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Now we are going to discuss the third stroke type which is called the tap stroke. The tap
stroke in reality is very similar to the full stroke where we started at 12 and down was
the first motion and again, there is that wall at the top in the same place. Now we
are going to bring it down to 3 inches and still there is going to be that wall preventing
us from having any sort of prep. We are not going to want anything like that. Down is
going to be the first motion and we are going to start at 3 inches and end at 3 inches.
Which again you are going to want a little bit of an incline of a stick from the back
to the beat of the stick. You are not going to want a flat stick that is parallel to the
drum. So you can bring your beads to the center of the drum at 3 inches and match them together,
make sure they are starting in the same place and then you play the stroke. Down is the
first motion and end that 3 again.