How to Play the Rim Shots on the Snare Drum

Video Transcript

"Let's talk about rim shots. Now that's the power house of the band or let's say on the drum shots now, rim shots can be played on obviously any drum with the rim around your set. Let's focus right now on the snare. Now a rim shot is connecting the shaft of your stick with the rim of your snare and also you know, the tip of your stick is connecting with the center of your head. It's going to produce a heavy, heavy you know that is what hints the name back beat, a heavy back beat sound. It is almost an ear splitting sound if you play loud enough but you don't want to have any of that, you don't want to damage your ears. Now that is what it would sound like with the rim shot. This is without, with the rim shot. So when you are laying in your stroke into the drum instead of not playing a rim shot, when you are not playing a rim shot your stick is more at an angle, more at an angle but when you are playing a rim shot it is more level with the rim, hence rim shot."