10 Latin American Drum Grooves – Guest Post by Paulo Goncalves – Do Re Mi Studios
Welcome to the first ever guest post on learndrumsforfree.com! The author of this post is Paulo Goncalves from Do Re Mi Studios in Australia. It is also his first ever guest post. The idea came about following this article that linked to learndrumsforfree at the end:...
Funk Grooves – Grade 5
You’ll need to be able to read the sheet music to play these funk drum grooves. These funky beats are versatile and can be played in various scenarios or even different styles of music. Use these funk drum beats for some new inspiration or ideas for adding flare...
Group Snare Drum Piece with 3 difficulty levels (Piece 2, Book 1)
<ahref=”http://tlmusiclessons.bandcamp.com/album/10-snare-drum-pieces-book-1-audio-pdf-sheet-music-download”>10 Snare Drum Pieces – Book 1 – Audio & PDF Sheet Music Download by TL Music Lessons</a> This snare drum piece has...
5 beginners classic rock drum beats with counting method
These 5 rock drum beats with quarter note hi hats were written to support my students learning the drum beats on Page 13 of Grades 1-2 Beats & Fills Drum Book – Unit 1 – Rock Pop Soul Funk – PDF Ebook, or as a standalone exercise sheet prior to...
3 bars of drum beats in 4 with open hi hats + 1 bar fills
The drum fills now last for a whole bar, so we are now only playing 3 bars of drum beats. This prepares the student for another real world example of a different length of fill within a drum beat phrase. You’ll need to be able to sight read these because they...
4 bars of drum beats in 4 with open hi hats + 2 beat fills on 4th bar
This section is only a slight a variation on the previous. The drum fills now last for two beats, which means the 4th bar only has half a bar of the drum beat. This prepares the student for another real world example of a different length of fill within a drum beat...
4 bars of drum beats in 4 with open hi hats + 1 beat fills on 4th bar
Much like in the first two sections, there are 16 different exercises with drum beats in 4/4. This time, the phrase is over 4 bars and there is a short drum fill on the 4th bar before repeating. You’ll need to be able to sight read these because they will be...
2 bar drum beats in 4 with open hi hats
Much like in section 1, there are 16 different exercises with drum beats in 4/4, each with open hi hats placed within the beats, but this time it’s double the length. You’ll need to read these or really work hard to memorise them to play without reading....