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INDEX 3 DRUMS & DRUM PAD PATTERN 32
➢ Introduction 4 ➢ Another Brick In The Wall - Rock Rhythm Pattern 33
➢ Types Of Drums 7 ➢ Wagon Wheel - Country Rhythm Pattern 33
➢ Your Drum Kit 8 ➢ We Will Rock You - Rock Rhythm Pattern 34
➢ Your Drum Pad 9 ➢ Rude - Reggae Rhythm Pattern 35
➢ Sitting At Your Drum Kit 10 ➢ Radioactive - Pop Rhythm Pattern 35
➢ Parts Of A Drum Kit 11 ➢ Country Roads - Country Rhythm Pattern 36
➢ Parts Of A Drum Pad 12 ➢ Blueberry Hill - Blues Rhythm Pattern 36
➢ Note Values 15 ➢ New York, New York - Jazz Rhythm Pattern
➢ Electronic Drum Kit Notes 17 37
➢ Acoustic Drum Kit Notes 19 BONUS MATERIAL 38
➢ Drum Pad Notes 20 ➢ Protecting Your Hearing 40
➢ Drum Pad Kit Notes 21 ➢ Eaziplay Drum Groove Pattern Reference Guide 43
➢ Labeling Your Drum Kit 22 ➢ Teacher’s Practice Schedule
➢ Labeling Your Drum Pad 23 ➢ Course Certificate 25
➢ Bars of Music 24 26
➢ Eaziplay Pulse Strip SONG LIST 27
➢ Happy Birthday 28
DRUMS & DRUM PAD 25 ➢ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star 32
26 ➢ Alphabet Song 33
SONGS 27 ➢ Brahm’s Lullaby 33
➢ Happy Birthday 28 ➢ Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd 34
➢ Twinkle Twinkle Little Star ➢ Wagon Wheel by Nathan Carter 35
➢ Alphabet Song ➢ We Will Rock You by Queen 35
➢ Brahm’s Lullaby ➢ Rude by Magic 36
➢ Radioactive by Imagine Dragons 36
➢ Rests 29 ➢ Country Roads by John Denver
➢ What Is A Root Note? 30 ➢ Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
➢ What Is A Drum Pattern? 32 ➢ New York, New York by Frank Sinatra

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Introduction

WELCOME to the exciting world of playing drums. This course will help you get the best out of your
drum kit enabling you to quickly progress in playing lots of songs!

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 One in the Eaziplay Series. Before commencing Part Two, it is advisable to complete Part One so as you will have a
better understanding of the topics covered in Part Two. By the end of this book you will be skillful in:

❑ Reading Sheet Music for Drums
❑ Playing Drums along to Popular Songs (12 Songs)
❑ Playing a Selection of Rhythm Patterns in Several Styles of Music
❑ Music Theory (Bars of Music, Rhythm, Rests and Note Values)

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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Table-Top Drum Pads
A table-top electronic drum (or portable electronic drum) is an electronic drum that has all
of its pads (except foot pedals) and the electronic sound module combined in a single table-top
unit. It usually has a small amplifier and small loudspeakers incorporated. The sound generation
is generally simpler (single-layered samples) when compared to more expensive, full-size
electronic kits. Also, the feel when playing a table-top drum/pad is very different from using a
full-size electronic kit or an acoustic kit.

The advantages of table-top drums are the portability and the relatively lower price. Some Table-Top Drum Pad Kit
acoustic drummers use a table-top electronic drum as their first foray into electronic drumming,
since purchasing a single table-top unit and setting it up alongside an acoustic drum kit is much
cheaper and simpler than fitting an entire acoustic kit with sensors and connecting them to a "drum brain".

A practice pad or drum pad, is a type of percussion implement utilized by drummers and percussionists to quietly practice or warm up
before a performance. Many percussionists practice primarily using practice pads. Practice pads have adapted to fit the needs of
different percussion drums. The most common types of practice pads are the standard, single Snare drum practice pad.

Acoustic Practice Pad Kit

Electronic Practice Pad Electronic Practice Pad

Acoustic Practice Pad
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Sitting At Your Instrument

Having correct posture and balance is very important when playing the drums as it will affect how
you play and sound. It is also important to learn how to hold drumsticks properly, so that you can
develop the right technique for playing on your drum set. Learning the right technique will let you
have enough power to hit notes both loudly and softly, without straining your hands and arms.

Sit up straight. This is the key in having the correct drumming posture. Sitting up straight, will become much easier to play for longer
periods. Keep your balance while playing the drums by having a drum stool that fits you properly which will enable you to sit up

straight. Relax your hands, arms and wrists. Having total balance throughout your body will help you to play better. There is no need
to curve your body towards your drum set. If this becomes necessary, simply move the drum set closer to you, or move your seat
closer to the set. When playing Table-Top Drum Pads ensure you are not stretching at an uncomfortable height or level. Place the
mechanism at a comfortable height so your back is straight.

