Introducing Drums

by Gelling, Peter

• ISBN13: 9781875691197
• ISBN10: 1875691197
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-01
• Publisher: Bookworld Services

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 4
Using the Compact Disc	p. 4
Before You Begin	p. 5
How to Sit at the Drums	p. 6
How to Hold the Drum Sticks	p. 8
How to Read Drum Music	p. 9
Note and Rest Values	p. 11
	p. 12
Sounds of the Drums	p. 12
The Quarter Note	p. 12
The Tom Toms	p. 13
	p. 14
The Quarter Rest	p. 14
The Cymbals	p. 15
The Whole Note, The Whole Rest	p. 15
The Half Note, The Half Rest	p. 16
	p. 17
Playing Notes Together	p. 17
Using the Hi-Hat Cymbals	p. 18
Playing Drum Beats	p. 19
	p. 21
The Eighth Note	p. 21
	p. 23
Beats Based on Eighth Notes	p. 23
Creating Your Own Beats	p. 24
Counting Drum Beats	p. 25
	p. 27
The Dotted Quarter Note	p. 27
The Eighth Rest	p. 28
Singing What You Play	p. 29
	p. 30
Playing Fills	p. 30
12 Bar Blues	p. 32
	p. 33
The Triplet	p. 33
12 Note Positions for Triplets	p. 34
Snare Drum Control	p. 35
Fills Using Triplets	p. 36
	p. 37
The Shuffle	p. 37
Notating Swing Rhythms	p. 37
Accents	p. 38
	p. 41
Sixteenth Notes	p. 41
Fills Using Sixteenth Notes	p. 42
	p. 43
16 Positions for Sixteenth Notes	p. 43
Snare Drum Control	p. 44
Ghost Notes	p. 45
	p. 46
Using the Left Foot	p. 46
Playing the Open Hi Hat	p. 47
	p. 49
The Three Four Time Signature (3/4)	p. 49
The Twelve Eight Time Signature (12/8)	p. 50
Swinging Sixteenth Notes	p. 52
A Final Solo	p. 53
Musical Form	p. 54
Understanding Music	p. 55
The Grand Staff	p. 56
The Keyboard	p. 56
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