Technique Series 1 PART 3: Double Stroke Double Take

[@howardmanley3388]

Hi MR. Chuck I’m a beginner and you have helped me so much with you sharing ur information you have learned o er the years. I once was a mechanic for greyhound Bus corporation and they had this old time mechanic there with about 35 years of experience working on buses ,but the man would never share with us new people what he had learned over the years? So thank you so much for sharing what you have learned . (God bless you.Howie < )

[@ChuckBarchuk]

My pleasure Howie! Blessings to you my friend.

[@lorisf3882]

Many thanks Chuck for addressing this so well - it looks pretty cold where you are - Cheers Loris 😎

[@ChuckBarchuk]

Yo! Hey Loris. Yea it's a cold and rainy day where I'm at but it's all good. I'm glad this short video helped you out. If you have any further questions don't hesitate to ask. Cheers.

[@wjb111]

Good to have you back!

[@ChuckBarchuk]

Thank you my friend!

[@dnik3278]

Nice video. I find this technique to be really useful with creating accents on singles and duples as well.

[@ChuckBarchuk]

Thanks D and you are absolutely right my friend. Cheers!

[@erikeepper]

Such great intel, thanks for the great videos! 😊

[@michaelyakson9953]

yes that is very good knowledge absolutios : )

[@jemmace2586]

Pretty good technique there! I've watched a ton of players video's on doubles and everything else to be honest, I think yours on the doubles here are pretty good compared to any! Emphasising on not grabbing the sticks at any point of having too much grip to cause tension/lactic acid build up in forearm muscles. 👍

[@ChuckBarchuk]

Hey Jem! Well there are definitely lots of people out there that can play them better than I can. But this technique was shown to me by my teacher way back in the beginning; I'm talking 1st grade...lol. You correct that lots of tension is bad so we all need to monitor ourselves to make sure we're practicing what we preach especially when we're playing and really getting into it. It's easy to forget in those moments sometimes. Blessings.

[@jemmace2586]

@@ChuckBarchuk too true! Yep I have to say I have gotten carried away and not kept an eye on my movements while playing and worse still carried on for a while. While working in tribute bands with pressure on driving between gigs etc. eating into my practice time, was really the stuff of nightmares! All good now though, I wish I'd have had a good start as you did by really getting great tuition from very early on. Respect to you Chuck for sharing your knowledge with only the thought for other's and their own progress with drumming and the importance of technique which can Illude the best of us. Ubuntu my friend and blessings to you too! 🙏

[@joemanyatis5992]

Hi Chuck. Really enjoyed your lesson. Just wondering the type/size of your sticks? Thanks.

[@alwilliams1997]

hi buddy, great video. In your opinion, is it worth accenting the 2nd note when working on doubles? cheers from UK.

[@ChuckBarchuk]

I wouldn't say accent but I would say emphasize. The goal is to make the 2nd note of the double even (not louder) with the first. This can only be done by using the fingers to play that 2nd note. Otherwise if you just 100% bounce both notes your doubles will be uneven. Cheers from US. :)

[@alwilliams1997]

many thanks. I watched some Thomas Lang lessons and he seems to be big on making the 2nd note louder. Appears to be divided opinion on this. cheers

[@ChuckBarchuk]

@@alwilliams1997 Well I think proponents typically have a marching band/ drum corps background. That's the case for me. My background is almost solely rudimental drumming where this concept is prevalent. A good exercise is to do a measure of 32nd notes using single strokes and then switch to 32nd notes using double strokes. Rhythmically both should sound exactly the same. Here for example: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6fEaqKMlLurppI

[@ritabrooks9059]

Hi Chuck! I like your videos. I was wondering in most videos I have watch forearm movement is never mentioned. Can you talk about that part of drumming?

[@ChuckBarchuk]

Wonderful observation Rita! Your arms are typically only used when playing at loud volumes, accenting, and moving around the drum kit. With double strokes, they are your primary means for playing fast. So at fast speeds you'll only use arms and fingers and almost no wrist. This is the exception instead of the rule. Hope that helps. :)

[@ritabrooks9059]

@@ChuckBarchuk Thank you Chuck!

[@ChuckBarchuk]

@@ritabrooks9059 You are most welcome Rita. Blessings!