Using Tom-Toms in your Drum Beats
Using Toms to Accentuate Traditional Beats

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Toms 4& Exercise
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Using the Floor Tom instead of the Hi-Hat

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Toms Floor 4& Exercise 194 KB wmv

Demo with Fill and variation 458 KB wmv

Melodic Tom Beats

If you have high toms or a set of roto-toms, you can mix in melodic tones with your drums. Here's a demo of a beat I created in the 80's:

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Melodic Beat
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