The best way to learn drums is
refining your ears, trying to repeat the beats that you listen. It's possible to
play drums very well without music knowledge, but to study drums methods you
need to have rhythmic division notions. Let's start with the notes:
We have the Sixty-fourth too.
And its respective rests:
Relative
Value of Notes:
WHOLE *
HALF *
QUARTER *
EIGHTH *
SIXTEENTH *
THIRTY-SECOND
A dot ( . ) placed immediately
after a note or rest increases the duration of that note or rest one-half.
Example:
A
curved line connecting two notes alike in pitch is called a tie. The second note
is not struck but its time-value is added to that of the first note.
Example:
Time Signature:
NUMERATOR =
Number of beats (counts) in each measure.
DENOMINATOR = The kind of note, receiving one beat.
Examples:
[ 4/4 ] : 4 times of Quarter. in each measure.
[ 3/4 ] : 3 times of Quarter. in each measure.
[ 6/8 ] : 6 times of Eighth. in each measure.
Dotted double bars, called
repeat marks
indicate that the strain between two such
marks is to be repeated.
Fast explanation: The Snare is to be readen in third space (from down to top),
and the Bass Drum in space below the first line. Where is written the letter
"R" is to play with the right hand and where is written the letter
"L" is to play with the left hand. Where is written the symbol >,
is to accent the note.
Ok, now that you already have a rhythm division notion, try to read the exercises.