Continue counting out loud and playing the bass drum on all 4 beats.
Okay, let’s add the left foot playing the hi-hat: Notice how the bass drum is playing quarter notes, one beat per second. As you play, read the two measures of music above.
Continue tapping your right foot until you can tap exactly on your count. Now play your bass drum (right foot) on each quarter note (number count – one tap per second).Next add the words “e” and “a” (pronounced “uh”) and repeat the count of “1-e-and-a-2-e-and-a-3-e-and-a-4-e-and-a” until it feels comfortable.
Add the word “and” between each count, keeping the count on each second like “1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and-1-and-2-and-3-and-4-and…” You are counting eighth notes. Repeat counting to 4 over and over (1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4…) until you are counting exactly in time with the seconds. Quietly count out loud to four, one count for each second. If you don’t have a metronome, find a clock that ticks seconds and get a feel for the length of each second. If you have a metronome, set it to 60 beats per minute. Notice that the bass drum is always in the same space of the musical staff (the same space it’s in on the drum key, the lowest space).įollow the steps below which are similar to the steps you followed in “ Your First Drum Beat (No Drums Required)” to read and play the music above: Let’s start by playing quarter notes on the bass drum. You’re going to play a series of drum beats that you’ve played before, only this time you’re going to be reading the music to play them. Have a seat behind your practice drum set. When you see a repeat sign, go back to the previous repeat sign in the music or, if there is not another repeat sign, start at the beginning of the music. But before we start, we need to learn a new sign on the musical staff: the repeat sign. Now let’s apply the key to play a drum beat. If you memorize the position of the notes on the following key, you will be able read any drum music you’ll see: The key that we use at LearnDrumsNow is similar to the key used by other drum set books and publications. Each note on the musical staff is associated with a drum or a cymbal. With a tonal instrument like a piano or violin, the notes on the musical staff are linked to notes or tones on the instrument. And that key is knowing which drum or cymbal corresponds to which note on the musical staff. In order to unlock the super dark secrets of reading drum music (it’s really pretty easy), you’re going to need a key.
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