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SIGHT READING BEGINNER COURSE Learn to sight read drum music
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SIGHT READING BEGINNER COURSE
Learn to sight read drum music
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Sight Reading Introduction
How it works Welcome to the sight reading crash course. This will teach you how to read, count and ultimately play all the note values by taking you through simple exercises step by step. Each lesson gives you two examples in the sheet music. You then get an MP3 where you can hear the examples being played whilst counting them. That allows you to play along once you understand how to count them. Audio files will be found on the playalongs page. Once that’s easy you can just use the PDF and play along with a click at increasing speeds. Each lesson steps it up to introduce more complex rhythms. You are effectively learning a new language here so just take your time, keep chipping away and it will all gradually make sense. Being able to speak this ‘language’ allows you to learn so much faster, write music out yourself, and use all the lesson content on Total Drummer to its full potential. This includes learning the famous songs which are fully notated. It also means you can put yourself forward for certain gigs that a non-reader wouldn’t be able to do. Let’s get started.
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Note Values
Semibreve/Whole Note
1 2 3 4
Minim/Half Note
1 2 3 4
Crotchet/Quarter Note
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Quaver/Eighth Note
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e
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Semiquaver/Sixteenth Note
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Standardised Drumkit Notation Key
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lasts for 4 beats
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lasts for 2 beats
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lasts for 1 beat
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lasts for half a beat
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lasts for quarter of a beat
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Bass
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Hi-Hat
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Stick
Rimshot
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Lesson 2 Level 1 Sight Reading
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Lesson 3 Level 1 Sight Reading
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1 + 2
3 + 4
1 + 2 e + a
3
+ 4
1 + 2
+ 3
+ 4
1 e + a 2
+ 3
4 +
2 1 + 2 e + a
3
4 e + a 1 e + a
2
3 + 4
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2 e + a3
+ 4
1
2 + 3
4 +
Lesson 4 Level 1 Sight Reading
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1 + 2
3 e+ a 4 +
1
2 e + a 3
+ 4 +
1
+ 2 e
+ a 3 e
+ a 4 e + a
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+ 4
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Lesson 1 Level 2 Sight Reading
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1
+ a 2
+ a 3
+ a 4
1 e + a 2
e + a 3
1 + a 2
+ a 3
e + a 4
+ a 1
+
3
4 + a
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1 + a 2
+ a 3
+ 4
+ a 1
e + a 2
+ a 3
+ a 4
+ 1
e + a 2
+ a 3
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Lesson 2 Level 2 Sight Reading
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1
e + 2
e + 3
+ 4
+ 1
e + 2
e + a
4 + 1
e + 2
+ a 3
4
3 + 4
+ a
12
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+
1 e + 1
+ a
+ 4
e + a
2 + a 3
e + 4
+ 1
e + a 2
e + a 3
+ a 4
+
Lesson 3 Level 2 Sight Reading
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+ 2
e + 3
triplet4
+ 1
2 e + a 3
+ 4
+ 1
2 triplet3
4triplet 1
+ 2
triplet3
4 + a
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12
+ 3
+ 4
triplet 1
e + a 2
e + a 3
e + 4
1triplet2
e + a 3
4
1 e + 2
+ a 3
triplet4
+
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Lesson 4 Level 2 Sight Reading
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2triplet3
triplet4
e + 1
triplet2
+ a 3
e +
+ 1
e + a 2
triplet
4triplet 1
2
3triplet4
3 3 3 3 3 3
12
e + a 2
e + a 3
e + 4
triplet 1
+ 3
triplet4
1triplet2
+ a 3
+ 4
triplet 1
e + 2
+ a 3
triplet4
e +
3 3 3 3 3
Lesson 1 Level 3 Sight Reading
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3 + 1
2 + 3
e + a 1
+ 2
e + a 3
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3
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+ 1
e + a 2
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1
2 trip let 3
+ 1
