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