So If I am Ambidextrous...

MusicPebbles

MusicPebbles

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Hi guys! I am a guitarist. I Discovered that i am Ambidextrous a few months back i could Write with my left hand and right hand... Throw things and everything wif much precision. I want to learn Drums and i was thinking that since i am ambidextrous, What advantage do i have in drumming? can u guys tell me? and should i play a right handed drum set or left?... Thx for ur replys...
 
oh my goodness that's really cool!
well to me, you have A LOT of advantages. most of the time, in my opinion, right-handers' right side of the body is stronger and withstand more, how to say, vigorous:confused: actions? and thus have to really train their left side. and vice-versa for left-handers. would need A LOT of practice for both legs if you wanna play double-pedals. need to be in time, tempo and all that.

i'm not to sure about ambidextrous people cos i haven't had any ambidextrous friends, yet.:mrgreen: i guess they can just skip to keeping their hands and feet in sync? and you can do both open handed and cross handed drumming. hot damn!

hey you're a guitarist. playing like Michael Angelo Batio. that'll be awesome.:twisted:
 
Hi MusicPebbles,

Glad to hear that you're planning to explore the drum kit! Here's my take:-

"What advantage do i have in drumming?"

- You'll have no weaker hand which will hopefully make learning most alternating stick patterns much easier.

"and should i play a right handed drum set or left?"

- I think you should play the right handed set because you'll find it a huge drag to have to shuffle drum kits around in jam studios. Or imagine if you get to share a stage with other drummers in gigs like BayBeats....you'll have no time to switch things around...

However, to take advantage of your new found discovery...you should try to practice everything both ways....practice leading a drum beat with both your right and left hand etc....later on you might want to explore adding an addition pair of hi-hats on the right side of your kit and another ride cymbal on your left so you can start to play open-handedly...you can also add another floor tom and snare on your left so you can invert some fills too....alot to explore and I'm really excited for you!!

All The Best!!
 
alvinthedrummer said:
Hi MusicPebbles,

However, to take advantage of your new found discovery...you should try to practice everything both ways....practice leading a drum beat with both your right and left hand etc....later on you might want to explore adding an addition pair of hi-hats on the right side of your kit and another ride cymbal on your left so you can start to play open-handedly...you can also add another floor tom and snare on your left so you can invert some fills too....alot to explore and I'm really excited for you!!

All The Best!!
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Hey thanks guys for ur advices! Btw u said i can add another hi-hat? WOW Cool sia. play then switch hand. then add another floor tom on another side... Become Middle Handed Drumset! hahaha:mrgreen:
 
That's great!

Mean's that, unlike the rest of us who have to work really hard to strengthen our non-preferred hand, you will naturally be able to play things alot more evenly because you won't have a biased hand that's stronger etc...
Especially if you practice everything both ways from the beginning. Thomas Pridgen is a good example of this.
Also give you a lot more co-ordination options. I wish my left hand was equal to my right:)

like USAdrummer said, you should check out some guys like Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips and Carter Beauford.
Good luck
 
eeeeyer.. you are so evil. you took up guitar before you wan to attempt drums. and now you want to learn drums cuz you are ambidextrous. you abandon your guitar community.


hahaha NAH jk jk. i would say. why dun you try sit down at a kit, try a left hand set up, then try a right hand set up. see which you prefer. you may be ambidextrous ( is that how you spell it) but still there is a dominant hand.

and yea oh ya if you intend on taking lessons. drum lessons i feel tat you should play right, cuz its easier all the material you have is designed for righty. no offence lefties. but yea.

i was explaining to my friend why a left hander should play right, you firstly get to train your right hand at the hihats and your left is naturally stronger so your snare shots should be better for the start.

so i hope you can apply what i said to yourself. keep us updated man!
 
Kanzer: I'm not abandoning the guitar community, haha. I love guitar. I'm Just learning another instrument haha.

Btw guys thx for ur feedbacks! can u guys give me suggestions on how the drum kit can be set up so i can use my full potential? haha i mean the kit right or left handed is like 1 sided (5pcs). THe right handers kit the toms are going to the right so the right hand could fill, and vice versa. So can u guys suggest some ideas on how i can set up my kit so i can play stuff on both sides? Dun need to think about how can i get those, juz fill in ur wildest ideas haha. like adding whatever to the left or right or anything. I would certainly like to try double bass drums.
 
haha jokin joking. dun take that to heart yea.


try hats on both sides. haha i will say! try out see which is the best for you.
 
Hi again! haha I saw a middle pedal by sonor. the double hitters are in the center while pedals at sides. great for setting up my ambidextrous kit. anybody know where sell?
Sonor giant step middle pedal
 
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i've watched a documentary that if a right hander is willing to put in the effort to be ambidextrous or work with their weaker left hand, by about a month, you can get the hang of it...

writing, brushing, cutting, leading in - all with ur left hand will make u a rookie ambidextrous person... it's proven and the person now is ambidextrous by practising more on the left but within a month, the results are pretty promising already...

so in drumming too, it's all about practise.. yes probably you'd have an easier time leading in with both hands as many have quoted here..

all the best in ur drumming venture!
 
Hey guys i am wondering. U noe guitars? u can easily see if it's a left handers one or right. But how do u see if the drum set is set up for a righty or left? I know its just the setting up makes the drum set left or right. correct? because a single drum like snare drum is 1 round thing which does not mean left or right haha its which is ur leading hand.
 
look at the placing of everything.... u can see the difference..
eg:

~ hats for right handers will be normally placed on your left, for lefties, vice versa

~ toms for right handers and normal setup, smaller inch circumferance of the toms will be on your left, and the inch grows as it moves towerds to your right all the way to the floor tom
for lefties, vice versa ( note: - altho there are some instances wherby for a different sounding or different pattern, the drummer may just jumble up their setup of toms... just take a look at DreamTheater's drumer, Mike Portnoy's setup for his secondary drums in 'Live in Budokan' DVD.)

~ ride cymbal for right handers will be on the right side, for lefties, vice versa (note:- for some instances, the drummer will tend to add another ride on his left for various style of playing... refer to Jason Bitner)

~ if playing double pedal on a single bass drum, the obviously, the secondary pedal will be on the left...., if youre a right hander ah...

dats all that i can think off, if any of the bros here can add on ar i write something wrong and need correction, go ahead bros...

heh heh

of coz in the world, everyone doesnt need to follow the traditional setup
up to individual drummer for their setup and sometimes can be misleading as to whether they are for left or right handers... just like this guy.. andrea vadrucci

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O-hCtPfef8&feature=related

and also like this.. confirm very misleading... heh heh.. enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sf_pogZ8jE&feature=related
 
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