4 steps to build a buzz roll

let's talk about how to break down a buzz roll into its simplest elements and build it back into a smooth trill
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[gaslight.mp]

bruh i gotta perform the national anthem tomorrow at a football game and I'm finna be the only one rolling and I wanna cry ty for the video

[lorettacheng]

It's so satisfying watching someone who can articulate what they're trying to teach.

[Lamadesbois]

As a violinist, I did not expect it, but this video proved to be very useful for smooth bow changes and string crossings 🙂

[hinkemiki]

in years of teaching research i havent found a material as clear as this regarding the closed roll. bravo.
Greetings from Uruguay

[southgeek]

As a completely raw, adult beginner, this is soooo helpful. I have asked several folks how to do a roll and I think many do not remember what it was like, "not to know how". Most of the time I get told, "well you just do this" and their hands fly at a 100 mph and I am no better off or closer to understanding. This video explains what "This" is. Thank you. Now comes practice time, but at least I know what I'm reaching for.

[MixingGBP]

New drummer here. I have no idea how to do this yet or even the basics of this, but I can tell you know what you are doing. Thanks.

[tapedpopsicle]

The way you present information, with both simplified imagery and a short demonstrative video is amazing. Not to mention, you seem chill as hell too. That's an instant subscription from me, dawg.

[fairlyfaerie]

I’ve been playing percussion for 5 years and I still mess up on my rolls lmfao

[heidichps]

I just learned how to do a buzz roll in my drum lesson this week, and your video is helping to iron out getting them to transition smoothly!

[MrKlemps]

This is amazingly good! I was taught years ago by the highly respected snare drummer of a major symphony orchestra to develop a double stroke to the speed whereby it would sound like a roll. That's what he said he did; from a distance, he claimed, it will sound like a roll. A few years into my study with him he invited me to a rehearsal where I discovered that the way he had taught me was not at all how he actually played. He had a terrific buzz roll but it was apparently intuitive. He really didnt know how he did what he did. Had a performer-teacher as articulate and analytically self aware as Rob Knopper, I might have saved years of frustration. (I say "might" because of this student's stupudity factor. NO teacher could congrol that.)

[gabzartspace]

As a sixth grader who is struggling with this in band camp, I thank you!

[uppercasedtheelowercases]

You're AWESOME! Self-taught, I've been trying to better my buzz rolls. Now, by the end of your video, I am already getting it. Thank you!

[notme-cbjg]

hi! im agreeing with south geek down below. im an adult getting back on " the skins". i am self taught, from decades ago. i never took a lesson until last year. i did learn things so that was good. but im on you tube a lot, & i realized what he taught me is on you tube. then i found You. i always wondered how they did that. & just like the comment below, now i know what "this " is. that goes for the pull push thing for doubles too. altho i say throw grab. lol.. im glad someone on here is breaking things down. i need visual, explanation, & slow motion. i need to see it slowly, so i can actually see what the hand is doing. thank you so much for taking the time to help we drummers!! & there's another comment below here about a kid having to play the anthem. i know you made him feel like a million bucks!!!!

[doozle]

I teach myself. That was ultra-lucid. Cheers Rob.

[ShepardOG]

I'm in an air cadet band and just started snare, the one thing I need to work on is rolls and this video, even just watched once, is already helping. Thank you :)

[Baby_Man_Crow]

Hahaha I play French horn and I'm trying to join percussion, because I have always wanted to play the quad/tenor, I've always had a passion to listen and play the drums, thank you for making this video

[alexanderwakan]

I love this lesson, helps me so much to grasp this technique way better!! It's a huge challenge for me to finally get this buzz roll going... you offered a great help, thanks Rob! :)

[martincuerva]

Great explanation. Even calling it a "buzzroll" is helpful. Got the theory. Off to practise.

[sethwexler]

His videos are done so well and the information is so valuable

[fossilandplastic]

imma need to practice my rolling cuz even tho its been a yr, i still cant do this buzz rolling but the normal roll. and when i do it on the snare drum, my senior complains to me saying that that is not the way to do rolling. and i went "yall nvr teach me the proper way of rolling how ik?" but i think this video is sure to help me in my buzz rolling!!! u explain well!!!!