Drum Practice

Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!

Groove 1

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

Do you remember?
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Groove 2

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

Do you remember?
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Groove 3

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

Do you remember?
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Groove 4

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

Do You Remember?

Use your
LEFT HAND
and your
RIGHT FOOT
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Groove 5

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

Do You Remember?

Use your
LEFT HAND
and your
RIGHT FOOT
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Groove 6

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?
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Groove 7

Reading Music

Reminders

SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

No BASS DRUM in this pattern

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Groove 8

Reading Music

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace
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Groove 9

Reading Music

Reminders

SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace
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Groove 10

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace
 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 11

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace
 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 12

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

Do You Remember?

Keep your LEFT FOOT down on

the HI HAT PEDAL

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace
 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 13

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

SOME TIPS

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace

Try one beat at a time, then

put it all together
 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 14

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT CYMBALS

SOME TIPS

Take it slow and practice at

your own pace

Try one beat at a time, then

put it all together
 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 15

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

SOME TIPS

Use both hands on the snare

drum beats (right then left)

Try this pattern on different

drums if you have them
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Groove 16

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

After the drum fill, transition

smoothly back to the beat.

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 17

Reading Music

COUNTING -1 and 2 EE and UH 3 and 4 EE and UH

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM

SOME TIPS

Keep your sixteenth notes

steady.

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 18

Reading Music

COUNTING -
1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 EE and UH 4 EE and UH

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

Try to play in the pocket.

Don't slow down or speed up.

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 19

Reading Music

COUNTING -

1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and 1 and 2 and 3 EE and UH 4 EE

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

Do not play when you see

the "Eighth Rest"

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 20

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

Remember that this Groove

starts with the snare drum

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 21

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

Remember that this Groove

starts with the snare drum

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 22

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 2 3 1 2 3

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

This groove is in 3/4 TIME.

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 23

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 2 3 1 2 3

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

This groove is in 3/4 TIME.

Practice, practice, practice!

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Groove 24

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 2 3 1 2 3

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

This groove is in 3/4 TIME.

Practice, practice, practice!

 Drum Practice
Use this music sheet to practice your drum beat!
Groove 25

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

You can use these grooves

along with your favorite
songs, too!
This groove is called a
"Linear Drum Beat" because
you are playing one drum at
a time.
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Groove 26

Reading Music

COUNTING - 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and

Reminders

BASS DRUM SNARE DRUM HI HAT

SOME TIPS

Practice just "beat 3" of the

groove, until you have
mastered it.

Keep your hi hat cymbal

closed by pushing down the
hi hat pedal.