Brushes

Brushes can be held just like sticks, in a traditional or matched grip.

Some brush patterns

Source: Basic Brushes, The Black Page (link)

Source: Brush Basics (link)

Source: Using Brushes With Modern Music Styles (link)

Source: Brushes, other options (link)

Links

Resources:

• Brush Lessons, Ed Soph (link), video
• Playing with Brushes (link)
• Inside the Big Band shows several brush strokes.
• Steve Smith link
• Introduction to Jazz Brushes link
• Joe Morello: The Art of Brushes link
• Eddie Locke: The Art of Brushes link