e + a 2
+ 3
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Lesson 2 Level 3 Sight Reading
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3 + 4
5 +
2 + 3
e + a
+ 5
1 e + a
+ 3
+ a 4
5 e + 1
e + a 2
+ 3
e + a 4
5 e + a
12
+ 2
3
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+ 1
e + a 2
+
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5 trip let
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1
2 trip let 3
e + a 4
e + 5
trip let 1
+ 2
e + a 3
+ 4
5 + a
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Lesson 3 Level 3 Sight Reading
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3 + 1
trip let 2
3 e + 1
+ 2
e + a
+ 1
trip let 2
e + a
+
3 3
12 + 2
3 trip let 1
2 trip let 3
e + a 1
e + 2
trip let 3
+ 1
e + a 2
+ 3
3 3 3
Lesson 4 Level 3 Sight Reading
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5 6 1
+ 2 3 4
+ 5 6 1
2 3 + 4
+ 5 6 1
+ 2 + 3 + 4
+ 5 + 6
12 2trip let3 4
5 6 1
+ 2 3 4
trip let5 6 1
+ 2 3 + 4
5 + 6 1
2 3trip let4
5 + 6
3 3 3
Lesson 1 Level 4 Sight Reading
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+ 2
+ 3
+ 4
e + 1
+ 3
e + a
+ 1
+ a 2
+ 3
+ 4
e + a 1
+ 2
e + a 3
e + a 4
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+ 3
+ 1
e + 2
trip let 3
e + 4
e + 1
e + 2
+ 3
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+
+
+ 4
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Lesson 2 Level 4 Sight Reading
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a
+ 3
+ 4
e + 1
+ 3
e + a 4
a 1
+ a 2
+ 3
a 4
e + a 1
+ 2
e + a 3
a 4
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12
+ 3
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+ 1
+ 2
triplet 3
e + 4
e + 1
+ a 2
+ 3
+ 1
triplet
+ 3
a 4
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Lesson 3 Level 4 Sight Reading
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+ 3
+ 4
e + a 1
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4 + a 1
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e + a 1
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e + a 3
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trplet3
e + 4
e + 1
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+ 3
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triplet2
e + a 3
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Lesson 4 Level 4 Sight Reading
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a
+ 3
+ 4
e + 5
1 + 2
e + a 3
a 4
+ a 5
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1 a 2
e + a 3
+ 4
e + a 5
a 1
e + 2
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trip let 3
e + 4
e + 5
+ a 1
+ 2
+ 4
trip let
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3 3
1 a 2
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trip let & trip let 2
e + 3
+ a 4
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Lesson 1 Level 5 - Sight Reading
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5 + 6 1
+ 2 3 4
5 6 + 1
3 4
6 1
2
5 6
1 + 2 + 3 4
5 + 6 + 1
4 + 5 + 6 + 1
+ 2 3 + 4
5 + 6 1
+ 2 3 + 4
5 + 6
12 +
4 +
1 +
4 +
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
+ 5 + 6 + 1
+ 2 + 3 + 4
+ 5 + 6
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5 6 + 1
2
5 6 1
+ 3 + 4
+ 6 + 1
2 + 3 4
Lesson 2 Level 5 - Sight Reading
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2 3 4 5 6 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 1 3 4 6 1 3 4 5 + 6
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1 + 2 3 4 5 + 6 + 1 4 5 + 6 1 + 2 3 + 4 5 6 1 + 2 3 + 4 5 6
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12 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 5 + 6 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 5 +
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1 2 + 4 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 5 6 1 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 1 3 + 4 5 6
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Lesson 3 Level 5 - Sight Reading
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5 + 6 7
+ 8 9 1
2 3 + 4
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+ 8 + 9 1
2 + 3 + 4
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+ 8 + 9 +
1 + 2 + 3 + 4
+ 5 + 6 + 7
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Lesson 4 Level 5 - Sight Reading
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5 + 6
7 + 1
3 4
5 + 6
7
1 2 3 + 4
5 6
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+ 5 + 6
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12 + 2 + 3 4
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+ 7 + 1
+ 2 + 3 4
+ 5 6
+ 7
1 + 2 3 + 4
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