This month Modern Drummer will continue to include excerpts from Michael Packer’s essential book on bass drum control and technique The Bass Drum Owners Manual: Applying the Moeller Technique to the Bass Drum. As you will see, this is a new way of thinking about bass drum (and foot) control that is based in an old, popular, and useful hand technique called The Moeller Technique. Michael addresses the essential components of bass drum and hi-hat control. Let Michael’s wisdom and the wisdom of the Moeller Technique help you improve the control, sound, and eventually speed, of your feet, regardless of musical style.   Hand and Foot Combinations The following exercises and Etude will aid in the development of your musical ideas and their execution. Many great drummers incorporate hand and foot combinations as a large portion of their vocabulary. Including the bass drum in fills and solos will balance the […]

April 2024 Issue