Playing On The Hi Hat Jazz Swing Tip

[@charliewalsh9247]

Great videos 😀

[@jazzdrumschool]

Charlie thanks very much for the kind words. It's always great to connect with you my friend!

[@AjayJetty]

Exactly how you taught me in the class and how I now approach it....Aloha Von

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks Ajay for the comment and for watching! It's great to hear from you. We sure covered a lot of ground in our lessons. Keep swinging those hats man!

[@Javitm7]

👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@jazzdrumschool]

Thanks so much and keep swinging my friend!

[@Brickster-cf8x]

I never really understood what "Playing in 2" meant -- does it just mean playing swing on the hi-hat?

[@Brickster-cf8x]

Thanks for the answer Von!
I guess I’m confused, in this video aren’t you still hitting the hat on the 2 and 4? It looks like the same spang-a-lang pattern as on the ride.

[@jazzdrumschool]

That is correct, you simply take the pattern you normally play on the Ride and move it to the hi-hat with an additional slight accent on the "a" of counts 2 and 4 when you open the hats. If you need more help with this, I hope you'll join my Intro to Jazz Drumming Course: jazzdrumschool.com/course/intro-to-jazz-drumming You'll get the full deal in there. Keep swinging my friend!

[@jazzdrumschool]

That is correct but there's a slight modification we make when we move to the hats from the ride to keep things swinging. Please see my other comment below.