Music Theory & Percussion : How to Read Drum Music Notes



In order to read drum music notes, a person doesn’t need to know how to read musical notation, but they do need an understanding of rhythm. Find out how notes are written for different parts of drums, such as the bass drum or high hat, with help from an experienced drummer in this free video on drums and percussion. Expert: David Pakman Bio: David Pakman is a long-time drummer trained in rock, funk, jazz, blues and rock music theory. Filmmaker: David Pakman

18 Responses

  1. JimJimJimNL Says:

    @RA710
    idk

  2. L1lSkuXx Says:

    wikkid man uve tought me =]

  3. RA710 Says:

    whats the symbol where it has a line going thru the staff of note. Ive seen it for marching snares and marching bass drums

  4. bassking95 Says:

    thanks bro!

  5. stanksdrums Says:

    im reading a book on notes but some of the stuff your saying doesnt match up???!!???

  6. GrapefruitP Says:

    what about splashes?

  7. CommancheDoyle Says:

    Very helpful

  8. iXAXIS Says:

    Learned all this in drum lessons a year or so ago, lost interest in drums and forgot. This helped refresh me on all this. Thanks!

  9. Thedrumstudio Says:

    great job!

  10. EffoRTL3zZ Says:

    very very NICE!!!! awesome

  11. TheAlienAutopsy7 Says:

    Awesome thank you so much I’m a pretty good drummer but I don’t know how to read the drum-set notes thanks again.

  12. ptbm07 Says:

    this video has helped me alot thank you

  13. L0LFA1L Says:

    GReat vid! i am just learning that, and i need a bit more help, this was perfect! thanks!

  14. BLdrummer740 Says:

    Wow; I’m not a professional and I don’t want to bash this guy … but that’s not how I’ve been reading my music.
    I mean, bass, hi-hat pedal, hi-hat, and ride are correct … but snare, toms, and crashes aren’t.

  15. idoleli Says:

    great video

  16. JizKidd1 Says:

    can u do a video for the snare drum???

  17. nhlsakic19 Says:

    Awesome vid man, thanks, it helped a lot

  18. Bonacker92 Says:

    nice video thanks

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