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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

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