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Oh When The Saints 7A 1B =
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Index SONG LIST
➢ Introduction
➢ Review – Material Learned In Part Two 3 ➢ Happy Birthday 4
➢ Happy Birthday
➢ When The Saints Go Marching In (c/w Lyrics) 4 ➢ When The Saints Go Marching In (c/w Lyrics) 5
➢ There Was A Crooked Man (c/w Lyrics) 4
➢ Drum Groove Guide ➢ There Was A Crooked Man (c/w Lyrics) 9
➢ Eensy Weensy Spider (c/w Lyrics)
➢ I’ll Tell Me Ma (c/w Lyrics) 5 ➢ Eensy Weensy Spider (c/w Lyrics) 15
➢ Frere Jacques (c/w Lyrics)
➢ The Twelve Days of Christmas (c/w Lyrics) 9 ➢ I’ll Tell Me Ma (c/w Lyrics) 18
➢ Camptown Races (c/w Lyrics)
➢ Deck The Halls (c/w Lyrics) 11 ➢ Frere Jacques (c/w Lyrics) 20
➢ Alouette (c/w Lyrics)
➢ Drummer Basic Requirements 15 ➢ The Twelve Days of Christmas (c/w Lyrics) 23
➢ Drum & Dance Patterns (Part 1 of 2)
18 ➢ Camptown Races (c/w Lyrics) 26
Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Rhythm Pattern
20 ➢ Deck The Halls (c/w Lyrics) 28
Salsa Dance Rhythm Pattern
23 ➢ Alouette (c/w Lyrics) 32
Waltz Dance Rhythm Pattern
26 ➢ Drum & Dance Patterns (Part 1 of 2) 34
Rumba Dance Rhythm Pattern
28 Rock ‘n’ Roll Dance Rhythm Pattern 35
Jive Dance Rhythm Pattern
32 Salsa Dance Rhythm Pattern 35
Line Dance Rhythm Pattern
➢ Teachers Practice Schedule 34 Waltz Dance Rhythm Pattern 36
➢ Course Certificate
34 Rumba Dance Rhythm Pattern 36

35 Jive Dance Rhythm Pattern 37

35 Line Dance Rhythm Pattern 37

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Introduction

WELCOME to the exciting world of playing drums. This course will help you get the best out of your
keyboard – the most versatile musical instrument yet invented!

This complete self teaching programme will enable anyone to pick up a musical instrument and play it within a matter of weeks. Our 4
part series of books dedicated to each instrument, help guide the student through the most difficult parts of learning and playing a musical
instrument, Our ultimate goal is that everyone enjoys playing music, and with Eaziplay™ they will explore an alternative side to playing a
musical instrument. The journey will be fun, easy and extremely beneficial to a child’s intelligence, motor skills and self confidence levels.
This book is Part Three in the Eaziplay Series. Before commencing Part Three, it is advisable to complete Part Two so as you will have a
better understanding of the topics covered in Part Three. By the end of this book you will be skillful in:

❑ Reading Sheet Music (All Black & White Notes)
❑ Playing Popular Songs (10) & Drum Dance Patterns (6)
❑ Music Theory – Drum Groove Patterns
❑ Music Theory – Drum Fill & Scale Patterns

While the book is aimed toward children it is advisable that young children are accompanied by an adult when playing electronic drum
kits, especially where kits are operated from mains supply rather than with batteries. Safety for children should be the highest priority.

Although written primarily as a ‘teach yourself’ system, The Eaziplay Series books have been taken up eagerly by teachers especially at
elementary and high school level. The course is equally beneficial to special needs centers' and hospitals that deliver music therapy
programs to individuals.

If you are teaching yourself to play, two helpful features are available to budding musicians,
stickers for your drum kit (located at the back of book), which remind you of the reference
for the musical notes, and audio files of the songs which can be downloaded from our website,
@ www.eaziplay.ie so you can play along. The audio files enable you to learn about playing
in time to a metronome which is a clever device that measures timing in music. Our website
contains lots more songs to play and registration is free. So let’s begin.

Good luck!
Eaziplay

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Review – Material Learned In Part Two

The following is a review of ‘Happy Birthday’ already learned from Part Two. Before we begin Part Three just play the passage to familiarize
yourself with the drums once again and the location of the parts of your drum kit.

