Now, what you don’t want is to drop the second note of the double, which a lot of people do. So what you want to do is make sure both notes are nice and solid, and you get a full sound on both. Now before we get into the actual breaking apart of the double, I want to focus on just getting good doubles first. Techniques & Terminology Doubles on a Single Drum I prefer the word “sweep.” Some people like calling them “scrapes.” It’s the same thing though if you hear it in different places. So here’s one slowly, and I’ll speed it up:Īs you can see, as you get faster, it makes a sweeping or scraping motion. Sweeps get their name from the sweeping motion–or scraping motion–that is created when you play a double, and you split it between two drums. With today’s video, we’re going to focus on one of the aspects of tenor drumming that is a lot of fun, but also quite challenging. I’m James Christian, and we are here today for video #5 of the tenor drumming “Essentials” series. (Click on the title of this post, and then scroll to the “Comments” section at the bottom of the page.) Or you can send an e-mail to. You can also leave comments on this website. If you could leave comments on the YouTube video, that would be great. I think the terminology descriptions have the potential to revolutionize the way tenor drumming is discussed. I would really, really like to hear your feedback on this particular video. A full transcript of the video is below, along with links to the solos mentioned. Learn the differences between adjacent sweeps, non-adjacent sweeps, spock sweeps, outward sweeps, inward sweeps, and push-pull sweeps. Sweeps, scrapes, split doubles–whatever you prefer to call them, this video breaks them down in detail. It’s time to work on sweeps and scrapes! Check out the newest video:
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