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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: Use the traditional grip on drum sticks when playing the drums, gripping properly with the fingers; 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: Now, we're going to look at traditional grip. Traditional grip is different from match grip because in the left hand, instead of pinching the stick and wrapping our fingers around as in match grip, with the left hand we lay the stick across our hands. We slip it under the thumb and under the ring finger. Now, the tension in this grip where you balance the stick is really between the arc of the thumb and the middle finger. Put that together with the match grip on the right hand, traditional grip on the left hand. This is the traditional grip."
eHow Article: The Traditional Grip on Drum Sticks
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