Happy Birthday

Beat Words & Music by M.J. Hill & P. S. Hill
12
3

Drum Kit 1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A
1B 1B 1B
2 2 2 2 2
3
4

Happy Birth day To You Happy Birthday To You Happy Birthday Dear

7 1B 1B 1B 8A
3A 3A
1B 1B 1B
2
Drums 3A 3A

2

_____ Happy Birth day To You

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Monophony is the simplest of musical textures, consisting of a melody (or "tune"), typically sung by a single singer or played by a
single instrument player (e.g., a flute player) without accompanying harmony or chords. A melody is also considered to be

monophonic if a group of singers (e.g., a choir) sings the same melody together in unison (the exact same pitch) or with the same
melody notes duplicated at the octave (such as when men and women sing together). While Duophony relates to a sound
manipulation process, Eaziplay will use it where a melody is accompanied by one root note at various points in the melody.

Essentially when playing two notes (duo) at the same time. Heterophony is two singers or instrumentalists doing varied versions of
the same melody together. Polyphony consists of two or more simultaneous lines of independent melody, as opposed to a musical

texture with just one voice (monophony). Homophony is a texture in which a primary part is supported by one or more additional
strands that flesh out the harmony and often provide rhythmic contrast.

4

1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Beat 2 When The Saints Go Marching In
1
Words & Music Black Spiritual

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Verse

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 7A 7A 7A 7A
4
4 22 22

We are trav‘___________________________________________ling in the

3 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 7A 7A
7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A

22 22 22 22

foot____steps, Of those who've gone be_____________

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5 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 7A 7A
7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A

22 22 22 22

____fore. But we'll all be re______u___

7 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 7A 7A
7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A

22 22 22 22

____nited On a new and sun____________lit

Chorus

9 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 7A 7A 3A 3A 3A 3A
7A 7A
2 2 2 2
22 22

3A

shore. O when the saints O when the

6

11 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

saints, O when the saints go mar___________ching.

13 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

in O Lord I want to be in that

15 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2

number When the saints go mar___________ching

7

17 8A
Drums 2

in.

Did you know that a musician/singer performing in a professional covers band in Europe can each earn €200 – €500 per
gig (120 minutes performance) depending on the band’s popularity! Session musicians demand €200+ for 2 hours studio
or live work-for-hire. Professional musicians and bands during the summer months can earn €200 – €1,000 per gig in the

UK, Spain, France, and USA. Even a standard general medical practitioner cannot earn such rates. In one summer a
professional musician can pay for their entire year’s college tuition or earn a full year’s median salary very easily indeed
without any help from their parents. This is an enormous advantage to any college student and their parents as college

fees in all disciplines are increasing annually, not the opposite.

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

There Was A Crooked Man

Words & Music Unknown

Beat 2 34
1

1 4 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 4 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2 2

There was a croo_____ked man, and he walked a croo____ked mile. He

3 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 6C
Drums 3A 3A 3A
5
2 2 2 4A

found a croo____ked six_________ pence u__________________pon a croo_____ked stile. He

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5 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2 2

bought a croo____ked cat, which caught a croo_____ked mouse, And they

7 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 8A
Drums 3A 3A 3A 6C

2 2 2 5
4A

all lived to_____ge____ther in a litt_____le croo____ked house.

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 7th Category we will introduce is Metal Music Style/Genre.
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom
and the United States. With roots in blues rock and psychedelic rock, the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick, massive
sound, characterized by highly amplified distortion, extended guitar solos, emphatic beats, and overall loudness. Heavy metal lyrics and
MpeuZrsfeoicprpmGeaelinnncr,eeBssladtycelkesscSraaibbreebatshtohemaceanttdimeDgeoesreyapsasPpouiceripcaleteeodaftwtmraituhcstemicdaolsarcrsugoleinngaituyfad, lialesgngicnreteoss.,sTtihohoneu, 6gathnhdCthmaetyaecgwhoeirsryemwooef.tTewnhileldiefnirrtisrdotedhduecbaeyvyicsmriJtieactzsaz,l abMasuntsaditcsusSsutcycolehm/aGmseoLnnreed.
throughout the history of the genre. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues
influence; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed. Beginning in the late 1970s, bands in the
New Wave of British Heavy Metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein. Before the end of the decade, heavy metal

fans became known as "metalheads" or "headbangers".

