The freehand technique is a unique method used by percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by
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The freehand technique is a unique method used by percussion
Percussion instrument
A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound by being hit with an implement, shaken, rubbed, scraped, or by any other action which sets the object into vibration.... to produce a fast drum roll
Drum roll
A drum roll is a technique the percussion instrumentist employs to produce a sustained sound on a percussion instrument. Rolls are used by composers to sustain the sound and create other effects, the most common of which is using a roll to build anticipation.... with a single hand. It is based around using the rim of a snare drum
Snare drum
The snare drum is a drum with strands of snares made of curled metal wire, metal cable, plastic cable, or catgut cords stretched across the a drumhead, typically the bottom.... as the fulcrum
Fulcrum (drumming)
Fulcrum is a drumming term. Traditionally, the fulcrum is said to denote the part of a percussionist's grip that is the main lever for the drumstick/mallet to rotate.... point of the drumstick. By doing this, a drummer can produce two strikes of the drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion instrument group, technically classified as a membranophone.. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with parts of a player's body, or with some sort of implement such as a drumstick, to produce sound.... with each full motion (one on the down stroke, and one on the upstroke).
This method has recently become quite popular in the drum community due to it being demonstrated in live drum clinics by world famous drummer Johnny Rabb.
