How to hold and play snare drums and drumsticks

How to hold a snare drum stick:

1. First, find the pivot point of the stick, which is about one-third of the way to the end of the stick. Next, grab the pivot point with your index finger and thumb. Drumstick in the index finger is the position of the first joint of the index finger. The thumb grasps the stick symmetrically with the top half of the knuckle with the index finger.

2. Apply force in a way that allows the stick to move up and down easily between the two fingers without dropping it. Next, the other three fingers gently clasp the stick, palm completely down, and try to keep the stick in a straight line with your arm so that you have more muscles to control the stick. The left hand grip is the same as the right hand grip. That's why it's called a relative grip.

There are four ways to strike a snare drum:

1. Down stroke: Starting at about ear level (high), and then stopping about an inch from the surface of the drum after playing downward.

2. Up stroke: After striking downward at a height of one inch, quickly pull back up to the starting point of the Down stroke.

3. Tap: The start point is about an inch above the drum surface and then gently downstrokes the drum before returning to the original start point.

4. Full stroke: The start point is about ear level (high), and the stroke goes down, then back to the original start point.

The above four strokes should be practiced with one hand at a very, very slow speed, and then with the other hand, and then with both hands when they are ready.

Expanded Information:

Snare Drum Technique p>Snare drum striking skills:

1, arm does not move, strike with the wrist. Strike regardless of height. Light and heavy. Fast and slow can not affect the natural smooth movement of the wrist. Drumstick head striking position of the two points should be as close as possible.

2. Striking on the snare drum is usually not in the center of the snare drum. Because hitting directly in the center of the tone is too direct and too violent. Imagine a circle 8 to 10 centimeters in diameter in the center of the snare drum. The circumference of this circle is the best place to hit the snare drum.

3. Regarding the movement of the percussion, simply put, it is a continuous movement, like the feeling of bouncing a ball when you shoot it. So when practicing, maybe you can imagine your hands as a ball, and visualize the feeling of bouncing.

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