A Drum Key is a 'must have' item for every drummer and the Meinl Byzance Drum Key offers a stylish look and is perfect for tuning your drums.

However, sometimes it's important to reinforce to the reader that the hi-hat stroke needs to be played closed. You can experiment with moving the tip of the stick closer to the edge of the drum head to product different sounds. Hybrid combinations where a drummer is using both acoustic drums and electronic drums are also becoming common. In our sheet music, we use the Z symbol on the note stem to clearly indicate when you should use buzz strokes over diddles.You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you play with this cymbal setup, you'll need to play any crash 2 in the sheet music with your crash 1. The stick you're playing the grace stroke with should start about 2 inches above the drum head while the primary stroke starts in normal position.

This indicates that the ride should be hit with the shoulder of the stick on the edge of the cymbal. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site. Additional toms aren't often used in mainstream music, but you will come across these from time to time.Both directors are full time Pipe Band Drumming Instructors and professional percussionists with the Glasgow Police Pipe Band and world famous bagpipe rock group The Red Hot Chilli Pipers. IMPORTANT: If your drums are setup in this arrangement, it's common (and often necessary) to play f loor tom 1 as your tom 2 and floor tom 2 as your floor tom 1 when reading drum sheet music.