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    Default Anybody "beat box" the groove while you play?

    I went to a drum clinic a few weeks ago put on by jazz drummer Jeff Hamilton and he along with many others say "if you can sing it, you can play it". It never occurred to me to "beat box" while I play but I've been doing this at my home recording sessions since attending the clinic and I can hear a huge improvement in my playing. My fills seem to flow smoother from verse to chorus.

    I wondered if marching band drummers are encouraged to beat box or sing out in there heads and sure enough, they do. I've been sticking to "boom chicka" "boom chicka" "boom" type of cadence but found a few tips to expand my "drummer-ese"

    What's your method?

    • digga-digga-digga- rolls
    • "boom-" bass drum
    • "ka" rimshot
    • flams as "chut"
    • buzzes as "dzz"
    • "bi-gi-da"- triplet
    • bi-gi-da-bi-gi-da"- sixtuplets.
    Last edited by late8; 11-14-2017 at 10:08 AM.

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