mahsati_janan
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I have 2 instructional dvds, one is Killer Ziller by Michelle Joyce and the second is Bellydance with zills with Elsa. Elsa is using switching hands, like with triples she does RLR LRL RLR LRL. And Michelle is using one leading hand, like RLR RLR RLR RLR. I would like to ask what style do you think is better, or which one do you prefer?
My suggestion is to learn both ways. I teach my students to do their finger cymbal 3s as:
1) RLR RLR RLR RLR
2) LRL LRL LRL LRL
3) RLR LRL RLR LRL
To me, it generally sounds more consistent when playing starting with the same hand each time. This is because pairs of finger cymbals have slightly different sounds, so the sound pattern you make will be different if you alternate by switching leads than if you play with a lead hand. For people like me who have a very good high range of hearing, the difference is generally very obvious. For most people, they may not be able to hear the difference depending on the specific tone of their cymbals.