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Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: LPChip on January 09, 2006, 21:20:36
This video shows a little kid playing the drums.

The beginning might look a bit boring, but at around 4 or 5 minutes into the video, a great piece is being played!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1887293651082720270&q=tony+royster
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: Relabsoluness on January 09, 2006, 21:57:14
:shock:

Wow
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: Squirrel Havoc on January 10, 2006, 00:09:42
I've seen that before, I just can't remember where...
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: Rakib on January 11, 2006, 01:19:38
amazing  :shock:

but you said a great piece being played, did you mean a famous track?
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: speed-goddamn-focus on January 11, 2006, 06:52:11
Quote from: "Squirrel Havoc"I've seen that before, I just can't remember where...
on the world wide interweb perhaps?
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: Squirrel Havoc on January 11, 2006, 13:15:17
Quote from: "speed-goddamn-focus"on the world wide interweb perhaps?

Maybe, I recently picked up drums, and I have a few drum solos on the computer that I downloaded, maybe it's lost in those
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: LPChip on January 11, 2006, 19:06:54
Quote from: "Rakib"amazing  :shock:

but you said a great piece being played, did you mean a famous track?

Lol, No I mean, at some point a really nice drumpattern is being played. Get it? A great piece :P
Title: If you ever need inspiration for writing your drums...
Post by: Anonymous on January 11, 2006, 22:55:24
Now there's a drummer that uses his wrist. A lot of drummers mistakenly use a stiff arm and develop their chops around that, but clearly, as you can see here, using the wrist technique results in some amazing drumming. Hence one handed fills. (which is done by loosening and tightening the wrist in succession)

I think a lot of people would think this is even more impressive that a 12 year old child is doing this. I'm not impressed that he's 12, I'm impressed because he has picked up on the wrist style and is able to showcase some of the advantages thereof.

When you do it this way, you don't need super human strength. Although endurance is key and this child has a lot of it.

I would have liked to heard more steady rhythms at different time signatures. Also it would have been nice to hear him play with some music, or a bass-line. Rapid, frilly-fills are great, but they aren't everything a good drummer should know.

Ultimately, I'd say he's a natural. His biggest challenge will be learning to take it down a notch when he's part of a band. GOOD bands orchestrate for the greater good of the music, not show boat over one another to see who can get the most attention out of their own talents.

Good stuff.