3 steps to musical hihat barks (for the absolute beginner) @thenonglamorousdrummer
3 steps to musical hihat barks (for the absolute beginner)  @thenonglamorousdrummer
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
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2:07 - 3 steps to musical hihat barks - and the 3 mistakes preventing that!
2:48 - Step 1: Do this before working the left foot
3:33 - Step 2: Now let’s add the left foot
7:05 - Step 3: Time to create the “barks”
9:48 - Hihat Mistake 1
13:30 - Hihat Mistake 2
16:15 - Hihat Mistake 3
20:50 - Let me ask you this…

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