Given Claus Hessler’s international renown as an innovator, an educator, and a performer, it should come as no surprise that he’s honed and developed multitudes of methods to improve your playing and expand your creativity. During a recent excursion to Sweetwater HQ, Claus Hessler and Nick D’Virgilio talked about all things tone and technique, with Claus revealing his secret to open-handed drumming. Check it out to learn more!
- 00:00 — Intro
- 02:58 — Pattern #1
- 05:00 — Positioning the Hi-hat
- 07:03 — Applying the Technique
- 11:17 — Opening Your Pattern
- 14:17 — Perfecting the Paradiddle
- 17:00 — Mixing Techniques
- 19:00 — Putting It All Together
- 21:45 — Outro