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Drum Groove Guide

In Part One we introduced the ‘Drum Groove Patterns Formula’. It is a graphic illustration of a set of specific instructional rhythmic tasks
for a drummer that provides foundation in their playing. It will help develop natural rhythm in all styles of music and in all tempos. Each
pattern is assigned a universal Greek reference not unlike the way Modes and Scales are of Greek origin.

This universal reference will be an international encyclopedia for all percussionists and it will standardize an area of rhythm that is
theoretically considered difficult but in relative terms is not too difficult to understand, given the rudiments of our new platform and system.
The following universal references cater for all styles of music and is basically the ‘rhythmic family tree’ for Drum Groove Patterns
(Natural Rhythm) of which is also in direct relationship to Drum Scales & Fills (Technique).

There are 101 Types of Drum Groove Patterns & 101 Types of Drum Scales / Fills with each type containing 12 variations i.e., Beat
Variation A thru to Beat Variation L. They cater for a Beginners Level and the 12 fundamental Genres in Music. The family tree provides
all theoretical theory for playing drums in graphical form.

Let’s recap on what we learned in Part One. Play the pattern below on your drum kit. Now let’s complete the Beginners Level sets for
both Chaos and Tartarus and attempt to play Beats A thru L for both.

The first Drum Groove Pattern we are going to

learn how to play is the Chaos Drum Groove

(Beat A). Strike with the right hand drumstick,

Beginners Level (A-I) Beat ➢ Hi-Hat Closed on the 1st beat.
1. Chaos 1 234 ➢ Hi-Hat Closed on the 2nd beat.
2. Tartarus ➢ Hi-Hat Closed on the 3rd beat.
3. Gaia 1B 1B 1B 1C ➢ Hi-Hat Open on the 4th beat.
4. Eros
5. Erebus 6
4 (1C) i.e., release the Hi-Hat pedal before striking
the hi-hat circular disc with the drumstick. The
Chaos Drum Groove (Beat A) main thing when playing these patterns is to take
your time. By going slowly you will be able to

master them at a quicker pace. The next section

will introduce you to some more beat patterns.

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As aforementioned , the ‘Drum Groove Pattern’ Universal Encyclopedia is divided up into various categories. They cater for all
styles of music and provide graphical representation of a myriad of patterns for drums. Below you can see how each category is
referenced. They are: Beginners Level (9 Types) while the twelve music genres are: Blues (8 Types); Classical (8 Types); Country

(8 Types); Electronic (8 Types); Folk & Traditional (8 Types); Jazz (8 Types); Metal (8 Types); Popular Music
(8 Types); RnB/Hip Hop/Rap (8 Types); Rock (8 Types); Reggae (8 Types); and World Music (8 Types).

Beginners Level (A-I)
1. Chaos
2. Tartarus
3. Gaia
4. Eros
5. Erebus

Blues (A-L) Electronic (A-L) Metal (A-L) Rock (A-L)
6. Nyx 30. Hecatonchires 54. Prometheus 78. Epaphus
55. Epimetheus
7. Typhon 31. Titans 79. Enyo
8. Uranus 32. Cyclopes 56. Inachus 80. Eileithyia
9. Ourea 33. Echidna 57. Melia
10. Pontus 34. Oceanus 81. Dione
11. Aether 58. Heliades 82. Dryope
12. Hemera 35. Tethys 59. Selene
13. Moros 36. Hyperion 83. Maia
60. Leto 84. Alcmene
37. Theia 61. Hades 85. Semele

Classical (A-L) Folk / Traditional (A-L) Popular Music (A-L) Reggae (A-L)
14. Oneiroi 38. Coeus 62. Poseidon 86. Hermes
15. Nemesis 39. Phoebe 63. Zeus
16. Momus 40. Cronus 64. Muses 87. Aphrodite II
17. Philotes 41. Rhea 65. Atlas 88. Heracles
18. Geras 42. Themis 66. Io 89. Dionysus
19. Thanatos 67. Pleione 90. Pan
20. Hypnos 43. Mnemosyne 68. Apollo 91. Tyche
21. Eris 44. Crius 69. Artemis 92. Rhode
45. Iapetus 93. Peitho

Country (A-L) Jazz (A-L) RnB/Hip Hop/Rap (A-L) World Music (A-L)

