subject: The Moeller Method [print this page] This Moeller method is one of the most secret techniques these days. It is not available easily for drummers. This technique is used by drummers all around the world who know how to play the drums. It will rapidly increase your stick speed, power and control. This technique involves an amalgamation of your stick grip, full stroke, bounce stroke and pull stroke.
The first feature of Moeller method is to use a proper grip on the stick. Your grip should be perfect for this method. Without the right grip, you'll not be able to reap the benefits of the Moeller method. The right grip for you is the one using which you feel comfortable. It can either be a matched grip or a traditional grip. After choosing the grip, find the stick's fulcrum point, also known as balancing point. This can be done by resting the stick on your fingers at different points of the stick. Check if you get most bounces off the drum with this grip. The fulcrum point is where you get the most bounces. You have to grip the stick from this point.
Extracting most bounces from one stroke is the trick to Moeller method technique. In order to learn how to play drums using the Moeller method technique, you first have to learn full stroke. Raise the stick to shoulder height and then drop your arm just like whip. This will provide you to stroke the drum powerfully. The motion of your wrist should resemble that of cracking a whip. This motion is extremely important for the Moeller method to be effective.
The bounce or tap stroke is another stroke to learn in Moeller method. It requires you to hit a small tap with the stick with barely any force. It will resemble a bounce if you play it just after the full stroke. It is audible but usually lower in volume. Practice with left as well as your right hand.
The pull stroke is the stroke to be done after the tap stroke. After tapping the stick on the drum, you have to immediately pull the stick to your shoulder height. After this you return back to the full stroke position. The pull stroke is again a lower volume stroke like the tap stroke. Again, practice this with both hands.
The last two strokes would have probably made no sense to you at all. But just like I said earlier, that Moeller method technique is a combination of these strokes. You will get a fluent motion by putting these strokes one after the other: full stroke, tap stroke and pull stroke. Then you will have to do these repeatedly.
Again, timing and flow is the key to success in this method as well. Eventually you will be able to get into the flow of the things. Just try and remember to get the most rebound through your first stroke and let the other two strokes bounce off the drum. When you get to the last stroke, hit it and pull your arm back to your shoulder height and then whip again. This method is extremely popular these days and is used to learn how to play drums faster.
