Thanks so much for this video. I'm normally a snare drummer, but I did march bass drum in middle school and for a year of high school. I recently began teaching bass drum at a couple local high schools and I wasn't sure how to define the technique that I wanted. After watching this video, I learned a lot of helpful tips and I plan on using them for the upcoming seasons. Again, thanks so much!
This is truly helpful information. I am a Percussion Instructor at Norview High School in Norfolk, Va and this video will definitely help our BD line there.
This helped so much! I'm planning on auditioning for a college marching band and i planned on playing bass drum rather than my sousaphone. Was having trouble with the double hit but the fulcrum analogy really helped!
Great video. I'll show this to all my bass drummers here at don lugo!!! It's cool to see how the big schools down the street do their thing and now be able to learn a little something from them .
Really enjoyed the video nick, great information! I would love to see this type of breakdown for more instruments or just the differences from group to group you've worked with.
you should bring on some west coast cymbal instructors to talk about the different modern schools of cymbal playing and about how much its developed over the last few years especially in the wgi world
means you need to figure out 30 different ways to tell him how to play on beat 2. As far as auditioning for a DCI Bassline be prepared with all the material be humble and kind to all around you and do everything you can to keep yourself on the drums for as long as you can. BE NOTICED!!! In a good way though. Also do your best to mimic the technique of the group your auditioning for. Make the bass tech have no reason not to take you. Hopefully this helps you. Thanks for the questions.
The group I teach uses TAMA and I'm wondering how you tune the bass drums for indoor? The drums we have are 16", 18", 22", 24", and 26". What are the notes and/or intervals you recommend the drums be tuned to? Thanks!
Bottom to top I do pitches of D A D F# A. If you run those pitches you should have a good range and unison sound, but the 26" and 24" drums will be soft because of the low pitch. Hope that helps quaddrummer 17
I play tuba, but I used to be on drumline, and now that high school is coming,I want to learn how to play marching bass, but I don't know how to read bass music
What advice would you give someone who is trying out for Dci bassline? and what advice would you give someone who is teaching a bass line at a high school level to increase the level of excellence?
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Hi, excelent video, it was very helpful liked it. Congrats! I was wondering if you can talk a hold video about tuning marching bass drum! please, i'll apreciate. thanks
When play fast eights or 16th note, sextuplet, 32nd splits,, how would you explain that? what fingers would you use, would keep the back of the hand out? i'm really having trouble with this. Thanks!
Sebastien P I would say that for legato strokes such as eight notes and 16th notes I would think primarily writ movement and whole hand gripping the stick. You should feel your index all the way to your pinky finger in constant contact with the mallet all the way through. try and go for primarily wrist movement as it gives you a fuller sound vs just your fingers. So the back of your hand should remain on the mallet at all times hope that helps.
as far as teaching goes the best word of advice I can give is to be confident and experiment. say things in new and different ways because the way you were taught vocabulary may not translate well to the group of individuals you are trying to teach. Second thing is treat them as humans. set a structure and a standards set and if they do not accomplish the standards you and them have agreed to set give them consequences. Lastly be kind and patient. Realize jr may miss count 2 30 times that just
+Robbie Lyons that's awesome we appreciate the love. we'll do our best again this year to try and keep it fresh. Hope you're able to come by and say hi at a show this next year.
What advice would you give someone who is trying out for Dci bassline? and what advice would you give someone who is teaching a bass line at a high school level to increase the level of excellence?
Your video helped me to become captain of my school's Bass Line, thanks so much dude
Thanks so much for this video. I'm normally a snare drummer, but I did march bass drum in middle school and for a year of high school. I recently began teaching bass drum at a couple local high schools and I wasn't sure how to define the technique that I wanted. After watching this video, I learned a lot of helpful tips and I plan on using them for the upcoming seasons.
Again, thanks so much!
This is truly helpful information. I am a Percussion Instructor at Norview High School in Norfolk, Va and this video will definitely help our BD line there.
This helped so much! I'm planning on auditioning for a college marching band and i planned on playing bass drum rather than my sousaphone. Was having trouble with the double hit but the fulcrum analogy really helped!
