Moving Around the Kit
by Jost Nickel
On 30th Apr 2019
Utilizing Clockwise and Counterclockwise Motions in Fills In this workshop, we’ll explore moving fills around the kit easily in two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise. Most right-handed drummers orchestrate fills in a clockwise direction. For example, they may start a fill on the snare, move it around the rack and floor tom, and end with a crash cymbal. In other words, it moves in a clockwise direction around the kit in a typical right-handed setup. Fills that move in a counterclockwise direction are relatively rare in typical musical settings. Before exploring counterclockwise motion further, let’s first take a look at a fill in a clockwise direction, which serves as the basis for the examples in this lesson. All fills in this workshop utilize a 16th-note-triplet subdivision, and the stickings will always alternate. Now play the same figure in a counterclockwise direction without changing the sticking. To play the fill quickly, play […]
June 2019 Issue