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How to Play Drums : Playing With the French Grip

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Uploaded by on Nov 9, 2007

Play drums with the French grip stick holding technique; learn how with tips from our expert drum and percussion instructor in this free drum kit video music lesson.

Expert: Frank Favacho
Contact: www.bluehandpercussion.com
Bio: Frank Favacho is the 2004 & 2005 winner of the "Guitar Center Drum Off" and has performed and recorded with a large variety of groups. He currently teaches in Austin, TX.
Filmmaker: EV studios

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  • everyone that commented on this video is naive...all you guys wanna do is learn all the fancy stuff, but you ppl cant appreciate foundation. step your game up guys.

  • german grip = power and french grip = finesse, sounds like their racial stereotypes lol

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  • I learned alone my french grip and I do it kinda perfectly..... Whenever I try german grip its so basic easy... I never play german grip, only french and STILL I PLAY MUCH BETTER WITH GERMAN...

    So really try both, dont stick with the easy... I only do french.

  • Obviously you can't and will never play drums... why don't you just kill yourself? That's the best thing you could do. Don't worry!!! I promise we will all say "thank you!"

  • Is German grip the derived form of Nazi grip ;p

  • @TheMikkemus

    That's one of the stupidest statements I've ever heard. Do you even know how to play drums? Also, It's spelled Technique! Not technic dumbass! Some of the best drummers in the world play french grip retard!

  • lol @TheMikkemus

  • i noticed quite often, that the french generally move like retards.

    this hand technic looks really gay. it´s probably the handmovement they know from jerking of their fathers dick. so, yeah, the name french grip fits quite well

  • @nevermoregg well french grip relies mostly on fingers, so if you're doing french grip right, no.

  • Although the german grip allows you to use alot of force it can still be used to play very soft and with alot of finesse.

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