Drumstick sleeve

1. A method of wearing a drum brush sleeve system comprising the steps of

a) providing an elastic sleeve configured to be worn around a user's arm and comprising a sleeve front end, a sleeve rear end, a sleeve length extending from the sleeve front end to the sleeve rear end, a sleeve width generally perpendicular to the sleeve length, a sleeve interior configured to receive the user's arm, a sleeve exterior, a first pocket comprising a first pocket front entry portal, a first pocket rear exit portal, a first pocket length extending from the first pocket front entry portal to the first pocket rear exit portal, the first pocket length generally parallel to the sleeve length;

b) providing a drum brush comprising a front end comprising a plurality of bristles, a rear end, a drum brush length extending from the drum brush front end to the drum brush rear end;

c) placing the elastic sleeve on an arm of a human user so that the plurality of bristles are positioned under a hand of the human user; and

d) removably positioning the drum brush in the first pocket.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of contacting a drum with the plurality of bristles after step d).

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the first pocket front entry portal is located at the sleeve front end.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the human user's hand comprises a palm and further wherein step b) comprises placing the sleeve front end below the human user's palm.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the elastic sleeve is generally tubular in shape and is comprised of a substantially continuous wall surrounding the human user's arm.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the elastic sleeve further comprises a second pocket comprising a second pocket front entry portal located to the rear of the first pocket rear exit portal, a second pocket closed rear end, a second pocket length extending from the second pocket front entry portal to the second pocket closed rear end, the second pocket length generally parallel to the sleeve length and the first pocket length.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the drum brush rear end is located in the second pocket, in addition to the first pocket, in step d).

8. The method of claim 6 wherein the first pocket and the second pocket comprise an interior configured to receive the drum brush and wherein at least a portion of the second pocket interior is lined with a non-slip surface, and further wherein the first pocket interior adjacent to the first pocket front entry portal does not comprise a non-slip surface.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein the non-slip surface is comprised of a different material than the material forming the remainder of the elastic sleeve.

10. The method of claim 6 wherein the elastic sleeve further comprises a third pocket comprising a third pocket front entry portal, a third pocket closed rear end, a third pocket length extending from the third pocket front entry portal to the third pocket closed rear end, the third pocket length generally parallel to the sleeve length, the first pocket length and the second pocket length.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the first pocket rear exit portal, the second pocket front entry portal and the third pocket front entry portal are aligned along the sleeve length.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein the drum brush rear end is located in the third pocket, in addition to the first pocket, in step d).