Open handed drum technique book

Everything you need to know about open handed drumming. Open, closed, open is a technique of playing snare drum rudiments, especially used during auditions. The flat part of your thumb should make contact with the stick and your remaining fingers then wrap around naturally. A followup to the popular first volume, open handed playing, vol. The pushpull technique uses your thumb and fingers to push the stick forward and backward, letting you play notes quickly with one hand. Open handed drumming drum lesson with chris langan behind the beat with chris langan. Book 1 contains 80 pages of sequential instruction covering rudimental studies, roll studies, contest solos, and bass drum and cymbal technique. As a beginning drummer, this is a good book to add to your library. For decades it has been used by drummers and percussionists of all genres to develop the hands as well as hand foot coordination. Ed sophs book presents both a good discussion of technique and a method of coordination of hands and feet that will. So any book that you use for right hand lead or cross sticking can be used for developing left hand lead.

Use this forum to exchange ideas and information with your fellow drummers. In this advanced drumming video series, learn tips and techniques to improve your drum playing ability tenfold. Stick technique is your ultimate book on drum technique. When jim chapins book advanced techniques for the modern drummer was first published in 1948, he encouraged drummers to play with their. Huge improvements to ones playing can come from open handed practice. Beginnings and development edit open handed playing was first conceived as idea with jim chapins book advanced techniques for the modern drummer, and gary chester s book the new breed which emphasize coordinated independence, leading with both hands and legs. The most important drum technique in the world drum lesson duration. Growing up in the preyoutube era, one could only guess as to who played open handed, unless you saw them play live. How to improve left hand discipline when drumming right.

Steve smith and deen castronovo have used the open hand technique for the journey song dont stop believin. The thing about open handed playing is that it is just left hand lead. The three most common techniques are the two finger, index finger, and open hand. Who knows, openhanded drumming might assist you in finding your sound and become a main aspect of your musical identity. Repeat the procedure, placing the other stick into your left hand. How to use openhanded playing on the drums wonderhowto. The first step in mastering the traditional grip is learning to bounce the drumstick off the drum head or practice pad.

A number of drummers experiment and are comfortable with open handed drumming but do not always play in that configuration, such as dennis chambers, sean reinert, thomas lang and marco minnemann. His second book contemporary drumset techniques is now also considered a valuable addition to any drum library and is one of the most complete sources of linear techniques available. In a recent article, i made the comment that there is really no such thing as a onehanded roll. Meaning, the actual grip on the respective hi hat hand was far from optimal open handed. Moeller, as described in his book the art of snare drumming, also called the moeller book. So with that, im going to give you my list of worthy drummers who impress their fans by playing open handed.

Lenny white, as a left handed drummer, also used to play open handed with traditional grip, playing in a right handed kit. Adventist youth honors answer bookrecreationdrumming. Im right handed but i play open handed because of the book a new breed by gary chester. Hudson music produces the finest instructional howto videos and lesson books for drums, bass and guitar. This method also provides an incredibly creative and funky set of new tools to build the drumming vocabulary. Hi reddit, i recently bought my first acoustic drum kit, having some trouble with the set up.

For those of you that arent familiar with this technique, in summary, it involves not crossing the. For those of you that arent familiar with this technique, in summary, it involves not crossing the hands when playing the hihat or ridecymbal and snare drum simultaneously as opposed to the more traditional way of playing drums which features crossed hands as the basic playing position. Open handed players will often mount their ride cymbal on the left side above the hi hat and play the ride cymbal with the left hand as well. Our expert will demonstrate single and double stroke techniques, how to play quads, how to do flams and paradiddles, how to play eighth note triplets, crossovers, how to increase your speed between drums, how to play odd time signaturesand more important drum tips. Based on concepts developed by teaching great jim chapin and fusion legend billy cobham, open handed playing not only outlines all the. The first wave of highprofile open handed drummers came about in the mid 60s, and it has continued through today. As open handed playing becomes more popular, so it stands that educational material to accompany the technique is being published by some of the worlds best drummers and educators. I think this is a must for everyone who wants to improve their technique. Learn exactly what to play, practice, and listen to from one of the most indemand drummers in the world. I use a combination of hand techniques which i find appropriate for doing different things on my drum set. This avoids the crossing over of the right arm above the left. Dom famularo demonstrates the open handed playing technique.

