delécluse: étude 1 for snare drum

want to learn about how i set up my snare drum?
robknopper.com/audition-ready-snare-setup
download the free pdf gear guide above. it's my 8-piece snare drum setup, including every piece of gear and accessory you'll need. (and it's totally audition ready, too.)

[@mateogarcia6942]

Man those dynamics are insane! And those last buzzes also, out of this world

[@nealsausen4651]

Love this guy! Great player, great phrasing, technique, sound. I can actually hear a "sculpture" of sound in this piece! This composition has form, substance. The piece itself and the way he is performing this piece makes perfect sense kudos to you Mr Knopper!

[@robknopperstudio]

thanks neal!!

[@josephgurzynski1053]

Nothing like watching a drummer that know what he's doing!!! Such clean playing and very pleasing to the ear. Cheers.

[@leor.labarge8625]

Rob I appreciate how generous you are with your responses and information. Very kind. ( and the playing is brilliant!!)

[@robknopperstudio]

thank you!!!

[@Mynameisnumber5]

I remember learning this in 2nd year and this piece killed me it was so hard. I don't even think I played it right for my jury but oh well. You crushed this one man!

[@percussionko]

HOW ARE YOUR ROLLS SO CLEAN!!!!!!!!!

[@MrDarkstar620]

It's consistency with mindful practicing, improving/developing technique on wrist and finger movements. Learning rudiments separately first helps, and putting them together eventually. It's slow, and the development with it is painful (no way around that truth), but it's rewarding once this level of expression is achieved.

[@robknopperstudio]

yeah absolutely. also check out this video (link below) i made about developing your buzz rolls! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzWn4Cqi5qGq8U

[@KG-pe9lt]

PrActice

[@brianrandall3795]

Juilliard practice hours

[@shiritzhaki5333]

Holy shit dude! RESPECT

[@hotdog3392]

Wow, drags too good

[@TonyPerez816]

How were you able to get God himself down here to tune that drum? lol. Fantastic playing! Thank you for this performance.

[@jankyjake401]

This couldn’t be more perfect. So well played

[@HuangShang010]

Best version on youtube

[@garyrynar3308]

Beyond awesome.. your cd and video of these etudes are fantastic!!

[@byoung7]

Sounds impeccable Rob, very nicely done.

[@michaelmarotta5947]

Nice silky subtle playing.

[@RustyDodd]

snare sounds amazing. so does the playing!

[@trevorw2841]

Hey Rob, in the last two measures of the piece it almost sounds like you're playing that last 4 stroke ruff an eighth note early to my ears. I actually really like the way that that it sounds, and I'm curious if that was a conscious choice on your part, since you talk about being creative and taking chances with your interpretation. I'm performing this piece at my local solo and ensemble festival this week, and I want to make sure I have the rhythm down. Thanks, Trevor.

[@robknopperstudio]

hey emperor enzyme, sorry for the delayed response to this... after listening back i think i was rushing a bit at the end there! nope - you should play it exactly in time. i hope solo and ensemble went well!

[@zacharyjohnson3303]

Lol this is actually asmr

[@WeenerxNation]

Makes perfect sense! Thanks for your reply.

[@josephlabarbera619]

Beautiful playing!

[@robknopperstudio]

why thank you!!

[@fuzzylightning]

Beautiful snare sound!

[@alexfrederick-percussion1171]

Great playing! Thanks for sharing ...

[@robknopperstudio]

thanks for watching!

[@TylerJHaley]

As always, great playing! I just want to know why you are using the sound scoop? Does it help with the audio recording? I think this is the best recording of a snare drum I have ever heard.

[@robknopperstudio]

thanks TJ! the scoop focuses the sound a little bit and makes it sound more condensed rather than spread. it's not a huge difference - most of the sound is in the drum and the hall - but it just makes it a little more dry, staccato, and punchy sounding.

[@MaxMarsilloDrums]

Beautiful!

[@robknopperstudio]

thank you!!!

[@LeandroGardini]

Hi Rob, may I use one frame of your video (as a picture) to illustrate a snare drum for my students? Of course your creadits will be there. Let me know, thank you!

[@robknopperstudio]

yes, of course! thanks for asking.

[@LeandroGardini]

Thank you man!

[@MaxGovoniDrum]

Cool, sounds good! I like your press, it seems an american buzz! Congratulations!!

[@robknopperstudio]

thanks so much max!

[@bodomatmidnight]

I'm a rock drummer but I wanted to challenge myself with this piece. I use this video for reference, but I am still working on it at half speed. I have a question. In measure 11 did you play the roll a sixteeth note longer?