22. Apate 46. Oceanids 70. Persephone 94. Eunomia

23. Oizys 47. Clymene 71. Athena 95. Hermaphroditus

24. Moirai 48. Helios 72. Hebe 96. Eros

25. Keres 49. Eos 73. Hephaestus 97. Harmonia

26. Erinyes 50. Asteria 74. Ares 98. Deimos

27. Gigantes 51. Demeter 75. Hyades 99. Anteros

28. Meliae 52. Hestia 76. Hesperides 100. Himeros

12 29. Aphrodite I 53. Hera 77. Pleiades 101. Phobos

CHAOS Drum Groove Beat
Pattern Set 12 34

1B 1B 1B 1C 1B 1B 1B 1C 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B

Drum Kit 4 (Beat C)
4

Chaos Drum Groove (Beat A) (Beat B) (Beat D) (Beat E)

1C 1B 1B 1B 1C 1B 1C 1B

Drum Kit 4
4
(Beat G) (Beat H) Chaos Drum Groove (Beat I)
(Beat F)

1B 1C 1B 1C 1C 1B 1B 1C 1B

Drum Kit 4
4

(Beat J) (Beat K) Chaos Drum Groove (Beat L)

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TARTARUS Drum Beat
Groove Pattern Set 1 2 34

1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
2 2 3A 3A 2
Drum Kit 4 2
4 2
2 2 (Beat D)
2 (Beat E)
(Beat C)
Tartarus Drum Groove (Beat A) (Beat B)

1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 2
Drum Kit 4 3A 2
4 2 2
2 2 (Beat G)
(Beat H)
(Beat F) Tartarus Drum Groove (Beat I)

1B 1C 1B 1C 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1C 1C 1C 1C
22 3A 2
Drum Kit 4 3A
4
2 2 2 2

(Beat J) (Beat K) Tartarus Drum Groove (Beat L)

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Eensey Weensey Spider Words & Music Traditional

Beat 2 34
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A
4 3A 3A
4 the wa_____ter
2
2

The een_________________sy wee__nsy spi______________________der Crawled up

4 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 2 3A
3A 3A
spout And
2
15
Down came the rain

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7 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 2 3A
3A 3A
washed came the
2

the spi___der out Out

10 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 2 3A
3A 3A
sun the
2

and dried up all the rain

13 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 2 3A
3A 3A
16 the spout a______
2

een_________________sy wee__nsy spi______________________der Crawled up

16 8A
Drums

_______________gain.

The ear consists of three basic parts,
1) Outer Ear, 2) Middle Ear, 3) Inner Ear.
Each part of the ear serves a specific purpose in the task of
detecting and interpreting sound. The Outer Ear serves to collect
and channel sound to the middle ear. The Middle Ear serves to
transform the energy of a sound wave into the internal vibrations
of the bone structure of the middle ear, and ultimately transform
these vibrations into a compressional wave in the inner ear. The
Inner Ear serves to transform the energy of a compressional
wave within the inner ear fluid into nerve impulses

that can be transmitted to the brain.

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

I’ll Tell Me Ma

Beat 3 4 Words & Music Traditional
12
1B 1B
1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 22
Drums 22 22
4
4

22

I'll tell me ma, when I go home The boys won't leave the girls a____lone

5 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 22 22 22 22

18 Pulled me hair, stolen me comb But that's al____right, till I go home.

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9 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 22 22 22 22

She is hand___some, she is pre____tty She is the belle of Dub__lin ci____ty

13 1B 1B 1B 1B 8A
Drums 22 22 1B 1B

2 22

She is a-court___ing one, two, three Pray, wont you tell me who is she?

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 8th Category we will introduce is Popular or Pop
Music Style/Genre. The term popular music belongs to a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and typically distributed

to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no
musical training. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music. Although popular music sometimes is known as "pop

music", the two terms are not interchangeable. Popular music is a generic term for music of all ages that appeals to popular
tastes, whereas pop music usually refers to a specific musical genre within popular music.

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Frere Jacques

Words & Music by Anonymous

Beat 2 3
1

1 3 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 4 2 3A 3A 2 3A 3A

2 2

Frè_______re Jacques, frè________re Jacques, Dor______mez--------vous? Dor______mez-------vous?

5 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A 3A 2 3A 3A

20 2 Ding, dang, dong. 2

Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines! Ding, dang, dong.

