arctures: I only mentioned open hand because he wanted to train his left hand, wasn't recommending it as the best way of playing or anything. nice post.
I don't think right arm speed really has much to do with it, though. the hi-hat rhythms aren't actually _that_ fast in any of these songs. I don't think anyone in this thread would have trouble playing the same hi-hat speed with a snare hit every four hi-hat hits instead of every two - it's just the constant alternating snare and bass that makes everything seem faster / more difficult. |