What is a high hat drum?

What is a high hat drum?

What Is a Hi-Hat? A hi-hat consists of a pair of cymbals mounted to a hi-hat stand. The hi-hat stand consists of a metal frame, rod, clutch, and pedal. It’s a standard fixture of the drum kit in many styles of music including blues, rock ‘n’ roll, jazz, pop, and hip-hop.

What is a hi-hat slurp?

The hi-hat slurp (or pea soup) is when you play the hi-hat and raise the top hat a bit before closing it on a downbeat or upbeat. For example, if the cymbal pattern is 8th notes, the slurp may start on the upbeat and your foot will come down on the pedal on the downbeat. Slurps can also be on the downbeat.

Who invented hi-hat?

Barney Walberg
Hi-hats that were raised and could be played by hand as well as foot may have been developed around 1926 by Barney Walberg of the drum accessory company Walberg and Auge.

What’s the best way to use a hi hat?

Splash With Foot A splash of the hi-hat with your foot is a technique that you usually see in jazz or from jazz drummers playing other styles of music. The splash is like a chick but the pedal is released right after the top and bottom hi-hat cymbals make contact.

What kind of notes can you play with a hi hat?

This technique works for open or closed hi-hats, quarter notes or 8ths. If your playing quarter notes on the downbeats, “Tush” by ZZ Top is the first song that comes to mind.

How do you make a chick sound with a hi hat?

The foot chick is simply when you play the hi-hat with your foot. The pedal is released to raise the top hat, and your foot pushes the pedal down to bring the cymbals together, making a “chick” sound.

What are the two basic kick drum techniques?

Kick Drum Technique The two basic kick drum techniques are heel down or heel up. Heel down achieves power from the ankle movement and calf muscles. The heel up technique uses the whole leg to gain power from mass.