Ed Soph

"Trading Fours"

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Music

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• jazz

[gaffroman]

@brocksmith39 I've been getting lessons from him this year and I can honestly say that he's not just "an insecure guy hiding behind a snooty pair of glasses". In one semester he's easily taught me more than I learnt in the last 2 or 3 years of drumming; he's one of the best and most experienced teachers out there. Ed can sometimes be strict and harsh, but he gets you where you need to be very fast. Hard work got Keith where he is today, but an awesome teacher will have helped massively.

[wowSaelra]

piano player is stephan karlson

[serenopiovoso]

Ed Soph was one of the Dave Weckl teacher

[kkatie245]

I studied the drums and took lessons from Ed when he resided in CT.in the early eighties He is a great teacher...and a real cool guy...I owe a lot to him me opened my eyes to things no other teacher could .. a true master of the instrument

[1drummachine20]

Ed Soph came to WCU where he instructed us during a jazz rehearsal and his words to the band about me were and I quote, "This Cat's good.....real good."

Thought that was awesome. Im a drummer.

[ghilliemaster]

@drumm1n09 It's not desirable to ALWAYS have the back of your hands up (German grip). That is just one of many good positions with its own advantages and disadvantages. The reason you wouldn't play like that on a jazz ride cymbal is because you don't want the weight of your hand over the stick, causing the cymbal to choke down a bit. Your teacher might have been working on getting you to control when you are using what technique.

[TheLazyAuthor]

Ed's still at UNT. I received some lessons from him as part of a jazz 'camp' if you will. He's certainly good at explaining things, and I don't think anyone would say he's not a great drummer. (brushes especially). But he is kind of a dick.

[drumm1n09]

@Drumming2thelord I was just looking at that and thinking about how my last drum teacher would have had an absolute conniption if he saw me playing with my wrist sideways like that. Now im pretty well trained to always keep palm down so the wrist can bend more naturally, but of course this guy is defiinitely keepin it smooth.

[brocksmith39]

@osterkenn LOL...I was there. Keith practiced his ass off. Ed was a dick. An insecure guy hiding behind a snooty pair of glasses. Hard work taught Keith how to play, not Ed Soph.

[pedrumb]

@Drumming2thelord check that topic about fulcrum: Front, middle an back handed fulcrum. It opens a hole new perspective of sounds and textures when you play different styles using this little variation (with out thinking yet on varying your position-germanic, american or french-)