DRUM

LESSONS

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SESSION 1: THEORY __________ - lasts eight times less than a
whole note. In 4/4 time, it lasts for half a beat.

3 Basic Elements: __________ - lasts 16 times less than a

whole note. In 4/4 time, it lasts for a quarter
- Melody beat.
- Harmony
- Rhythm

Systematic division of note values:

_________ - what we precisely needed for
playing drums. It is a pattern of regular or
irregular pulses and gives music a particular
order.

Basic terms as study of Rhythm:

Beat –
Draw the symbols of the following Note
Values:
Tempo –

Whole Note:
Note Value –

Dynamics – Half Note:

Rudiment –
Quarter Note:

Rest –

=================================== Eighth Note:

Note Values:

Sixteenth Note:
__________ - lasts the longest among all of
the note. In 4/4 time (this is called the time
signature), it lasts four beats. ==================================
__________ - lasts half of the time of a whole Try to give at least ten (10) parts of a Drum
note. In 4/4 time, it lasts for two beats. Kit.
__________ - lasts four times less than a
whole note, and two times less than a half
note. In 4/4 time, it lasts for one beat.

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SESSION 2: DRUM WARM-UPS SESSION 3: BASIC DRUMBEATS

Different Kind of Grips:

First Rock Beat:

__________ - It has three different

variations: German, American, and French.

__________ -often used for jazz music and

drum lines

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Second Rock Beat:

DRUM WARM-UP EXERCISES:

Instruction: Follow each pattern for five (5)

minutes each.

1. Quarter Note:
Third Rock Beat:
RRRR RRRRRRRRRRRR

2. Quarter Note:

LLLL LLLLLLLLLLLL

3. Single Stroke for

Eighth Note: Fourth Rock Beat:
RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL

4. Double Stroke for

Eighth Note:

RRLL RRLLRRLLRRLL

5. Paradiddle for
Sixteenth Note:

RLRR LRLL RLRR LRLL

*Take your time and enjoy the groove along the way!

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 Instruction: Try to write out how to count the groove
for the following:
SESSION 4: HOW TO READ DRUM SHEET
MUSIC
THE BASIC ROCKBEAT

NOTE VALUES:

BASIC DRUM FILL

NOTE PLACEMENT or “THE DRUM KEY”:

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*Final Exercise:

Quarter Notes Note: Seek guidance from your drum instructor for this
final exercise.

Eighth Notes

Sixteenth Notes

SESSION 5: WRITING DRUM NOTATIONS

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Instruction: Write the drum notation of the
following four basic rock drumbeats from
session 3. (Use the space below.)

After writing these rock beats in drum sheet music, try to

compose your own drumbeat in 4/4-time signature.
Enjoy making your own music piece!

SESSION 6: APPLICATION (Part 1)

(10 Basic Rock Drumbeats)

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SESSION 7: APPLICATION (Part 2)

(Agility w/ Coordination)

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SESSION 8: HOW TO LEARN SONGS ON SESSION 9: EASY SONGS TO PLAY ON
DRUMS BY EAR DRUMS

Common structure of a song: Secular Songs:

*Billie Jean – Michael Jackson

• Intro
• Verse with the main beat *Wake Me Up When September Ends –
• Pre-chorus Green Day
• Verse with the main beat
• Pre-chorus
• Chorus with variations on the main beat
• Bridge with a new beat Worship Songs:
• Pre-chorus
• Chorus with variations on the main beat *Thank You Lord – Don Moen (In 4/4
• Outro Time)

*More Like Jesus – Passion, Kristian

Stanfill (In 6/8 Time)

Instruction:

Listen to the song “Christ is Enough” by

Hillsong Worshipand please jot down below =====================================
the structure of the said song.

10 DRUMMING HABITS:

1. Practice Fundamentals

2. Practice with a Metronome

3. Studies Current Music Styles

4. Shows up Fully Prepared

5. Easy-going

6. Teachable

7. Influential

8. Passionate

9. A Good Listener

10. Plays Simple

Most of all, giving all praises and glory to God.

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