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Stick Taps and Stick Hits

  • Stick Tap: Stroke sticks shoulder to shoulder or with traditional grip shoulder of right stick with butt of left stick.
  • Stick Hit: Strike stick while it is stroking drum in order to create an accent.

Stick Taps

Apply to Sixteenth Notes

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Stick Tap Rolls

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Stick Hits

Also known as stick-flams because essentially you're playing a flat flam.

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