MORE ON THE BAILEY TECHNIQUE

AS ALWAYS HEADPHONES OR EAR BUDS RECOMMENDED FOR LISTENING. THE MOST SUCCESSFUL MUSICIANS ARE THOSE WHO HAVE THE MENTALITY OF BEING A PERPETUAL STUDENT. IN THIS VIDEO I EXPLAIN AND DEMONSTRATE TWO KEY TECHNIQUES TAUGHT TO ME BY THE LATE ELDEN "BUSTER" BAILEY SNARE DRUMMER WITH THE NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC. IHERE'S THE STICKING: RLRLRLRLLLRLRLRLRR THEN START WITH THE LEFT HAND SAME PATTERN. THE NEXT VARIATION IS : RLRLLRLRRLRLLRLRR. THEN START WITH THE LEFT. BUSTER HAS A PHRASE MARKING OVER EACH GROUP OF EIGHT SIXTEENTHS MEANING THAT IT SHOULD SOUND LIKE DA DA DA NOT DUT DUT DUT. STRIVE FOR A MORE LEGATO SOUND WHICH IS A MORE MUSICAL SOUND FROM AN OTHERWISE VERY STACCATO INSTRUMENT. IF YOU WANT TO HEAR BUSTER'S MARVELOUS SNARE DRUM PLAYING LISTEN TO NEILSEN SYMPHONY # 5 CONDUCTED BY LEONARD BERNSTEIN.