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Mailing List. Search for:. Ebooks for Drums Drums Ebook Store. For starting position, see Ex. The left-hand oval begins at the bottom left side of the oval.

The right-hand Funny 2 starts on the upper left and side of the drum. With each note, each of the hands moves in sync with the other. Start with the left hand on the left side of the drum. If you are using matched grip use the German grip with the palm facing down. With traditional grip turn the palm facing right and as you sweep to the left the palm will turn down, and visa versa.

The left-hand oval sweeps from the top left side. The right hand, using the French grip, taps ah 1 on the right side. The right hand crosses over to the middle and taps beat 2. The left hand sweeps from right to left.

This was true not only for the big bands but for trio playing as well. He often used the following left-hand quarter pattern to create a driving beat with brushes.

Pick up your brushes and cradle them with your chosen grip. With your left hand, place the brush on the left side of the drum then slide it straight across to the right side, then back to the left again.

Keep your hand very still while moving your forearm back and forth like a windshield wiper. This will give you a real smooth sound. Count 1, 2, 3, 4 and change direction with each count. For faster tempos use shorter sweeps with turn key technique Figs. He used this pattern for medium to very fast tempos. His style was very fluid and we will try to emulate what we can observe of his playing on film. Right hand taps beat 2 near the middle of the drum.

Left hand sweeps back to the left on beat 2. Right hand taps ah 3 on the right side as the left hand sweeps back to the right on beat 3. Right hand taps beat 4 near the middle of the drum. Left hand sweeps back to the left on beat 4. This means the left would start on the right side. The main point is to avoid entangling the wires and produce nice sweeps.