Snare Locking Rolls

[ToonzHere]

pretty good video. just getting the basic points across..not like hes your personal teacher...

[fuzzypear123]

Nice attacks...

[link0867]

Actually usually what's at fault is the check pattern...

[Irideson]

I like this ... its sad we in college and each member of on our line plays with a different forms smh

[pahootaguy]

Wow, didn't know everybody on here marched BD. Yeah, we should really show this asshole up and take him down a notch. Fuck him for trying to teach something.

[Leftyforlife1]

What if your instructor is a complete and total ass?

[DieNaSty4me]

@Leftyforlife1 and wearing aviators

[TheIceTitan]

@Leftyforlife1 Then he should be kicked in the balls and fired. You can't learn anything from someone who treats you like dirt.

[suicide2030]

I'm sorry but I'm a traditional snare drummer and I'm in 3 bands I've been playing for 4 years, and every band I've been in they all tell me to keep my hands at the same height and i mean both hands. The person that is mainly talking this is just a little thing I noticed but rolls you always seen to keep your right hand up and you tend to bring your left hand down.

[allstar550]

I thought it was a good video with generally useful advice ?

[McDiddy9999]

Muscle Glasses.

[littletalley07]

Who do you listen to if your center sucks?

[CincoSnare76]

Even when it was "clean", it was rough.

[lardmonk]

keep your diddles open

[penguinseth]

All of you that are bitching should make your own instructional video series. If you are a beginner this could be useful info. If you aren't a beginner then you don't need to watch this anyway

[DrummingKid101]

What snare are you using?

[MCFrenchTheLlama]

You should never squeeze your grip.

[TouchRoll]

"this is probably one of the hardest things to do in a snareline"

[drumerrboi77]

i like how when he says "now we'll play at the same heights" he's at 9 and the other guys at like 7 1/2.....

[drumalongfrantz]

its a good thing that you two can play something at a solid 12 inches, it sounds like the rolls in my freshman year

[thelazard12j]

the inches thing never works...

[rreemmzzrruullee]

learn how to hold the god damn sticks before you make an instructional video.

[promarkqaz123]

you guys are bunch of douchebags

[unfa00]

Why didn't you record it in a room whre ther would be no wind blowing in your mics and no airplanes masking your voice?

[DCIdrumdude]

how about keeping your hands in the fuckin check???????????

[DCIdrumdude]

dude this is a joke. isn't it?

[Snarician]

This video hurt me on the inside.

[drumer363]

everytime sounded the same

[drumer363]

I bet he marching A college line thats why he sucks

[Snarician]

@drumer363 ...that made no sense. There are plenty of great college lines. This guy just sucks.

[fliperotchy]

hey short stuff, that snare seems a little high for you.

[thecaleb1000]

uhhh... why did you film a drum video in my back yard?

[bulldog7968]

I would like to see anyone of you douchebags make an instructional video on how to clean rolls throughout a snareline it is extremely hard especially when you get new people on a snareline who have never played with that line before and dont have that chemistry yet. Good video not great but hey at least somebody is trying to help people out

[snaredrumliner117]

actually its not hard if you practice. this just sounds horrible and i already did make a video! i play snare and did tenors for the cavaliers so i know what im talking about! this guy is garbage!

[Motowndrummer]

@bulldog7968 this guy could not play in time if he had a damn recording showing him what it meant....listening in is the worst idea since the invention of a sling, play a roll in time, and you have no reason to listen, I don't play with a met or listening in because I can count to my book and exercises and play in time, only way to be the best....ask Dave Oriente how many times he "listened in"....I dare you...

[jodywhitedrums]

he's just not a trad player

[spydersinthegarage]

Great video! My only comment is you should get an external mike w/ a wind screen on it so the wind noise doesn't interfere w/your lesson.

[Mw2Freak5678]

Great Vid! I'll show the rest of my drumline this

[milesmetkodrums27]

Hahaha. Quit teaching and playing dirty rolls.

Pick some corn.

[scienceofengineering]

I've been playing snare for 6 months...I'm a sophomore in highschool. I picked it up at the en of y freshman year and I play for hours upon hours a day....and I'm this video sucks.....I've seen a lot of professional lines and I know that different lines have different techniques sometimes but...wow...i didnt know there was a technique that made all of your rolls sound so crappy and your heights be uneven and your attacks sound like crap.

[ryanburge313]

This is hilarious how horrible this is.

[AFortuna129]

I can't tell if this video is serious or not...

[DrPerki]

This dude is so funny haha. He sucks.

[AllianceDrums]

you should have a video on attacks because even the example that was supposed to be correct had a terrible one.

[Shitballz7]

this is terrible.

[nog1529]

@puke1322 thats 10 E K push ups and thats like 30 push ups

[svrveteran94]

"If my heights are too loud, this is what it could sound like.".........is that a fact?

[MrBenCato]

i like how at 1:14 he said "you have to be consistent." then preceeded to play quite the opposite. And then At the end he showed us an example of a 'locked roll'. The whole time i thought locked meant clean, guess i was wrong.

