How to Play Cymbals 101 - Lion Dance (3-Star Drum)

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How to play Cymbals 101, with counting beats!
There are many different variations you can do. This is just how EJ plays it to our drum (3-star). VJ and other members will play cymbals differently as well.
VJ - I may have missed some counts in the beats. EJ does soft hits in between for some sections. EJ made it hard to edit. Thanks EJ.
Music:
African Drums (Sting) by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence (creativecommon...)
Artist: www.twinmusicom...
6/23/2016

[@originalbanana945]

That sound in the hollow room reminds me of those days during chinese new year at your school. The principal invites a dragon dance team to perform in the PE gym hall. N O S T A L G I A

[@radiantmoon5792]

Lion dance not dragon dance

[@phenylmusic]

Thank you!!! Finally!!! I've been waiting for this video for so long!!!

[@phenylmusic]

Idk why tho

[@5elementsld]

+ITHASAHOLE INIT Thank-you for your patience!

[@nathanielklee]

@@5elementsld these two Asian women’s look like Minnie mouse and Daisy duck

[@ejfirade7276]

[@brendon.zxlfn0q2_10]

This depends on what type of music you a4e doing, hok san, fut san, vietnamese, hong kong and malaysian and more, i think this could be choy li fut

[@jason_thq886]

Beacony YT what about THQ

[@andybenedetti3030]

Love it!!!! 😍❤

[@zhang6817]

Very good very good! Thank you so much I learn

[@joanneyee5824]

DONG DONG DONG QIANG DONG DONG DONG QIANG DONG QIANG DONG QIANG

[@yiukeunglai6646]

師姐打得好♥️♥️♥️👍👍👍

[@TaroLeButcher]

Brava!!👏👏👏

[@DungarooTV]

WOW!!!!!!! That's all I can say!

[@Melty01]

我很喜歡！

[@Enderwave22]

Did u bought all of this online or are u practising in the lion dance training area ?

[@5elementsld]

All of the gear is purchased (most online).

[@LindaSunshine]

Very good

[@5elementsld]

+Linda Sunshine Thanks for visiting!

[@prettyIazy]

There is something called Vietnam 7 Star try playing that?

[@RandomCatOnYoutubee]

What skin is it made of my troupe is ox

[@5elementsld]

Same. Also ox!

[@giantasiansticker8068]

How long are your peformances

[@5elementsld]

It depends on the routine/event and how it is planned. Can be fron 5-15 minutes depending on the scenario.

[@aliadat3124]

That's gonna be a good alarm for Fajar prayers 4AM in Muslim countries LOL

[@haydenngo4792]

Where did you get the drum sticks

[@5elementsld]

+Hayden Le Our sticks are from a variety of places, but most are from Clarion music in California. Some were from here as well: www.dragonliongear.com.

[@andyhuang8338]

is this Hoksan or Futsan?

[@5elementsld]

Hello! Our style is more Futsan based.

[@andyhuang8338]

@@5elementsld oh, thanks for the response, I’m learning Futsan so your videos will be useful.

[@ycutangtang3686]

where did u guys buy thease cymbals?

[@5elementsld]

+Khanh Ta Our cymbals were purchased through a friend in Malaysia. Unfortunately, we've lost contact with this friend so I am unable to tell you who he purchased them from.

[@malatingisang7080]

How do you play the drum

[@5elementsld]

Here is a video of our style (ua-cam.com/video/WvsvkZ1d-ww/v-deo.html).
There are many other styles of lion dance drumming. Ours is more Futsan 3-star. Another common one is Hoksan 7-star drumming.

[@solo3859]

can you try to do malaysias one?

[@kimijojoe]

HOKSAN!

[@wenzhe1019]

This is different with singapore

[@bensontancheemeng5093]

Yes

[@justinang1759]

dong dong qiang

[@billgates7386]

too fast. slow it down

[@weijun_0514]

Malaysia and your want was not same the lion dance music

[@5elementsld]

Hello Jayson!
We use the very traditional 3-star drum with a mix of 7-star in our "chang gu" segment. Malaysia and competition lion dance nowadays is full 7-star style!

[@worstfishkeeperever9199]

Ho cymbals ever break

[@5elementsld]

+Dragon Warriors You can definitely crack them, but they are usually pretty sturdy.

[@danielgabriel7521]

how do you play the bloody cymbals? thats not the way to play it noob, wanna see how the right way to play? go watch Malaysian lion dance

[@5elementsld]

There are different play styles for cymbals depending on the type of lion dance you do as well as your team's preference. Malaysian lion dance, mainly speaking about the Hoksan style, does have a distinct beat, compared to many other lion dance styles (7-star vs 3/5-star drums). Just because a team has a different style does not mean that it is incorrect. One can also say Hoksan is more "modern" as it developed later than other styles.
Once you experience and open yourself to the different styles of lion dance, you will see not only their differences, but also the many similarities they have in terms of music, steps, and beliefs. In the end, we all have the same goal of promoting and continuing this art we are passionate about.