Side Stick
Because the hi hat played with the foot is a fairly quiet sound, a technique known as side stick or cross stick is sometimes used on the snare drum when the left foot is playing the hi hat. With this technique, the stick is played against the rim of the snare drum as shown in the previous photo. Place the heel of your hand in the center of the snare drum, with the butt of the stick protruding over the counter hoop by approximately three inches (8 centimeters).
Try using the side stick technique with the following examples which are Jazz beat variations.
Class Sessions
1- Playing With a Band
2- Accents
3- The Sixteenth Note
4- INTRODUCTION
5- The Triplet
6- Playing Fills
7- The Eighth Note
8- The Three Four Time Signature ( <span class="symbolA">^</span> )
9- Understanding the Drumkit
10- Using the Left Foot
11- Note and Rest Values
12- Using The Crash Cymbal
13- Using a Metronome
14- Two Handed Funk
15- How to Sit At the Drums
16- Accents Using Different Surfaces
17- Bass and Snare Drum Variations
18- Jazz Beats
19- Musical Form
20- Rock Beats
21- Twelve Eight Time Solo
22- Notes Used In Drum Beats
23- The Paradiddle
24- Side Stick
25- Sixteenth Note Variations
26- Fills Using Triplets
27- 12 Bar Blues
28- Snare Drum Variations
29- Building a Drum Beat
30- Understanding Music
31- How to Hold the Drumsticks
32- Harmony and Chords
33- The Shuffle Rhythm
34- Playing The Open Hi Hat
35- Dynamics
36- Bass Drum Variations
37- How to Read Drum Music
38- Volume Changes
39- Metronome Symbol
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