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1 drum . Consumables Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual Parts of a drum Kit Ride Cymbal Toms Hi-Hat Cymbal Stand Shell drum Head Snare Floor Tom drum DRUMS. Floor Pedal Kick drum 294. Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual How to Hold the Sticks Stick to the basics! 1 2. Hold your hand out like you Curl your pointer finger. would to shake someone's hand. 3 4. DRUMS. Place the stick between the Extend your other three 2nd and 3rd knuckle of your fingers around the stick. Re- pointer finger. Then clamp it meber to keep them loose. with your thumb. They are only to provide support. Bonus Tips! Let about an inch of the stick hang below your hand. Only hold the stick with your thumb and pointer finger. Wrap the other fingers very loosely, so the stick can bounce. 295. Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual How to Play the drum Kit 11 22.

2 12. 11 1. 10 2. 9 3. 8 4. 7 6 5. Imagine the snare drum is a Place your sticks into the clock. position of 4 and 8. 3 4. DRUMS. Keeping your sticks in the same Place right foot on the bass drum position, lift your right hand over foot pedal. the left. Now your right stick is over the hi-hat and your left is over the snare. Now You're Ready to Play! 296. Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual drum Rudiments What is a Rudiment and why do I care? Rudiments will help you make you an amazing drummer, just like the pros! You can practice on pillows at home, on a book, a drum pad, or on your lap. All pro drummers know their Rudiments. When you look at a Rudiment, you'll see the letters R and L. They stand for Right and Left. The first Rudiment is the single stroke. Basic drum Rudiments: #1: single Stroke #2: Double Stroke RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RRLL RRLL RRLL RRLL. DRUMS. #3: Paradiddle RLRR LRLL: Bonus Tips! A colon: means to repeat from the beginning.

3 When playing a Rudiment, start slow. Keep a steady speed for at least one minute without speeding up or slowing down. When you can do that very easily, then try it Just remember, maintain your tempo (speed)! 297. Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual Accent Beats Accent Beats: Accent beats are louder than other beats. When you look at a Rudiment, you'll see the letters R and L. They stand for Right and Left. The first Rudiment is the single stroke. Accent on the 1st Beat: Accent on the 2nd Beat: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: Now try accenting other beats: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: DRUMS. RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: RLRL RLRL RLRL RLRL: 298. Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement Little Kids Rock Teacher Manual drum Chart Library Iconic Notation Standard Notation BEAT 3. x x x x $ qq q qq q xxxxxxxx BEAT 4. $. qqqq xxxxxxxx BEAT 5. $ qq q qq q DRUMS.

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