Virgil
10-05-2004, 03:20 PM
In part 2 of the crossover lessons, I take you through another interesting variation that I love to use.
This one involves a big stretch from the right side tom to the left, and left to right. These take a little patience to figure out. They involve a lot of movement between the three drums involved, and with the cross sticking thrown in, they are quite complex. Once you find the rhythm, it's a matter of developing the right touch, and staying relaxed for optimum execution.
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration of Part 2 of Cross Overs, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/hands-crossovers02.wmv)
In ex. 1 the right hand starts on the left floor tom. There is a very wide crossover marked by the arrow from the right floor tom to the left floor tom. The return arrow marks the movement directly back to the right floor tom.
<img src="images/!charts/crossovers02-a.gif">
As with all my crossovers, if possible I try to reverse the sticking and the movement. Here we begin with the left hand on the right floor tom, and play the mirrored version of the the above example.
<img src="images/!charts/crossovers02-b.gif">
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration of Part 2 of Cross Overs, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/hands-crossovers02.wmv)
This one involves a big stretch from the right side tom to the left, and left to right. These take a little patience to figure out. They involve a lot of movement between the three drums involved, and with the cross sticking thrown in, they are quite complex. Once you find the rhythm, it's a matter of developing the right touch, and staying relaxed for optimum execution.
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration of Part 2 of Cross Overs, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/hands-crossovers02.wmv)
In ex. 1 the right hand starts on the left floor tom. There is a very wide crossover marked by the arrow from the right floor tom to the left floor tom. The return arrow marks the movement directly back to the right floor tom.
<img src="images/!charts/crossovers02-a.gif">
As with all my crossovers, if possible I try to reverse the sticking and the movement. Here we begin with the left hand on the right floor tom, and play the mirrored version of the the above example.
<img src="images/!charts/crossovers02-b.gif">
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration of Part 2 of Cross Overs, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/hands-crossovers02.wmv)