How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, part 1 of 7: Basic Movement

The first of a 7-part video series on the essential skills of tenor drumming. This video explores the basic setup for quads and quints. It covers playing zones, Y-axis and X-axis movement, and basic movement patterns.


0:00 Introduction to Series
1:24 General Principles
2:37 Playing Zones
3:43 Breaking from the Elbow

5:01 Introduction to Around Patterns
7:13 Exercise 1--Descending 8th Notes, Slow
7:38 Exercise 1--Descending 8th Notes, Fast

7:53 Comments about the Free Hand
8:52 Exercise 2--Ascending 8th Notes, Slow
9:21 Exercise 2--Ascending 8th Notes, Fast
9:51 Exercise 3--Descending/Ascending Combo, Slow
10:24 Exercise 3--Descending/Ascending Combo, Fast
10:40 Exercise 4--Side-to-Side #1, Slow
11:19 Exercise 4--Side-to-Side #1, Fast
11:44 Exercise 5--Side-to-Side #2, Slow
12:20 Exercise 5--Side-to-Side #2, Fast
12:35 Exercise 6--Circular Motion, Slow
13:34 Exercise 6--Circular Motion, Fast

13:50 Adapting for Different Spock Drum Configurations
14:35 Exercise 7--Descending/Ascending w/ Spock Drum, Slow
15:11 Exercise 7--Descending/Ascending w/ Spock Drum, Fast
15:25 Exercise 8--Anchored Pattern #1, Slow
16:24 Exercise 8--Anchored Pattern #1, Fast
16:39 Exercise 9--Anchored Pattern #2, Slow
17:11 Exercise 9--Anchored Pattern #2, Fast
17:36 Exercise 10--Combination #1, Slow
18:29 Exercise 10--Combination #1, Fast
18:41 Exercise 11--Combination #2, Slow
19:17 Exercise 11--Combination #2, Fast
19:31 Conclusion



The exercise page mentioned in the video can be found here: rudimentaluniversity.com/2018/02/27/how-to-play…

Note: I am aware the audio on the first few videos is rather poor. I had just moved and didn't have all my usual equipment available, but I had the time to make the videos. I had a choice: Don't make the series at all--or make it with poorer audio. I felt it was more important to get the information out there. Those who wanted to learn would take the information and get past the inconveniences in presentation. If it really bothers you though, all the videos are captioned. You can turn the volume low and turn the captions on. If you jump ahead to videos 6 and 7 in this series, you'll notice a significant improvement in audio quality.