Pancake Twirl - Awesome Stick Trick (Drum Lesson)

[@JasonBrown033]

Yep...one of my favorites, too!

[@StationaryDingleberry]

Thanks for posting.

[@johngrobson4899]

Cool trick🥁🔥🥁

[@marykunn8559]

As a pipe band drummer, stick tricks are so much more. They help provide visual cues for other musicians for the beats and provide a release of tension by switching up the muscles used, so reducing stress, and provide a visual that audiences enjoy. The stick tricks, or for me, flourishes , do all that. Since I play all drums in the pipe band, I also work on proficiency in flourishes, both on bass, and my tenor. Bass is rather limited, but a fun challenge. Totally appreciate your vid.

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

What a great explanation! I'm a big fan of the Marching Arts. I've had the honor and privilege to direct groups at DCI, WGI and DCA. Thank you for the kind words

[@terrelll.howard8660]

Yes

[@riccardodietrich184]

Ha ha ha...Brian. I'm 72, and I never played my drums with those tricks! Buy now: it's time to start !!!! Ciao from Milano Italy

[@huberthartsch2359]

Not only you "Stick Trick" is awesome, but also your playin' on the drum. Well done, it's really splendid to hear and see you....

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you very much for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed the lesson!

[@danielweber1952]

I’ve played professionally for 58 years. I’m 72, and one of the first lessons my instructor said “ if you want to twirl sticks, be a baton twirler. Your job is to keep time and play tight”. I’ve received standing ovations without a single twirl, just using years of practice and performance.

[@rdjraa4983]

Just discovered your channel Brian.Been a drummer off and on for more than 50 years. {between my wife and me raising a family.} Between 2 rebuilt knees and and rusty as a novice I'm just trying to get back into it. A true drummer never loses the desire. These stick twirl tutorials and the way you teach them is fairly basic and easy to follow. It's just trying to get flexibility in my old ass sausage fingers. I look forward to seeing your other videos and learning from them and I thank you for that.

[@DrumGalaxy]

Excellent presentation, Brian. I'll have to try this out. I've never been a big fan of stick twirling, thinking there was always something more important and useful to practice, but you've convinced me to give it a go. Nice chops!

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you very much for the kind words. This stick trick is one of safest ones to do, because the stick never leaves your hand. Best of luck, hope it becomes part of your playing too!

[@JoeIzzo]

My students will love this!

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Awesome! Let me know if any of them learn how to do the trick!

[@jeffgutierrez8796]

Sweet! Thank you. Now I can do it.

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Glad I could help!

[@2002drumsonly]

Great instructions and display. Enjoyed the lesson a lot! Well done! Thank you.

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you for the kind words

[@MrVelocity111]

Thx for slowing it down. double bass drumming keeping same beat in speed i havent been drumming for 10 years thx

[@edljnehan2811]

I always liked Carl Palmer's under the armpit and back over the shoulder I've never seen another drummer do that😊

[@isaintlikei4076]

I like to link this into the normal twirl going away from you to go from matched to trad grip. Looks super neat.

[@paulgray6100]

I love this shit idk what that other dude is saying I think the entire show is better with a drummer that shows off his different techniques very cool man

[@chadkent1241]

Super neat! Gonna practice this

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you! Best of luck learning the stick trick

[@jimboscustoms]

Definitely trying this thanks dude

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Hope you enjoy

[@Kittylord]

Thanks for showing this trick, and it's very cool, and doesn't have a high risk of losing control and having the stick go flying. My only recommendation would be to show a camera view from the 1st-person drummers perspective to better exemplify the directional movement.

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you for the kind words and for the feedback. I will try a different camera angle in future videos

[@unclerhombus]

Nice!!

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thanks!

[@carlcreech3717]

Cool.

[@drwheycooler8423]

..stick tricks...great...really helps your drumming...

[@jeroenvermunt862]

Definitely nice! Probably you could also record it from the back? Makes it a bit easier to follow the movement on the screen.

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thank you! That’s good to know. I do have another camera I can use for future videos.

[@StationaryDingleberry]

I had the same wish!

