CONTENTS

Cover

Publisher Info

Using This eBook

Contents

Using a Metronome

Understanding the Drumkit

How to Sit At the Drums

How to Hold the Drumsticks

How to Read Drum Music

Metronome Symbol

Note and Rest Values

Notes Used In Drum Beats

The Whole Note

The Whole Rest

The Half Note

The Half Rest

The Quarter Note

The Quarter Rest

Building a Drum Beat

The Eighth Note

Rock Beats

The Eighth Rest

Snare Drum Variations

Bass Drum Variations

Playing Fills

Using The Crash Cymbal

12 Bar Blues

The Triplet

Bass and Snare Drum Variations

Fills Using Triplets

The Shuffle Rhythm

Notating Swing Rhythms

The Sixteenth Note

Two Handed Funk

Sixteenth Note Variations

Accents

Accents Using Different Surfaces

The Paradiddle

Dynamics

Volume Changes

Dynamic Independence

Ghost Notes

Using the Left Foot

Jazz Beats

Side Stick

Playing The Open Hi Hat

The Three Four Time Signature

The Twelve Eight Time Signature

Twelve Eight Time Solo

Playing With a Band

Working With the Bass

Working With a Guitar

Musical Form

8 Bar Form

12 Bar Blues

Understanding Music

Music Notes

Melody and Scales

The Treble Clef

The Treble Staff

The Bass Clef

The Bass Staff

Harmony and Chords

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