Thanks Sista!!!

you're always so nice !!!

See ya soon

Andyman ;)

It makes so much more sense then playing cross handed. It forces your brain to try and seperate the limbs moreso I think. It allows you far more options and ease around the kit.

And yes right Robin, I am one lucky guy (self admitted spoiled bastard too).

Cheers my friend

J P Lapp

Hello, I think you're absolutely RIGHT !! Simon was the first drummer who inspires me to play open-handed et I'm nearly ambidextrous now (only behind the drums). I play different things (musically) depending on the hand which is playing the ride/hi-hat/china, it's almost like being a different drummer when I play right-handed or when I play left-handed. I like also mix the two together to create new and different rhythms on the drumset. My kit is a right-handed one with a symmetric set-up of cymbals.
Among other ambidextrous drummers, I especially like Carter Beauford who has, according to me, a very original way to play the hi-hat (with his left hand or with the two hands). And Dennis Chambers is good too, he plays wonderful grooves with the two hands mooving between the snare and the hi-hat (alternating cross-handed and open-handed playings).
See you later.

J.B.

Carter is fabulous. I could watch him all day. His great, along with the amazing talent make him so much fun to see and listen to. Dennis is amazing also. Did you know with all of the chops that Dennis has he cannot read a lick of music? He did a recording live George Clinton and the P Funk Allstars on which his funky grooves are just mind blowning.

Louie Bellson said in an Modern Drummer interview a zillion years ago, that one of the things he did to develope his hand independence was to do as many things with his left as possible that he'd do right handed. Eating, brushing his teeth, just about anything. Simon said in essence the same type thing in something I read, some time ago. Memory is failing where I saw this.

Anyways, good stuff!

J P Lapp

After I injured my left hand (dominant hand) working in college, I had to learn to write and brush my teeth, and even EAT left-handed for about six months).

That helped my organ playing more than anything else i could have ever done.

I suppose, somewhere down the road, it'll benefit my playing drums as well.
I can still write "rightie" but it's WEIRD to do!
I used to sit for 2 hours taking notes in class like that....it forces the brain to really work.

T

Thank you for your fast answer !
Simon talked about using the left hand instead of the right (saying that brushing one's teeth with left hand is pretty difficult !) in the Zildjian Day videotape. This is a great tape with Trilok Gurtu, Gregg Bissonette and Dennis Chambers. Simon plays a wonderful solo on it, you can't afford to not have this one (I don't know if it has been released on DVD yet).
I must leave you now because...
I'm going to Paris today to see TOTO !!!
It's a GREAT day, I'm very excited and eager about this evening, curious to see Lee with the band, and feel lucky about the fact they choose tonight to release the DVD (It will be the second live capture at Le Zenith, Paris, the first one being with Jeff).
I will tell you about the concert tomorrow !

J.B.

I send you a private mail....

Andyman ;

Please do. Looking forward to it!

JPLapp82@Comcast.net

J P Lapp

I had any problem with your mail address : I sent my message at JPLapp82@Comcast.net but it doesn't work right....perhaps there is a Spam problem....

thanks

cool picture!! How do you put a picture in our comments? can you please tell me? haha:)

Best regards from Marius

You need to have a photo account somewhere like photobucket. Then upload the pictures there, then you can resize if needed and then copy and paste the html code right into the post. I use photobucket and it's really easy! That's why I can do it!!! hahaha! If ya need any help just shout!
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Thanks for the help tanyap, I'll try:)hehe

(by the way, I think that it was you who asked where "Wish You Were Here" was when i put it out on my profil, I had some problems, but i made it, hehe. So if you will, take a look, hehe;))

Best regards from Marius

I will do that thanks!
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Your words are my words...ahahahah!!!

Andrea ;)

hahaha! Sometimes the truth hurts!

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