basics of good drummingClick below to get to our page of basic lessons on drumming. These are the first sheets of pages of drum notation. To practice reading notes, play along with these lines of music. Beginning drummers Start here.
Click here to see and hear the basic snare drum rudiments we are learning in percussion.
The more you practice these, the better drummer you will be, and the more fun you will have. How to tape drumsticks (protect them)
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Practicing 'taps' on the drum is the most important basic skill. We will also learn to 'roll' and to 'ruff,' stick control is a big part of performing the sophisticated rhythms we hear.
The following videos go over some basic drumming patterns, using single strokes, double strokes, and paradiddles. This also documents some great bucket drumming in D.C. Bucket Basics Bucket Basics part 2 Bucket Basics part 3 Bucket Basics part 4 |
Paradiddle exercise
To do the paradiddle exercise just do each word four times....
Paradiddle,Paradiddle,Paradiddle,Paradiddle,
Double,Double,Double,Double,
Single,Single,Single,Single,
R is right hand L is left hand.
Paradiddle is RLRR LRLL
Double is RR and then LL of course
Single is RL
This whole exercise happens over 8 beats.
rlrr lrll rlrr lrll rr ll rr ll rl rl rl rl
Paradiddle,Paradiddle,Paradiddle,Paradiddle,
Double,Double,Double,Double,
Single,Single,Single,Single,
R is right hand L is left hand.
Paradiddle is RLRR LRLL
Double is RR and then LL of course
Single is RL
This whole exercise happens over 8 beats.
rlrr lrll rlrr lrll rr ll rr ll rl rl rl rl
The following videos are directions on how to play the different parts of this year's marching drum cadence.
This is how to play the bass drum part on the bass frame drums.
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This is how to play the bass drum part on the marching bass drums.
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This is the snare drum part.
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This is the cymbal part.
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This is the Quad part.
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This is all the parts put together.
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Thanks 7th grade for playing these!
Here is the written notation for our cadence. It is from www.freedrumlinemusic.com