An easy way to find your grip is to stand up with your hands at your side. Open handed drumming the short list of open handed drummers. It proved to be benficial when compared to learning on a left handed setup because it worked my weak side kind of an odd usage of the word in this case, and i gained comfort on the typical drum setup used at venues who use house sets. Jul 17, 2012 all i know is that it took a long time for me to find a few professional open handed drummers. For more indepth technique exercises, i recommend learning the rudiments and picking up a copy of the book stick control. Sep 23, 2015 in this online drum lesson, im going to explain joe morellos arm accent technique. While this book was written to promote independence in jazz drumming, its useful for anyone, including rock musicians even john bonham loved it. But 1 aspect you missed on which i feel is needed is emphasizing the need to practice with the off hand left, or right if you are left handed starting the roll it sounds obvious but it really opens up doors on the types of blast and skank beats you can do to high tempos. For more rhythmic drum exercises, i recommend purchasing ted reeds book progressive steps to syncopation for the modern drummer. Youd be amazed what playing a song like billy jean open handed over and over for an hour straight could do to your pocket and your left hand. Every drummer needs these 5 drum books dom famularo. Much to my surprise, i received a couple of letters demanding a retraction. This book is often considered the most important source for developing independence, as it provides page after page of unique rhythms that can be applied to any limb on the drum set, and performed either swung or straight.

Discovering rhythms inside the paradiddle besides being one of the most popular rudiments, the single paradiddle is a good example to illustrate the overlap between linear and rudimental drumming, and its great for working on an open handed approach right hand on the snare and left hand on the hihat, or vice versa if youre left handed. How abot free hand technique, open handed playing and poly rhythmic. Now i have been trying to swap hands to left open handed and i have realized an obvious lapse in stick control and technique, are their any exercises that i can carry out that. The instrument and the technique actually developed in tandem. The worldrenowned german drummer, claus hessler, is an open handed player who i am fortunate enough to have had shared some of his experience with me. Open handed drumming is not a new phenomenon at all. In this rhythm, your left hand plays soft, muted tones to give the rhythm a sense of movement. This is the top beginner reading book, and it includes a variety of patterns and exercises that can be adapted to the drum set in many ways. Besides being one of the most popular rudiments, the single paradiddle is a good example to illustrate the overlap between linear and rudimental drumming, and its great for working on an openhanded approach right hand on the snare and left hand on the hihat, or vice versa if youre lefthanded. Beauford is one of the best when it comes to utilizing the open drumming technique. A method book for the development of complete independence on the drum set. Based on concepts developed by teaching great jim chapin and fusion legend billy cobham, openhanded playing not only outlines all the benefits of avoiding the crossing of hands when playing the drumset, but provides an incredibly detailed, complete and approachable method for learning this technique. Basic drumming techniques and beginner drum lessons are explained in this free beginners drum tutorial video series from our expert drummer, covering drum sticks, drum beats and fills. Stone school as taught to me by my teacher chuck brown who studied with stone.

It covers a different kind of independent playing than john rileys bop books. It really does help you move around the drum kit, plus it makes practicing a lot more fun. Open, closed, open technique consists of beginning the rudiment very slow and controlled, speeding up evenly until at the maximum speed for the drummer, then slowing back down after maintaining that speed. Lateral coordination easy, crosslateral coordination hard your body likes to play your right side together your right hand and right foot and the language of drumming is built around the coordination of the leadingride hand and the bass drum.

Openhanded drumming refers to a method of playing a drum kit. Open handed drumming, playing with a left hand lead, playing uncrossed, or simply open. I open this book whenever i get tired of practicing rudiments on my practice pad. Do you guys, who play open handed, have it on the right or the left side of your hihat, and is it placed fairly high or just a few inches above the hihat. If you are interested in learning how to play the hand drums you may want to check out this manual. Heelup in heeldown technique, the entire bottom portion of the foot remains on the pedalboard as the lower leg and ankle push.

Learn to use open hand techniques in your playing drumshack tips and tricks. By using linear and rudimental approaches, this book will even help a. Part 1 of 10 how to learn basic drum techniques for beginners. This is the classic, universally excepted technique booksimple and extremely effective. I never did get to study with morello, but i did study with dave divis, one of his drum students. Studies on rhythms, odd time, reading, double bass drum, rudiments. If you follow him closely, you find that he will make the most efficient moves behind the drums. I play open handed and am trying to figure out where to put my ride. He studied the moeller method with jim chapin starting in 1990 and also developed an open handed playing technique. My left hand is dominant, but i weirdly i think my right foot is dominant.

A method book for the development of complete independence on the drum set dahlgren, marvin, fine, elliot on. Alfreds drum method, books 1 and 2, are the ideal teaching tools to help prepare beginning players for all styles of snare drum and percussion performance. Jun 29, 2016 with traditional grip, the fulcrum is the spot between your index finger and thumb. The openhanded method also allows the right hand unrestricted power on the snare drum. If you are looking to keep track of your basic drumming techniques in between drum lessons and tutoring, we have a treat for you. Mar 17, 2016 the twomeasure phrases in this exercise one measure crossedover, one measure open handed should entice you to make both techniques a permanent fixture in your practice routine. With no arm above it, the snare drum arm can rise as high as the drummer wishes and hit the drum as hard as is desired. The one handed roll also known as freehand technique is a great technique for playing a very fast single stroke roll with only one hand. Stephane chamberland, another worldclass drummer, coauthored another book with dom. In open handed playing noncrossedover, the wrists arms operate within a full range of motion. He published his first book with dom famularo in 2008, open handed playing vol.

