Heres a clip of me practicing with the double bass drum pedals. Emulating with my feet what my hands are doing. Right hand, right foot, left hand, left foot. Etc. Sorry you cant see the feet in the clip. Have to get the camera better positioned. Also, as you can notice, I have the drums muffled. No need for the volume. This is simply a workout exercise I use at times to strengthen my physical balance at the kit. Top and bottom. There are many top heavy drummers. Its very common with drummers that came out of a marching or corps situation where there is much hand playing. Its something thats easy to get into and not think about. This isnt an exercise that needs to be played in a specific time but its good to play it in time for practicing purposes or close to a straight pulse. Practice it sometimes with a metronome. Just make sure the hands and feet are equally doing the same things. Mix it up between singles, doubles, flams, velocity, 8ths, 16ths, triplets, etc...and most importantly, have fun and stay relaxed with this challenging exercise.
Posted on: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 18:12:31 +0000
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