15-How to Play the Drums: Semiquavers on Drum Kit

This lesson is part of the series: Drumming Lessons: Reading Rhythm, Drumming Lessons: Beginner-Intermediate, Drumming Lessons: Basics through Advanced

In this lesson, we will try using semiquavers on the various drums of your drum kit. You might notice that this first exercise is in fact exactly the same rhythm as “Reading Simple Semiquaver Patterns 1” (www.mindbites.com/lesson/1634), which we practiced with our practice pad. The challenge now is to get the rhythms onto the correct drums!

In the second exercise, pay special attention to the sticking patterns. There are a few double strokes put in which help us get more smoothly from one drum to another. Also, in bar five, we'll even use the “Single Paradiddle” - that rudiment we learned in this lesson: www.mindbites.com/lesson/1627. As you do more and more of these modified sticking patterns over the course of this and/or other lessons, they should become second nature, and you will automatically choose patterns that enable smooth movement between the drums.

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Let me introduce myself. My name is Jim McCarthy. I'm a drum clinician and teacher and have specialized in pure technique for many years. I consider myself still a student as well, because I have a passion for constantly learning. I learn every day when I watch other drummers, and I analyze what works and what doesn’t. Performing, Educating and Learning have been my life and my living for well over 20 years.

I've had a tremendously broad background in drumming. I've played in rock bands, orchestras, marching bands - everything from high-brow contemporary music to Latin American stuff.

I spent six years at university studying percussion performance full time, and I ended up with a...

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