Smooth Operator: Helping Your Percussionists Improve Their Multiple Bounce Rolls
Smooth Operator: Helping Your Percussionists Improve Their Multiple Bounce Rolls
by Joe Tornello
Educators' Companion
Volume 2
No.
Fall
2015
This article provides guidance from Joe Tornello on improving multiple bounce rolls for percussionists. It emphasizes mastering the quality of bounces in each hand, adjusting dynamics and tempo, and using base rhythms to enhance roll performance. Tornello advises on techniques to achieve smooth rolls, avoid common mistakes, and adapt to different tempos effectively. Additionally, the document suggests incorporating mathematics into lesson plans when discussing rhythmic values in relation to tempo.