[@boinknook]

Still learning how to twirl drumsticks 😶

[@TheGarageBandSyndicate]

I watched a video of Danny Carey playing Southbound Pachederm with Primus Newyears eve 2017 and he hit the cymbal to hand it back off with such power and from what looked like an impossible agle to even make contact yet it was extremely powerful... I think he used this stick trick to emplement that powerful strike

[@djmylesmatisse]

I get what you're saying. As a drummer myself, i don't do stick tricks because i never learned them. You have to REALLY be good at them otherwise you'll drop a stick and mess up the groove you're PLAYING. So, rather than spend many, many hours on perfecting stick tricks, I've decided to spend those many hours perfecting my pocket on the drums. When you have a full drum set to play and get better on, stick tricks are a nice bonus but not critical for me. And you can be a visual, entertaining and powerful drummer WITHOUT stick tricks.

[@byrdie47]

you should mention the hand moves from under to over and repeats

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Very good point! Thank you

[@fattmusiek5452]

❤

[@Romans219]

I have been a professional acoustic drummer for many moons and have never played for the attention. It's all about the listener. I've never been impressed by Egomaniac stick twirling.😮

[@mykneeshurt8393]

Waffle Twirl next, please.

[@brian96597]

Ow my wrists! :)

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

😂 it’s important to relax when doing this trick. I should have added that in, or yes your wrists will definitely hurt if you tense up too much.

[@bobscott7127]

I've played with a lot of drummers who could twirl drumsticks, and couldn't play 4 quarter notes with consistent time. Maybe spending time instead with a metronome, a stick and a ride cymbal would be a better investment for anyone who wants to be a drummer (as opposed to a clown).

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

Hi! Good video. In all of my years playing on stage I have refrained from doing 'tricks' cause it distracts the audience from the music at hand and is too egocentric. It has nothing to do with the music. I just do my job and let the story in the music speak for itself. Not to mention there is nothing more embarrassing than dropping a stick when showing off.😢

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

This stick trick is one of the safest to do. I’ve almost never dropped with this one. I hear you, when it comes to stick tricks it really depends on the song and style of music. Certain styles it could add to the show, like Kiss for example, where other styles it might be a VERY negative thing, like Jazz or a ballad. I pick the songs I use them in very wisely, always making sure it’s musically appropriate, where the showmanship will add to the entertainment value not take away from anyone else on stage.

[@alexgolovchenko3791]

@@BrianCalhounDrums Your assertion is very well taken, Sir and quite valid. I appreciate the correspondence. Regards, Alex G. 😎

[@charlesseagraves6210]

I’d like to know where that T-Shirt came from… 🤔

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

My wife got it for me. It might have been drum bum??

[@PhillipSlaymaker-n1p]

I use that technique's to switch to the butt of the sticks.

[@davegink9222]

Ugh. I cannot figure this out for the life of me. Maybe a camera view from the eye position would have helped, instead of from facing you.

[@ronbyrd1616]

Prefer "playing" rather than taylor swift "theatrics" .

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Hahaha 😂 Taylor Swift that’s funny! I wish I had her money 💰 Playing of course is the most important thing. Stick tricks are fun and have their time and place, but can be a really negative thing if used too much, or done during the wrong song or style of music.

[@baiaili80]

pancake, because it's flat

[@drummer9mm]

I'm not to sure why you like it that much because it looks as fake as it is, as far as twirling sticks go. Don't take me as a hater, I'm just being honest, it doesn't look that good.

[@grumpy-g5s]

why are we teaching things that don't matter , crowds are not interested in stick twirling ,they are interested in the band sound , my teaching method is if it doesn't make a sound do not waste your time doing it !

[@flamecolumn]

Yeah because Tommy Aldridge, Thomas Lang, Neil Peart, Tommy Lee and Luke Holland don’t know how to entertain audiences. Who are you, again?

[@SecularFart]

Maybe cuz, mind your fucking own business? Oh and its fun

[@specialkonacid6574]

Actually they are interested in stick twirling.

[@cincyborn]

The people want it, they think you know what you are doing when you twirl, it's on them, give them what they want

[@zxrcam]

Actually, crowds are interested in being entertained. A bit of flair works for some bands, others aren't interested in doing anything but playing music. Ultimately, it's up to the performers as to how they want to express their creativity... And yes, stick tricks are a creative option whether you choose to see it or not.

[@citydrums7525]

Nice!

[@BrianCalhounDrums]

Thanks!