[@robknopperstudio]

nope! not intentionally, at least.

[@Riddim4]

Exquisite. Much respect.

[@elmhurst86]

I know this is late in the game, but your playing is great! Do you have any videos on your tuning approach? I have the same snare, but i can't seem to get the right amount of crispness (for lack of a better word) that yours has.

[@robknopperstudio]

yes!! i have a whole series on this. you can see all 4 videos here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2qcoapog5dlidU

[@elmhurst86]

@@robknopperstudio Great! Thanks so much!!

[@orlandojoelred1426]

Hello! great performance. what sticks are you using for this étude? Im in search of some good concert snare drum sticks. your advice would be great!

[@robknopperstudio]

these are innovative chris lamb's cl-1l. the problem is that right now they are out of the right kind of wood and aren't making them, so they're not an option at this point. but, lately i've been trying different pairs including some freer's and tim adams'. i have heard that the chris lamb's are gonna come back at some point though.

[@iondelic5967]

What sticks have you been using for this 12 etudes series? Cheers :)

[@fulipo123]

Bravíssimo!!!

[@robknopperstudio]

thank you!!

[@wilp8345]

Parabéns rulo muito bonito

[@leonardoperez5909]

Hi, im learning the basics for recording percussion and i wanted to know how many mics and in wich position they where for the recording (in the video i cannot see any mics) if you could also tell me if it was condensed or dynamic mics it would be perfect, thanks a lot!!

[@robknopperstudio]

good question! there were two small diaphragm condenser mics set up about 10-15 feet in front of the drum and 8 to 10 feet above the ground. there was also a pair of mics placed extremely far away to get some reverb but those are very low in the mix.

[@leonardoperez5909]

@@robknopperstudio thanks a lot for the answer!! Stay healthy

[@thomaswaller7966]

Hi Rob, love your work was just wonder what plastic guard on your snare drum was for, near your legs

[@robknopperstudio]

that's my sound scoop. it collects the sound coming out of the bottom of the drum and directs it towards the listener, which in this case is the microphone. also, it makes the sound a little bit crisper in soft playing.

[@Snarician]

Neat. I've never seen anyone use a scoop for a concert snare.

[@robknopperstudio]

yeah i don't use it much either but for the recording it really worked well!

[@gottardopaganin2772]

nice!!

[@andrespinzon8030]

this video was posted so long ago, so I might never get an answer. But incase someone sees this soon, what snare is that?? It's very beautiful

[@robknopperstudio]

it's a pearl philharmonic 4x14" brass!

[@andrespinzon8030]

@@robknopperstudiothank you!

[@fflam1383]

Those four stroke ruffs! Would that be evidence of practicing Kije?

[@mlefeb]

Fflam There isn’t any four stroke ruffs...

[@marhb99]

There are two four stroke ruffs: one before the first loud roll, and one to conclude the etude.

[@eonstar]

+Martin B you sure? I'm pretty sure there are more...

[@peterhenderson5413]

Hey Rob, for the rolls in that final crescendo at the end, what stroke count are you doing for each? It’s a little hard to tell.

[@robknopperstudio]

i assume you mean the one at the beginning of the last line? i'm doing 2 + 2 + 3. so, sixteenths and then one set of sixteenth triplets.

[@NoAh-in_best]

I really wish I had a concert snare drum only have a drum set Tama metal works snare drum

[@WeenerxNation]

Hello Mr. Knopper- I'm an aspiring percussionist, wondering about the philosophy behind your playing area, I noticed it's just off center to the right. Is this specific to this snare or is it a universal theory?

[@tristanswihart3553]

+Rob Knopper So do you recommend playing closer to edge for quieter parts? Or to just stay in the same place of the snare through out the piece?

[@robknopperstudio]

cooper - i'm always playing along the snare wires. it's always somewhere between the middle of the drum and the edge depending on how loud i'm paying in order to activate the right amount of snares. i think because this video is filmed from different angles, it looks like i'm playing off to the right, but i'm not really.

[@robknopperstudio]

tristan - oh yeah, you're always moving where you play because you're always trying to find the perfect place to play based on what dynamic you want the note to be so that you can get the right amount of snare sound. the closer to the edge that you play, the less of the head that you activate, so it's easier to make a smaller sound when you play closer to the edge. but the closer to the edge you get, the less the snares are activated.

[@ldavidcox]

yah rob!

[@austinshoupe1506]

What heads do you use on your snares. Looks like the M5 diplomat on top, but you are getting a huge sound for such a thin head. I ask because I'm on the look out for new heads for my 6.5 maple philharmonic. Been using the skyntone top renaissance bottom combination for the last couple years. Think it might be time for something brighter.

