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311 Music as a Second Language & The Modern Band Movement – Teacher Manual 11th Ed. DRUMS READING A DRUM CHART When you look at a drum chart, you see it has three rows, and a different number of columns depending on the beat. The numbers on the bottom of the drum charts are the beat counts. You count: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, then start over again with 1 - 2 - 3 - 4. ... There is no 5! Let’s try to count together: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and so on. Luckily, unlike otehr musicians, drummers only need to worry about spacing. of notes. The bottom row is for the KICK DRUM. The middle row is for the SNARE DRUM. The top row is for the HI-HAT.

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BEAT 4When you look at a drum chart, you see it has three rows, and a different number of columns depending on the beat.

The numbers on the bottom of the drum charts are the beat counts. You count: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, then start over again with 1 - 2 - 3 - 4. ... There is no 5!

Let’s try to count together: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and so on.Luckily, unlike otehr musicians, drummers only need to worry about spacing. of notes.

The bottom row is for the KICK DRUM.

The middle row is for the SNARE DRUM.

The top row is for the HI-HAT.

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When you see a drum over a number, it means to play that drum on that beat.

Here we play the kick on beats 1, 2, 3 and 4.

On this chart, we play the kick on beats 1, 2, 3, 4 and the snare on 2 and 4 only.

On this chart, we play the kick on beats 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4, and the hi-hat on 1, 2, 3, and 4.

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BEAT 8

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BEAT 19

BEAT 20

BEAT 21

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BEAT 40

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BEAT 53

BEAT 54

BEAT 55

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BEAT 57

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BEAT 76

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