Derrick Pope - Traditional Grip

[numanuma20]

So I need to make sure that when I practice the traditional grip that my left wrist should be the only thing moving, while refraining from the urge to include my wrist?

[kinnotheman]

GOT MY HALO 3 GAME POSTER TOO!

[jeffgroove72]

clear , good vidéo !!

[MetallicaMK1]

could you use this for any style of music

[Haassan1]

Aside from the this vid being a great tutorring tool. Derrick is a very funny man.

[TheBeauMillion]

I learned traditional placing the stick on the soft spot between the cuticle and the knuckle. Does it really matter cause ive spoken to people from a well know university with a well known drumline. I know in core style music they place it on the cuticle but is it necessary or is it preference?

[elduderin00]

Great video Derrick. Love the 'time lapse'.

[Osskarii]

Ok so I have 5 months to learn how to do this.. I'm trying to get to the military marching band and traditional grip is crucial over there! Wish me luck!

[DrummingKid101]

Click 7 for awesome stick twirl!

[Flix1996]

HALO 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ArtyGArt]

Nice.

Very helpful

[aSKYLITdriveFAN27]

I had the same Vic Firth Ralph Hardimon sticks with me when I found this video lol

[Kostly]

thanks derrick!

[Kostly]

so many parallels between golf and drumming....unbelievable

[TheSilas117]

i dig the halo 3 poster

[JaxAkaJT]

we don't use middle finger right? if we use traditional grip for left hand.

[Hungry4Meals]

lol keep clicking 2 lol :)

[luvetohate]

man i love the way you teach, very helpfull, you keep it simple and make it so easy to understand, and i actualley really like it when u ramble on hahaha it gives your videos character and like this more fun to watch. i especially found helpful the video you made about odd time signatures, since then i've learnt a whole lot more and it feels alot more natural when playing in an "odd" time signature. im sharing your vids with all my drumming friends. hope to see more of u again ;)

[waltervt]

Great video! I'm not a drummer, I'm a bass player, but I was surprised to see a guy on the Dream Theater auditions holding the stick like you do, it looks more technical.

Cheers

[drummeryang97]

This is def a rlly helpful vid ive been doin it wrong they whole sumer nd I'm gonna improve on this thanks so much

[drummer806]

thats great, thanks ;)

[Haassan1]

Okay, okay! I stopped, mr. Pope. And I'll promise I'll master the traditional grip, because I simply want to.

[poisonelegance]

Really informative lesson, thankyou :)

[konarider]

I find that using this grip on a flat snare is much more difficult. Having it angled forward like many of the jazz greats did allows for much easier application and better control.

Is there anything you can do to the technique to make it easier?

[TheDialogsShow]

hey man. nice job.))))))))))))))

[Mrbobopoz]

halo 3 in back

[Silversword112]

Hey Derrick, I see You use a Vic Firth Buddy Rich drumsticks!

I hope you will make some more vids about drumming ;)

Thanks to you I now play a traditional grip ;) :D

[Xaiaq]

Awesome lesson man! Thank you very much, now i'll practice this a few years :(

[GabryDX]

Hi Darrick! First thank you very much because the video is very useful. Next, I've got a problem, anfter the use of the traditional grip I feel pain at the ring finger. How can I solve this problem?

[BastiX10i]

thanks dp for the very good explanation of the traditional grip.

now i know how to do it correctly and hope that my skills go on to grow a little bit more faster.

practice practice practice (patience patience patience ;) )

cya in 2 years

[ThomasBCullen]

"as i rotate my stick"

[xXParanormalPunxXx]

Thanks Derrick,

I am going to be playing in a drumline in my high school and traditional grip is required. I have experimented with it but i am not strong in it yet so hopefully i can utilize your tips until I have to play somewhere important! hahah Thanks so much for the video!

[8binSrsSsS8]

you are awsome

[hornybasthird]

woah. I finally understand :D thankkkeww :3

[mosttoasty]

lmfao his face at 1:43 ^-^

great video dude. i have to learn this 'cause im going into highschool and i'm on snare for marching. this really helped. you rock.:D

\m/

[MobiusRoom]

cheers derrick....your a pal!....(bin avoiding this since was a kid n wish i hadnt now)........and now, months of practise!!..........

