I've been working on my single strokes and I'm having trouble keeping the sixteenth notes even. They get a kind of horse gallop rhythm to them, while my triplets, singles and doubles (quarters and eighths) are just fine. Any suggestions and any reasons why I can't seem to keep them even?
2007-01-05 03:19:58 · 2 answers · asked by JudasHero 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Yup, I"ve been using a metronome. At the previous bpm I was playing cleanly but now I've upped it only a little and my sixteenths are messy again.
2007-01-05 03:31:21 · update #1
It might be phychological in which you simply cannot hear it evenly and thus can't play it evenly. In that case, just have someone else play it and listen to the difference. Also, you might not be hitting them with the same strength or height of the stick. In which case, see if you can get something, a board or rod, to rest evenly about 6-8" above the playing surface (drum, drumpad, etc) This will keep either stick from getting too high and far from the playing surface and will provide more even strokes. Drum corps do this during practice. It ensures the entire snare line is completely in unison with each other. No one's stick should be any higher or lower.
2007-01-05 03:58:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, it's just a matter of practice. You may already be doing this, but just in case: get a metronome, start a phrase really slowly and when you play it completely cleanly and accurately at one tempo, increase it a bit, and go on like that until you get it right... works like a charm on any instrument, but might take some time with complicated patterns.
2007-01-05 11:25:25 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