Here is the first in a series of videos that I will be posting demonstrating some advanced techniques for the Drum Set. These are all videos I have made for students over the years to help them see their lessons in action. Please allow ample time for download as the files are rather large.
This video is a demonstration of my splashed/choke hihat technique as applied to the son clave rhythm. I am playing a rather loose rudimental style solo on top of this using Afro Cuban phrasing. The 2nd part of this demo is with the snares off which I commonly do during solos of this type.
You may want to start out working on this type of thing by playing various exercises from Stick Control on top of the ostinato. Then you can graduate to rudimental solos such as those written by John Pratt. Finally you should be able to play just about anything with this ostinato so practice odd groupings (5’s,7’s etc.) as well as stretched triplet phrasing which is so common in this genre of music.
Left Foot Hi Hat Clave Demo For Students