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#154011 - 11/08/07 01:18 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: Mannineaux]
Duall Registered: 11/05/07 Loc: Florida	Thank you all for your input. With all that, I think I'll stick to traditional, seeing as though I know steven's but it is very uncomfortable for me. _________________________ A painter paints his pictures on a blank canvas, a musician paints his picture on silence.
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#154012 - 11/08/07 06:17 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: Duall]
RhythmSong Registered: 06/24/04 Loc: SoCal/Cleveland	Quote: All great players who play traditional grip. Come to think of it...most all the Japanese players I've seen generally played Burton. Unless I'm interpreting your post wrong, most Japanese players play traditional grip, not Burton grip (although they look similar from a distance, they're quite different). _________________________ Derek Tywoniuk: Cleveland Institute of Music, Percussion Performance, Class of 2010 ZMF New Music for Marimba Composition Contest Winner [url= www.youtube.com/AoAPC ] www.youtube.com/AoAPC [/url]
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#154013 - 11/09/07 10:19 AM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: RhythmSong]
akeith5913 Registered: 07/10/07 Loc: Northbrook, IL	Quote: Quote: All great players who play traditional grip. Come to think of it...most all the Japanese players I've seen generally played Burton. Unless I'm interpreting your post wrong, most Japanese players play traditional grip, not Burton grip (although they look similar from a distance, they're quite different). You are correct sir. I think my fingers were typing a little faster then my mind was thinking. Thanks for catching and correcting. _________________________ Univ. of Ky - Tenors, '89-'91 Cavaliers - Tenors, '91-'92 Chicago Bears Drumline - Tenors, '05-'08
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#154014 - 11/17/07 01:51 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: Mannineaux]
TotalPercussion Registered: 10/23/06	Duall, if you ever decide in the future that you want to give the Stevens grip another shot, I highly recommend "Simply 4" by Gifford Howarth. It really helps the percussionist who wants to add the Stevens grip to his/her "Toolbox of Technique." Just my two cents.
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#154015 - 01/13/08 02:18 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: TotalPercussion]
Zep blanks Registered: 01/13/08	Ahh im soo bad at stevens grip :/
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#154016 - 01/15/08 09:27 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: Zep]
marimbaman89 blank Registered: 01/15/08	I actually would recommend buying Method of Movement instead of Simply 4. Simply 4 was the first four mallet book I bought and it didn't help me at all. Method of Movement is waaaay more comprehensive.
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#154017 - 02/03/08 08:00 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: marimbaman89]
trapperkeeper blank Registered: 10/15/07 Loc: ankeny, IA	scratch your palms with your ring finger and pinky, it'll build strength in your hands, which'll help a lot. _________________________ Ankeny Marching Hawks: '07- snare/Marimba/Timpani- colors- Roger Cichy '08- tenors- The Beatles
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#168946 - 08/06/08 04:06 PM Re: Steven's Grip Chops [Re: trapperkeeper]
Percussionisto Registered: 08/04/08 Loc: Bakersfield, California	I think that you shoudln't switch grips completely, but it would be beneficial to take the time to learn how to do Stevens, because knowing diferent grips couldn't hurt anything. And as for it being unconfortable, Stevens was very unconfortable for me when I started using it, but as time goes by, and you get used to using a grip, it gets a lot better, and it becomes almost second nature to you.
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