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“You just have to build chops. Your muscle just aren’t strong enough,” they said. “Just practice 3 hours a day and you’ll get more control,” they said. I’m not convinced. For years, I’ve heard instructors say that young players can’t…
Here’s a simple, yet extremely effective set of exercises for ANY level performer. They’re designed to emphasize the timing in which all the parts of the Legato Stroke occur. Too many instructors tell the players to “use more wrist,” but…
There are many schools of thought on the proper way to play a snare drum roll. I play with a controlled bounce every time. For march-like tempos, my roll base is 16th-notes. I use three bounces on each 16th-note as…
I was working the other day with a student on her snare drum roll quality. Her roll was a bit forced and choked, resulting in a very rhythmic and uncharacteristic sound. I have used a particular exercise to help improve…
A friend asked me for a basic curriculum for a snare drum student. I thought it best to start with a simple, yet effective set of resources. Also, I needed to be sure the progression was logical. One foot in…