Something that might help young drummers with their weak hand which in turn will increase speed is practice single strokes and double strokes with the strong hand doing ghost notes, it really seemed to help me. It let's you focus more and work on the weak hand to discover any problems with your technique so that you can correct them.
Thanks for the exercises, Brad! I am currently experimenting with ways to increase my single stroke rolls by combining different sticking patterns. I haven't got the book demonstrated by you here, so I appreciate you sharing the patterns.
Great channel Brad. Sage advice and exercises from one who knows the instrument and what it takes to play at a professional level. Thank you Mr. Allen.
What a surprise!!! I have Joe Morello and Roger Taylor tattooed on my arm. In the future I intend to add a few more to the group. How cool to find a reference to this great drummer and especially congratulations and thank you for the class!!!!
Thanks for your feedback. I'm a big Roger Taylor fan myself. He is very underrated in my opinion. A great drummer who played Queen's music exactly like it needed to be played. I'm a huge Queen fan and I'm so glad younger generations are still discovering their music!
I gotta say, i used to think drummers are, you know, just drunmers... nothing else. Boy, they have been so under appreciated in my radar!! I've recently gotten back into practicing music after years of touching nothing, so I decided to venture into the popular land-- UA-cam-- for some rythm exercises. Boy, I am so glad I did. Man, long story short, turns out... drumers are well decorated machined!!! Period. Hats off. Then, of course, DOMi and DJ Beck started to pop up in my feed, which got me so gung-ho and excited even more. What a thrill to see some of the most well decorated machine duo in this generation!! Thank you sir for taking the time to help improve and enrich other drummers.❤
Thanks very much Brad. Are you familiar with the Tony Williams grip? This is found in a UA-cam video in 1998 where he is featured in a clinic. He grips the sticks almost at the end of the sticks. Palms down. The grip is gripping with the last two fingers of each hand. He said the speed comes from the hands not the wrists. For me my fastest speed comes from alternating using this method with using fingers. This is for longer rolls. I am still working this out for bursts. Thanks again Brad for a great lesson. Bill.
Thanks Bill. I'm somewhat familiar with that grip, but I could experiment with it some more. There are a lot of things like that you need to work on for a long time to see whether they are a benefit for you. I was off and on with traditional grip for a very long time. It took me many years to really get control off it. But eventually I came to really prefer that grip, at least for acoustic jazz. But if Tony Williams said that grip was a benefit, it's definitely worth exploring.
Good stuff, Brad. Thank you. Matched grip all the way for me. I think I've come up with a hit song "Matched grip, Matched grip, Matched grip man, I wanna be a Matched grip man". Catchy, eh?!
Enjoyed the short lesson. I've been playing drums for over 40 years, and I play traditional grip 70 percent of the time. But my speed has dropped off over the years.
Speed doesn't have to drop with age. I haven't found that to be the case. But I should clarify that I'm always trying to play as relaxed as possible. It depends on your playing situation. For instance, I've played a lot of rock music. But I never had to play extremely loud. When I had to play louder I would always mic the drums. Some drummers playing in rock bands feel they have to play their loudest all the time to be heard above the band. I understand, but the older you get, the harder that is to do. It really takes a lot of energy. That can really slow you down around the set.
I just came across your video and I've been playing for quite a long time but I'm sloppy! I'm 62 years old and I'm trying to learn to get my hand speed increased. Do you have a specific training video on using fingers for single stroke and double stroke rolls?
I struggled with finger control early on. One of my military drum instructors gave me an exercise that helped more than any other. Here is the link to my video on finger control. This may be a very unconventional way of teaching it. But it's very effective. Practice as a describe in the video 5-10 minutes a day. In the first 1-2 weeks you will probably notice a big difference in your ability to use your fingers. ua-cam.com/video/KenzxlY-aKU/v-deo.htmlsi=1X0w8V_tS93prOcL
Utilizó para estos ejercicios mas los dedos que muñeca,pienso que asi va mas rapido,aunque al final más que rapidez se necesita seguridad en los golpes...y practicar mucho la parte débil de tus golpes¡¡¡...utilizó el clásico,no utilizo ni el agarre francés ni el agarre alemán,.... ...saludos.¡¡¡¡¡¡✌✌👍👍
Good question. I personally don't really differentiate between German and American grip. I've always tried to strive for about a 90 degree angle between the sticks. I also strive for straight up and down strokes. But everything needs to feel as natural as possible. So if the sticks end up being slightly less than 90 degrees for instance, that's fine as long as it doesn't produce any tension in your hands or wrists.
hey my military brotha n drummer, i was active in the marines from 93' to 97' but not in the band , i am a new sub for ya and i only have email here and i def. wanna talk more , i love talking drums n music n gear n such here , thanks n we'll talk soon brotha > tom !
Thanks for your service! I also enjoy talking with veterans of all the different branches. I was in the Army but attended a tri-service music school run by the Navy. My classmates included Army, Navy and Marines, and my drum instructor was a Marine.😀 My email is brad@bradallendrums.com
Definitely has its advantages. Took me a very long time to get comfortable with traditional grip, which is why I think so many drummers giver up on it.
Thank you so much for the video and that helped me surprise my drum teacher
Glad I could help!
Great lesson, well done
Glad you liked it!
Something that might help young drummers with their weak hand which in turn will increase speed is practice single strokes and double strokes with the strong hand doing ghost notes, it really seemed to help me. It let's you focus more and work on the weak hand to discover any problems with your technique so that you can correct them.
Thank you. That's a good suggestion, and one I'd never heard before.
Thanks for the exercises, Brad! I am currently experimenting with ways to increase my single stroke rolls by combining different sticking patterns. I haven't got the book demonstrated by you here, so I appreciate you sharing the patterns.
