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Flam DefinitionA flam is a grace note (a small 1 to 3 inch light stroke) just prior to the primary note. The sound of a flam should imitate it's name ("f"-"lam"). Practice both left and right flams and work up to the following exercise.
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Tight and Loose FlamsWith a tight flam the grace note is closer to the primary note than with a loose flam. In general, tight flams are performed when playing in a marching style and looser flams are played when playing an orchestral style. Also, the faster the your playing, the tighter the flams. Flat FlamsA flat flam is where the grace note and primary note are played with the same or nearly the same intensity and nearly at the same time. A flat flam is really simultaneous hits. This is useful when playing flams with each stick on a different drum. Applying Flams to the Drum Set
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