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 Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:59 pm
So heres the scoop:
Unfortunantly our school fired our band director at the beggining of the year for being a total drama queen. We are managing very well without a director except for one thing:
For winter percussion we have a cymbal line but no help!
We are doing a Final Fantasy percussion piece.
I manage the Pit, and another guy manages the drumline.
Unfortunantly our instructors from marching band season have school to attend to.
The guy instructing the drum line is having trouble handling the cymbal line because.. THEY ARE ALL FRESHMEAT!
So I took the liberty of attempting to help them out. Can anyone give me some good pointers or techniques?
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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 5:09 pm
Make sure they always keep their cyms. UP. dont let them rest on your him just because its more comfortable, thats bad technique and you will be docked.
for crashes, eather have them all vertical, || or tilted in the same direction (everyone has theirs slightly to the left) \
for Highhats, keep the cyms away from your body. that is, dont let them rest on your hip.
for Tings, Cyms should be held in an upside down V with the tip infrount on your eyes.
Zing is the same thing.
When crashing make sure you hit one side of the cym, and continue through to the other. (dont just bang them together, they will pop)
If a Cym is to pop, make sure you have equal pressure on every side, and pull up on the strap, it will go back to normal. it may be slightly damaged, but it will still work.
*NOTE: Once a Cym pops, it is more likley to pop again!
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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 3:06 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:44 am
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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:22 pm
Take a look at videos of indoor percussion on Youtube. You can learn not only visuals, but different technique from other bands throughout your state and the nation.
Remember always follow through a crash, never EVER slam them together like the monkey does. It inverts them. Make sure your cymbal players hold their cymbals at the same level, just like the snares are leveled out at the same level as are basses and tenors. Keep your visuals snappy, and if you have shined or polished cymbals, flash them around a bit during competition. It'll catch the judges/audience attention and it adds for a cool effect. Warn them not to hold their cymbals too close to their arms when they do chunks, highhats, or sizzles. They'll get pinched and it hurts...
Um.. my mind just flew away, but I was a cymbal player for 2 years then I switched to bass this season, so if you have any specific questions, send me a PM. [: Happy playing!
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