hOW TO INTERPRET DYNAMICS MARKINGS ON A DRUM CHART

These are the terms and markings that you’ll find on a drum chart that instruct you when to change between different dynamic levels.

THE TERMINOLOGY.

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OTHER THINGS TO BE AWARE OF.

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HERE ARE SOME MORE BEGINNER GUIDES YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL.

HOW TO READ DRUM NOTATION

LEARN THE ESSENTIALS YOU’LL NEED TO TO UNDERSTAND WHEN READING A DRUM CHART FOR THE FIRST TIME.

AND FIND OUT HOW EACH DRUM AND CYMBAL IS REPRESENTED ON THE STAVE.

DYNAMICS

THIS GUIDE TAKES YOU THROUGH THE ENTIRE RANGE OF DYNAMICS THAT YOU WILL FIND ON A DRUM CHART.

FROM PIANISSIMO TO FORTISSIMO, ACCENTS TO GHOST NOTES.

TRIPLETS

LEARN HOW TO READ AND COUNT DIFFERENT TRIPLET NOTE VALUES AND THIER EQUIVALENT RESTS.

THIS GUIDE SHOWS TRIPLETS IN COMPARISON TO STANDARD NOTE VALUES.

REPEATS AND NAVIGATING YOUR WAY THROUGH A COMPLICATED CHART.

REPEATS COME IN SEVERAL SHAPES AND FORMS AND ARE FOUND IN MOST DRUM CHARTS.

LEARN HOW TO NAVIGATE YOUR WAY THROUGH ANY DRUM CHART.