Depende rin eh..
Jazz - kailangan dito precise ung finger/hand technique especially kapag bebop. Hindi basta basta "papagtripan" ung ride. Konti lang po alam ko kasi d naman ako jazz player.
Rock - kapag 4/4 straightforward rock and roll, hindi naman kailangan. Pero kapag prog rock/trash/speed metal, you need to have a certain amount of technique (halo-halo kumbaga). Independence, precision pag prog (ala Danny Carey). Kapag speed/trash go for the Bittner kind of approach.
Pop - Pano nga ba pumalo ng pop?
Diba parang straight din. Ah, kailangan magaling grumoove.
Others - sa Latin, independence lang ata mostly. The foot and hand patterns are overwhelming.