So, with all this in mind, let’s see what these notes actually look like. Again, since this is a cymbal, it will be marked as an “X” Your left foot, (or hi hat foot) will be right below the bass drum line. The bass drum will be the last line on the music. Here is an example:Īs for your feet, they are usually placed towards the bottom. You may come across a diamond shape, this indicates a bell stroke on your ride or other cymbal. Here is an example:Ĭymbals are usually placed above the hi hat. Therefore we will use the line right in the middle to represent the snare. The snare is usually the most important one to see. You may have more than three toms on your kit, or in the music, this may be indicated as a dot below the 5 standard lines. The second space will be your Medium tom, and the third space will be your low tom. The first space (below the top line) will be the high tom. Here is an example:įor the toms, we will use the blanks spaces in the middle to represent each tom. Hi hats and cymbals are usually marked with an “X” instead of a dot like regular notes. The space right above the first line represents the hi hat. What you want to do is break down every space on the measure, and make every line and space represent something. I will show you the basic notation for most drum music used today. Fortunately, most music is written the same – or at least fairly similar. However, with drums there is no real guideline. When it comes to piano, and guitar, there is a standard to what each line represents (as for notes). The first thing you need to know about drum notation, is not everyone has the same way of doing things. They can also have different shapes and designs. They can be on any line, or in between any line of the music.
If you didn’t already know, the black dots are called notes. Make sense? Here is an example of a basic sheet of music. Within each measure are smaller notes, (quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes…) that you play to fill in the whole note in the measure. An easy way to look at this is by thinking each measure consists of one whole note. What this means is in order to organize the music easier, and allow for simpler reading, they break up each section into measures. There will be many measures to the music. This just means the piece is played in Common time, or 4/4. Sometimes with sheet music, they will not have a time signature, or they will have a C in place of the fraction. This fraction is the time signature of the music piece you are paying. On the left of the bar, you will notice a fraction. However, with drumming notation, it can be anywhere from one line to 5 lines.
Standard music, with melodic instruments, comes with 5 lines. This is called the bar, and it is where all the notes you play will be placed on. When you first look at a page of music, you will notice it looks just like a bunch of lines. We will begin by going over the basic symbols and notations for standard music. Not only will feel more educated, you will be able to read sheet music, and turn it into music.
DRUM SHEET MUSIC FOR BEGINNERS HOW TO
Learning how to read music, and how to understand drum notation brings you to a new level of drumming – a musicians level. It took me a number of years before I decided to learn this material, but when I did, I was surprised on how much it helps. Learn How To Read Drum Notation And Sheet MusicĪlthough most drummers do not like to admit it, being able to read sheet music and notation is a very important aspect to drumming.
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