During this meeting, we took a look into an extended hand technique known as Slide Technique, with the master Ramon Montagner himself! The way Ramon incorporates Slide as well as other techniques such as Push-Pull to the drums in such a musical manner proves that there is not only one way to hold your sticks, or to move them! Whatever options we may have to expand our musical expression are certainly worth exploring.

Together with Claus, Ramon shares some basic exercises for sliding on a single surface such as pad/snare, as well as some preliminary grooves to be applied to drum set within different stylistic realms. With different tempos, subdivisions or dynamics affecting the way you would use this technique, keep it simple at first and take your time. See how Slide Technique can influence your playing and expand on your musical possibilities!