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The Board of Ordnance 1812
The art of Beating the
Side Drum by Sam Potter Drum Major in the Coldstream
regiment of Footguards.
“The first thing previous
to a boy practising on the drum is to place him
perfectly upright and place his left heel in the hollow
of the right foot then put the drumsticks into his
hands, the right hand stick to be grasped with the whole
hand about two and a half inches form the top (or more
if required - as drum sticks are not all of the same
weight) similar to grasping a sword or stick when going
to play back-sword.
The left is to be held
between the thumb and fore-finger of the left hand close
in the hollow. The top towards the wrist leaving the
top of the stick as much out of the hand as the other
resting in it, resembling a pen when going to write, in
this case with the first joints of the second and third
fingers". |
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