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What should I practice to get better at double bass? How do I get my left foot at the same level as my right? |
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I never did any isolation practice for my left foot. I know some guys say, "practice playing everything with your left foot that you would normally play with your right". I never did that. I learned by playing along to my favorite recordings, making up my own exercises, and studying with Joe Franco's book "Double Bass Drumming". The sixteenth note sections of "DBD" utilizes the system where all numbers (1, 2, 3, 4) and &'s are played with the right foot and all E's and A's are played with the left foot. The beat sections of "DBD" contain many syncopated patterns using this system. I worked out of this book until I was able to improvise patterns freely without having to think about whether I was using my right foot or left foot. I grew up learning this system and it works best for me.
There are a few great books out there that use a different approach including Jeff Bowders’ book "The Mirror System" where all the double bass drum strokes are alternated.
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