doesn't work for me. And I only see that with people when they have the snare lower and farther away.
My snare seems like it's a little too close as I feel like I have my elbows slightly behind me to play in the center of the snare. Adjustments AND some trial and error are on the way...
Why don't you have a clause for rim clicks . It is actually one of the most important if you play a lot of latin music. For example on your setup if you try to put your self in to the rim click position I feel like you have to bend down a bit which would result with back pain 😉
Some of your directions are in stark contrast to some of the great music teachers. Freddy Gruber convinced Neil Peart to raise his snare to roughly belly button level which had a profound impact on his playing. Look at Simon Phillips or Todd Sucherman as well. Your physiology is unique (oh, if I could be that skinny!) but your setup is extremely low and while that works for you, it would not be something I would suggest for 99% of other drummers.
It’s really about the information you get from it though like along the way he give pointers to help you understand, which would be left out in shorter videos that could leave you more confused if you were a beginner wit the drums
He’s says he helps self taught beginner drummers at the beginning of every video. That was me. I had never been around drums or any musical experience/training. I knew absolutely nothing and finding this channel was the biggest help. I didn’t even know any drum terminology, so watching some other channels that didn’t explain things often left me with more questions.
@@mydogatemyinternet7461 I think it'd be a great idea for him to put out two versions of every video - a 2 minute one and the twenty minute version :-)
Stephen: the height of all of the parts of a drum (I.e seat, snare, hi hat, etc.) and the relaxation of your body is extremely critical in playing the drum set. Well done! May God continue to bless you.
Another very helpful video, thanks Stephen! For those who think his videos are too long, in my opinion he’s presenting as a teacher, not an entertainer, so there’s more detail, explanation, and it takes longer
I moved my snare down lower just yesterday and felt so much better. Perfect timing to watch this so I can adjust more. Thank you 😊
thanks Stephen, very good lesson for me
Thanks for the tips . One question, Can you pin the link to the weak hand diagnostic test here in the comments? I'm blind and having trouble clicking the link in the description area.
I still consider myself a beginner but my problem is when I'm trying to play Ghost Notes my sticks will hit each other occasionally. Then if I tried to lower my snare height a little bit I have a really difficult time doing rimshots. Which I suck at anyway
At 73,I;ve played both traditional and matched grip, depending on the gig, song,or my mood..My snare is at a strange angle for many drummers, but being a trained drummer, it's all about stick control and my throw of the sticks.I kind of go with Tony Williams kind of angle.Seat height as well.Comfort zone.
The problem with many of the e-drums is the snare can't tilt toward you . I found the only thing I could do to keep from accidently hitting rim shots was tilt it a little to the left.
Great video! My struggle is that I like my snare higher in timpani position & lower in Moeller position...and I like playing both...so I've been on a position journey for a while now!
I do a ton of cross stick, so it works best for me to have the snare a lot higher than optimal for other playing.
Doing that weird 'off to the side, hunched over' cross stick position doesn't work for me. And I only see that with people when they have the snare lower and farther away.
My snare seems like it's a little too close as I feel like I have my elbows slightly behind me to play in the center of the snare. Adjustments AND some trial and error are on the way...
I play every time in the center of snare with power,not like rimshots
Why don't you have a clause for rim clicks . It is actually one of the most important if you play a lot of latin music. For example on your setup if you try to put your self in to the rim click position I feel like you have to bend down a bit which would result with back pain 😉
Some of your directions are in stark contrast to some of the great music teachers. Freddy Gruber convinced Neil Peart to raise his snare to roughly belly button level which had a profound impact on his playing. Look at Simon Phillips or Todd Sucherman as well. Your physiology is unique (oh, if I could be that skinny!) but your setup is extremely low and while that works for you, it would not be something I would suggest for 99% of other drummers.
I play way more notes on the hi hat than the snare
Stick ontop of snare..pointing at bellybutton..For me😊
I feel like all of your 20 minute videos could be 2 minute videos
It’s really about the information you get from it though like along the way he give pointers to help you understand, which would be left out in shorter videos that could leave you more confused if you were a beginner wit the drums
learn how to scroll lmao
He’s says he helps self taught beginner drummers at the beginning of every video. That was me. I had never been around drums or any musical experience/training. I knew absolutely nothing and finding this channel was the biggest help. I didn’t even know any drum terminology, so watching some other channels that didn’t explain things often left me with more questions.
@@mydogatemyinternet7461 I think it'd be a great idea for him to put out two versions of every video - a 2 minute one and the twenty minute version :-)
hey- they're free videos. beggars can't be choosers. try playing them at 2x speed to save some time.
What is that wad of stuff sitting on your snare head ?
Never seen that before .
Bracelet that he uses as a muffler, like some people will put a wallet on the snare to kill the from ringing.
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