SETUP

0:05

Course Overview

Fingers stay on or come off the stick

What to look for and feel in the ring and pinky

0:24

Rests on the cuticle of the ring finger

Finger vs. knuckle vs. cuticle

1:08

Ring finger gap

Sound reigns supreme

1:46

Contact without Pressure

No Tension or Squeezing

Avoid choking off the sound

Continue to hear stick resonate

Does the fingers always stay on?

2:50

Always in contact?

Stay relaxed

Control

Extra Mass

Finger Positioning

3:50

Triangle Constellation

Thumb pointing up, not bent

Avoid tension in pinky

Gently cradled under ring finger

Aesthetic, keep as natural as possible

APPLICATION

5:36

Start from the beginning

Wrist turn vs. thumb pumping

Keep motion consistent 

Reference original motion

6:45

Add ring finger

Try not to change motion of the stick

7:39

Adding the pinky 

RECAP

8:12

Be Patient

Work Slowly

Start from B

8:56

Recreate setup without any motion

Find a model that you’re trying to emulate

Maintain look while gradually adding fingers

9:55

Next steps

Double strokes, downstrokes, chops

10:15

Will feel awkward at first, keep going!

OUTRO

10:30

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