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Summary: The grip a drummer has on his sticks is essential to his playing style. Learn how to play drums with the German grip int his free video.
Joel began his official study of music in middle school, and went on to immerse himself in every music making opportunity. After high school, his focus narrowed to the drum kit and he...read more
"JOEL SIEGEL: All right. So the second grip that we're going to learn today is called the German Grip. And this is kind of the opposite of the French Grip. The French Grip can get kinda long legato strokes and with the German Grip you're going to get kind of a lot more attack; it's a lot more harsh and a lot more powerful. You got to be holding the stick to where your wrist here is going to pretty much parallel with the ground, all right? And this is going to be a lot of wrist movement and a little bit of fingers. You're always going to have a combination of the two, but for German, it's going to be a lot of wrists. And to get the sound, that's the motion. So your German Grip is going to sound like this."
eHow Article: The German Drum Grip
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