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Learn About Jazz Drumming
How to Choose the Right Jazz Drum Sticks for Your Style of Music
How to Grip Your Jazz Drum Sticks
How to Choose Brushes or Drum Sticks
How to Play a Swing Drum Beat
How to Warm up with Jazz Drumming
How to Keep Time on a Cymbal
How to Keep Time on a High Hat
How to play a Swing Drum Beat with Brushes
How to Play On Beat on a Snare Drum
How to Play Off the Beat on a Snare Drum
How to Play a Cross Stick Drum Beat
How to Play a Shuffle Beat on the Drums
How to Feather a Bass Drum
How to Keep Good Time on the Drums
How to Play Offbeat Drums
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Summary: Decide whether match grip or traditional grip is right for your style of music play. Understanding the proper technique for you will allow you to hold your jazz drum sticks in a better fashion. Learn more in this free video series.
Dan Miura is a drum expert. he has been playing drums/percussion for over 13 years. His experiences include jazz training, music theory, and a handful of rock and punk bands around...read more
"Hi I'm Dan on behalf of Expert Village. Today we are going to talk about different styles on grip on your drum sticks. I play with match grip which means I use my right and left hand the same kind of grip. Meaning I play right hand like that and my left hand the same way. Now some people play with there right hand this way but there left hand holding it this way which is called traditional grip. It is more common with jazz players but it is becoming less and less common. I grow up with playing match grip that is the way I was thought. Some that is what I'm comfortable with. But you may be comfortable with traditional grip depending on who your teacher is or what kind of style of music you are playing. Watch our next segment on brushes verses sticks."
eHow Article: How to Grip Your Jazz Drum Sticks
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