Summary: How to play drum cymbals with rods; get professional tips and advice from an expert drummer on music theory and 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
"JOEL SEIGEL: All right. So now we're going to take our rods. We've done our snare drum. We've down our hi-hat. Now, we're going to go to our cymbal. Again, this is the same kinda crash-ride auxiliary cymbal. So I want to show you what it sounds like when you're hitting in that sweet spot with the rod. Remember, this is the dowel--the group of dowels hitting so it's going to be a unique sound for that kind of mellow context. I'll do some down strokes for you too. A few up strokes."
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