Learn To Play The Drums Podcast

LTPTD P01 L45

Alan Chalkly

Program 01 Lesson 45

Groove, Pop rock 3

 

We will be playing at 60, 70 and 80 beats per minute.

We will be playing in 4/4, time signature.

We will be practicing over 16 bars. 

In this exercise the right hand is the lead or dominant limb. 

We will be playing the bass drum with our right foot, the hi-hats with our right hand and the snare drum with our left hand. 

We will be playing the bass drum on the 1 and the 3 of the bar, a cross stick snare drum on the 2,the snare drum on the 4 of the bar and the hi-hats on the count. The 1, 2 3 and 4 with a sizzle on the 4  of the bar.

 

 | Count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 | Hats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 | Snare |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0
 | Bass | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 | 
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 | Count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 | Hats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 | Snare |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0
 | Bass | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 | 
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 | Count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 | Hats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 | Snare |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0
 | Bass | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 | 
 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   | 
 | Count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
 | Hats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
 | Snare |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0
 | Bass | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 |   | 0 | 
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