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Tension Free Drumming™!
Welcome! This site is dedicated to exposing the worldwide drum community to the finest, most effective drum technique available. And as a tremendous side benefit, Tension Free Drumming™ (when learned correctly) will not cause any of the common repetitive motion related injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome or tendonitis. If you already have any of these physical conditions, Tension Free Drumming™ can improve them and, in many cases, allow you to play drums again – pain free!
What IS Tension Free Drumming™?
Hey, I’m Tiger Bill and I have been studying and teaching drums for over 30 years. During that time, I have always been fascinated by the technically excellent drummers. Although Gene Krupa was the first drummer who made me want to start playing drums, it was Buddy Rich whose chops I most admired. His tremendous technique and control of the drumset was just what I was looking for.
Over the years I have studied with some great drummers, both formally and informally, in search of the ultimate in drum technique. It has taken me some time but I feel that I have finally found it. What I have done is put together a system of drum technique that allows me to play at top speed with unending endurance, provides me with all dynamic levels from the softest whisper to the most powerful strokes while constantly maintaining finest precision and control. And all this without any Tension whatsoever! Using my Tension Free Drumming™ (TFD) methods, playing drums is easier than a walk in the park!
TFD is effective regardless of what kind of drums you play from drum corps to drumset and from light jazz to heavy metal! Even hand drummers have learned to play better and with less effort using my TFD techniques.
The techniques that make up my system of drumming are based on methods that are over 100 years old, such as the techniques of George L. Stone (author of the book Stick Control), Billy Gladstone (great, late pit drummer of New York’s Radio City Music Hall), and Sanford Moeller. I have modified each of those techniques and combined them with my own techniques, to make them more effective and totally Tension Free!
In 2004 I put my Tension Free Drumming™ techniques on the line by attempting to win the NAMM World’s Fastest Drummer Competition. Not only did I win for fastest hands but I set a record for fastest feet – both and and feet being clocked at speeds of over 1000 beats per minute. And all this without ever even breaking a sweat! And I owe this all to my Tension Free Drumming™ technique.
That, in a nutshell, is what Tension Free Drumming is.
The rest of this site is dedicated to teaching you how to apply these methods to increase your drumming skills and take your technique to the highest level possible. Which is probably a lot higher than you may think!
Again, This is Tiger Bill and I’d like to welcome you to this site, which is still being assembled, but will soon be ready for prime time! But there’s no need to wait to learn to play Tension Free. Just click the link below to get started today.
Have fun and stay loose!
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