Here is a video all about learning and playing with the matched grip. I feel that this grip is extremely important for the modern percussionist who wants to play a variety of instruments including timpani and mallet percussion as well as snare drum and drum set. I teach all of my students both traditional and matched grips since they each have their own advantages.
In Part 1 of this series, I show you my concepts of grip, wrist and finger control as well as how to play in a relaxed healthy manner. I also show the warmups I do daily with this grip. Future parts will delve into more advanced exercises I use to develop my weaker left hand matched grip as well as drum set exercises.
The pad I am using is an old Quiet Tone Drum Mute from the 1980's.
The sticks are 75 gram Leopardwood warm up/practice sticks that I make and sell. If you are interested in a pair contact me at [email protected]