This is a great video for drummers like me who have played for decades and are advanced, but are self taught and never really learned how to read music. Thanks so much!
Rob, Greetings from the Finger Lakes of Western NY. I've been paying drums, even with some heavy hitters in the music biz, since the mid-60's. Never, however, have I properly learned to read drum notation. I sat through, learning as much as i can, all 3 lessons. Very helpful, In-as-much as we're confined to home. I'm going to practice reading a bit more. Thank you for your skill and insight teaching an old dog new tricks. Your relaxed and humorous teaching style held my interest.
Your lesson is absolutely amazing, thank you for your time! I'm retired LAFD, age 65, and I'm trying to learn drum music, you made it very clear! On my way to your website.
You were MORE than a guy who likes to play drum. You are so clear and precise on your teaching materials. Most importantly you have a wonderful smile and great sense of humor., oh and beautiful accent too. There are a lot of hardworking putting together such a easy to understand and fun lessons for the audience. Thank you heartedly for your efforts and marvelous teaching skills😉🙏🙏🙏
Thanks a lot for making this easy. I'm learning to play drums after years of playing the trumpet and you make it easy. Thanks again. Looking forward to more of your videos.
I actually comprehended this. U are a superstar. Congrats on being the one and only online tutorial that my brain can grasp, appreciate the lesson a lot. I feel so smart now. Will make sure to credit u first up in line when I become a professional drummer someday.
thank you so much for the lessons...been drumming for the last 30 years but i still learned a lot from your lessons...found new approaches in drumming that is to me, refreshing...all the best to your teaching and drumming career..again, thank you, Sensei( pronounced as SEN - SAY, Japanese term meaning "teacher" )
Dude; you're an AWESOME teacher .thanks . I've been playing by ear since age 4 ...1974.....my peers say i "rock" ; however after pursuing an ACTUAL music career in competitive towns such as NASHVILLE ; I've been told that since I can't sight read , I ONLY have "chops" . I hate being limited . And not being able to learn pieces like : TOOL ,DREAM THEATER , SYMPHONY X, or RUSH on paper and EMULATING them. I can ONLY play by ear ; and that just SUCKS !!!! ....... EVEN WORSE. when I'm in the studio with a band ; I play from the heart but am unable to REPLICATE what I've played . I REALLY REALLY MUST learn to read and even write . Desperately your student. Daniel
Wow your awesome!! Thanks a whole lot for this series I couldn't find anything else that actually helped me anyways thanks you so much you got me up and running on my new beginners drum set so keep doing this it really helps!
Hey Rob! This was my first time watching your videos and I really enjoyed this series! It was super duper helpful and I now understand drum notation way better than I did before these lessons. Today I had quite some trouble in my schools jazz band because this was the first time that I have had music that is more specific on how it should be played... Which is how I ended up here! And I'm glad I got here too :) Thank you so very much for these 3 helpful lessons, for I am sure that I will have a much much easier time reading next class! Also, I really appreciate the amount of effort that you seemed to have put into these lessons. It definitely paid off! Thank you, August
Great tutorial. I love the logic here. Of course one of the big problems with music is that WE often don't write the music that we have to play and composers who don't play the drums usually don't think like drummers at all. They just write out the rhythms melodically. This means that all those squiggly mess permutations are possible, and sadly, very common.
This is amazing!! I had to learn basic rhythm notation for school I’ve been drumming for a couple of years. but I’m almost blind so I never really learned how to read no Tatian saeing as that would be kind of useless since I wouldn’t really be able to use it much in practice but now that I had to use it for school I had to find some effective way of teaching myself it Since we were just handed pieces of paper out in class and the text is too small for me to read it ha ha so I had to find a source where I could actually see the notation and what was going on while getting the explanation and this video was awesome it was easy to understand and the visuals was so good that I could actually see what was going on I found multiple videos explaining the topic but it’s kind of hard when it’s a video with some dude Charting it out on a piece of paper in a. Dimly lit livingroom he can be an amazing teacher and really great at explaining it but it’s practically impossible because I wouldn’t be able to see that but this computer generated image is clear and easy for me to see And the thickness of the lines and the size of the notes makes it just so accessible so thanks for doing this This video is absolutely awesome Really appreciate it definitely helped out a ton for me👍🏻👍🏻👏🙌🙌🥳🤩🤗🤗🥁🥁🎵🎵🎶
I’ve played trumpet for 4 years and just got my drum kit as a Christmas present I really like drums but damn the music is weird it completely flips it on its head so I hope these videos will help with that but I’ll also probably be going to some lessons but I want a bit of understanding before I run in there arms up lol
Thanks so much Rob. Do u have a video that shows counting 16th note triplets. I noticed in this instructional video u count as 1Ta Ta &TaTa. This my be easier than saying1&a 1&a since you are required to play quickly.
