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Summary: Get an introduction on how to do some quad high hat lift drum exercises; get professional tips and instruction from an expert drummer on playing percussion instruments in this free music lesson video.
Joel began his official study of music in middle school, and went on to immerse himself in every music making opportunity. After high school, his focus narrowed to the drum kit and he...read more
The drum is the oldest known musical instrument in the history of man and its basic design has not changed in thousands of years. Far from today’s uses as a percussive foundation for pop music or for fueling marching band excitement, drumming has a more profound history as a method of communication, and the drum as an implement of religious symbolism. The drum was perhaps first created from the primal idea of mimicking the human heartbeat, yet today its music has developed into a technical, complex arrangement of beats and grooves.
The modern approach to drumming is to try and master the fundamentals of beat and time signature, and then to create fresh, innovative patterns and fills for each song. In this free instructional video series you will learn how to play several contemporary drum beats and how to add your own variations to those grooves. Our expert Joel Siegel shares techniques for creating a basic drum beat variation on your own, adding fills, and offers tips and advice on how to begin the process and walks you through some great informational steps to becoming a more advanced and original drummer.
"JOEL SEIGEL: Okay, so we've gone through our hi-hat lifts, single lifts in the bar, a double lift in the bar with a third lift in the bar, so now, we're going to do four lifts in the bar. And we've been focusing on upbeats so far, so maybe you can--you're ahead of me and you can tell that there's only one. There are no iterations. It's just the single one and that's upbeat of all your beats in your bar. So, that's upbeat of one, two, three, and four, okay? This is what it sounds like. Alright, we're going to take a look at what my left foot is doing and you'll see my right hand and my left hand, are they staying the same, take a look."
eHow Article: How to Play a Quad High Hat Lift
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