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Subject: traditional grip
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Original Message 1/4 19-Aug-00 @ 05:43 PM - traditional grip
okay maybe this isnt the right sight for me to be asking anyone about this, but anyway i need someone i can ask questions about personally. im asking about the grips u use when playing drums. in my case im talking about marching snare drum. i have used the normal grip my whole life of playing drums where the left and right hands are the same, and well i went to the dci competition and saw how awesome it looks when they play traditional grip. and maybe all of the college bands use traditional grip so i want to try and be in one sometime. so i decided to learn how to play traditional grip and i gotta tell its the one of the hardest things ive done since i started playing drums. i need help on exactly how i should put my fingers, how to roll as good as i did normal grip, what should i do to practice, and how i can play as awesome as those drum corp guys. i can use anything trust me
thanx
thanx
Message 2/4 02-Sep-00 @ 09:09 AM - RE: traditional grip
Honestly, you're on the wrong site. There aren't many if any trap players here, all of us are pretty much tek-hedz. I don't really know proper finger position for matched or traditional, I'm just a bassist, but good luck in your quest. I'd say find a local guy in your area whose playing you are into, and study under him. That supports him, and you at the same time, strengthening your local music community. Besides, fuck the looks. As long as the sound gets out, and you're not hurting yourself doing it, no way is wrong. The only reason for traditional stick position as far as I know was for playing a marching snare, long before people started playing trap. New rig, new technique. Good luck.
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Message 3/4 04-Sep-00 @ 04:21 PM - RE: traditional grip
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I say go with what you know best. There are certainly subtle differences in style depending on which grip you use, but according to a few people I asked, it's not a big deal. Traditional grip was always taught back in the day, and it DOES look cooler; however, it's all about how YOU feel when you play... BTW, I don't know about 'fuck the looks', pongoid. I mean, it's noble that you care about music only, but consider how many 'artists' out there have/have had looks and NO talent. Yeah, you're right. It just ain't worth being such a phony waste.
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