Great video. I'll show this to all my bass drummers here at don lugo!!! It's cool to see how the big schools down the street do their thing and now be able to learn a little something from them .
Really appreciate the vid. Definitely answered some questions I had regarding bass technique.
Really enjoyed the video nick, great information! I would love to see this type of breakdown for more instruments or just the differences from group to group you've worked with.
You've got a lot of drumheads just chillin'. Must be nice. The videos are awesome!
It would be awesome if Will, Drew or who ever the snare guy is at academy could do like a snare version of this! Great video by the way!
I did a head change that night lol. Remo does hook it up for sure though. Thank you
Thank you so much!
great vid. would also see more vids of your ensemble you teaching. And also more educational stuff. gettings from germany!
you should bring on some west coast cymbal instructors to talk about the different modern schools of cymbal playing and about how much its developed over the last few years especially in the wgi world
This is great keep going
Thanks!👏👏👏
means you need to figure out 30 different ways to tell him how to play on beat 2. As far as auditioning for a DCI Bassline be prepared with all the material be humble and kind to all around you and do everything you can to keep yourself on the drums for as long as you can. BE NOTICED!!! In a good way though. Also do your best to mimic the technique of the group your auditioning for. Make the bass tech have no reason not to take you. Hopefully this helps you. Thanks for the questions.
yup that will be my next my perspective episode thanks for the idea!
Can you do one on tuning bass drums?
and also how do you tune ayala's basses?
Thanks!
I am a drum corps tuba player and I love bass five so much I want to play bass five at my high school so bad
nice man
The group I teach uses TAMA and I'm wondering how you tune the bass drums for indoor? The drums we have are 16", 18", 22", 24", and 26". What are the notes and/or intervals you recommend the drums be tuned to? Thanks!
Bottom to top I do pitches of D A D F# A. If you run those pitches you should have a good range and unison sound, but the 26" and 24" drums will be soft because of the low pitch. Hope that helps quaddrummer 17
how do you do diddles on a larger bass drum
wow you can definitely hear the difference between a marcato and staccato stroke
I play tuba, but I used to be on drumline, and now that high school is coming,I want to learn how to play marching bass, but I don't know how to read bass music
Matthew Miles did you ever learn how to? I can teach you man its super simple
What advice would you give someone who is trying out for Dci bassline?
and what advice would you give someone who is teaching a bass line at a high school level to increase the level of excellence?
Hi, excelent video, it was very helpful liked it. Congrats! I was wondering if you can talk a hold video about tuning marching bass drum! please, i'll apreciate. thanks
Comgrats on what
When play fast eights or 16th note, sextuplet, 32nd splits,, how would you explain that? what fingers would you use, would keep the back of the hand out? i'm really having trouble with this. Thanks!
Sebastien P I would say that for legato strokes such as eight notes and 16th notes I would think primarily writ movement and whole hand gripping the stick. You should feel your index all the way to your pinky finger in constant contact with the mallet all the way through. try and go for primarily wrist movement as it gives you a fuller sound vs just your fingers. So the back of your hand should remain on the mallet at all times hope that helps.
as far as teaching goes the best word of advice I can give is to be confident and experiment. say things in new and different ways because the way you were taught vocabulary may not translate well to the group of individuals you are trying to teach. Second thing is treat them as humans. set a structure and a standards set and if they do not accomplish the standards you and them have agreed to set give them consequences. Lastly be kind and patient. Realize jr may miss count 2 30 times that just
I play the bass drum
I have two dudes in mind who would love to do just that. I'll see their availability
Lola high school in texas
Cool! Now that I know how to do your job and you mine, let's trade jobs!
Are you still the tech there?
yes I am
+dcidrummer2012 do you write the bass drum music?
+Robbie Lyons Ike Jackson writes the book and I'll do minor tweaks as needed.
+dcidrummer2012 oh the bass book was killer last year. Probably one of my favorites.
+Robbie Lyons that's awesome we appreciate the love. we'll do our best again this year to try and keep it fresh. Hope you're able to come by and say hi at a show this next year.
Core style bass is stupid thats what quads are for
What advice would you give someone who is trying out for Dci bassline?
and what advice would you give someone who is teaching a bass line at a high school level to increase the level of excellence?