How to Play Rotary Toms

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Summary: Learn about rotary toms, a unique type of drum you can add to your kit, in this free online video music lesson on how to play the drums for beginners.

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Chris Hynes Chris Hynes has been playing the drums for over 10 years and has played with numerous artists. He is currently the drummer for the up-and-coming band What We... read more

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by big_mac

hey chris just wanted to comment on how nice your pinkies fly off the sticks. enjoy carpal tunnel.

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How to Play Rotary Toms

I’m Chris and now we are going to speak about the Rotary Toms. The rotary toms are the least likely used drums on my drum set. A lot of drummers don’t really incorporate these in their drum sets. You very rarely see these. A lot of older drummers or hard core stylist drummers use these drums. I prefer these drums because they add texture and they add a variety of sounds for me as a drummer. I use these primarily for songs that I’m playing when I’m playing something more cultural, a tribal piece, so let me demonstrate.