by burke » Fri Sep 24, 2004 5:25 pm
Hi all,
There has been some fantastic responses about a difficult and high level (at least for me) aspect of drumming.
Here is a low-level little trick/thing I learned about hand independence and polyrhythms some years back.
When I didcovered there were such things long ago, I tried to work it out and my mind and hands would not do it. I talked to a jazz drummer friend about this and he showed me the following.
To play 3 against 2 is "moms apple pie"
Both hands together on 'Moms' and the rest comes naturally!
3 against 4 = "Pass the Goddam butter"
4 against 5 = "Pass the Goddam butter again"
Almost instantly I could do it!
To this day if I try to 'think' it - it's no go.
Anybody else got any vocal or word rhythm stuff like this?
Darrell
ps. Any thoughts on my santana post ... If I've embarassed myself with something too basic, please feel free to send me a note suggesting I let it go. My ego will survive!
Burke