How to Play a High Hat with a French Grip

Viewing videos requires the latest version of Adobe's Flash Player.
Get the latest Flash player.

Showing 1-5

Part of the video series: How to Play a High Hat

How to Play a Half Open High Hat

How to Play a High Hat Bell & Wa...

How to Play a High Hat with a Si...

How to Play a High Hat with an A...

How to Play an Open High Hat

Add to My Playlist What is a playlist?

Summary: The high hat is the timekeeper of the drum kit. Learn how to play it well with a French grip in this free video.

Views: 336 | Tags: bass, theory, high, drum, snare, kick, beats, instruments, musical, rhythm, cymbals, toms, hat

Get the latest Flash player.

Email Video Add to Favorites

About the Expert
Contact: LeneeAlexanderDesigns.com

Joel Siegel Lenee Alexander has been sewing since she was 9 years old. When her mother left the sewing machine on their kitchen table and wasn't sewing, Lenee was. Lene... read more

Hide Comments

Conversations About This Video

Comments
(0 comments)
Questions & Answers
(0 questions) (0 answers)

Be the first to comment on this video.

Have a question about this video topic? Ask our community members and let them share their knowledge with you!

Ask A Question

You must sign in to perform that task.

Log In Now!
Don't have an account? Click here to sign up for FREE!

Sign Up Now!
Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Email Address:

Password:

Confirm Password:

Screen Name:

I would like to receive the Expert Village Video of the Day

Date of Birth:

Gender: Male Female

Country:

Zip/Postal Code:

Enter the letters you see below

What's This?

I agree to the terms of use and privacy policy.

Video Transcript

How to Play a High Hat with a French Grip

JOEL SIEGEL: So, when approaching the hi-hat with your sticks, we'll start off with having the hi-hats closed so you're going to have a firm grip on it with your foot firmly down. To start off with the French grip that we are talking about earlier and it's the same principle as far as the type of sound, drawing the sound out and the delicacy of the French grip. But the main thing that you're going to notice is the striking of cymbal is going to have a lot different characteristics as far as the rebound and how it feels in your hand versus drumming on the head. So, here is what your French grip will quickly just go through the up stroke, down stroke and full stroke. You can hear that some strokes are little beefier, some are like quieter. This is also going to play into account when you have your cymbals open.