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Summary: Rain sticks are a great accompany to any music. Get tips for playing a rain stick with music in this free video clip about how to play the rain stick.
Gregg Tauriello is a songwriter and musician. He has studied guitar, vocal, bass, percussion, and mandolin. He also owns and operates Sweet 16 Studio in northern Arizona.read more
"OKay, I'm going to fire up one of the songs I'm working on right now and show you how I can add a track of this in there, how it will sound pretty cool. (Audio demo) This is how it's done. This Rain stick is also made out of cactus. It's larger in diameter and gives a different tone. I believe the beans inside of it are smaller or it's like a sandy kind of material. Listen. Pretty nice, huh? You can also use this one as a shaker. It's more gentle sound. Alright, now I'm going to use this Rain stick on a different song that I'm working on right now. It's a slower song and I want you to hear the difference in the song. (Audio demo) Isn't that pretty?"
eHow Article: Playing a Rain Stick With Music
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