ATSSB Year E Snare Tutorial - ADVANCED CONSIDERATIONS

In this video, Mark Wessels will dive into technical and musical considerations for the advanced percussionist! Beyond just playing the etude, decisions on which roll base to use, which stickings work best for flams, drags and ruffs, as well as a host of other topics can propel you from the middle of the pack to the top!

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00:01:10 - Selecting your snare drum and sticks
00:05:10 - m.1 Buzz roll quality and roll base considerations
00:13:02 - m.2 Using 32nd roll base vs 'no roll base'
00:17:04 - m.3 Rhythm integrity, sticking options
00:28:02 - m.4 Emphasizing syncopation, singing rhythms
00:31:25 - m.5 Triplet subdivision, singing with a legato, "lope" feel
00:32:40 - m.6 Sticking, duple/staccato feel for beats 3&4
00:35:20 - m.7 Roll subdivision: duple vs quintuple
00:39:20 - m.8 Four stroke ruff sticking considerations
00:41:25 - m.8 Four stroke ruff interpretation
00:46:55 - m.9 Sticking considerations, drag interpretation
00:48:01 - m.10&11 Duple vs triplet roll base, fulcrum pressure
00:51:31 - m.12 Roll, rhythmic intepretation
00:53:16 - Full performance, summary

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