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9 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A 3A 2 3A 3A

2 2

Frè_______re Jacques, frè________re Jacques, Dor______mez--------vous? Dor______mez-------vous?

13 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A 3A 2 3A 3A

2 2

Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines! Ding, dang, dong. Ding, dang, dong.

17 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A 3A 2 3A 3A

2 2

Frè_______re Jacques, frè________re Jacques, Dor______mez--------vous? Dor______mez-------vous? 21

21 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 7A
Drums 2 3A 3A 2
Ding, dang, dong.
2 Ding, dang, dong.

Sonnez les matines! Sonnez les matines!

The human ear is a wonderful organ. It allows us to hear in various sound fields. What are sound fields? Sound Fields are environments that the
human ear listens in on. There are several sound fields of which are called: Mono, Stereo, 3:1, 4:1 and 5:1 sound dimensions.

To understand Sound Fields, If you think of each of them as having a certain amount of channels/tracks that are outputted by any medium. Mono, Outputs
one channel of sound, Dolby Stereo, Outputs two channels of sound, Dolby 3:1, (say three is to 1) Outputs three channels of sound, Dolby 4:1, Outputs

four channels of sound, and Dolby 5:1, Outputs five channels of sound. The ‘ : ’ symbol between the numbers is to do with ratio. Ratio is related to a
percentage or share of something, in this case a share of the sound i.e., 5:1 outputs five channels of sound (five speakers in a room), but we hear it all at
once (in sync) as one perception with our two ears. Dolby relates to the company that developed the various sound fields many years ago. You can see

from the image below how each sound field is received by the human ear!

L = Left; R = Right, F = Front, RL = Rear Left, RR = Rear Right. These reference the
location of where the output speakers are placed within the sound field in a room.

3:1 Sound (F) 5:1 Sound (F)

4:1 Sound (RL) 5:1 Sound (RL)

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

The Twelve Days Of Christmas

Words & Music Traditional

Beat 4
1 23

1 4 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A
Drums 4 2 22 2 2 22 2

On the first day of Christ_______mas My true love gave to me A

3 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A
Drums 2 22 2 2 22 2

part_________ridge in a pear tree On the

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5 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A
Drums 2 22 2 2 22 2

7 se____cond day of Christ_______mas My true love gave to me
Drums
7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A 7A
9 2 22 2 2 22 2
Drums
Two tur___tle doves And a part_________ridge____ in a pear
24
7A

tree.

What are Special Effects in Music? Special Effects in music relate to the manipulation of a sound signal / sound wave(s). They can be pretty
cool and enhance the sound in many ways. There are two types of Special Effects 1) Natural 2) Artificial. The difference between the two is,

one occurs naturally around us while the other is created artificially i.e., electronically.

Take for example when you visit a church and you hear the priest or pastor speaking. The sound of his/her voice seems to echo all over the
church! This is what we call a ‘natural special effect’. What is happening is, the sound has bounced off all the walls in the church and you are
hearing the sound bouncing back to you from lots of different angles. This effect you hear is called REVERB. Lets take a look at a few basic

effects which are available on the more expensive keyboards, digital pianos and professional synthesizers.

Be careful though, by using too much of a special effect can end up ruining the sound you are playing. When you use them make sure and don’t
go overboard as our ears quickly adjust to an effect and what may have sounded good earlier, could

be oversaturated a few minutes later! By stepping out of the room and taking a break, your ears will quickly adjust back to normal.

1) REVERB - Reverb is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing a large number of reflections to build up and then decay as the
sound is absorbed by the surfaces of objects in the space which could include furniture, people and air.

2) CHORUS - Chorus occurs when individual sounds with approximately the same timbre, and very similar pitch converge and are perceived as
one.

3) DELAY - Delay occurs when an input signal is recorded, and then plays it back after a period of time. The delayed signal may either be
played back multiple times, or played back into the recording again, to create the sound of a repeating, decaying echo.

