Learn drum notation and basic musical symbols Sl eeabhd ee CCC RUC ee aay Percussion scores use the standard 5-ne staff used for musical notation. Match the symbols tothe instruments shown on the lef page. 1 L Crash cymbal High tom Low tom Ride eymbal Floor tom Remember the poston on the staf by being aware of he pth ef he nsbument Closed Hi-hat Closed Hi-hat (Wievenphissis reeds Open hi-hat Foot Closed Hihat Bass drum Snare drum + ° CeCe Cr UU Cm ee maf Ina percussion score the duration of notes and ress is marked lke that of normal music scores. You can use the tables below for reference. Name of note] symbot | fyaston.el | Giang [Name otrest | symbor | Qyaston gh Whole note > 1 4 Whole rost = 4 Half ote $ 2 Hal ret = 2 Guarier note + 7 Guarerrest |} 7 ath note oy + + th rest 7 + Tih note + + Tain rest + Name ofnoe| Symbol | uration | AGRBegE er ee ded 3 Teieegare | J Ta Dated th note > DeGrip the stick using the thumb and the index and middle fingers. The other two fingers (ring and litle finger) add support. The basic action allows light movement with the fulcrum ofthe three gripping digits. — —— 1 Lettnand pede view) ‘4. igt-hand gr (ide wen) ——E SS yO filo ol a rum. The pe vo held fo 5m fom the ig sue esllon” HOM wen 124 Letnand ftom vow) | Fighehars ae bom vow) Adopt a posture for comfortable playing wi ‘Adopt a posture that can sustain your drum playing. ue @ Seating position Set the throne directly in front of the snare drum. Sit forward with about hatf of each thigh on the throne. it you sit too far back you will find it hard to move your legs when playing the bass drum and hi- hat @ Arm position Rolax the shoulders and let your arms fall naturally. Then bend your elbows and raise your wrists. Let your arms raise naturally, don't ‘extend them too far sideways from your body © Foot position Move the throne forward and back until you find the position that best suits you for pressing the pedals. eat Re CC atl » Stroke | Practice the basic snare-drum striking action. yer a erento eng ‘When you have adopted the right posture, let's beat the drum. First, gripping the sticks, pivot your arms at the elbows. From an arms-raised position, try striking the drum, Aim to hit the middle area of the snare head. Try striking alternately withthe left and right hands, ‘The key to smooth playing is not to use arm strength, Rather, when lowering the arm, at ihe moment of striking, use the wrist to move the the hand gripping the stick. I's helpful to form an image in your mind that your arm from the elbow down is a whip.as Drum Basics 1 Practice beating the bass drum Sc Practice using the right foot to beat the bass drum. Heel-up technique ‘There are two kick techniques: heel-up and heel-down, @ Heel-up technique > Z With your heel raised, push down with the toe and of your foot. Ths is best sulted for gating a powerful sound Heel-down technique @ Heel-down technique Leaving your heel in contact with the pedal, the toe- tend of your foot is raised and lowered to operate the Podal. This is best suited for fine motion control. [EESXZEZCEED 5°. paced by the metronome, try playing the HD-1 snare drum and bass drum. First, set the HD-1 tempo dial to the position (around 80) shown (ao Cjxeeas->@rmstertoanenan | ne dagan one et and este meroame baton based) © While sting, stmultaneously count one, Mo, tre, four” wih = the metronome. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Snare drum Bass drum R (Right-hand) (Right-foot) ® T (Right-nand) (Loft-hana) (Right-toot) R T R T (Pight-nard) (Let-hand) (Righthand)(Lefthand) —(Righoot) Bie CCR UC moar hat cymb: Try opening and closing the hi-hat with your left foot." + Note: you sea eanged prec, posse tht you may fee more comorble playing the kum kt inthe reverse poston, wih the soar ana hist postoned onthe rg side othe ll aer tan on hele ts se case you ll peta the Neha wth You ght oot end Ihe bass aru wh you le Shoe mest drummers ute sifthanded stun ae rete to forthe emaraer he bck Foot-raised position ‘The two configurations of the hi-hat cymbals are controlled with the lft foot @ Open hi-hat When the lett foot is raised, the hi-hat is open. When struck in this configuration, it produces a “iong” sound. @ Closed hi-hat When the left foot is pressed down, the hi-hat is closed. When struck in this configuration, it produces a “short sound, Foot-down position