[okara233]

the sound looks like the fireworks in Brazil: "12 por 1"

[RingMasterPB]

Dude, the ending song was definitely ditty.

[KBoe4]

Not squeezing at the right point? You're supposed to squeeze?

[RythmFanatic]

I like how it's still not a legit locked roll when he tries to portray a clean consistent defined series of tap rolls.

[matrixdrummer]

the ending song was either ditoeight or the ditty

[tommy2122108]

lol i love all the comments. At least he's trying to help other people get better. So what if his tehnique wasn't perfect. This whole video wasn't all about technique. It was about what not to do when playing triplet rolls. His info is legit. I bet half of you guys can't even play a damn triplet rolls exercise without any ticks. A lot of you guys just need to grow the hell up and instead of bitching about this guy go and pick up a pad and stop sucking.

[HuskyPride2132]

clean. but terrible technique

[yourawsomelikeme]

Dude your and idiot and that's all I have to say

[TheBrobano]

You were playing too high on the last roll, teacher.

And the other snare player looked like he could play better than you, but too bad he had a mouth full of cum or some shit.

[secondshen]

These videos aren't really good ways to learn...

Asking your instructor, practicing with a met, practicing in front of a mirror, and just going to actual camps WILL help you with all this.

[notar3alacc0unt]

its not too tough to do something horribly, then do it a little better as an example of what is right. you should be able to do something almost perfectly before you try to tell others what to do

[jsk8drummer]

not very good..

[S1lv3rdo7]

First thing I would check is the level of my drum. Drum on the right is jacked.

[D4YDR34N3R97]

The ditty at the end....nice

[drummeralec]

its not even clean at the end...

[drmcbeats]

Probably shouldn't be posting instructional vids, man.

[vicfirthdrummer95]

Hey guys, I only played snare in highschool for two years and now i'm making mediocre lessons for 6th graders. I think I'm going to call it "Drumming With Fonda."

[MrDl0224]

@vicfirthdrummer95 im sure your technique is embarresing

[soccerdrummer13]

Yo bruh, scrait up, you fuckin' suck.

[ahoybeanerboy93]

all these videos suck

[dunnellonful]

Does anyone know wat kind of drumsticks he is using??

[drumsferlyfe]

Sound Quality - F

Even Doubles - F

Wearing shades like you're on the BD snareline - F

Pinkies out - F

Bead Placement - F

Explaining how to lock rolls - F

Quality of information you are trying to deliver to us - D-

[kevin75910]

@drumsferlyfe At least they have more views than you, and your video sucks!

[Chops321]

you would think in a video trying to teach about locking rolls, the people doing the teaching would actually be able to lock rolls. And, for that matter, be able to attack together. Which didn't happen once. The last time came close though. Who the hell is this guy anyway?

[alphamantn]

@Reddoxx09 I know that's right. Attacks were horrible too. LOL

[madjical]

Is this serious...

[soccerdrummer13]

At my line, if you drop a stick, you pick it up!

[spursfan4life]

rough.

[TransPragmatic]

guy on the left looks so serious. lol

[aintmybabyfour]

@DieNaSty4me yes it does.

[quadmaster89]

@kas36spires Heights are obsolete. Try going to a few Glassmen camps, they're using a new technique that's going to catch on fast. It's about the type of sound you produce from the drum, not just how loud or how hard you're hitting the drum. They don't stress heights, they stress dynamic levels. So if one guy plays piano at 3 inches and another guy does it at 4 inches, then it's ok, as long as it sounds the same. It's also way better for your hands than any other technique I've seen.

[soccerdrummer13]

@quadmaster89 New technique? like that's just been thought up.

[quadmaster89]

@soccerdrummer13 Who else is using it?

[Chops321]

@quadmaster89 yeah its not actually that new. Went to some colts camps this year, they are using it. Phantom at least to a certain extent. Also pioneer used it for a while. And either way, it doesn't mean heights are obsolete. You can't get carried away. Shit still has to look clean. If you are on the field and playing a roll or something, and the judge is far enough away that he can't hear that well, and the heights aren't matching at all, he will automatically assume it's dirty.

[cwsmith73]

@Chops321 If everyone plays the same, everyone will sound the same.

For anyone who reads the above sentence and somehow interprets "the same" as saying "different" - please don't try to argue with me, I won't respond.

Glassmen aren't the only corps (nor Colts) teaching this. Coats, BD, Bluestars, Phantom, SCV... basically anyone you watch that doesn't look like they're on roids - they're using the philosophy of dynamics > heights. They just teach that heights should indicate dynamics.

[Chops321]

@cwsmith73 I'm not exactly sure what you mean... How could I argue I interpret "the same" in such a way that it would actually mean "different"? I agree though. If people play the exact same (or damn near close) of course they will sound the same. And you seem to be saying, at least to an extent, what I am saying. Glassmen or Colts are certainly not the only corps using the technique. However, if heights indicate dynamics (and yes they DO teach that) wouldn't it be more like heights=dynamics?

[cwsmith73]

@Chops321 Some people will read "the same" and picture two squares of different sizes. While both are squares, that does not make them congruent.

