How to Read Music
In most written music there are notes which have specific pitches. These notes are given the names A B C D E F and G. This is called the musical alphabet. However, most drum and percussion notes do not have specific pitches, so the most important thing is the time value of each note. The time value of a note means how many beats or counts it lasts for.
The Staff
These five lines are called the staff or stave.
The Percussion Clef
This symbol is called a percussion clef.
There is a percussion clef at the beginning of every line of drum music.
The Quarter Note
This is a musical note called a quarter note. It lasts for one beat or count.
Music notes are written in the spaces and on the lines of the staff.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- How to Read Music
3- The Drumkit
4- First and Second Endings
5- The Whole Note
6- The Three Four Time Signature
7- The Half Rest
8- The Dotted Quarter Note
9- Playing Two Notes Together
10- Playing Both Bongos
11- Playing The Bongo Drums
12- The Metronome
13- Learning More About Music
14- Two Hits in a Row
15- High And Low Sounds
16- The Lead-in
17- Bar Lines
18- Playing the Triangle
19- Playing and Timing
20- Instruments Used in This Book
21- The Keyboard