Learn About Jazz Drumming

Series Summary

The drum is perhaps the oldest known musical instrument and its basic design has not changed in thousands of years. Far from today’s uses as a percussive foundation for pop music or for fueling marching band excitement, drumming has a more profound history as a method of communication, and as an implement of religious symbolism.

In this free video series our expert, Daniel Miura will show you how to play basic jazz beats on the drums. He will teach you how to hold the drumsticks in the traditional way and using a match grip. He will teach you how to play the hi hat, the bass drum or kick, the snare, and toms. He will also teach you how to swing those different drums, crating a different feel perfect for jazz. Shaun will also teach you how to play a traditional jazz drum beat called four on the floor. This is a great series for anyone looking to further their knowledge of jazz drumming.

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Dan on behalf of Expert Village. Today I'm going to teach you some jazz style drumming. Okay what is jazz drumming? Well it is little different then rock. Rock we usually think of heavy bass drum and heavy high hats and a really heavy snare. But in jazz drumming, it's more cymbals and more lighter snare and high hats. So it is kind of a different way of approaching the drum set. You don't play as heavy but you can still can hit the drums pretty hard but it is more finesse then just straight power. Watch the next segment on what kind of drum sticks to use."