Lesson 27 of 114DrumsBeginner

Pop Lesson 2 Example 1 - Combining the Hi-Hat & Snare

Sophie Alloway shows you how to combine the hi-hat and snare drum, coordinating both hands to build a clean, steady pop groove.

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114 lessons (3h 47m) · 1 free
    • 01. Pop - Adding the Hi-Hat

      1:31

    • 02. Example 1 - Quarter Notes on Hi-Hat

      1:40

    • 03. Example 2 - Resting on Beat 1

      1:42

    • 04. Example 3 - Two Consecutive Quarter Note Rests

      1:28

    • 05. Bonus Exercise 1

      1:11

    • 06. Bonus Exercise 2

      1:10

    • 07. Pop Lesson 2 Example 1 - Combining the Hi-Hat & Snare

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      1:11

    • 08. Example 2 - Moving Quickly Between Drum Voices

      1:17

    • 09. Example 3 - Two Drum Voices in One Bar

      0:59

    • 10. Example 4 - Take It to the Top Bars 1-4

      1:10

    • 11. Bonus Exercise 1

      1:08

    • 12. Bonus Exercise 2

      1:04

    • 13. Pop Music Section Summary

      0:51

Lesson transcript

Combining Two Different Drum Voices

So now we're going to look at combining two different drum voices.

We'll be focusing on:

  • Playing notes on the snare drum
  • Playing notes on the hi-hat

Sticking Pattern

The sticking is written out. If you're left-handed, feel free to just reverse it. But I'm going to play the right-handed sticking as written.

Count: 1, 2, 3, 4.

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Sophie Alloway

Sophie Alloway

Sophie Alloway is a session and touring drummer at the heart of the London jazz scene. She has performed with Jason Rebello, Yazz Ahmed, Laurence Cottle and Tony Allen, and notably played for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace shortly before he became King.

Touring credits include Roots Manuva, the Thriller musical and Paul Stacey (Oasis / The Black Crowes). She is also the drummer in original fusion band Lydian Collective, with over six million Spotify streams.

Sophie has recorded sessions at Abbey Road, AIR and Angel studios, and her television appearances include Later… with Jools Holland, Glastonbury and two series of Adrian Dunbar’s drama Ridley. She is featured on Abbey Road Masters: The Drum Sessions and performed for the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2024 finalists, broadcast on BBC TV and Radio. Jon Newey of Jazz FM dubbed her the “goddess of groove”.

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