How to read drum set music

basic five piece drum set, back view

Here are some useful guides to reading drum sheet music notation that is used for most of this website.

Find out how to set-up your drum set with School of Rock! Read tips on the best way to adjust your kit, hold your drumsticks and play with correct posture.

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Learn to read drum notation with School of Rock. Master drum and cymbal techniques to quickly play any drum beat, even if you've never heard it before.

Here is an example sheet from the 'Drum Sheet Packs' which can be purchased via the website. These packs are full of different beats, fills and exercises. Perfect for drummers wanting to teach themselves or drum teachers looking for new material. #Drums #Drumlessons #drummer #drumteacher

Practice the drums is a crucial part of your personal success as a musician. How do you motivate yourself to do so regularly? Read on & rock!

Do you know how to practice drumming? NO? Don't worry - you can fix that. In this article, you'll learn how. #drums #drumming #practice

For this exercise sheet, you will need some basic beginners reading knowledge of drum beats and drum fills. In the exercises, you will play 3 bars of drum beats, 1 bar of a drum fill and then repeat the exercise. There are 4 exercises on the sheet and each one can be played twice, or […]

Learn this basic drum beat 👍🏻 This is a great drum beat for beginner drummers to practice to improve. Here we explore an odd time signature of 5/4. That means 5 quarter notes per measure. Don’t...

What's the easiest way to learn drums? That's a really good question. Unfortunately, there's not THE way to success at drumming. BUT: There are a lot of helpful drumming tips out there. In this article, I'm sharing 5 of them. Read on to rock!

In this free drum lesson, I want to teach you the song “Dancing Queen” by ABBA. You can download all of the drum sheet music notation AND watch a video drum lesson for free from my website by clicking the link above.

Learn to read drum notation with School of Rock. Master drum and cymbal techniques to quickly play any drum beat, even if you've never heard it before.

How do drummers keep tempo? That's a great question to ask! Read this article to learn how you can achieve a great timing playing the drums, too.

The drums set the pace they keep you moving and of course the drummers are always exceptionally attractive. Could you imagine how dead a song would sound without some kick drum? Queens We Will Rock You wouldnt have worked out the way it did! You get the point. I cant help but listen to the drums even when Im consuming music through my earphones. Here is my list of top 25 songs with best drum solos of all time. #drum #drumsolos #music #drumsongs

In this free drum lesson, I want to teach you the song “R U Mine” by Arctic Monkeys featuring Matt Helders on drums. You can download all of the drum sheet music notation AND watch a video drum lesson for free from my website by clicking the link above.

Do you know all drum set parts and their names? Really? Click the pin and learn which parts belong to a modern drum kit and share it with your fellow drummers! #drummer #learntoplaydrums #drums #drumset #drumkit #drumlessons #snare #bassdrum #cymbal #hihat