Beginner guides
Drums
made practical.
Drumming is coordination before it is speed, so these guides separate the layers: count the bar first, add one voice at a time, and only then join them at a tempo where every hit is even. Both articles are written for the ten-pad kit on this site as well as an acoustic one.
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Beginner Drum Beats: Build Your First Groove
Learn beginner drum beats step by step. Count the bar out loud, place kick, snare and hi-hat, then build four grooves: rock, dance and shuffle.
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Basic Rock Drum Pattern
Learn the basic rock drum pattern: eighth-note hi-hat, snare backbeat and kick on 1 and 3. Practise each layer, add three variations and build a fill.
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