The stupidity of the comments for this video astounds me. Listen up, ducklings. Until you have your own name on drumsticks, mallets, and drumheads, you can just shut up about technique and interpretation. Point his, he does it his way and has been able to make a good living out of it, so all the things you point out as WRONG really just don't stack up; interpretation and technique are subjective.
Dude....all seriousness...why do people LOOK for things that are wrong as though they.are experts? The only time I did that was when I was a beginner who thought that because I knew a thing or two about rudiments and what a fulcrum was that I was God's gift to the community of percussion. This is a very noteworthy performance of a very noteworthy composition for the concert snare drum. The end.
Thanks to all the comments about my video. As with any piece of music, some play it better than others. I offer this video as just another interpretation of a truly great piece. Hopefully, some will find it beneficial, but some may not. Either way, I am happy with my performance of it, and feel that it is representative of my playing at the time I recorded it. In the future, I hope I will be able to play it even better than before.
And thank you to drummerchick88 for the kind words.
dude. guys, read his bio and then think about whether you should be giving him technique tips. just sayin, he's probably just fine without them. (although I acknowledge that you can learn something from just about anyone)
Try to play this piece without your index fingers on the stick. Just let them dangle. Only then will you truly relax your fulcrum enough to 1) play with a smooth, connected sound (on the alternated 16th's) 2) Allow your wrists to relax 3) Learn how to not rely on the fulcrum death grip as your only buzz roll mechanism 4) Prevent future injury so that you can sound killer for a long time.
If you take some time to "open" your hands up and relax your grip I think you will see major improvement.
okay performance ....ornaments much to open for French music, in addition, you look very tense. Rolls are inconsistent but time is good. Continue your studies, you are on your way to understanding the snare drum.
Nice drags. (not really) I think that if you held the sticks well you could be good... But you don't... So yeah. But you're halfway there. Just gotta work on the technique now.
It's nice to see someone on youtube playing better than me. Kudos to you, you have quick controlled hands. I'm not a fan of the drum or the acoustics of the recording though.
The stupidity of the comments for this video astounds me. Listen up, ducklings. Until you have your own name on drumsticks, mallets, and drumheads, you can just shut up about technique and interpretation. Point his, he does it his way and has been able to make a good living out of it, so all the things you point out as WRONG really just don't stack up; interpretation and technique are subjective.
Synsacrus 4 months ago
Dude....all seriousness...why do people LOOK for things that are wrong as though they.are experts? The only time I did that was when I was a beginner who thought that because I knew a thing or two about rudiments and what a fulcrum was that I was God's gift to the community of percussion. This is a very noteworthy performance of a very noteworthy composition for the concert snare drum. The end.
DrumLuv23 1 year ago
Thanks to all the comments about my video. As with any piece of music, some play it better than others. I offer this video as just another interpretation of a truly great piece. Hopefully, some will find it beneficial, but some may not. Either way, I am happy with my performance of it, and feel that it is representative of my playing at the time I recorded it. In the future, I hope I will be able to play it even better than before.
And thank you to drummerchick88 for the kind words.
OdieDrums 1 year ago
dude. guys, read his bio and then think about whether you should be giving him technique tips. just sayin, he's probably just fine without them. (although I acknowledge that you can learn something from just about anyone)
drummerchick88 1 year ago
what? no rim shots. Not a very innovative composer
UptownPercussion 2 years ago
Try to play this piece without your index fingers on the stick. Just let them dangle. Only then will you truly relax your fulcrum enough to 1) play with a smooth, connected sound (on the alternated 16th's) 2) Allow your wrists to relax 3) Learn how to not rely on the fulcrum death grip as your only buzz roll mechanism 4) Prevent future injury so that you can sound killer for a long time.
If you take some time to "open" your hands up and relax your grip I think you will see major improvement.
break05 2 years ago
okay performance ....ornaments much to open for French music, in addition, you look very tense. Rolls are inconsistent but time is good. Continue your studies, you are on your way to understanding the snare drum.
Best of luck.
Jimneglia 2 years ago
tight, the low end cuts really well. Perhaps it's the room.
either way, well played.
Shreetard 2 years ago
Nice drags. (not really) I think that if you held the sticks well you could be good... But you don't... So yeah. But you're halfway there. Just gotta work on the technique now.
JonnyBoyPugh 2 years ago
im pretty sure Brad knows how to hold his sticks...
P3rcuss10n 2 years ago
Nope. He's basically stabbing the drum. It's pretty funny.
JonnyBoyPugh 2 years ago
drum sounds terrible....totally wrong for this piece...
paukenkiger 2 years ago
This is burning!!! Good job!!!
linguamortua 2 years ago
me and my friend max could play twice as good as this
DrummerGirl164 2 years ago
Really? Let's see a video!
linguamortua 2 years ago
good job... but what's with the rigor-mortis thumbs?
S4sando 2 years ago
this dude knows whats up! he's money honcho
dallashoop1 3 years ago
It's nice to see someone on youtube playing better than me. Kudos to you, you have quick controlled hands. I'm not a fan of the drum or the acoustics of the recording though.
TheDigitalMonk 3 years ago
espectacular
dragorin123 3 years ago