50 Drum Lessons For Beginners: Learn To Read & Play

Learn everything you need to know to begin drumming!From basic rhythms to beats and fills, you'll be equipped with all the tools you need to become a confident, skilled, and well-rounded drum kit player.You'll learn to:Read drum sheet music.Count rhythms accurately.Play a wide range of beats.Play effective fills around the kit.And much more.Perfect for:Completely new drummers, with or without musical experience.Established drummers who wish to learn to read drum sheet music.Drum teachers seeking a user-friendly book for beginner students.The 50 lessons of this book are presented in step-by-step fashion, allowing effective progression without becoming too difficult too soon.All lessons feature conventional, realistic drum notation, as you'd find in real-life musical scenarios.This eBook includes interactive audio examples when downloaded on compatible devices. If your device doesn't support interactive features, the audio files are also available to purchase separately – details on how to do this are provided within the book.With material suitable for all ages, this book covers essential topics for every drummer, regardless of your tastes in music.Written by the creator of Sight Read Drums on YouTube._______________Full lesson listLesson 1 –Quarter notes on the snare drumLesson 2 –The bass drumLesson 3 –The hi-hat and quarter-note timeLesson 4 –Quarter-note fillsLesson 5 –The ride cymbalLesson 6 –The crash cymbalLesson 7 –Eighth notesLesson 8 –Eighth-note timeLesson 9 –The tomsLesson 10 –Half notes and whole notesLesson 11 –Bass and snare variations for eighth-note timeLesson 12 –Repeat signsLesson 13 –Rim clicksLesson 14 –Fill length variationLesson 15 –DynamicsLesson 16 –Sixteenth notesLesson 17 –Sixteenth-note fillsLesson 18 –Single-stroke rollsLesson 19 –Fills with foot patternsLesson 20 –Accents and rimshotsLesson 21 –Off-beat eighth notesLesson 22 –Off-beat bass variations for eighth-note timeLesson 23 –Broken sixteenth-notesLesson 24 –Four-on-the-snare timeLesson 25 –FlamsLesson 26 –Eighth-note tripletsLesson 27 –Triplet time and fillsLesson 28 –Shuffle timeLesson 29 –Swing timeLesson 30 –Buzz rollsLesson 31 –2/4 time signatureLesson 32 –3/4 time signatureLesson 33 –Opening the hi-hatLesson 34 –Sixteenth-note timeLesson 35 –Dotted notesLesson 36 –12/8 time signatureLesson 37 –6/8 time signatureLesson 38 –Tied notes and pushesLesson 39 –Bass variations for quarter-note timeLesson 40 –Repeat endings, D.C. & D.S. Al Coda and Al FineLesson 41 –Eighth-note time with syncopationLesson 42 –Ghost notesLesson 43 –Double-stroke rollsLesson 44 –DragsLesson 45 –Quarter-note tripletsLesson 46 –ParadiddlesLesson 47 –Sixteenth-note tripletsLesson 48 –Eighth-note swing and sixteenth-note swingLesson 49 –Five-stroke rollsLesson 50 –Slash notation Read more