Appendix

This appendix is designed to give the student extra practice on new material covered in
each lesson. These exercises are repetitive in nature so that the student can concentrate on the
technical aspects of drumming without having to devote most (or all) of his or her attention to
rhythm reading.

TEACHERS: Here are a few suggestions for working with the exercises that are included
in the Appendix:

• Always work with a metronome or accompaniment CD to ensure a steady

tempo! (Actually, since all of these exercises are in 4/4 time, I use a drum machine or
a tape of some of my favorite tunes from the radio). Try to vary the tempos as much as
possible! Beginning percussionists often get buried in the “m.m. = 80” rut and can’t
play “real” band music at “real” tempos because it is foreign to them.

• Use these exercises as a “review” to previous lessons. It only takes two min-
utes to play through a page (without repeats), so my class will play through the 2 or 3
lessons previous to the one I’m working on as part of their daily warm-up routine.

• To develop ensemble skills, try playing a few lines in a “round,” or pick odd-even
lines for the students to play as a duet. Beginning percussionists are often distracted
when they hear other parts being played (particularly when they are playing one-on-a-
part in their band music). This will help build concentration and give them confidence to
play their own part even when another percussionist is playing totally different music.

• Use different dynamic levels. Percussionists must learn by practice that dynamics
cannot affect the tempo. If you play along with the accompaniment CD, have the stu-
dents “match” the output level as you adjust the volume knob. This type of practice will
teach students that listening and adjusting volume levels is also an important part of
being a true percussionist!

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Appendix
Lesson 2 CD
1:5

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qs
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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 Lesson 3 CD
1:8

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qs
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qd
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
Lesson 3 continued

qf
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qg
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qh
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qj
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qk
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Lesson 4 CD
1:12

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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 Lesson 5 CD
1:17

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
8th Rests on the Downbeat 1:18

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qs
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
Lesson 5 continued

qd
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qf
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qg
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qh
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qj
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qk
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

ql
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

w0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

wa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

ws
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

wd
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

wf
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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 CD
Lesson 6 1:26

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qs
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qd
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
CD
Lesson 7 1:30

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Lesson 8 CD
1:35

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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 Lesson 8 continued

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
Lesson 9 1:41

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
CD
Lesson 10 1:46

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Lesson 11 CD
2:4

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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 Lesson 12 CD
2:9

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
Lesson 13 2:14

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
Lesson 13 continued

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qs
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

qd
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
Lesson 14 2:18

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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 Lesson 14 continued

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

q0

qa

CD
Lesson 15 2:23

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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Appendix
CD
Lesson 16 2:33

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
Lesson 17 2:38

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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 CD
Lesson 18 2:43

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

CD
Lesson 19 2:49
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

3
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

4
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3

5
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3

6
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

7
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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Appendix
Lesson 19 continued
3 3 3 3

8
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3

9
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

q0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 3

qa
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Lesson 20

1
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

2
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

3
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

4
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

5
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

6
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

7
1 2 1 2 1 2 1
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 Lesson 20 continued

8
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

9
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

q0
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qa
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qs
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qd
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qf
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qg
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qh
1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2

qj
1 1 2

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

qk
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 6 3 3 3 3

ql
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

3 3 3 6 3 3 3 3 3 6

w0
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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