I learned to drum on a lefty kit, so I do everything backwards (as a righty), my brother in law in law has a kit, I sat down at it and was totally perplexed by trying to undo what I learned...
I gave up after 2 minutes.
Learning lefty on any instrument is just silly, I thinks. You greatly reduce your stock selection or ability to use other peoples equipment (not so much stock selection from drums albeit) . I am also a left handed folkle.
Just curious why learn left? friend played left and you used his kit or somesuch?
Every now and then playing "Left" as a right hander is fun and challenging. It allows for different things you might have trouble with the normal way. I like to call it "Playing open."
Walkinghairball wrote:Every now and then playing "Left" as a right hander is fun and challenging. It allows for different things you might have trouble with the normal way. I like to call it "Playing open."
Yes like Zoro does t.
And Kenny Aronoff.
And some others I forget.
The Romantics' original drummer, David Petratos....
zepboy wrote:Seems like every time I used to play open a stick would go flying somewhere . . . you ever have that prob Hairy? Dunno why, maybe I just klutzy!
Not so much flying, although that does also happen. What I get most of the time playing open is feeding the jaws of a hungry hi-hat cymbal...........they love to eat drum sticks.
*the high-hat is thinking...."Ugh! Another nylon-tipped 5A! Why can't I get any of those nummy wood-tipped 2Bs any more? Doesn't anyone play with wood-tipped 2Bs??!?!?"
awip2062 wrote:*the high-hat is thinking...."Ugh! Another nylon-tipped 5A! Why can't I get any of those nummy wood-tipped 2Bs any more? Doesn't anyone play with wood-tipped 2Bs??!?!?"
