blastbeatkeeper
Senior Member
It has been brought to my attention by another drummer that I am doing my fast gallups on the bass drums wrong...I'm not sure if they are called gallups, or flams, fast triplets, or what they're called, but here is an example:
(how they sound)
dugadun dugadun dugadun dugadun
(how I play them)
rlr rlr rlr rlr
Ive been told that I'm supposed to be leading with alternate feet, kind of like this:
rlr lrl rlr lrl
I cant do that. Ive been trying to get the coordination to alternate with my feet, I just keep mixing myself up. Even slowing down to about 50-60 bpm. I mean, I have no trouble doing the quick double stroke with my right foot whatsoever, but, does it matter if I alternate feet? Or is it just because that's the "correct" way to do this particular technique(again, I don't know what its called....or I do, but just cant think of it right now)Please someone help. Thanks!
(how they sound)
dugadun dugadun dugadun dugadun
(how I play them)
rlr rlr rlr rlr
Ive been told that I'm supposed to be leading with alternate feet, kind of like this:
rlr lrl rlr lrl
I cant do that. Ive been trying to get the coordination to alternate with my feet, I just keep mixing myself up. Even slowing down to about 50-60 bpm. I mean, I have no trouble doing the quick double stroke with my right foot whatsoever, but, does it matter if I alternate feet? Or is it just because that's the "correct" way to do this particular technique(again, I don't know what its called....or I do, but just cant think of it right now)Please someone help. Thanks!