Thanks. I'm glad you found it helpful. 😀
Great channel Brad. Sage advice and exercises from one who knows the instrument and what it takes to play at a professional level. Thank you Mr. Allen.
Thank you very much for your encouraging words. 😀
What a surprise!!! I have Joe Morello and Roger Taylor tattooed on my arm. In the future I intend to add a few more to the group. How cool to find a reference to this great drummer and especially congratulations and thank you for the class!!!!
Thanks for your feedback. I'm a big Roger Taylor fan myself. He is very underrated in my opinion. A great drummer who played Queen's music exactly like it needed to be played. I'm a huge Queen fan and I'm so glad younger generations are still discovering their music!
Very helpful
Glad it helped
I gotta say, i used to think drummers are, you know, just drunmers... nothing else. Boy, they have been so under appreciated in my radar!!
I've recently gotten back into practicing music after years of touching nothing, so I decided to venture into the popular land-- UA-cam-- for some rythm exercises. Boy, I am so glad I did. Man, long story short, turns out... drumers are well decorated machined!!! Period. Hats off.
Then, of course, DOMi and DJ Beck started to pop up in my feed, which got me so gung-ho and excited even more. What a thrill to see some of the most well decorated machine duo in this generation!!
Thank you sir for taking the time to help improve and enrich other drummers.❤
Thanks for your encouragement. 😀I'm glad you found it helpful.
I have that book by Joe Morello and it's very good for coordination. I play mostly matched grip, about 70/30. Thanks
Thanks for your feedback. It's a great book. Matched grip is definitely the most versatile. 😀
Thank you Brad, Cliff here, this is what I’ve been looking for, I play traditional grip.
I use all those grips. But I do find i can play many things easier with traditional grip. I especially like it for acoustic jazz.
Thanks very much Brad. Are you familiar with the Tony Williams grip? This is found in a UA-cam video in 1998 where he is featured in a clinic. He grips the sticks almost at the end of the sticks. Palms down. The grip is gripping with the last two fingers of each hand. He said the speed comes from the hands not the wrists.
For me my fastest speed comes from alternating using this method with using fingers. This is for longer rolls. I am still working this out for bursts.
Thanks again Brad for a great lesson. Bill.
Thanks Bill. I'm somewhat familiar with that grip, but I could experiment with it some more. There are a lot of things like that you need to work on for a long time to see whether they are a benefit for you. I was off and on with traditional grip for a very long time. It took me many years to really get control off it. But eventually I came to really prefer that grip, at least for acoustic jazz. But if Tony Williams said that grip was a benefit, it's definitely worth exploring.
Good stuff, Brad. Thank you. Matched grip all the way for me. I think I've come up with a hit song "Matched grip, Matched grip, Matched grip man, I wanna be a Matched grip man".
Catchy, eh?!
Very catchy! 😀It's definitely a more versatile grip.
Enjoyed the short lesson. I've been playing drums for over 40 years, and I play traditional grip 70 percent of the time. But my speed has dropped off over the years.
Speed doesn't have to drop with age. I haven't found that to be the case. But I should clarify that I'm always trying to play as relaxed as possible. It depends on your playing situation. For instance, I've played a lot of rock music. But I never had to play extremely loud. When I had to play louder I would always mic the drums. Some drummers playing in rock bands feel they have to play their loudest all the time to be heard above the band. I understand, but the older you get, the harder that is to do. It really takes a lot of energy. That can really slow you down around the set.
I just came across your video and I've been playing for quite a long time but I'm sloppy! I'm 62 years old and I'm trying to learn to get my hand speed increased. Do you have a specific training video on using fingers for single stroke and double stroke rolls?
I struggled with finger control early on. One of my military drum instructors gave me an exercise that helped more than any other. Here is the link to my video on finger control. This may be a very unconventional way of teaching it. But it's very effective. Practice as a describe in the video 5-10 minutes a day. In the first 1-2 weeks you will probably notice a big difference in your ability to use your fingers. ua-cam.com/video/KenzxlY-aKU/v-deo.htmlsi=1X0w8V_tS93prOcL
Utilizó para estos ejercicios mas los dedos que muñeca,pienso que asi va mas rapido,aunque al final más que rapidez se necesita seguridad en los golpes...y practicar mucho la parte débil de tus golpes¡¡¡...utilizó el clásico,no utilizo ni el agarre francés ni el agarre alemán,.... ...saludos.¡¡¡¡¡¡✌✌👍👍
Estoy de acuerdo. A estas velocidades es más técnica con los dedos. Gracias por tus comentarios. Que tengas una gran semana!😀
Are you letting the stick bounce back, struggling to tell, thanks!
Yes. I'm bouncing the sticks off the pad like a ball, using the wrist and fingers.
Nice and …
¿ is that ‘German’ grip ? Would you call it that ?
Kinda rare these days o reckon … kinda cool
Good question. I personally don't really differentiate between German and American grip. I've always tried to strive for about a 90 degree angle between the sticks. I also strive for straight up and down strokes. But everything needs to feel as natural as possible. So if the sticks end up being slightly less than 90 degrees for instance, that's fine as long as it doesn't produce any tension in your hands or wrists.
hey my military brotha n drummer, i was active in the marines from 93' to 97' but not in the band , i am a new sub for ya and i only have email here and i def. wanna talk more , i love talking drums n music n gear n such here , thanks n we'll talk soon brotha > tom !
Thanks for your service! I also enjoy talking with veterans of all the different branches. I was in the Army but attended a tri-service music school run by the Navy. My classmates included Army, Navy and Marines, and my drum instructor was a Marine.😀 My email is brad@bradallendrums.com
traditional
Definitely has its advantages. Took me a very long time to get comfortable with traditional grip, which is why I think so many drummers giver up on it.