Making Music

[saywhuut]

This is for the drummers who've seen the dvd with carter and victor wooten making music. i was jsut wondering, what is the best way to play "catch up" and get your hands as fast as what carters are doin on the dvd? everything is with such ease and i know that just comes with time, but what exercises can one do to speed up the process? is it just the wrist muscles? maybee some weight lifting working out specifically the wrist will speed everything up? also is it possible to copy carter with what he does on the ride if you have the ride cymbol set up to your right and not to your left like carter does? i know it wouldnt be the exact same but it seems to me that you can copy those rythms while playing the ghost notes on the hi hat with your left hand and same with the snare. any tips are welcome


stephen

[YknSTONE]

Well when i took drum lesson's what I had to do to work on my "Chops" are something that is called "Para-diddles" these help you build speed and also quicker "Chops". In drumming everything you do for the quickness comes from you wrists use them not the whole hands just your wrists. Since Carter uses the "Open-handed" technique, He doesnt cross his sticks when he plays (Occasionally he does) but mainly "open-handed" thats why his ride is to the left.... because that's where it's comfortable for him. Alot of musicans (Professional) do whats comfortable when playing there instruments. Now you got to remember since Carter does play "Open-Handed" that leaves him room to do alot more, More is open. Then say someone who is playing cross-handed!
hope this makes some kind of sence.... lol i've been nursing this bottle to long....

-Peace

[saywhuut]

Well when i took drum lesson's what I had to do to work on my "Chops" are something that is called "Para-diddles" these help you build speed and also quicker "Chops". In drumming everything you do for the quickness comes from you wrists use them not the whole hands just your wrists. Since Carter uses the "Open-handed" technique, He doesnt cross his sticks when he plays (Occasionally he does) but mainly "open-handed" thats why his ride is to the left.... because that's where it's comfortable for him. Alot of musicans (Professional) do whats comfortable when playing there instruments. Now you got to remember since Carter does play "Open-Handed" that leaves him room to do alot more, More is open. Then say someone who is playing cross-handed!
hope this makes some kind of sence.... lol i've been nursing this bottle to long....

-Peace


thanks for the reply..i know about para-diddles right left right right left right left left ok ill continue to work on those...i took lessons too but cant find any good teachers in my area now that ive moved to school..but i know its all about your wrists..AND your fingers as well which help speed up the sticks as well..about the ride..that open technique does allow for some cool stuff..but i have a feeling that a lot of it can be done the other way as well..if you look at Tony Royster..the kid is amazing and he does all those accents and stuff that carter does on the hi hats while playing the ride and his ride is off to the right like most other drummers..and thats hwo i play as well b/c like you said its comfortable..so i just need to get the hand speed up to where it feels like im playin on pillows. thanks for the help.

[Obsessor Of 41]

I love being left handed.

[YknSTONE]

yeah, I'd just say keep on working on your "Para-diddles" get a "practice pad" to do them, it will soon come, then you can move up to one-one-two-two..ect. (I think there called "Double diddles", doubles)
but yeah just keep it up it will soon come.