Beatboxing: Hi-Hat Sounds

Video Transcript

"So we covered the bass drum, and the snare drum. Now we're going to talk about the high hat. This is a very important part of the drum set because it holds it all together. Just as it's important for the drum set, it's important for the beat box. So here's a couple of high hat exercises that you can do. First, just think of the high hat as a TS sound. Then you can shorten the S to make it a quick hit on the high hat. And high hats open up so that you can have a different sound on it, so when you want an open high hat, just hold out the S longer. And when you put it all together, you can make a beat that'll sound like a high hat. Also if you want to get really tricky, you can add a roll onto your high hat. So that'll sound like this. You do that by rolling your--it's like rolling an R but more towards the front of your mouth. It's kind of tricky but all you've got to do is practice it and eventually you'll stumble across it. And you can do it."