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John_M._Hicks
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« on: November 10, 2002, 08:13 AM »

Hello all. I am curious of your thoughts on technique. As I continue to study and teach I'm finding that you only need 6 sticking motions to play anything.

1. full stroke
2. down stroke
3. up stroke
4. tap stroke
5. double stroke
6. buzz stroke

Does anybody else see this as the foundation of all the rudiments and sticking comninations?

Flam -- tap stroke (very soft-grace note) + down stroke

Ruff -- double tap stroke + down stroke

5 stroke roll -- upstroke (double) + tap stroke (double) + down stroke.

Any comments or ideas?

John
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« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2002, 08:25 AM »

I would question whether double and buzz belong with:

full stroke
down stroke
up stroke
tap stroke

To me, a double and buzz is types of bounces; unfortunately, they get the term stroke, but are very different than the full, down, up and tap strokes.

I can play a double in many different ways; all full strokes, all taps, down/up or up/down ... depending if any one of the notes are to be accented.

So all I'm saying ... they are in a different catagory ... and would just go under the title of Rudiments.

All the rudiments can be played using the four basic strokes; full, down, up, tap.  The word "stroke" to me means what the wrist does. If you let the stick bounce, you more than likely played a DOWN or TAP stroke in order to get the stick to the surface, then leaving it there to bounce freely or controlled (stopping with your fingers or lifting of the stick).

What do you think?
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« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2002, 08:50 AM »

Right on Bart!

John
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