The basics on reading drum notes
Here's a very simple illustration on reading drum notes and this was written on a paper towel during one of my boring day. I was sat in the room doing nothing and suddenly a lightbulb moment happened and took a piece of paper towel and started writing drum notes.
There are three lines and it's labelled as H.H. for hi-hat then S.D. for snare drums and B.D. for bass drum. If you look it as just lines. The top one would be hi-hat, middle would be snare and the bottom is bass drum. These are the three basic parts of drums which we will be using throughout the lesson.
I know a lot of us already know about notes but just a refresher exercises using clapping.
Whole note: Let's count 1 through 4 and just clap on the 1. Meaning 1 clap each time.
Half note: Count 1 through 4 again and clap on 1 and 3. Meaning 2 claps each round.
Quarter note: Count 1 through 4 and clap on 1, 2, 3, and 4. Meaning 4 claps at a time.
Eight note: Counting is changed to 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. Clapping on all counts 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. It would mean that you got 8 claps all in all.
16th note: Counting is 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a. Clap on all of these counts 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a. Meaning you will have 16 claps all together and the tempo or speed of your clapping gets faster.
There's also Triplet which the counting is Tri-Ple-Let, which is more advanced and the 32nd note which way too fast drumming. Paradiddle is another term in drumming which literally when you count it you'll be saying Pa-ra-di-dle or sometimes the Right Left Right Right and Left Right Left Left stroke. Flam is hitting the drums once but producing two sound or shall I say one stroke two notes. Anyways, just take note of those terms, Triplet, Flam, Paradiddle and 32nd note.
There are three lines and it's labelled as H.H. for hi-hat then S.D. for snare drums and B.D. for bass drum. If you look it as just lines. The top one would be hi-hat, middle would be snare and the bottom is bass drum. These are the three basic parts of drums which we will be using throughout the lesson.
I know a lot of us already know about notes but just a refresher exercises using clapping.
Whole note: Let's count 1 through 4 and just clap on the 1. Meaning 1 clap each time.
Half note: Count 1 through 4 again and clap on 1 and 3. Meaning 2 claps each round.
Quarter note: Count 1 through 4 and clap on 1, 2, 3, and 4. Meaning 4 claps at a time.
Eight note: Counting is changed to 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. Clapping on all counts 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &. It would mean that you got 8 claps all in all.
16th note: Counting is 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a. Clap on all of these counts 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a. Meaning you will have 16 claps all together and the tempo or speed of your clapping gets faster.
There's also Triplet which the counting is Tri-Ple-Let, which is more advanced and the 32nd note which way too fast drumming. Paradiddle is another term in drumming which literally when you count it you'll be saying Pa-ra-di-dle or sometimes the Right Left Right Right and Left Right Left Left stroke. Flam is hitting the drums once but producing two sound or shall I say one stroke two notes. Anyways, just take note of those terms, Triplet, Flam, Paradiddle and 32nd note.
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