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Summary: Play singles, doubles and triplets, the most basic of beats on the drums; learn how with tips from our expert drummer in this free drum tutorial video.
Peter Van Dyck is a professional drummer and drum teacher. He received his training from Berklee College of Music, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in music.read more
"PETER VAN DYCK: I'm going to show you some singles, some doubles, some triples and quadruples. And what I mean by this is how we alternate our hands hitting the snare drum or any drum for that matter. Singles alternate every stroke: right, left, right, left, right, left and so on and so fort. Doubles, you play two strokes and then you alternate hands. And as we work on those more, we can play them faster. Triples are when we play three strokes a hand: one, two, three, one, two, three. And of course, quadruples, my favorite, are fours."
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