And a cold CAN indicate meningitis, but doesn't have to. Heights usually indicate dynamics (volume) but it's possible to play high and weak, as it is low and strong (too strong, that is.)

[Chops321]

@cwsmith73 I think for the most part, when people read "the same" they would picture two squares of the same size. If they already know a square is what is being talked about, then when someone mentions another square that is the same, it is implied that they are the same size (at least thats the way it seems to me). (why are we talking about squares?)

I know it's possible to play high and weak, low and strong. But if applied properly, high generally means louder while low generally means quiet

[cwsmith73]

@Chops321 My comments about squares and sickness are meant to represent immature players.

[awefi]

@cwsmith73 Can you mention a drumline that plays exclusively by heights? No one does this, that i know of anyway. Sound quality is king.

[TheEpicNARWHALS]

@awefi um bro i know this guy sux and all, but any good drumline, as in idk maybe dci?, plays one hundred percent by heights. im not sure wat lines uve been part of, maybe a jh line, but seriously go watch a a real line warm up in a lot or watch them learn new music, its ALL heights u puto.

[CBALLZ666]

It was still dirty

[rayl9]

too much wrist.

[S1lv3rdo7]

I could put a watermelon in between your beads at 2:27 and 3:40. I mean, don't be afraid to ask questions about bead placement.

[DvVFly]

is this video serious?? is this a parody of another video? which video are they making fun of?

[gutenacht93]

better watch out for those heights... 0:48

[huskydline09]

well maybe its just me but im pretty positive that if u drop ur stick every once in a while its ok because it means ur relaxed...i dont think dropping ur stick should have a penalty of pushups. it would take away from rehearsal time

[DJWTF2012]

2;27 -2 bad attack

[gotdrumz27]

Maybe it sounds bad because you can't play in time...

[bruisedupunk]

ha the guy on the left is like. "man how did i get this shitty gig"

[08CaptT]

We did 10. Since we actually wanted to get better, we wouldn't spend half an hour doing a million push-ups and miles on the track since that time should actually go to, you know, drumming.

[ethanyounggg]

also two bad drummers.  this is what its gonna sound like

[ethanyounggg]

only blacks do pushups

[DrumJustin]

It sounds like your musical education stopped at high school.

[MrIdlehands]

Heights should NEVER EVER dictate rhythm. Consistent technique and heights are imperative to a quality drumline but you should be able to play the same rhythm at 2 heights at the same time (overlapping) cleanly...

[tmandrumma4]

dude your "open roll" is crushed as hell

[SomeGuyDrumming]

your left elbow looks very uncomfortable

[DarkMysticJexx]

It takes talent to be able to show someone how to do it wrong and how to do it right.. And I'm not being sarcastic.. Hah.

[Mazorkista]

Ur good! Great job! =D

[SpokaneThunder117]

First attack is off.. everytime..

[amc12212]

EVERY time!!

[DieNaSty4me]

???

[Friedoyster3]

on my line thats ten push ups for dropping your stick

[TheColbles2009]

Thats the same on our line to lol If you drop your stick in the stands, 40 pushups, and if you drop it on the field during a performance, 100 pushups.

[NamesForDogs]

@TheColbles2009 100 Pushups during the performance?

But won't the guard trip over you (and possibly the sops/mellos, but I know low brass will walk all over the drumline)?

[skankster69]

@NamesForDogs lol i think he meant they do the pushups after the performance haha

[osterianio]

@Friedoyster3

on my line it's 25 push ups and $10 for the line stick fund

[Irideson]

@Friedoyster3 75 on my line dude

[unctre]

@Irideson 100 on my line. lol

[SilverSodaCan]

@Friedoyster3 Only ten?

[Koshimae217]

@Friedoyster3  in my line we pick up the stick and everyone licks it top to bottom and then when it gets back to the first guy,he licks the WHOLE stick for 4 minutes

[Koshimae217]

@Friedoyster3 @Friedoyster3 in my line we pick up the stick and everyone licks it top to bottom and then when it gets back to the first guy,he licks the WHOLE stick for 4 minutes,then we do 100 push ups then 40 laps i think

[sundimond9252]

@Koshimae217 That means your drum instructor is a homosexual.

[Koshimae217]

@sundimond9252 it MEANS, that they have discipline,cuz without discipline ur lines wrecking

[sundimond9252]

@Koshimae217 So you're saying you like it? You like licking drumsticks for 4 minutes, doing 100 push ups, and 40 laps? Instead of learning how to play your drum. That's too much, but only because it's a waste of time. You can have discipline without cruel punishments!

[Koshimae217]

@sundimond9252 not saying i like it, we learn plenty more than u

[Chops321]

@Koshimae217 dude that is fuckin weird as hell

[OoNeverShoutRacheloO]

@Friedoyster3 dude, same here

[TheDunnkids]

@Friedoyster3 Us too

[RandomHero486]

@Friedoyster3 thats it?? We get 30. Never dropped a stick!

[BradleyMellophone]

@Friedoyster3 I think on everyones line.

[puke1322]

@Friedoyster3 mine too lol



[triondrummer]

@Friedoyster3 I´m not even on a Line and it´s ten for me too O.o