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Tips for Drumming on a Drum Set
Pieces of a Drum Set
The Match Grip on Drum Sticks
The Traditional Grip on Drum Sticks
How to Strike a Drum
Basic Beats for a Drum Set
How to Warm Up on Drums
Sticking Warm Ups for Drums
Sticking Exercises on Drums
Techniques for Using Bass Drum Pedals
Bass Drum Warm Ups
Techniques for Playing the Hi Hat
Warming Up on Drums with Hi Hat Techniques
How to Play the Hi Hat on a Drum Set
Easy Foot Patterns for Drum Sets
Basic One Stroke Foot Patterns
Summary: Hold your drum sticks with a match grip when playing drums, holding the sticks symmetrically; learn how with tips from our expert drummer in this free drum tutorial video.
Peter Van Dyck is a professional drummer and drum teacher. He received his training from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.read more
"PETER VAN DYCK: We're going to look at match grip. Now, this is holding the sticks symmetrically with both hands. Now, let's take a look at how we make this happen. A match grip is made of a fulcrum where we pinch the stick between our thumb and pointer finger about three quarters way down the stick. Next, we wrap our fingers around the stick. And that's match grip. Do the same thing with the other hand. Here we go. Now, we want to squeeze the sticks with our thumb and pointer, mostly. The rest of the fingers should be pretty relaxed. We don't want to feel any tension all the way--anywhere in our arm. This is match grip."
eHow Article: The Match Grip on Drum Sticks
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