Playing Half-Measure Drum Fills Using Quick Snare Hits

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Part of the video series: How to Play Drum Fills

Summary: Play a drum fill for a half measure using the snare drum and a crash cymbal; learn how with tips from our expert drummer in this free drum-fill video music lesson.

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Philip Pelphrey Philip Pelphrey first started playing the drums at the young age of 8. He rapidly progressed in his development and soon became a student of the teacher who t... read more

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Playing Half-Measure Drum Fills Using Quick Snare Hits

Hi my name is Phil Pelphrey on behalf of Expert Village and today’s topic is popular drum fills. This fill I am about to show you uses only the snare drum but what makes this fill a little bit unique is that it uses a slightly faster rhythm on snare drum than in previous fills. In addition, I am going to show you the exact same fill except I am going to utilize the crash symbol.

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