You can also use the left foot on the pedal to create a 'chick' sort of sound that is great for keeping time and adding an extra layer of sound to a pattern. As pressure is released and the cymbals start getting further apart the sound gets 'looser' and a 'sizzly' sort of sound is made. As you increase pressure with the foot, the cymbals get pushed closer together creating a 'tighter', 'harder' sound. The stand it is set up on gives you a lot of control of the sound the cymbals make. If you were to see a 'diamond' note head where a crash would normally be, you would hit the bell of the crash cymbal. The 'bell' notation can also be moved to apply to other cymbals. The standard way to strike a crash is on the 'edge' so if we see a crash in bold, the intention is for it to be struck on the body. The same is sometimes used with crash cymbals. The intention here is that the standard way to play ride is on the 'body' of the cymbal so the alternate voice is to strike it like a crash. I have specifically shown the 'ride edge' notation below, in this example an 'x' is shown in the usual ride position but is shown in bold. For example, a bolded 'x' note head can be thought of as an 'alternate voice'. Certain changes to note heads will imply different things. Several different sounds can be made on a single cymbal and I try to account for this in my notation. They can be between 6" and 24" and there intended function will usually dictate what specific size it is. Cymbals are circular pieces of metal specially crafted to create certain tones, pitches and effects. In this free lesson on drum kit notation we will be focusing on cymbals.
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