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 9th Category we will introduce is
RnB/Hip-Hop/Rap Music Style/Genre. Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated as R&B or RnB, is a genre of popular African-American
music that originated in the 1940s. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually

consisted of piano, one or two guitars, bass, drums, saxophone, and sometimes background vocalists. R&B lyrical themes often
encapsulate the African-American experience of pain and the quest for freedom and joy. Hip hop is a subcultural movement that formed
during the early 1970s by African-American youths residing in the South Bronx in New York City. It became popular outside of the African-
American community in the late 1980s and by the 2000s became the most listened-to musical genre in the world. It is characterized by

four distinct elements: rap music (oral), turntablism or DJing (aural), b-boying (physical) and graffiti art (visual).
Rapping is "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics".

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Camptown Races

Words & Music by Stephen Foster

Beat 23 4
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 3A 1B 1B 1B 3A
Drums 2 2
4 3A
4

2

Camp_town ladies sing this song, Doo-da, Doo-------da The Camp_town racetrack's five miles long

4 1B 1B 1B 3A 1B 1B 1B 3A 1B 1B 1B 3A
Drums 2 2 2

26 Oh, doo-da day Goin' to run all night, Goin' to run all day

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7 8A
Drums
1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
2
3A

2

I bet my money on a bob-tailed nag Somebody bet on the bay.

As a musician or singer there is an aspect of music we need to be very aware of. It has to do with the exact location of the Kick Drum

and the Snare Drum in music. Depending on the style of music and time signature determines where these two sounds will occur.
Sometimes in songs they are not there at all i.e..., you can’t hear them. You still however have to know where they are even if you
can’t hear them! Tricky or what!!! Within the first few bars of any song you should know three things 1) Time Signature 2) Tempo

3) Style of Music i.e.., Country style, Rock Style, Pop style. From these you identify where the Kick Drum and the Snare should be.

In Pop Music songs, the Kick normally occurs on Beat One, while the Snare occurs

Beat One 2 3 4 on Beat Three. However, this can vary depending on the speed of the tempo (bpm).

Now access the internet and go to YouTube and search for the

following song “Me and the Rhythm’ by Selena Gomez’.

The song begins with a keyboard intro, which is then followed clearly with the beat of
the song and a vocal track. By the time she sings ‘rhythm’ at the end of the first line
we need to know 1) Time Signature = 4/4 (four beats in a bar), 2) Tempo = Allegro
(moderately fast) and 3) Style of Music = pop music style. Now take a look below at
the first line to hear both when the Kick Drum (beat one) and the Snare (beat three)
occur as indicated. This is the essence of this process. So now start listening to lots
of music and identify the Kick and the Snare in songs. Practice, practice, practice!

1 2 34 12 3 4

Kick Drum Snare Ooo the rhythm takes you over.
(this is a low (this is a mid
pitched sound) pitched sound)

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Deck The Halls Words & Music Anonymous

Beat 2 34
1

1 4 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 4 2 2 7A 7A 2 2

22 22

Deck the halls with boughs of hol_________ly

3 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 22 2 2 7A 7A 2 2

28 22

Fa la la la la, la la la la

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5 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 22 2 2 7A 7A 2 2

7 22
Drums
Tis the sea_________son to be jol__________ly
9
Drums 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B
22 2 2 2 2
22
la
Fa la la la la, la la la.

1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
22 2 2 7A 7A 2 2

our 22

Don we now gay____________ a_______ppa________rel

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11 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B
Drums 22 2 2 2 2

22

Fa la la, la la la, la la la.

13 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B
Drums 22 2 2 2 2
22
30
Troll the an_________cient Yule________ tide ca__________rol,

15 8A
Drums
1B 7A 1B 7A 1B 1B 1B 1B
22 2 2 7A 7A

la 22

Fa la la la la, la la la.

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 10th Category we will introduce is Rock Music Style/Genre. Rock
music is a genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the 1950s, and developed into a range of different
styles in the 1960s and later, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s' and 1950s' rock and roll, itself
heavily influenced by blues, rhythm and blues and country music. Rock music also drew strongly on a number of other genres such as electric
blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical and other musical sources. Musically, rock has centered on the electric guitar,
usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar and drums. Typically, rock is song-based music usually with a 4/4 time signature using
a verse-chorus form, but the genre has become extremely diverse. The dominance of rock by white, male musicians has been seen as one of
the key factors shaping the themes explored in rock music. Rock places a higher degree of emphasis on musicianship, live performance, and

an ideology of authenticity than pop music.