[MetallicaMK1]

great video thanks

[A7Xblood]

I find that it's also more comforatable when playing... plus it looks alot better....

[jdd94]

nice poster

awesome vid

u remind me of my drum teacher :) ur cool \m/

[bongohutter]

thanks guy for this nice explanation...

[joikidaebelbits]

Hmmm. It took him 2 years to master the trad grip...Well. Good luck to me and my tiny fingers. :|

Another great video by Mr. Pope...Kudos, my hero!!!

[KrNJeNnay]

im a beginner at this..so like...when u hit the snaredrum wit ur left hand(with traditional grip)and come back up with the stick, shud it be wobbling around ?

like after the impact of the stick and drum, my stick starts 2 wobble a little lolz

O.O

(comment me back in my profile plz, ANYONE that has good info)

[hobo649]

dude i think i have those exact sticks r they vic firth buddy rich signature sticks?

[hitler421]

one of the best tutorial vids here.. unlike those other "tutorial" vids, he actually explains everything in detail.. awesome!

cellphone rings at 12:35

[ginnovale97]

what sticks do you use?

[drumtarist]

looks like thomas lang

[tydrummerboy]

lol halo 3

[liennto]

ive been working on trad grip for a couple months now. hard at first, well, still hard for me, but i get these little breakthroughs and when it happens it feels so good. i swear i swing more this way. its also made me understand bounce better and my match playing has improved. good lesson!

[gogogadgetspoon]

damn man ur worrying me now...iv been drummin for a year and a half with no lessons,im self taught and i cant read sheet music for shit.i drum by ear but im feelin like i should start learnin some sheet stuff now...:(

[nivaa3monkey]

same as me dude

[WillWatson23]

did you start doing crack and then stop

and come back to youtube

[djp132]

No crack for me, sorry. :)

Just some health problems.

There will be much more very soon!

[WillWatson23]

my apologies

[tacky187]

I have been practicing with traditional grip a lot lately and, really, I get much better bounce and note quality with my left hand now.  Yay!

But, as a primarily rock drummer, I can't seem to get that same snap on the snare that I can get with matched grip. Even with the elbow-in trick, I just don't get that power. Any suggestions?

[funkyfunfun]

Yeah, same here!

Derrick, your video is great :)

[loloolololololol]

very informative video, ty for upload Derrick!

[moesbrotha]

"Rotate my stick the other way..."

That might hurt, lol.

[goatwacker]

Great vid mate. Informative and entertaining as well.

Lowering the left elbow also reduced the chances of the military drummers having their left arm shot off from musket ball or shrapnel. FWIW, they weren't drummers as such, but signallers who relayed information to the troops on the field via drum patterns.

:-)

[akronk13]

yeah dude what happened to you. on your older videos you look a lot healthier than you do now. you definitely look like you lost some unhealthy weight bro

[Flaitesexy]

you are more skiny dude i wach the other videos and you are not the same, XD

[iceydrummer]

very nice i've been looking for some tips on Trad i go to a school that uses mach grip but i know i will need to learn trad for possibly even the school i am at now because of a director change but ya i wanted to be ahead of the crowd here so thanks

[iamlameduck]

Awesome video!

[maryanntc]

thanks :) very helpful

[ChemoTherapy87]

Wow, that's one GREAT tutorial. Thanks Derrick, I always wanted to know how to do this grip. I'll check the rest of your videos.

[Januuu86]

Derrick, im trying to play traditional, i followed your lesson step by step since last two weeks but, i dont know how to gain like loosenes in my hand, it doesnt give me rebound, how can i help it, i can play singles but i think im missing something. Thanks for your lesson, theyre a big help, and sorry for my bad english.

[pulsingdrums]

Since I switched myself to trad grip a couple of years ago, I'll try to give you a little help.

I think you'll gain control and looseness as weeks goes by.You have to get used to use certain muscles.Just remember that the fulcrum is between your thumb and your hand. To allow the stick to rebound, you mustn't choke the stick with your other fingers.

