THE DRUM KIT
First things first!
These are the names of the different drums and cymbals that make up a standard drum kit
The drum kit is made up of a combination of drums and cymbals.
The image shows a standard 5 piece setup.
When talking about how many pieces the drum kit is, you count just the drums.
So a 5 piece drum kit consists of the bass drum, the snare drum, and three tom drums or ‘tom toms’.
While some kits can be bigger or smaller, this is the most common setup.
The toms can also be referred to as tom one, two and three.
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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.
