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A very common technique used to play brazilian music is the combination of a
brush and a stick together. We can change very subtly our textures and our
sound sources within our accompaniment. We can help the listener to navigate
the form of the song. Drummer can almost act as a conductor if you will, in
terms of the different sections of the music. Basically we're making two sets
of circles simultaneously on the snare drum. The brushes depress into the head
for a louder sound. One, two, three. Now softer. Less brush on the head.
Think of a letter V, okay. And we're just going to move this around the drum.
One, two, three, four. Shorten up our brush pattern, in order to keep our
tempo from dragging. Now as we increase the tempo, that rebound becomes
vitally important. To me, the ride cymbal pattern the drummer plays is the
most identifiable part of their sound. It's their signature, if you will.