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K Snare (Inward)
also called Inward K Snare · K Rimshot
The classic snare crack — made by pulling air IN past the side of your tongue.
K
notation
Percussion↪ made breathing inFoundationsnaresfrom the tongueBeginnerdifficulty
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Inward K Snare Tutorial — TylaDubya
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- How to Beatbox from Scratch — inward K snare section by School of Beatbox (site article, author not named)
ArticleEnglishFreeBeginners
Shape the back of the tongue against the soft palate, pull air in sharply and let the tongue drop so the snap happens inside the mouth, not the throat. Notes that this snare doubles as a quick breath.
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Chosen by the site's maintainers as the clearest first lesson. The steps below are the same ground, in words.
- 1
Whisper a hard "K" — feel where the back of your tongue seals against the roof of your mouth.
- 2
Now make that "K" while breathing IN: pull air sharply inward past the seal.
- 3
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