hOW TO read drum notation
It can be a bit overwhelming reading a drum chart for the first time. This guide breaks down the key information you need to know to be able to understand drum sheet music.
SEE BELOW FOR MORE BEGINNER GUIDES ON READING DRUM MUSIC
BELOW is how each drum and cymbal is represented on the stave
NOTE THAT THE LINE THAT STEMS FROM THE NOTE HEAD CAN BE NOTATED IN EITHER DIRECTION AND WILL STILL REPRESENT THE SAME DRUM OR CYMBAL
WHILE THIS IS THE MOST COMMON WAY OF WRITING DRUM NOTATION, SOME CHARTS MAY HAVE A FEW VARIATIONS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT - USUALLY THE CYMBALS.
THERE IS OFTEN A KEY PROVIDED WITH THE CHART OR BOOK, WHICH BREAKS DOWN THE PARTICULAR METHOD OF NOTATION THAT IS USED.
FIRST LOOK AT A DRUM CHART.
HOW TO KNOW THE SPEED AND FEEL OF THE SONG.
WHAT ARE QUARTER NOTES?!
CLICK HERE FOR OUR GUIDE ON THE DIFFERENT NOTE AND REST VALUES
CHECK OUT OUR OTHER GUIDES FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS.
THE ESSENTIALS!
HERE ARE SOME MORE BEGINNER GUIDES YOU MAY FIND HELPFUL.
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.
NOTE AND REST VALUES.
GET TO GRIPS WITH DIFFERENT NOTE LENGTHS (VALUES) AND THE EQUIVALENT RESTS.
THIS GUIDE TAKES YOU THROUGH ALL THE TERMINOLOGY AND HOW EACH VALUE IS COUNTED AND NOTATED.
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.
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