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How to Play Accent Beats on Tom-Tom Drums
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Adding High Hat Cymbal
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Basic Pattern Without Accents
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Hands Slow
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Hands Medium
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Slow With Bass Drum
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Both Tom-Toms
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Both Tom-Toms Faster
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave With Bass Drum Pattern
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave With Hands Slow
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave With Hands Medium
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave Slow With Bass Drum
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave With Both Tom-Toms
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: 3/2 Clave With Both Tom-Toms Faster
Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Variations With High Hat Cymbal
Summary: Speed up the accent beats on tom-tom drums with tips from a professional drummer in this free video on music instruction and improvisation.
David Pakman is a longtime drummer trained in rock, funk, jazz, blues and music theory, and is also a casual piano/keyboard player. He has played with two alternative/modern rock bands...read more
"Ok next what we are going to do next is we are going to speed up the hands a little bit to get that accent pattern down. We're still just isolating the hands not playing the bass drum yet. I'll start this slow and speed it up a little. You want to keep those accents nice and steady and strong. One other thing to consider is the idea that swinging this if you want and it sounds a little like this. So you can play it both ways, probably best to play it straight at first then throw in the swing when ever you are ready."
eHow Article: Tom-Tom Drum Accent Beats: Hands Medium
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