[schlachzeuger]

Super Derrick,

its a very good intensiv instruction!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

greetengs from munich

dear matt

[FragileSakura]

I'm female and have pretty small hands. I have to learn traditional for college drum line this year, but it feels like its hard to keep my thumb and index finger together on my left hand, they always end up slipping apart. Is it possible my hands are just too small or fingers are just too short for traditional grip?

[garrettmillerdrums]

Your fingers will get stronger. :-)

[nornutria]

greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaattt!­!!!!!

work man

=D

[s0015]

dude seriously, ur funny, and im learning, thanks alot, london uk here

[CapacityPaully1990]

drumfreak12345 no you dont play it on your right hand if your right handed...traditional grip is played on the left hand...you could try it but its not as effective if you do it with your right hand...you can get all the dynamics you need from your right hand in match grip or power grip

[nimmy0785]

Great lesson dude!!!!!!!

haha your funny xD

keep up the good work

[drumfreak12345]

whoa, who are you and what did you do with the guy who taught me heel toe? its like im looking at a completely different person, also if your right handed do you hold the traditional grip on your right or left hand?

[XothermeK]

Hey Derrick, its been such a while that the length of your hair grew so much since your last few videos, when I saw it, I was like "damn, when the hell did he get it to reach his neck's end!" or probably even lower or WAIT A MINUTE! I hope that ultra-fast hair-growing potion from The Simpsons was a lie.

Anyways, major thanks go to your contributions that i've made pretty good use of, so far.

Cheers,

[neildavid]

thanks man.

[DrumTVShow]

Great stuff, Derrick! Good to see you back!

[wolfy18]

good to see you back dude, awesome video as always :]

[lachie62]

it looks funny if ya click on random spots on the video timeline . lol

[djp132]

Since I ramble a whole bunch, sometimes my lessons actually make more sense if you jump it around like that. Ha. good call.

[Metalman]

awsome video my friend!

[djp132]

Halo 3 is a fantastic game although I tend to think they skimped on the story at the end. But then again you don't play halo for the drama, its all about the action and it is simply glorious to behold. Put your sticks down for awhile and check it out!

[ricedeliverydrums]

WOW MAN! WHERE HAVE YOU BEEEEEEEEEEEEEN?! beating that halo 3 i see.

[tklau]

thanks for the video, derrick

[FloydNIN]

yeah i've played traditional for about a year know and when i started my finger started peeling really bad and it hurts like hell..

[Imsocool1004]

great lesson

[dihydrogenmonoxide]

I see why you've been gone so long, there's a halo poster in the background! :)

great vid as always, keep them coming!

[rushistheawesomest]

will you marry me?

[cloud9mission]

fantastic as always derrick, that DVD out yet?

[kraeman1]

nice halo 3 poster...

[jonhattanrai]

great vid!! as always! BTW have you been sick lately or something like that? i think you're very skinny.

[danhatechav]

yes!!!! a new video.....I LOVE YOU MAN (tears)*crying*

[sikory]

great stuff, but if you get to higher speeds (140BPM) with as much powers as you show, do you still beat the drum with the fingers on the stick or do you (like I found out to play myself) let go of the stick with the fingers to avoid strain in your fingers?

[djp132]

Get your fingers out of there! That kind of impact on your fingers is never a good thing.

[sikory]

yeah, but the way to play just normal(full) strokes, is it to open the hand a lot and push the stick down with both the rotating motion and the thumb or is it more just accepting the rebound with the fingers still around the stick(I find that more hard to do)

[quzieskywalker]

I love the way you teach. People naturally like things to be simplified. Keep it up please!

[TamaDuder]

you re back!YEAH!....great stuff.thx alot.

[djp132]

FYI FROM DERRICK

Hey folks, there is a quick ringtone quite noticeable towards the end of the video. There might even be two, I dunno, point is: fair warning because I was going nuts while editing thinking my phone was going off. My bad, its my phone, sorry if it constantly makes you check yours. :P

[DisposableHer0]

it's been a very long while...i didn't think you'll come back... You know that this is my biggest problem: the traditional grip...For personally helping me, thanks!

[MikeyFlorida]

woot first comment. thanks derrick. ive missed your instruction.