5 Beginners Drum Beats in different styles of music
Here are 5 beginners drum beats in the styles of Dance Music / Pop, Reggae, Hip Hop, Blues, and Metal / Hard Rock. There are also audio examples to help you with the rhythms. Audio Examples of each drum beat:
10 beats and fills exercises – Grade 1-2
10 drum exercises, each consisting of a 1 bar drum beat followed by a 1 bar drum fill. Play each line at least twice. Ideally, play each line 4 or more times to really work on them, and revisit the sheet several times.
8 rock or funk drum beats with 16th Note Accents for grade 5 and up
These 8 drum beats will test your ability to add accented notes to the two handed hi hat pattern, whilst also negotiating tricky bass drum rhythms and open hi hat combinations. Start off slowly and build it up when you are comfortable with the grooves at low speed....
7 drum beats for keeping light time
Recently I played drums in a musical at my local Theatre. I hadn’t really done this kind of work before, apart from once a long time ago. I encountered quite a few sheet music directions that I was not used to – and a few that I had never heard of. One of...
Grade 1-2 Snare Drum Sheet Music – Practice Piece
Here are 8 bars of snare drum sheet music consisting of combinations of quarter notes, 8th notes and 16th notes in a 4/4 time signature. Related (Premium): 10 Snare Drum Pieces – Book 1 – Levels 1-3
Construction of a basic 16th note hi hat drum beat in 7 steps
In this lesson we are going to breakdown the construction of a basic 16th note drum groove, which uses two hands on the high hat. The following audio examples are 1 per line of music. Related: Construction Of A Basic Drum Beat In 7...
Construction of a basic drum beat in 7 steps
We are going to learn a basic drum beat. It’s one that you will have heard before. I’m going to break it down into one thing at a time, or two things, and show you how it’s constructed. It’s a great way for beginners to learn how to play it,...
Accent Techniques – Down, Tap, Up, Full Strokes
When you play accents, you should ideally use 3 different stick strokes. These are tap stroke, up stroke, and down stroke. Tap Stroke You would play a tap stroke if you have just played a quiet note with that hand, and the next note with that hand is another...