LESSON 2 PART 2

Realizing Rhythmic Ideas

Let's start with a simple idea. A drummer wants to write a beat that sounds like: Bass Drum, Snare Drum, Bass Drum, Snare Drum.

First, notice the placement of notes on the STAFF, the five lines and four spaces where all musical notation is placed. Second, notice that in this case, the two spaces we are using are labeled. Sn means snare drum (sometimes SD is used), and BD means bass drum. If you were using more drums or cymbals, you would have to label more lines and spaces with an appropriate name or abbreviation like this: [Drumkey]

Third, notice that the "stems" of the snare drum notes point up while the stems of the bass drum notes point down. This not only helps to recognize the different drums, but it also helps keep the measure looking neat and uncluttered. Speaking of which, notice how the quarter notes line up with the quarter note rests. When preparing music for yourself or for others to read, it is most important to keep things legible, after all if rhythm is the organized movement of musical events through time and space, it should look like it.

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