Excellent three-part series on drum notation. I learned more information and with greater ease from these three TH-cam videos than I did from a book I paid twelve bucks. I tried searching for videos by you that pick up where part 3 left off but couldn’t find any. Do you others out there or do you have any good video recommendations on where to go from here? I learn best when seeing the notation and the sticking at same time. Thank you sir for these excellent instructional videos and clear guidance into notation.
Thank you, Adam. I don't have another part to this series. I felt this that at this point the best way to take it further would be to simply practice what you have learned so far. All of my video drum lessons give you plenty of practice with the skills you have learned. Please let me know if you have any other questions and thank you for your kind support.
Hi Rob---- this is truly great music education for beginners like me. But how do you tie this in with rudiments? I'm assuming that's also part of your drum training program. I'm thinking about that great Ginger Baker drum lesson video on TH-cam in which he states "All I play is rudiments".
This is so useful when you're too lazy to learn a drum piece that's hard to hear in a song sksk I have my fun with learning from ear or just by looking but I also want an easy life 😂
www.Drumstheword.com I been watching your Videos on [how to Read Drum Music . I just release my problem read music is counting out each note and rest. difference different some or easy and some or very hard .Is there a chart on counting all different patterns.can you help me out P.S. Think you some much
Hi I got confused on the part of the video at 18:14. On the 4e+a with the 16th on the 4, 8th on the E and another 16th on the A. If that was an 8th note should that be under the + rather than the E?? I was watching the video on mute (I was at work) practicing how to count/read but when I unmute it, it was indeed counted under the E - I’m confused😬 Help!
Hiya. It is supposed to be on the "e" because the note on the 4 is a sixteenth note. This example shows that you can put notes anywhere in the beat, including 8th notes on the e or a. Hope that helps!
You remove the tests and replace them with notes, and while I guess that could work for drums but for any instruments where notes can be held this way of thinking may be harmful.
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Man, this three part lesson is absolutely perfect. Congrats.
This is a great video for drummers like me who have played for decades and are advanced, but are self taught and never really learned how to read music. Thanks so much!
You're welcome. Thanks for the love!
Rob,
Greetings from the Finger Lakes of Western NY. I've been paying drums, even with some heavy hitters in the music biz, since the mid-60's. Never, however, have I properly learned to read drum notation. I sat through, learning as much as i can, all 3 lessons. Very helpful, In-as-much as we're confined to home. I'm going to practice reading a bit more. Thank you for your skill and insight teaching an old dog new tricks. Your relaxed and humorous teaching style held my interest.
Very informative, thank you John Oliver.
Your lesson is absolutely amazing, thank you for your time! I'm retired LAFD, age 65, and I'm trying to learn drum music, you made it very clear! On my way to your website.
You were MORE than a guy who likes to play drum. You are so clear and precise on your teaching materials. Most importantly you have a wonderful smile and great sense of humor., oh and beautiful accent too. There are a lot of hardworking putting together such a easy to understand and fun lessons for the audience. Thank you heartedly for your efforts and marvelous teaching skills😉🙏🙏🙏
Wow, thanks!
Very consistent - perfect structured lessons. You took me from the point of absolute zero to a stable base. Thank you! Greetings from Bulgaria...
Thanks a lot for making this easy. I'm learning to play drums after years of playing the trumpet and you make it easy. Thanks again. Looking forward to more of your videos.
