Master the 8th Note Strum

As you start to play faster and more complicated rhythms, you’ll want to make sure you’re strumming in time. Alternate strumming is a great technique to have on hand for when you want to strum a little faster. In simplest terms, alternate strumming is a combination of down strums and up strums across the strings of your instrument. A useful way to try out alternate strumming is to break up quarter note down strums with an eighth note alternate strum. Try out this technique while playing to a steady beat!