Beginner / Intermediate Snare Drum (Mini Book)

Book Pages

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  p.1 — Dotted Half and Dotted Quarter Notes

  Learn to read and play dotted half notes and dotted quarter notes.

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  p.2 — Dynamics: p, pp, f, ff

  Dynamics add another layer to your drumming. Learn to embellish your playing by changing the volume.

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  p.3 — Dynamics: Crescendo and Decrescendo

  Crescendos and decrescendos create a smooth transition between two dynamics by gradually getting louder or gradually getting softer.

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  p.4 — Sixteenth Notes (A)

  Learn to read and play sixteenth notes. Sixteenth notes are played twice as fast as eighth notes.

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  p.5 — Sixteenth Notes (B)

  Continue building your sixteenth-note reading and playing skills, and add dynamics to your playing.

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  p.6 — Eighths Beamed with Sixteenths (A)

  When eighth notes and sixteenth notes are together in the same beat, they can be “beamed” together to make the music cleaner and easier to read.

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  p.7 — Eighths Beamed with Sixteenths (B)

  Learn to read and play eighth notes connected to sixteenth notes when the sixteenth notes come before the eighth notes in the beat.

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  p.8 — Eighths Beamed with Sixteenths (C)

  Learn to play more advanced groupings of sixteenth notes and eighth notes, including grouping sixteenth notes with an eighth rest in the beat.

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  p.9 — Beginner / Intermediate Snare Drum – Test Yourself

  Test all the skills you’ve learned so far with this 32 bar snare drum solo.