hindi naman "kailangan".
sa rudiments, most of the players i know ay nagririmshot lang sa accented notes.
sa live setting naman, in my opinion, try mo HUWAG mag rimshot palagi.
lagyan mo lang ng rimshots pag accenting or pag chorus para mas ma-emphasize yung chorus ng song.
mas madedevelop din yung dynamics in playing pag hindi nagririmshot lagi.
depending on the genre you're playing, most of the time hindi naman kailangan naka-rimshot lagi.
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