Congratulations! You have chosen to play the Drums, an instrument that is very fun to play and extremely important for any Worship Band!
Playing the Drums is challenging, but VERY rewarding!
Have fun and learn as much as you can!
The most important thing for learning the Drums is to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
Playing the Drums is challenging, but VERY rewarding!
Have fun and learn as much as you can!
The most important thing for learning the Drums is to PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE!
LESSON ONE- Drum Names
The First Lesson is to Learn the DRUM NAMES.
There are at least 8 Drum Parts that you can see in the first picture.
Dont worry, you only have to learn the Drum Parts in the SECOND PICTURE.
Look at the Picture Below it and MEMORIZE the Names of the 4 Drum Parts..
Hi-Hat, Snare, Bass, and Ride. :)
The First Lesson is to Learn the DRUM NAMES.
There are at least 8 Drum Parts that you can see in the first picture.
Dont worry, you only have to learn the Drum Parts in the SECOND PICTURE.
Look at the Picture Below it and MEMORIZE the Names of the 4 Drum Parts..
Hi-Hat, Snare, Bass, and Ride. :)
YOU ONLY HAVE TO MEMORIZE THE DRUM NAMES BELOW. :)
LESSON TWO- How to sit
The Second Lesson is to learn how to POSITION your body
There are 3 Parts- Hands, Sticks, and Feet (see the picture)
Your hands must be crossed RIGHT HAND OVER LEFT HAND
The Stick Tips must be exactly like in the picture
Your feet must be like in the picture Left Foot on the HiHat Pedal and Right Foot on the Bass Pedal
The Second Lesson is to learn how to POSITION your body
There are 3 Parts- Hands, Sticks, and Feet (see the picture)
Your hands must be crossed RIGHT HAND OVER LEFT HAND
The Stick Tips must be exactly like in the picture
Your feet must be like in the picture Left Foot on the HiHat Pedal and Right Foot on the Bass Pedal
LESSON THREE- Playing the Different Parts
Now comes the Fun part- PLAYING
Step on the BASS PEDAL
Now hit the HI-HAT with your Right Hand
Now hit the SNARE with your Left Hand
Now hit the RIDE with your Right Hand
GOOD JOB!
LESSON FOUR- BEATS!
Ok, now I will teach you how to play a BEAT.
A BEAT is a Rhythm that you play on the Drums.
When you hear "boom-chuck-boom-chuck-boom-chuck-boom-chuck" that's a BEAT.
I will show you the EASIEST BEAT ever.... it only has TWO PARTS
1- Play the HI-HAT and BASS TOGETHER
2- Play the HI-HAT and SNARE TOGETHER
NOW REPEAT IN A REGULAR TIMING. 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 !!BOOM-CHUCK-BOOM-CHUCK!!
That's it! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have just played your first BEAT! :)
Now comes the Fun part- PLAYING
Step on the BASS PEDAL
Now hit the HI-HAT with your Right Hand
Now hit the SNARE with your Left Hand
Now hit the RIDE with your Right Hand
GOOD JOB!
LESSON FOUR- BEATS!
Ok, now I will teach you how to play a BEAT.
A BEAT is a Rhythm that you play on the Drums.
When you hear "boom-chuck-boom-chuck-boom-chuck-boom-chuck" that's a BEAT.
I will show you the EASIEST BEAT ever.... it only has TWO PARTS
1- Play the HI-HAT and BASS TOGETHER
2- Play the HI-HAT and SNARE TOGETHER
NOW REPEAT IN A REGULAR TIMING. 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 !!BOOM-CHUCK-BOOM-CHUCK!!
That's it! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have just played your first BEAT! :)
NOW I will show you another BEAT- probably the most Popular BEAT Ever. It has 4 PARTS.
1- HI-HAT and BASS TOGETHER
2- HI-HAT ALONE
3- HI-HAT and SNARE TOGETHER
4-HI-HAT ALONE
If you play 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 over and over again you will HEAR the BEAT!
TRY IT!
Remember, playing a BEAT is sometimes difficult and takes a lot of coordination but you will be ok! Keep trying SLOW and you will get it!
HAVE FUN!!!
:)
1- HI-HAT and BASS TOGETHER
2- HI-HAT ALONE
3- HI-HAT and SNARE TOGETHER
4-HI-HAT ALONE
If you play 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4 over and over again you will HEAR the BEAT!
TRY IT!
Remember, playing a BEAT is sometimes difficult and takes a lot of coordination but you will be ok! Keep trying SLOW and you will get it!
HAVE FUN!!!
:)
LESSON FIVE- Reading Drum Music
Look at the picture below:
The first step is see that each SPACE has a DRUM PART
The X on TOP is for Hi-Hat
The MIDDLE SPACE is for Snare
The BOTTOM SPACE is for Bass
The first step is see that each SPACE has a DRUM PART
The X on TOP is for Hi-Hat
The MIDDLE SPACE is for Snare
The BOTTOM SPACE is for Bass
Now read from LEFT TO RIGHT------->
PLAY what you SEE
In the Picture below you SEE HiHat, then Snare, then Bass.
So you PLAY HiHat, then Snare, then Bass
PLAY what you SEE
In the Picture below you SEE HiHat, then Snare, then Bass.
So you PLAY HiHat, then Snare, then Bass
LESSON SIX- 4 Count Beats
In the next picture you will see what is called a 4 COUNT BEAT. That means there's 4 PARTS. Again Read the Beat from LEFT TO RIGHT and then PLAY IT!
Repeat the same 4 Parts over and over again. 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4......
In the next picture you will see what is called a 4 COUNT BEAT. That means there's 4 PARTS. Again Read the Beat from LEFT TO RIGHT and then PLAY IT!
Repeat the same 4 Parts over and over again. 1-2-3-4-1-2-3-4......
IF YOU SEE TWO NOTES CONNECTED WITH A STICK (like in Beat #1 below) THAT MEANS YOU PLAY THEM TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME! :)
BEAT #1 BELOW: (Bass and HiHat Together) (Snare and HiHat Together)
The next two BEATS are the same ones from LESSON FOUR but this time they are written in musical form... they are also 4 COUNT BEATS.
BEAT #1 BELOW: (Bass and HiHat Together) (Snare and HiHat Together)
The next two BEATS are the same ones from LESSON FOUR but this time they are written in musical form... they are also 4 COUNT BEATS.
LESSON SEVEN- 8 Count Beats
The next BEATS are 8 COUNT BEATS because they have 8 PARTS.
Play each one just like the ones before from LEFT TO RIGHT. --->
Remember to keep REPEATING the beat over and over again so you can hear it.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.....
GO SLOW!
Practice each one for 15 minutes.
Have fun! :)
The next BEATS are 8 COUNT BEATS because they have 8 PARTS.
Play each one just like the ones before from LEFT TO RIGHT. --->
Remember to keep REPEATING the beat over and over again so you can hear it.
1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8.....
GO SLOW!
Practice each one for 15 minutes.
Have fun! :)
