Introduction to Playing a High Hat & Bass Drum

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Summary: Get an introduction on how to play a high hat and a bass drum; get professional tips and instruction from an expert drummer on playing percussion instruments in this free music lesson video.

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Introduction to Playing a High Hat & Bass Drum

JOEL SIEGEL: Alright. So, now we're going to combine our kick drum and those strokes on the hi-hat with your right hand. So, just like with the left hand, there's going to be some interlocking of your limbs, basically. Your right hand and your right foot are going to end up playing beats one and beats three together, because, remember, you're playing one and two and three and four and one and two and three and four and. And the kick drum is just playing one, three, one, three, so you're going to have to get used to that feel of--just like when you're playing with two hands at the same time, playing with your foot and your hand at the same time. This could take a little while. Don't worry about it. Just take your time. Get to where you're comfortable with it and come back to these videos, and we'll move forward. So, here's what it looks like with the one and three on the kick in the eighth notes on a hi-hat.