Using your left hand, place the stick into your right hand. Once you work through this one, youll be able to open up any other book, read it, and borrow as many ideas as you can. Whatever you decide to call it, open handed drumming is a way of setting up and playing your drum set so that one hand doesnt cross over the other while playing the timekeeping cymbals like the hihats, or ride. Which as any left handed person knows involves a lot of wonky ambidextrousness. Masters of drumming sharing life times of work on the technical difficulties. Playing drums openhanded is usually dismissed by the majority of drummers. This groundbreaking book offers a stepbystep approach for drummers of all styles to learn and apply the concept of open handed playing on the modern drumset. Alfred drum method book 1 with dvd musicians friend.

Nov 18, 2015 for more rhythmic drum exercises, i recommend purchasing ted reeds book progressive steps to syncopation for the modern drummer. Open handed drummers of reddit, why do you play open handed. Basic snare drum technique by thom hannum there are a number of effective methods for learning basic snare drum technique. Ted reeds bongo and conga drum technique cover all the basic of hand drumming. So be open to suggestions and seek a teacher to help guide you through the fundamentals. General discussion forum for all drum related topics. The worldrenowned german drummer, claus hessler, is an openhanded player who i am fortunate enough to have had shared some of his experience with me.

Proponents of the openhanded style claim that the uncrossing of the arms frees up the right hand to play anywhere on the kit that is desired. By using linear and rudimental approaches, this book will even help a drummer who has always played with crossed hands. Open handed playing was first conceived as idea with jim chapins book advanced techniques for the modern drummer, and gary chesters book the. In heelup technique, your heel rises slightly off the pedalboard, while the ball of the foot remains. I am right cross handed drummer, this will give you an idea of the drum layout hihat on the left. I think part of the theory for oh people is that you can just park your left hand. After hearing what claus hessler had to say on the topic, well. One drum teacher in particular even offered to give me a demonstration of this mysterious technique.

You can count on using it to open your thinking to new movements and mental patterns. When i practice with the kick drum pad ill generally play as if i were at a left handed kit, and then switch a learn it right handed. Firstly, i would say my basic snare hand technique is a matched grip following the g. Based on concepts developed by teaching great jim chapin and fusion legend billy cobham, open handed playing not only outlines all the benefits of avoiding the crossing of hands when playing the drumset, but provides an incredibly detailed, complete, and approachable method for learning this technique. Open handed drumming drum lesson with chris langan. Interview and lesson with master of faster, ramon montagner, the brazilian drummer who has taken one handed technique to the next level. This drum technique will enable you to play with more speed and power than if you use just your wrists and fingers. Good technique is probably the most important things a drummer can have.

This text is filled with hundreds of hip and interesting exercises that are easily incorporated into contemporary music. So, i have several big problems with open handed technique. When it came to the drum set, i learned how to play right handed on a right handed setup. The hand feet book is a workbook for developing the drummers ability to integreat hands and feet, in the context of the sixteenth notes, for creative fills and drum solos. Ethnic percussion method books ethnic percussion steve. The preliminaries, basic notation, basic rhythms, brazilian hand drum techniques, middle eastern rhythms and the dumbek, frame drum percussion, west african rhythms the djembe, and latin rhythms. Because if you dont have a dominant hand it makes no sense to drum in an uncomfortable way instead of the way that makes the most ergonomic sense. The moeller method, moeller technique or whipping technique is a percussive stroke method that combines a variety of techniques with the goal of improving hand speed, power, and control while offering the flexibility to add accented notes at will it is named for drummer sanford a. Open handed drummers of reddit, why do you play open. Claus hessler is an active clinician in europe, asia, and the united states. Jun 15, 2015 drumming open handed simply means that the drummer plays the hihat with the left hand while the right hand plays the snare drum. There are thousands of drumming techniques, and each technique branches of into half a dozen more. Stick control for the snare drummer by george lawrence stone alfred this book was at the very top of the popularity list. This technique allows for the beater to bounce easily off the head, producing a more resonant bass drum tone.

Dec 18, 2015 as open handed playing becomes more popular, so it stands that educational material to accompany the technique is being published by some of the worlds best drummers and educators. There was a thread in an other drum forum, were i stated it could simply be awkward to play open handed since your thumb was in your way, all the time. Drum set method books drum set steve weiss music page 3. With the exception of the open hand ga, all are subject to a wide array of modulations. In this free drum lesson, jared falk teaches you how to play the one handed roll and a couple of exercises that you can use to practice this technique. When jim chapins book advanced techniques for the modern drummer was first published in 1948, he encouraged drummers to play with their hands uncrossed. A step beyond gives you a groundbreaking stepbystep approach to incorporating this cuttingedge style into your playing.