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Concert Snare: Embellishments – Flams/Drags/Ruffs

One of the defining features of Concert Snare Drumming is the treatment of Embellishments. These videos will help you set up these musical gestures in a characteristic way, and give you control over their nuanced tone and spacing.

Download and print this worksheet to help guide your practice. This works for any similar effect on any instrument, so you can apply the concept to anything you work on with out-of-time or rippled effects.