To me, slightly raising or lowering the hi-hat is an essential dimension of playing, and double strokes / buzz strokes / rolls are important too, so drumming with only feet seems very limited. And why anyway? It’s not so hard to find other people to play with. What I really want is for someone to figure out a hi-hat you can play standing up.
I really like the feel of playing in a small group, where you can be in very tight coordination with someone else. I currently play, or at least I do when there’s no pandemic on, in a duo and a trio. In either of these, adding another person to be a drummer would radically change the feeling of the group.
Additionally, everyone you add to the group makes the logistics of booking more difficult, and makes organizers less interested in booking you since you become more expensive.
To me, slightly raising or lowering the hi-hat is an essential dimension of playing, and double strokes / buzz strokes / rolls are important too, so drumming with only feet seems very limited. And why anyway? It’s not so hard to find other people to play with. What I really want is for someone to figure out a hi-hat you can play standing up.
I really like the feel of playing in a small group, where you can be in very tight coordination with someone else. I currently play, or at least I do when there’s no pandemic on, in a duo and a trio. In either of these, adding another person to be a drummer would radically change the feeling of the group.
Additionally, everyone you add to the group makes the logistics of booking more difficult, and makes organizers less interested in booking you since you become more expensive.