I actually comprehended this. U are a superstar. Congrats on being the one and only online tutorial that my brain can grasp, appreciate the lesson a lot. I feel so smart now. Will make sure to credit u first up in line when I become a professional drummer someday.
Thanks Man. Appreciate your time.
Such a great teacher you are!!...greetings from Colombia
thank you so much for the lessons...been drumming for the last 30 years but i still learned a lot from your lessons...found new approaches in drumming that is to me, refreshing...all the best to your teaching and drumming career..again, thank you, Sensei( pronounced as SEN - SAY, Japanese term meaning "teacher" )
jose r. marzon weeb
Dude; you're an AWESOME teacher .thanks . I've been playing by ear since age 4 ...1974.....my peers say i "rock" ; however after pursuing an ACTUAL music career in competitive towns such as NASHVILLE ; I've been told that since I can't sight read , I ONLY have "chops" . I hate being limited . And not being able to learn pieces like : TOOL ,DREAM THEATER , SYMPHONY X, or RUSH on paper and EMULATING them. I can ONLY play by ear ; and that just SUCKS !!!! ....... EVEN WORSE. when I'm in the studio with a band ; I play from the heart but am unable to REPLICATE what I've played . I REALLY REALLY MUST learn to read and even write .
Desperately your student.
Daniel
Wow your awesome!! Thanks a whole lot for this series I couldn't find anything else that actually helped me anyways thanks you so much you got me up and running on my new beginners drum set so keep doing this it really helps!
Thank you so much for your help! You're an amazing teacher!
Hey Rob! This was my first time watching your videos and I really enjoyed this series! It was super duper helpful and I now understand drum notation way better than I did before these lessons. Today I had quite some trouble in my schools jazz band because this was the first time that I have had music that is more specific on how it should be played... Which is how I ended up here! And I'm glad I got here too :) Thank you so very much for these 3 helpful lessons, for I am sure that I will have a much much easier time reading next class! Also, I really appreciate the amount of effort that you seemed to have put into these lessons. It definitely paid off!
Thank you,
August
what a really lovely tutor you are
Thank you so much! You are a great teacher!
Great lessons as always, keep up the great work!
Really excellent. Though I’ve been playing for some time, your video helped me tease out a couple of things gs.
Excellent job!!! So well done.
Thank you for these videos, they're great. I'm not a drummer but it helps a lot with counting bars and rhythm on guitar.
This is wht every one is in need of if u r searching fo Drum music Sheet lesson!
Excellent series. Very well done.
GREAT TEACHING NOTES ON DRUMS...THANK YOU TEACHER
Thank you soo much Rob! This was extremly helpful!
Amazing lesson.
Well, someday this will all make sense. Thanks.
Did you watch parts 1 and 2 first? This will be a lot easier if you watched those before
@@adityakuttus I did, indeed. I'll just play slow jazz beats.
Great stuff.. Thumbs up!!
Done watching part 1 & 2... Thank you so much brother❤❤❤🎶🎶🎶
No problems, Dexter. Hope the lessons helped!
Great tutorial. I love the logic here. Of course one of the big problems with music is that WE often don't write the music that we have to play and composers who don't play the drums usually don't think like drummers at all. They just write out the rhythms melodically. This means that all those squiggly mess permutations are possible, and sadly, very common.
amazing job explaining this for us!
Great videos man.
Good job mate
Regards from Brazil
Great lesson...thank you so much!
You're very welcome.
I do not play drums but I love the fact that you can open and close the hi-hat with the foot.
This is amazing!!
