Beatboxing: Snare Sounds

Video Transcript

"In this clip we'll be talking about snare noises. We're going to be covering three different snares noises. As we go through these you'll notice that I'm not cupping the microphone because I want you guys to be able to see what my mouth is doing. The first noise that we're going to cover is the rim-shot. Now usually they're used in slower songs, where a regular snare would be a little bit overpowering. So that rim shot is going to be basically as K sound in the back corner of your mouth, it's going to sound a little bit like this. Like I said earlier, all these sounds--all you need to do is just practice them individually over and over again, because by themselves they may sound a little loopy. So, you've got the K sound in the back of your throat. The second snare sound is going to be the actual snare hit. Not a rim shot, but the actual snare hit. And you're going to do that with making a modified P noise with your mouth. It sounds like this. And you make that noise by making a P noise but also relaxing your lips so that you can get that sound. The third noise is going to be one that my beat box Rahzel does--it sounds like this. And basically how you make that noise is I call it a reverse K sound. Instead of making a K as you blow out, you're going to suck in and get that different sound. And when it comes all together it sounds great. So you've got your rim shot, or your rim click, you've got your snare sound, and you've got your Rahzel snare. Practice all those three, and you can add it to your repertoire."