Doing Side Hits on Cymbals with Rods

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Summary: How to do side hits on 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.

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By Joel Siegel
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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

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"JOEL SIEGEL: All right. Finally with the rods, same thing happens as with your sticks, you can get that kind of thingy, high sound out of the cymbal. This is just one more hitting sound, and again, you kinda have two options here. You can hit with a group of dowels. You can also hit with this soft rubber plastic. See how they sound in comparison to each other. Again, two more textures for you."

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