flam drags

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flam drags

[@mat4410]

Great job Mark! I’m glad you performed the two drag notes as DRAG and not closed them up as a ruff as a “ratamaque.” Again another brass-whistle-clean demonstration.

[@JC-px5ss]

That arm posture is impeccable

[@joshuaccz]

No one hardly teaches the open close open method anymore. It makes me happy to see some one actually using it.

[@mat4410]

My teacher would rant if you closed it, it becomes a RUFF and not a DRAG. I learned it as 6/8 timing. 1 2 and 3, 4 5 and 6.

[@picturepickle4992]

Woowww I'm trying to prepare for Marching Band tryouts and was kinda wondering what a Flam Drag was until i watched this and oh my gosh you killed it!! I hope I can do this someday as fast as you did!

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

Picturepickle Picupic I believe in you! Keep pushing!!

[@picturepickle4992]

@@marcushawkinsmusic Thank you and I definitely will!

[@JayJohnson4x4]

are you playing doubles with just finger control at high tempos? At what point does the drag or double or diddle becomes solely bounced? or does it?

[@caarriav]

Bleed

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

CAV it does get quick!

[@zRhid]

Dude where do you march?

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

I marched Spirit 04 Music City Mystique 05,06 teach Atlanta Quest,Alliance

[@zRhid]

I can tell you have experience haha. Looking forward to more videos because this is really helpful when I play along to it.

[@michaelcharette2234]

cheese on 1 then trip let then flam on 1 drag on trip then let . Then play flam on 1 trip drag on let . Start slow build to fast .

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

Michael Charette are you talking about gridding?

[@jeffreymiddelveld4421]

Aren't this cheeses? Like your technique tho!

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

Thanks for watching! A cheese would have the double/diddle on the flam.

[@jeffreymiddelveld4421]

I see, thanks. My teacher switched the names by accident.

[@tsantos4896]

So im not wrong, one of my intructurs say i should keep all of my fingers on the left stick, but most people and my other intructors say its ok to drop your ring finger and pinky when playing fast

[@marcushawkinsmusic]

Ask your instructor to play with you at the tempo in question. Some people start dropping fingers at tempos that don't call for it. Other than that ,,, sound wins in my world everyday (all day 😬) so if you are getting the sound you want , roll with it.

[@tsantos4896]

+marcus hawkins OK thanks