The hihat FOOT technique I wish I knew as a beginner @thenonglamorousdrummer
The hihat FOOT technique I wish I knew as a beginner  @thenonglamorousdrummer
Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
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If you are unable to keep left foot time on the hihat - or you can pull it off… but it’s really cumbersome, heavy-feeling, and anything but effortless… than today’s lesson is for you!

Without this essential skill of keeping autopilot left foot time, you’ll end up very limited with what all you can do on the drums in the future - I certainly wish I knew to work on this when I was a beginner.

But thankfully there’s a simple foot technique that makes this effortless, allowing you to keep better time, build deeper 4-way independence, glue your grooves together (and make them more interesting), AND play better with a band. That means jamming well with others and nailing songs, which is awesome.

I’ll show you exactly how to do all of this in 3 simple steps. YOU CAN DO THIS.

I believe that YOU can become the drummer everyone wants in their band. Anyone can learn the drums, and you’re far more capable of mastering this instrument than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short!

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Stephen

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The hihat FOOT technique I wish I knew as a beginner

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