that double stroke roll with one hand is pretty sweet, if i lost a hand i probably stop drumming, or join def leppard but its about the thumb and pointer finger thing, a little off topic but what do you all think about swiss clef?
Swiss notation? Friggin' godsend - I use it on my HS snares, and they love it. Takes all of the guesswork out of it, and really improves their sight reading.
Mike
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Mike New Percussion Producer - World Gone Mad Drum and Bugle Corps
Swiss notation is when you basically take a staff line and write the drum patterns RLRL above and below the line....the traditional Swiss style of this notation as to put the right stick note above the line and the left stick note below the line. Now you are not just trying to figure out sticking patterns by sight and feel you actually can see the diddles and alternate patterns as clear as accents. Other views and opinions lurk but this is the root of this style to start.
Yep - no more "rrllRlRR" stuff under the notes. Here's an example from the EUSPBA (Eastern US Pipe Band Association - the biggest one in the US) website:
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The Real 'Swiss' Notation is very easy to read. A grace note is a line or a tick attached to the top of the assigned note. It reduces clutter! I prefer it over highland writing style, and American mono-linear writing styles.
And yes the Right hand on the top line, and left on the bottom is much easier because u only have to look at note/values and accidentals rather than accidentals, notes/values, and what hand its played on. Too Easy:)
but its about the thumb and pointer finger thing, a little off topic but what do you all think about swiss clef?
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