[@robknopperstudio]

i'm using the m5, but it's not to get a bigger sound. it's just to more quickly activate the snares. so i think the big sound that you're hearing is just the immediate and full activation of the snare wires due to the fact that both heads are so thin.

[@nathansiegel950]

It says on the PDF that you use moleskin somewhere on the drum. Where are you using it in the video?

[@robknopperstudio]

it's on the rim just right in front of where the sticks are, so that i can lay my sticks down right before i play.

[@DrumLuv23]

Delecluse etudes have never been hard for me to learn. However, its the type of music where you revisit it 10 years later and are finding new was to be anle to express it.

[@Parkerplaysperc]

is this from his first book or second?

[@dylansmith3213]

first

[@DB_Mssgr]

What is this snare drum? I love this sound :)

[@freddyrp4530]

I think pearl philharmonic 14”4

[@AdamPerryy]

When you go to the edge for the soft passages, do you go in between the two lugs by the snares or do you move to a single lug

[@robknopperstudio]

i'm always playing directly above the snare. it looks like i'm playing a little off center in the video because we had to change the angle of the snare drum for the video angles when we recorded it. but yeah, i'm still on the line directly above the snares at all times.

[@Parkerplaysperc]

is this from Twelve studies for snare drum?

[@robknopperstudio]

yep! it's from delécluse: twelve études for snare drum. robknopper.com/delecluse

[@adamchasteen664]

Hey, I think you’re playing this piece at dotted eighth = 72 and not dotted eighth = 76. I personally prefer the way that you do it, by playing it just shy of the marked tempo, because it just seems too fast at 76 bpm. Any suggestions? Thanks

[@loganmoore5758]

What snare drum and drum heads do you use

[@PostLagone]

This might be a late reply but Rob uses a Coated Diplomat 5m on top and a Hazy snare side diplomat

[@novamber88]

He has three drums namely pearl philharmonic 14x4 brass and aluminium 14x4 with a 13x4 maple. pvt.edgy’s replied about the drumheads :)

[@russ6541]

tightest fucking buzz roll i have ever heard

[@KarlLatham]

yeah man

[@DaveBateman1972]

Wonderful to see the loser squad in with the dislikes. What the hell is there to dislike about this excellent playing?

[@robknopperstudio]

haha right? only a few though so i'm assuming they don't agree with my fashion choice. i wasn't into the black v neck yet so...

[@DaveBatemansShed]

Always fashion before playing. Dunno how you could slip up like that so easily...

[@williamcopperge7909]

Where band hall to practice

[@thisriceiswhite5371]

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[@thisriceiswhite5371]

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[@chrispakmer7793]

What’s your stick choice

[@calebbelac9349]

I have to learn this for freshman year state band someone help me

[@caelan506]

where did you march\

[@robknopperstudio]

chelsea high school in michigan. also, sometimes on stage in la boheme at the met.

[@Theother._.2]

Noiceee

[@LD-uc8oc]

where you bought the stand? and what model is? n.n

[@robknopperstudio]

those are at new world symphony! they are awesome stands.

[@martijndenhartog]

Why do you play up the top of the head while all the beautifull is in the middle of a drum?( Exept of course bongo's and small toms)

[@robknopperstudio]

on my drum all the beautiful is right where i'm playing :)

[@sunjy9522]

What is this snare, I like it wnat to buy it ?

[@austinshoupe1506]

***** What did you use for a scoop? I have a gig right now where the snare drum never cuts through and was thinking this might be a good solution.

[@austinshoupe1506]

***** it does seem to be cut differently than the marching ones. any other differences that you are aware of?

[@MrPatrrricio]

***** Hello Rob! This plastic piece, is a three part of plastic glued ano to another, or is a single folded piece? And which is the way that the plastic piece is attached, below the rim of the drum?Best.

[@robknopperstudio]

this is a pearl philharmonic 4x14 brass drum. you can check out all the drums i use for this album, plus all the other gear, in my gear guide (link below) www.robknopper.com/snare-guide/

[@robknopperstudio]

the scoop on has a very minor impact on the sound. it just make it a little bit tighter and more compact of a sound. this one was made for me by a percussionist of the milwaukee symphony. i don't think he makes them for the public though, so you'll have to figure out your own solution to this. it's a single clear piece of plastic that is curved around the drum and held on by velcro. no bending and no extra pieces needed.

[@josepsastre9670]

Lol

[@walrusnation2496]

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