Snare Drum Solo : "Tsunami" an original composition by Zack Freeman

[SomeGuyDrumming]

that snare sounds beautiful. much better than those modern marching snarews you usually see solos played on. Those just sound so annoying

[MrJakethesnake123]

Nice! did you used to go pat flaherty? cause i think i heard about you before?

[ZackSFreeman]

@MrJakethesnake123 Yes I did take lessons from Pat a very long time ago. Are you a student of his as well?

[irwin3036able]

uhm,another question. why did you name that piece "tsunami"? :)

[ZackSFreeman]

Just following the tradition of natural disaster snare drum solos (Tornado, Hurricane. . . etc) I think my next one I'll name volcano or asteroid lol.

[irwin3036able]

how did u compose that? :))) awesome!!!!

[ZackSFreeman]

@irwin3036able I wanted to keep it more like a traditional rudimental solo, so I started with a theme and variations on some classic solos. Then I just kind of figured out a bunch of licks that I already knew and strung them together into a form. Pretty simple actually :) Shoot me an email and I will send you a copy of the score if you like.

[terrypercussion24]

um...in the sheet music should there be some repeats in the first cuple of measures

[ZackSFreeman]

I just checked the music, and it is correct. I did however make a couple changes toward the end in the music sometime after this performance.

[terrypercussion24]

perfect diddles...perfect..just perfect

[ZackSFreeman]

thanks dude, I appreciate that.

[terrypercussion24]

can u maybe send me some the sheet music?

[MrDadrumbum]

Very cool composition, I like all the backsticking stuff!

[twinsmm1]

nice to see a snare solo that's not played on a toneless, tightened down tin can.

[ZackSFreeman]

I put thin piece of fabric (I cut it off an old t-shirt) and put it underneath the batter head. That way I got the old school tone, but with the new school tension :)

[goaliesownall]

he totally fucked up with the catch at 3:22

[ZackSFreeman]

yeah man. I wasn't going to try the flip in performance, then in the heat of the moment I figured I might as well go for it, and almost had a disaster.

[goaliesownall]

dude thats fucking awesome

[bentonhunter]

watching this again today. astonishing timing.

[ZackSFreeman]

Thanks for the kind words:)

[Rpkist77]

Hey, can I possibly get this music? Hopefully I'm competent enough to play it.

[ZackSFreeman]

If you look at the description for the video, it shows my email address. So if you just email me a request i will send you a pdf of the piece.

[skaterbosco13]

nice and im in high school and i was woundering if u have any advise for me and u wrote that thats awesome!!!! i would love it if u could send me the score i want to be the best i can be.please right back

[tnifty]

Are those Ralhpies?

[ZackSFreeman]

yeah, Ralph Hardimons

[Rpkist77]

They look like ralphy juniors.

[ZackSFreeman]

Post a vidoe of yourself playing some trad grip with the cam zoomed in on your lh and let me know. I will check it out and give you some tips. (i need to see what your hands look like before I can say anything)

[Gretsche87]

Thankyou for being so helpful. I'll get around to doing that this weekend I hope.

[Gretsche87]

I never got around to posting a video - I have no digital camera. Anyway, I figured out how to make it work for me, its unorthodox though.

I wanted to ask, when first starting out with trad, is it going to make your wrist/forearm sore?  If so, where at so I can watch for anything unusual.

[ZackSFreeman]

if it's muscle soreness, that is normal when you are first learning. However, if you're having joint/tendon soreness, then you are probably doing something wrong, and I would suggest that you cease playing until you can get a lesson from someone experienced so you don't develop any bad habits.

[Gretsche87]

He is damn good.  Amazing chops Yes, that is a great sounding snare.

[ZackSFreeman]

Thanks man. I put a thin cloth and stretched it over the drum then put the head on over the top (kind of like Ringo used to do). It's a great sound but tough to play on because the cloth significantly reduces rebound.

[Drumguy3333]

sweet dude, I like the sound of the drum, what kind were you using?

[Gretsche87]

Thanks for revealing that. I appreciate it. I really want to learn trad. grip, it feels better in my left than matched but I have a problem with the stick wanting to slide out of the fulcrum. I've watched countless videos to no avail. Any advice?