Natural Rhythm is the ability to keep an exact beat, irrespective
of the time signature or tempo. A metronome is the primary device that will
teach how to develop natural rhythm. The Natural Rhythm Test is a test in which you tap with a spoon
or drumstick along to a metronome click for 60 seconds. After 60 seconds the metronome is stopped and
immediately thereafter a stop watch (without clicks) begins exactly on the 61st second. For the next 60 seconds you must
continue to tap the drumstick in your own natural interpretation of what you think 60 seconds is. You must not look at the
stopwatch at any time during the subsequent 60 seconds. After you have tapped out 60 seconds with the drumstick, stop the
watch and look and see how much time has elapsed. If the stopwatch says 60 seconds you have natural rhythm.
If you are either side of the 60 seconds stated on the stopwatch you do not have natural rhythm

and must work on perfecting your own natural sense of rhythm.

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1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

Alouette

Words & Music by Anonymous

Beat
12 3 4

1

Drums 4 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A
4 2 2 2 2 2

2

Alo_________________ue_________tte, gentille Alo_________ue________tte Alo__________________ue________tte

4 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A 3A
Drums 2 2 2 2 2 2

32 je te plume_______rai_________ Je te plume________rai la tete Je te plume_________rai la tete

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7 3A 3A 3A 3A 8A
Drums 2 2 2 2
O-o-o-o-oh
et la tete et la tete Allo_______uete, Allo_______uette

Music Genres describe the category a piece of music or song falls into. The 11th Category we will introduce is Reggae Music
Style/Genre. Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of

Jamaica and its diaspora. While sometimes used in a broad sense to refer to most types of popular Jamaican dance music, the term
reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that was strongly influenced by traditional mento and calypso music, as well as
American jazz and rhythm and blues, especially the New Orleans R&B practiced by Fats Domino and Allen Toussaint, and evolved out

of the earlier genres ska and rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political comment. Reggae spread into a
commercialized jazz field, being known first as ‘Rudie Blues’, then ‘Ska’, later ‘Blue Beat’, and ‘Rock Steady’. It is instantly recognizable

from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat, and the offbeat rhythm section.

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Drummer Basic Requirements

The Drummer is the most important member of any band. They are the heartbeat of the music that the other musicians are playing. They
breath life into the music and because of this, drummers need to be able to play many styles of music. By doing so, they enable the band
to perform other styles of music as well as blend various styles of music with each other.

We are now going to have a look at the basic patterns for many styles of music and we will recommend music that you can play these
patterns along to! With just a few style patterns you can play along to hundreds of songs from a variety of artists and all it takes is a small
bit of patience and practice to master the basics.

Let’s take for example the Rock ‘n’ Roll Drum Dance Pattern below. This pattern is used in most of the Rock ‘n’ Roll songs released
during the 1950s and 1960s.

Rock n Roll
Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll or rock 'n' roll) is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late
1940s and early 1950s, from African American musical styles such as gospel, jump blues, jazz, boogie woogie, and rhythm and blues, along with
country music. While elements of rock and roll can be heard in blues records from the 1920s and in country records of the 1930s, the genre did not
acquire its name until 1954.

In the earliest rock and roll styles of the late 1940s and early 1950s, either the piano or saxophone was often the lead instrument, but these were
generally replaced or supplemented by guitar in the middle to late 1950s. The beat is essentially a blues rhythm with an accentuated backbeat, the
latter almost always provided by a snare drum. Classic rock and roll is usually played with one or two electric guitars (one lead, one rhythm), a
double bass or string bass or (after the mid-1950s) an electric bass guitar, and a drum kit.

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To
Recommended are: Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets, Hound Dog by Elvis Presley,
Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry and Twist & Shout by The Beatles.

1B 1C 6C 8A
1A 2 7A
5
Drums 3A 4A

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Beat
1 234

1 8A
Drums
1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C
3A 3A
4 3A 3A
2 22
4 2 22

3 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C 1C
Drums 3A 3A 3A 3A

2 22 2 22

Salsa
Salsa is a popular form of social dance that originated in the Caribbean. The movements of salsa have origins in Cuban Son, Cha-cha-cha, Mambo
and Puertorican Bomba & Plena and other dance forms, and the dance, along with the salsa music, originated in the mid-1970s in New York. In
many styles of salsa dancing, as a dancer shifts their weight by stepping, the upper body remains level and nearly unaffected by the weight
changes. Weight shifts cause the hips to move. Arm and shoulder movements are also incorporated. It generally uses music suitable for dancing
ranges from about 150 bpm (beats per minute) to around 250 bpm, although most dancing is done to music somewhere between 160–220 bpm.

