Flam

A flam consists of two notes: a small grace note played with a stick in the down position followed by the primary note played with a stick in the up position. It should sound like "f-LAM".

Flam Video

Watch the video below to see a demonstration of a flam, an explanation and then guided practice with Mrs. Stewart.

Beginning - 1:00 : Explanation.

1:00 - 1:14 : Practice #1: See-saw quarter note flams.

1:14 - 1:51 : Practice #2: See-saw quarter and eighth note flams.