Playing Cymbals on a Drum Kit

Video Transcript

" Hi! My name is Frank and we’re going to look at the cymbals the different types and how you play them: the ride cymbal, crash cymbal, a specialty cymbal like the splash cymbal. And we’ve already looked at the hi-hats in another clip, but they’re cymbals too, so we want to include those. Most every cymbal is made up of three parts: an edge, a bow and a bell. The bell it depends on the kind of cymbal you have, but if you look at all the cymbals, they all have an edge, a bow that part that kind of goes over, and the bell, the bell because it sounds like, well… a bell. The bow and the edge, I love the ride cymbal because it creates such different sounds, but know that every cymbal, even the crash cymbals, which most people just play one big hard hit on, can create so many different sounds. If you get a little creative…then your playing can turn into something very musical. You have to have the technique in the hands; and you can work on that looking at some other clips, on a practice pad, all over the place, but if you employ what you know to all the instruments, the sky’s the limit. Enjoy."