40-How to Play the Drums: Drum Kit Solo 7

This lesson is part of the series: How to Play the Drums: Drum Kit Solos, Drumming Lessons-Advanced, Drumming Lessons: Basics through Advanced

We should now be fairly familiar with quite a wide variety of rhythms and notes, so we can play a more complex drum-kit solo like this one, Dots 'N Dashes. This solo includes the semiquaver on the high hat pattern from the previous lesson (http://www.mindbites.com/lesson/1663). There are quite a few notes on the toms and cymbals so you will have to read carefully. Remember to repeat the section between the double dots repeat signs. This solo also uses some different sounds on the high hat, starting with a loose and sloppy sound, moving to a crisper sound when playing the semiquavers, then opening and closing the high hat to make a note sound longer, and finally using a shank-tip method to create a drive and pulse. Watch Jim carefully as he utilizes all these sounds in Dots 'N Dashes.

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Let me introduce myself. My name is Jim McCarthy. I'm a drum clinician and teacher and have specialized in pure technique for many years. I consider myself still a student as well, because I have a passion for constantly learning. I learn every day when I watch other drummers, and I analyze what works and what doesn’t. Performing, Educating and Learning have been my life and my living for well over 20 years.

I've had a tremendously broad background in drumming. I've played in rock bands, orchestras, marching bands - everything from high-brow contemporary music to Latin American stuff.

I spent six years at university studying percussion performance full time, and I ended up with a...

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