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Rocksteady Drums Level 2
Chapters
Warm-‐ups Reading Drum Notation Rock Beat Variations Fill Variations Crash Cymbal Final Mission
Complete all the missions for a Rocksteady Level 2
Certificate
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Warm-‐ups
Your Mission: Play these for one minute every time you sit down at the drums
Singles
Doubles
R = Right L = Left B = Both
Your Tutor will: Explain why warm-‐ups are important Show you how the warm-‐ups should be played
Tips for your mission: You don’t need a drum kit. You can even do them on your lap with your hands. Use you wrists, not your arms. Try using different drums, or different sounds on an electronic kit.
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Reading Drum Notation
Your Mission: Learn how to read a Floor Tom, Hi-‐Hat, Snare and Bass Drum. Complete the two exercises.
In Drum notation, the way the notes appear on the page tells you which drums to play and when. Here is a guide on which notes mean which drum:
HI-‐HAT CYMBAL (Right hand, cross over)
SNARE DRUM (Left hand)
BASS DRUM (Right foot)
FLOOR TOM (Right Hand) So on a sheet of music, this is how all those different drums look: Hi-‐Hat Snare Drum Bass Drum Floor Tom
Exercise I: Fill in the Blanks
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Exercise II – Match the Beat with the Drum Notation
Draw a line to match each Level 1 Rock Beat with the music. The first one is done for you!
Your Tutor will: Explain how to do the exercises. Explain how learning to read Drum Notation will help.
Tips for your mission: Do these exercises where you can see a drum kit. Use a pencil in case you make a mistake.
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Rock Beat Variations
Your Mission: Learn all four Rock Beat Variations off by heart Play each Rock Beat Variation in a song
Rock Beat Variation 1
Rock Beat Variation 2
Rock Beat Variation 3
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Rock Beat Variation 4
Your Tutor will: Show you how each beat sounds, and how to play it. Pick a game to help you practice. Choose a song for you to play each beat to.
Tips for your mission: Remember you don’t need a drum kit to practice these – your lap is just fine! Start slowly and concentrate on playing in time.
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Fill Variations
Your Mission: Learn to play all 3 Coffee Fill Variations, and Coca-‐cola Fill Play the fills along with a rock beat variation in a song Create 4 new drum fills
Toms
All of the drum fills in this chapter use toms and snares. This is how to read them in drum notation:
Coffee Fill Variation 1:
Coffee Fill Variation 2:
Coffee Fill Variation 3:
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Coca-‐cola Fill
Combining Drum Fills
You can make up your own drum fills by putting coffee and coca cola in a different order.
Example 1: Coffee, Coca-‐Cola, Coffee Coca-‐Cola
Example 2: Coca-‐Cola, Coffee Coca-‐Cola, Coffee
Example 3: Coffee, Coca-‐Cola, Coca-‐Cola, Coca-‐Cola
Now it’s your turn! Write down your new fills, and then play them on the drums Your Fill 1: ____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ Your Fill 2: ____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ Your Fill 3: ____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ Your Fill 4: ____________ _____________ ______________ ______________
Your Tutor will: Show you how each fill sounds, and how to play it with a beat. Pick a game to help you practice. Choose a song for you to play each fill with.
Tips for your mission: Say COCA-‐COLA COCA-‐COLA or COFFEE COFFEE out loud while playing to help. Remember, RIGHT LEFT RIGHT LEFT, not LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT.
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Crash Cymbal
Your Mission: Play a song using the Crash Cymbal in a Basic Rock Beat
The Crash Cymbal makes a “Crash” sound. It is always played at the same time as a bass drum to give it a bigger sound. This is how the crash cymbal is written in drum notation:
Using the Crash in a Basic Rock Beat Learn to play this variation of the Basic Rock Beat:
Playing a Four Bar Phrase Play these four bars:
Your Tutor will: Explain how the crash cymbal is used Teach you to play the exercises on this page Teach you a song that uses the crash cymbal
Tips for your mission: There are three different types of cymbal – hi-‐hat, ride and crash. Get used to playing the crash cymbal at the same time as the bass drum.
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FINAL MISSION!
Play the three exercise four times without stopping along with a song.
Exercise I
Rock Beat Variation 1 Coca-‐Cola Fill
Exercise II Rock Beat Variation 3 Coffee Fill Variation 1
Exercise III Rock Beat Variation 4 Coffee Fill Variation 2
Your Tutor will: Break down each exercise for you. Pick a game to help you practice. Pick a song for you to play along with.