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  1. Jonathan Curtis

    I don't know how to do rolls and use different grips

    Snare Drum Technique playlist to the rescue! The others are right, getting a qualified teacher is the fastest way to improve. Technique is all about understanding, and that is very difficult to learn alone.
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    Please let me know triplet songs of only snare

    How about these? Both of these are taken from this book. Enjoy!
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    any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?

    Absolute agreed. While I am alwas happy to see inquisitve questions, and to give my humble answers, you seem to fire off a string of random questions at once without much coherence or follow-up. A dedicated drum teacher and a comprehensive musical education would solve all of these issues for...
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    any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?

    That would equate to 5, and so I'm not sure how that would be an easier way to get to 17. Besides, 4 would be reduced to two groups of 2, as analysis is concerned with fundamental principles. 17/8 has an 8 on the bottom, which means it is fundamentally concerned with groups of 8 notes. The sole...
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    any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?

    I take your point. However, I explicitly avoid the use of "compound" because it is a confusing and, in my opinion, redundant term. I use the term "non-prime" because it is an easy way to conceptualise time signature that must include both 2s and 3s. In your example, 4/8 is such an odd time...
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    any tricks to be counting odd time signatures?

    All time signatures are created out of groups of 2s or 3s, quarter notes (groups of 2 8th notes) or dotted quarter notes (groups of 3 8th notes). Any time signature with a 4 on the bottom - 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 etc. - is just that many groups of 2: 3/4 is three groups of 2, 4/4 is four groups of 2...
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    did anyone regret learning to read drum tabs?

    As @Alex Sanguinetti said, drum tabs are not notation, and are not useful in the professional sphere. 100% of my reading-based jobs have been with traditional notation, and it is what I use for all my composition and teaching exclusively.
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    triplets are three notes per beat with equal distance from each other...but what about 5 notes

    Here you go, everything you need to know about tuplets: You say they’re aren’t common; in my line of work, which is focused on solo snare drum repertoire, they are very common, as are all tuplets. It’s a matter of context.
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    Your perception of YouTube/IG/TikTok drummers

    I suppose it depends on your definition of "YouTube Drummer". I have a YouTube channel with about 10k subscribers. Does that make me a "YouTube Drummer", or just a drummer with some YouTube content? For me, and the nature of my business, YouTube is probably my most effective promotional tool. I...
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    Interesting quote from Dave Elitch regarding rudiments

    I wrote many draft answers to this thread, and have been following it for a while. Ultimately, I realised I had already produced a video that says everything I want to say about rudiments and their role in modern drumming. I don’t know who Dave Elitch is, but for those who are interested in...
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    Interesting quote from Dave Elitch regarding rudiments

    Come on now Chris, that's far too reasonable an approach for an internet discussion!
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    Push Pull/Single hand 16ths help

    Yes, the videos go into all of those, including ways to practice, repertoire advice for technical development, and more.
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    Push Pull/Single hand 16ths help

    There’s a whole playlist here dedicated to snare drum technique. It goes really in-depth. I’d suggest you begin with the videos that address the fulcrum, fingers, and single and double stroke technique: Snare Drum Technique https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiIBi-86_El8DQ9Dt8V85qKaRtqyD8WzW
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