How Do You Play A High Hat With A Side French Grip?
In the great drumstick debate, you’ve got two basic grip choices: French or German. Here, learn the basics of playing a hi-hat with the French grip, a great place to start your drumming career. The French grip is a good grip for a beginning drummer. It’s effective for quick, single strokes struck with light to medium force. To start the grip, sit down at your drum set and pick up your sticks as if you;re making two fists, with your knuckles facing down toward the floor. Make certain the drumstick heads are facing inward, with your hands positioned about 4″ from the flatend. Turn your wrists so that the drumstick heads are facing away from your body, your knuckles are facing inward and your palmsare now facing upward. Point your thumbs up toward the drumstick heads and support them on the bottom withyour first two or three fingers (depending on what kind of music you play and what style you use.) Light, acoustic songs would require only two fingers, but harder-hitting rock songs would l
