I have recently started making a minute adjustment in my arm position, especially when playing the ride cymbal. This came about after watching Jack DeJohnette’s “Musical Expression On The Drum Set.” Jack references Tony Williams and Elvin Jones and their arm positioning while playing. He also talks about creating a space directly in front of you when seated at the drum set. It’s very cool.
The adjustment is not second nature for me – yet. I have found that when I play with this “new” position that the flow of the music and the sound are different. There’s even a different feeling – one which I really like. I plan on recording some examples of this soon. This will be part of my library of videos that I am creating for my website. Stay tuned!
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