I had to learn basic rhythm notation for school
I’ve been drumming for a couple of years. but I’m almost blind so I never really learned how to read no Tatian saeing as that would be kind of useless since I wouldn’t really be able to use it much in practice
but now that I had to use it for school I had to find some effective way of teaching myself it
Since we were just handed pieces of paper out in class and the text is too small for me to read it ha ha
so I had to find a source where I could actually see the notation and what was going on while getting the explanation
and this video was awesome
it was easy to understand and the visuals was so good that I could actually see what was going on
I found multiple videos explaining the topic but it’s kind of hard when it’s a video with some dude Charting it out on a piece of paper in a. Dimly lit livingroom
he can be an amazing teacher and really great at explaining it but it’s practically impossible because I wouldn’t be able to see that
but this computer generated image is clear and easy for me to see
And the thickness of the lines and the size of the notes makes it just so accessible
so thanks for doing this
This video is absolutely awesome
Really appreciate it
definitely helped out a ton for me👍🏻👍🏻👏🙌🙌🥳🤩🤗🤗🥁🥁🎵🎵🎶
Thanks sooooo much man
I’ve played trumpet for 4 years and just got my drum kit as a Christmas present I really like drums but damn the music is weird it completely flips it on its head so I hope these videos will help with that but I’ll also probably be going to some lessons but I want a bit of understanding before I run in there arms up lol
thank you so much!!
Thank you so much
You rock!!
Thank you Harry Poter =)
Thanks so much Rob. Do u have a video that shows counting 16th note triplets. I noticed in this instructional video u count as 1Ta Ta &TaTa. This my be easier than saying1&a 1&a since you are required to play quickly.
Excellent three-part series on drum notation. I learned more information and with greater ease from these three TH-cam videos than I did from a book I paid twelve bucks. I tried searching for videos by you that pick up where part 3 left off but couldn’t find any. Do you others out there or do you have any good video recommendations on where to go from here? I learn best when seeing the notation and the sticking at same time. Thank you sir for these excellent instructional videos and clear guidance into notation.
Thank you, Adam. I don't have another part to this series. I felt this that at this point the best way to take it further would be to simply practice what you have learned so far. All of my video drum lessons give you plenty of practice with the skills you have learned. Please let me know if you have any other questions and thank you for your kind support.
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that is a nasty bar!!!!!
Hi Rob---- this is truly great music education for beginners like me. But how do you tie this in with rudiments? I'm assuming that's also part of your drum training program. I'm thinking about that great Ginger Baker drum lesson video on TH-cam in which he states "All I play is rudiments".
I’m just going to use “R” as my mark for all my rests. It’s much more readable and honestly I’m not sure why people haven’t been doing thisz
grate help
Surperb ! Any chance you can make this a pdf ? Thnx
Would you be able to send me the notes via pdf let me know thanks.
Great work love the lessons
laughed so hard at the "seriously" part :D
I was wondering if you could make a video on the rudiments
jacob hamdani was wondering the same thing...
Is it okay to talk in 1 e and a 2 e and a, instead of switching back and forth? I find it very difficult
This is so useful when you're too lazy to learn a drum piece that's hard to hear in a song sksk I have my fun with learning from ear or just by looking but I also want an easy life 😂
www.Drumstheword.com
I been watching your Videos on [how to Read Drum Music .
I just release my problem read music is counting out each note and rest.
difference different some or easy and some or very hard .Is there a chart
on counting all different patterns.can you help me out
P.S. Think you some much
I was fine with everything until it got up to the examples and I started to get confused 😅
Can someone please tell me what kit he's using??????????????
Hi I got confused on the part of the video at 18:14. On the 4e+a with the 16th on the 4, 8th on the E and another 16th on the A. If that was an 8th note should that be under the + rather than the E?? I was watching the video on mute (I was at work) practicing how to count/read but when I unmute it, it was indeed counted under the E - I’m confused😬
Help!
Hiya. It is supposed to be on the "e" because the note on the 4 is a sixteenth note. This example shows that you can put notes anywhere in the beat, including 8th notes on the e or a. Hope that helps!
This video was way ahead and less understandable than the other 2. Also why so little playing with anything besides the snare?
x0.5 okay NOW WERE COOKING
You remove the tests and replace them with notes, and while I guess that could work for drums but for any instruments where notes can be held this way of thinking may be harmful.
What does a backwards accent mean
kewl. im first to comment
I'd like to congratulate you on behalf of the human race. Good job! :)
www.DrumsTheWord.com OMG U ACTUALLY REPLIED ^.^
Why are so many 60 and 70 year olds, picking up drumming? I'm one of them.
Zz
Night, night.