Drum Notes, & Tips For Beginners
Are drum notes for beginners hard to learn?
How do they look like?
And what else should you know about drums sheet music?
In this guide, you’ll learn how to easily read & understand drum notes.
We’ll have a look at the notation for a standard drum kit, including the
as well as the
cymbals.
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The bossa nova drum beat definitely is a musical gem you will love:
This Brazilian groove not only is fun to play, but also really smooth sounding as well.
In addition, it can be a motivating challenge for drum beginners.
That’s why in today’s step-by-step guide, I’m sharing a favorite bossa nova drum beat.
We’re starting with the bass drum pattern in eighth notes as it is the fundation of our groove.
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Looking for fun & easy drum grooves for beginners?
Glad you’re here.
In this blog post, I’m sharing 6 drum grooves perfectly suited for starters.
Here’s what they look like:
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Are you ready for your 1st blues shuffle drum beat?
Yeah, awesome! 🙂
My free drum notes will help you master this awesome groove.
Feel free to download the PDF and start learning your first shuffle on the drums.
It’s a versatile groove I’m sure you will love to play.
Speaking of:
To help you get the feeling for the blues on drums, I will also link a video with a great tune in this blog post.
It’s a drumless track in 6/8, but you can also use it for practicing our blues shuffle.
And now, let’s take a look at the bluesy beat, shall we? 🙂
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Ah, Blues drum beats!
Wonderful grooves for a lovely music genre.
In this guide, you’ll learn 7 fun & easy beats.
The patterns are written in the 12/8 time signature (which is really popular in Blues!) and include
To start off, let’s take a glimpse at our 7 blues drum beats not only starters will have a blast learning.
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How do you count 8th notes as a drummer?
Great – and important – question!
In this article, I’m going to share my way of counting the common note value.
You’ll also learn how to count eighth rests.
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Linear drumming is awesome! Basically, you play one instrument at the time.
This gives you a lot of freedom to experiment with great drum beats.
However, it could be a little overwhelming to find the right starting point for starting out with linear drumming.
So I wrote this easy guide to help you master the basics of this really cool way of playing the drums today.
But first, let’s answer this important question:
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Punk drum beats? Big love.
Despite my classical training, that’s where I come from in terms of music.
Finally, I kind of started my musical journey playing melodic punk rock in an all-girl band.
So in this article, you’ll find a bunch of really cool punk drum beats from famous songs in a free drum notes PDF.
The beats are
Or, let’s say it in five words: definitley worth your practice time.
And yes, most of them are quite fast if you want to play them to the original songs.
So they can give you a challenge behind the kit.
That’s part of the fun. 🙂
Yeah!
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Triplet drum grooves?
One word: YEAH!
It can’t be just me, right? 🙂
So in this article, you’ll find a free drum notes PDF with fancy & fun to play drum beats.
Each of them is based on triplets.
In addition to your sheet music, you’ll also find some helpful practice tips.
Because let’s be real:
Triplets are awesome, but can be a challenge not only for beginners behind the kit.
To start off with, let’s take a look at our grooves.
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The basic blues drum beat is a great one. It does not only sound lovey, but also is a lot of fun to play.
However, there’s a BIG question popping up: What is a basic blues drum beat?
In this article, you’ll learn everything you need to know about it as a drum beginner.
You’ll also find free drum notes with some fancy blues beats to get you started.
Ready to rock? Great, let’s go.
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