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To
Recommended are: Great Balls of Fire by Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock Around The Clock by Bill Haley & His Comets, Hound Dog by Elvis Presley,
Johnny B Goode by Chuck Berry and Twist & Shout by The Beatles.

Beat 6
1 2 34 5

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 3A
Drums 3A 3A 2 2
6 2
4 22

2

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Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance, normally in triple time, performed primarily in closed position. The peasants of Bavaria, Tyrol, and Styria
began dancing a dance called Walzer, a dance for couples, around 1750. In the 19th and early 20th century, numerous different waltz forms
existed, including versions performed in 3/4, 3/8 or 6/8 (sauteuse), and 5/4 time.

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To
Recommended are: The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss II, Swan Lake Waltz, Red Rose Café by The Fureys, Rose Coloured Glasses by John
Conlee and She Waits by Kenny Rogers.

Beat 2 3
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
3A 3A 3A 3A
Drums 3 3A 3A 1B 1B 1B
4 2 3A 3A 2
2
2

Rumba
During the second half of the 19th century, several secular dance-oriented music styles were developed by Afro-Cuban workers in the poor
neighbourhoods of Havana and Matanzas. These syncretic styles would later be referred to as "rumba", a word that also meant "party".
Traditionally, the three main styles of rumba are yambú, columbia and guaguancó, each of which has a characteristic dance, rhythm and singing.
Although still a purely folkloric genre, numerous innovations have been introduced in rumba since the mid 20th century, including new styles such
as batá-rumba and guarapachangueo.

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To
Recommended are: California Dreamin‘ by Hannalicious, Te Quiero by Mestizzo, Tears In Heaven by Abel Mullins, I`m Not Giving You Up by
Gloria Estefan and Besame Mucho by Andrea Bocelli.

Beat 2 3 4
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 2 3A 3A 3A 2
4 3A
4 2 22 2
2 2 2 22 2

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Jive
In ballroom dancing, the jive is a dance style that originated in the United States from African-Americans in the early 1930s. It was popularized in
1934 by Cab Calloway. It is a lively and uninhibited variation of the Jitterbug, a form of Swing dance. Glenn Miller introduced his own jive dance in
1938 with the song "Doin' the Jive" which never caught on. The jive is one of the five International Latin dances. In competition it is danced at a
speed of 176 beats per minute, although in some cases this is reduced to between 128 and 160 beats per minute.

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To
Recommended are: Mambo No.5 by Lou Bega, Candyman by Christna Aguilera, La Bamba by Los Lobos, Crazy Little Thing Called Love by
Queen, Wake Me Up Before you Go Go by Wham, Apple Jack by Lisa McHugh and Hit The Diff by Ritchie Remo.

Beat 2 3 4
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums 3A 2 2
4
4 2

2

Line Dance
During A line dance is a choreographed dance with a repeated sequence of steps in which a group of people dance in one or more lines or rows, all
facing either each other or in the same direction, and executing the steps at the same time. Unlike circle dancing, line dancers are not in physical
contact with each other. "Line dancing is most directly descended from the 1970s disco era, when America saw a variety of new dances emerge",
including the Electric Slide, "in this same era, country-and-western line dancing emerged", including the Walkin' Wazi and the Cowboy Boogie

Recommended Songs To Play This Pattern Along To

Recommended are: Cotton Eye Joe by The Rednex, Blurred Line by Robin Thicke, Copperhead Road by Steve Earle, Cowboy Cassanova by
Carrie Underwood and I’m Movin’ On by Rascal Flatts.

Beat 2 3 4
1

1 1B 1B 1B 1B 1C 1B 1B
3A 3A 3A
Drums 4 3A 2 1B 1B
4 22 2 3A
2 22 2

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Teacher’s Practice Schedule

This practice schedule sheet can be used by teacher’s who are using this book to teach children drums. On the left side the teacher fills
in date of drum lesson / right side they fill in what the student is to complete before their next music lesson. Students who are organized
will progress in drums at a much faster pace. While this sheet is aimed at teachers it can also be used by parents with their children.

Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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Date of Lesson Material to be practiced, revised or memorized etc.

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