How To Play Jazz Hi-Hat

Learn how to play Jazz hi-hat like Max Roach and Buddy Rich!

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Learn how to play Jazz hi-hat with 5 smooth hi-hat drum set fill patterns.  Make your hi-hat cymbals swing like Max Roach and Buddy Rich!

Jazz Drumming Hi-Hat Course

  • Instructor: Von Baron
  • Level: Intermediate-Advanced
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My Jazz Hi-Hat Course teaches you how to add smooth and creative hi-hat drum set fills to your Jazz drumming, starting with the essential rhythms and techniques.

You’ll learn how to play Jazz hi-hat with 5 unique hi-hat fill patterns, explore fanning and other dynamic hi-hat sounds, and practice mixing fills smoothly into your playing. The lessons focus on timing, feel, and musical application, helping you develop confidence and control.

By the end, you’ll feel more connected to your drumming and have new tools to make your playing more exciting and musical.  

See the list of all the lessons.

Learn with a relaxed, step-by-step method at your own pace. Track your progress and see how much you have accomplished! Example below is from the Brushes Mastery Course.
Course Overview
Learn how to play Jazz hi-hat fills for your Jazz drumming. These swinging hi-hat fills will have you playing your hi-hat cymbals like Max Roach and Buddy Rich.

Add more dimension and musicality to your hi-hat playing. Use these patterns on your hi-hats during melodies, bass solos and other parts of the song. 

Learning how to play Jazz hi-hat will add depth to your Jazz drumming. 

  • Drum Lessons Video: 1 hour
  • Drum Lessons: 10
  • Multiple Instructor Playing Examples
  • 8-Page PDF Download
  • Drum Practice Tracks: 2
  • Drum Lab Monthly Drum Class
  • Lessons In 10+ Languages:
    English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Português, Suomi, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語, हिन्दी

PREVIEW THE COURSE

Here's the lesson on playing in "2" and the rhythm that we'll use in the rest of the course to play our Max Roach and Buddy Rich style hi-hat drum set fills. 

There is a PDF download for this and all of the lessons in the course when you enroll.  It's a short and sweet course to learn how to play Jazz hi-hat like the greats. 

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(Includes the Jazz Drumming Hi-Hat Course)
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The Lessons On How To Play Jazz Hi-Hat

Learn how to play Jazz hi-hat with some fantastic hi-hat fills!
  1. INTRO - 02:38
  2. PLAYING IN "2" AND THE RHYTHM - 09:21
  3. HI-HAT FILL PATTERN #1 - 08:23
  4. HI-HAT FILL PATTERN #2 - 09:27
  5. HI-HAT FILL PATTERN #3 - 03:51
  6. HI-HAT FILL PATTERN #4 - 02:58
  7. HI-HAT FILL PATTERN #5 - 03:58
  8. HI-HAT FANNING AND OTHER SOUNDS - 03:52
  9. MIXING THE FILL PATTERNS - 15:14
  10. CONCLUSION - 01:06
  11. EXAMPLE PERFORMANCES VIDEO - 03:44

Need a little more help with how to play Jazz hi-hat?

Send me a direct message in the School and ask your questions in my monthly Drum Lab class. Just some of the perks for joining Jazz Drum School! 

Von Baron

Jazz drummer, educator, composer

About YOUR TEACHER

Performing regularly on stage and in the recording studio for 35+ years, Von Baron is one of the busiest drummers in Japan. 

Playing with Stanley Jordan, Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Geoff Keezer and many others gave Von the opportunity to hone his Jazz drumming skills. 

It's with this real world experience, Von created this course to give you a solid foundation for your Jazz drumming.
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