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Billy Ashbaugh: Heel Toe Hi-Hat Workout #2

by billy ashbaugh on 09/11/2010 | 5,552 Views | 0 Comments

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In Part 2, we’re going to get a little busier with the kick drum. It’s time to introduce a few 16th note rhythms. For now we’re going to keep the two variations of the opening hat, both on the downbeat and also on the upbeat. The ride will continue with straight 8th notes with a solid 2 and 4 on the snare. Don’t forget to download the PDF file with kick drum rhythms. Enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Funk Groove Accent Exercise Part 1

by billy ashbaugh on 09/05/2010 | 5,997 Views | 0 Comments

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This lesson explores the concept of quickly opening the hi-hat as accents during a groove. This is some funky stuff and sounds great in a mid-tempo funk groove. Be sure and download the PDF with 12 one bar rhythms for you to workout with on the kick drum and hi-hat. Enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Heel Toe Hi-Hat Workout #1

by billy ashbaugh on 08/22/2010 | 6,478 Views | 0 Comments

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In today's lesson we're going to incorporate our heel toe hi-hat technique into a groove setting. We're going to cover playing both the downbeat and upbeat with our opening hi-hat pattern while we practice playing the rhythms from the download PDF on the kick drum. This is a great workout for your hi-hat foot. Enjoy!

Billy Ashbaugh: Heel Toe Hi-Hat Technique

by billy ashbaugh on 08/13/2010 | 6,389 Views | 7 Comments

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For today’s lesson we’re going to look at a technique used to create an open and closed hi-hat effect by using your left foot only. Get ready for a left leg workout! Once you get this concept down, it’s a great way to spice up a groove.

JoJo Mayer - Foot Techniques

by visioncrys on 02/17/2010 | 13,726 Views | 33 Comments

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Great video I found of Jojo Mayer explaining his foot technique and showing how to practice it from a beginners state to advanced. Check It Out !! Kyle aka Vision 

Billy Ashbaugh: Opening Hi-Hat Grooves Pt.2

by billy ashbaugh on 04/06/2009 | 13,912 Views | 6 Comments

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This is a follow up to our Opening Hi-Hat Grooves Introduction Lesson. Here we're going to explore playing the kick drum underneath the hi-hat. We're also going to move to the ride and use our left hand on the open hi-hat as well.

Billy Ashbaugh: Opening Hi-Hat Groove Introduction

by billy ashbaugh on 02/18/2009 | 6,510 Views | 0 Comments

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Hope you enjoy this introduction to opening the hi-hat in a basic groove.   Hey everybody welcome back again. It's Billy Ashbaugh here at DrummerConnection.com. in the Drum Room. And I've got a lesson today for all you beginners out there, just getting started. What we're going to do is we're gonna kinda wake the left foot up and we're going to start opening the hi-hat in some grooves, some basic grooves. As easy as this sounds, I caution you to be patient because so far chances are your left foot has just hung out applying pressure keeping the two hi-hat cymbals together. Now we're going to get use to raising it and lowering it in time. And you'll see depending on where we open it and close it, the left foot is going to be moving up and down against the right foot and left hand so it can be kind of tricky. I want to start off with a basic groove and we'll try to open the hi-hat on the “&” of 4 and then close it again on one. So w... more...