The most basic lesson required to start learning the drums is to master the drumstick grips.
Traditional Grip
The traditional grip is one of the most common grips used today. It is taught by the majority of books and teachers as the primary grip. The traditional grip began as an easy way for marching drummers to play when the drum was strapped across their chest.
Let’s begin with the right hand. You will grip the drum stick as if you were holding a hammer striking a nail. First of all hold your drumstick similar to the way you hold a pencil except for an important difference.. The only difference is that you must keep two fingers on top of the shaft and two fingers below the shaft. Let the drumstick rest on the fleshy bit of your palm.
Match Grip
The match grip is the favorite way to hold the drumsticks for most modern drummers. When you play with the match grip both hands hold the sticks the same way. This is the reason it is called the match grip. Imagine holding the drumstick like a hammer and stick the drums as if driving a nail.
When you first start learning the drums it is best to stick with one of these two grips. Once you start to improve and you progress to an intermediate level you may want to start experimenting with different grips besides the two mentioned above.
Left Handed Drummers
If you are only starting out playing the drums I would recommend sticking with the Match Grip for now. Once you are more experienced you can try out reversing the Traditional Grip.
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