I want to share an experience about shoulder tension as it was mentioned in the video. During a lesson, while practicing an exercise, Jack advised me to 'relax your shoulders.' I assured myself that I was relaxed and continued playing. He provided more feedback on the exercise and serenely reiterated, 'relax your shoulders, let the tension go.' I insisted, 'Jack, I am relaxed, I feel good and loose.' As I played on, he gently placed his index finger on my trapezius. Moments later, my upper arm fell into a natural position, and I felt the tension dissipate, akin to air escaping a balloon. Unbeknownst to me, I had been harboring unnoticed tension. That subtle adjustment made me feel more relaxed/comfortable and improved the sound I produced on the pad. I'm not a paid shill or a bot, but I am 100% biased because of the positive results yeilded from studying with Jack. If you're looking to enhance your technique and playing, Jack can help. If you're here because you have a specific interest in learning the Spivak/Wilson techniques, even better because Jack is the expert / 'go-to-guy' for these techniques and is an excellent instructor. These videos provide just a brief insight into these techniques, which truly benefit from direct feedback in a lesson environment. If you're in the SoCal area I strongly suggest in-person lessons and if you're out of the area I would consider remote/online lessons.
Jack you are a great drummer and teacher please do me one favor just show me a buddy rich exercise slow to fast I have always always wanted some one to show me a simple buddy rich exercise for me to work on can you at least show me a small buddy rich exercise? thank you please dedicate your exercise to the BOOM
Hi Ray, here is something to play around with that Buddy does. Play one Paradiddle, one Double Paradiddle and one Paradiddlediddle in any order and play them as 16th notes or at very fast jazz tempos as 8th notes. Don't forget that the double paradiddle can have one or two accents. Buddy can play these at the speed of light and places the accents on toms as well as snare and sometimes even is doing crossovers too.
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I want to share an experience about shoulder tension as it was mentioned in the video. During a lesson, while practicing an exercise, Jack advised me to 'relax your shoulders.' I assured myself that I was relaxed and continued playing. He provided more feedback on the exercise and serenely reiterated, 'relax your shoulders, let the tension go.' I insisted, 'Jack, I am relaxed, I feel good and loose.' As I played on, he gently placed his index finger on my trapezius. Moments later, my upper arm fell into a natural position, and I felt the tension dissipate, akin to air escaping a balloon. Unbeknownst to me, I had been harboring unnoticed tension. That subtle adjustment made me feel more relaxed/comfortable and improved the sound I produced on the pad.
I'm not a paid shill or a bot, but I am 100% biased because of the positive results yeilded from studying with Jack. If you're looking to enhance your technique and playing, Jack can help. If you're here because you have a specific interest in learning the Spivak/Wilson techniques, even better because Jack is the expert / 'go-to-guy' for these techniques and is an excellent instructor. These videos provide just a brief insight into these techniques, which truly benefit from direct feedback in a lesson environment. If you're in the SoCal area I strongly suggest in-person lessons and if you're out of the area I would consider remote/online lessons.
Jack you are a great drummer and teacher please do me one favor just show me a buddy rich exercise slow to fast I have always always wanted some one to show me a simple buddy rich exercise for me to work on can you at least show me a small buddy rich exercise? thank you please dedicate your exercise to the BOOM
Hi Ray, here is something to play around with that Buddy does.
Play one Paradiddle, one Double Paradiddle and one Paradiddlediddle in any order and play them as 16th notes or at very fast jazz tempos as 8th notes. Don't forget that the double paradiddle can have one or two accents.
Buddy can play these at the speed of light and places the accents on toms as well as snare and sometimes even is
doing crossovers too.