The World's Fastest Drummer (WFD)
Extreme Sport Drumming is a competition that establishes
a drummers playing speed against a Drumometer, an electronic
device created by Boo McAfee that is used to count drum strokes.
The world’s fastest hands is currently 1,208 single strokes in 60
seconds set by WFD Champ Tom Grosset of Canada. World’s

fastest feet is 1,034 single strokes in 60 seconds set by
WFD Champ Mike Mallais of Canada!

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Let’s Clap To Rhythm (Quarter, Eighth, Sixteenth)

As in the previous lesson when we clapped to the WHOLE NOTE and the HALF NOTE, we are now going to clap to the QUARTER
NOTE, EIGHT NOTE and SIXTEENTH NOTE. Remember from earlier we say one, two, three, four. With the WHOLE NOTE we
clapped on beat one, but not on beat two, three or four. With the HALF NOTE we clapped on beat one, not on beat two, on beat three
but not on beat four. With the QUARTER NOTE we clap on beat one, two, three and four. With the EIGHT NOTE we clap 2 times on
beat one, two, three and four. With the SIXTEENTH NOTE we clap 4 times on beat one, two, three and four.

Bar of Music

Beat 1 Beat 2 Beat 3 Beat 4

WHOLWE hNoOleTENote
(Semibreve)

HALF NHOaTlfENote
(Minim)

QUARQTuEaRrtNerONToEte
(Crotchet)

EIGHTENigOhtThENote
(Quaver)

SIXTESEixNteTeHntNhONToEte
(Semi-Quaver)

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The Alphabet Song is set in 4/4 time (four/four time) i.e., 4 beats in every bar but to make the count easy we will count 8 beats for every bar. As

before all the hi-hat notes are closed hi-hats. To play simply play the Closed Hi-Hat (with the right hand) on the 1st beat at the same time as the

Kick Drum. Then play the Hi-Hat on its own upon the 2nd beat, the 3rd beat, and 4th beat. Then play the Hi-Hat (right hand stick) and the Snare

(left hand stick) at the same time on the 5th beat, then the Hi-Hat again on the 6th, 7th and 8th beat. This sequence repeats for bars until the end.

The Alphabet Song Traditional

Beat 2 34 56 7 8
1

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

2

A BCDE FG H I J KL MN O P

3 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 3A 3A 3A

2 2 2

QRS T UV W X Y and Z Now I know my A B C’s

6 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B
Drums time 3A
2
Next won’t you sing with me? _______________________

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What Is A Drum Pattern?

In this section we are going to introduce you to ‘drum patterns’. A drum pattern is a sequence of notes that repeat in similar form
throughout a piece of music. The great thing about this, is that with a few patterns we can play along to lots of songs especially in pop
music! The pattern normally repeats within the song and then the drummer may add sections called ‘Drum Fills’ which are basically a
section of other notes he/she plays before going into the Chorus of a song. This makes it interesting for the listener. We are going to learn
the drum patterns for the following songs and you can see below how they can all be used to play the other listed songs.

Most songs are divided up into various sections of which are normally called the, Intro, Verse, Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Verse Two,
Pre-Chorus, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Outro. To get you started you will only learn the Intro, Verse, Pre-Chorus & Chorus for each of
the songs. As well don’t worry about the extra Drum Fills you may hear in the songs i.e., the extra notes being played by the drummer not
indicated in the sheet music! The main thing is to get you playing along to songs! The songs being learned are:

1) Another Brick In The Wall by Pink Floyd - Rock Rhythm Pattern, 2) Wagon Wheel by Nathan Carter - Country Rhythm Pattern.
3) We Will Rock You by Queen - Rock Rhythm Pattern. 4) Rude by Magic - Reggae Rhythm Pattern. 5) Radioactive by Imagine
Dragons - Pop Rhythm Pattern. 6) Country Roads by John Denver - Country Rhythm Pattern. 7) Blueberry Hill by Fats Domino
- Blues Rhythm Pattern. 8) New York, New York by Frank Sinatra - Jazz Rhythm Pattern.

Beat

12 3 45 6 7 8 With this pattern we can play along to the
Songs below. After mastering the pattern have a go at
1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1B 1C playing the same pattern along to the songs listed here
and release the Hi-Hat Pedal at different beats. By mixing
Drums 4 3A 3A
things up will ensure you understand the
4 2 pattern even more!
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Song Title: Another Brick In The Wall - In this song the drummer 1) Paradise by Coldplay
makes use of the Hi-Hat Mechanism in the last beat of the bar. While (Release Hi-Hat Pedal at 6th beat instead of the 8th beat)
holding the Hi-Pedal down for the other seven beats i.e., Hi-Hat (Closed) 1B,
he quickly releases the Pedal in the 8th beat i.e., Hi-Hat (Open) 1C. 2) Just Dance by Lady Gaga
3) Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus

4) Like I Can by Sam Smith

To play simply play the Hi-Hat Closed (1B) the same time as the Kick Drum (2) in the 1st beat. Play the Hi-Hat Closed (1B) for the 2nd beat, then
play the Hi-Hat Closed (1B) along with the Snare (3A) for the 3rd beat and then the Hi-Hat Closed (1B) for the 4th beat. Repeat this sequence for
the next three beats and then on the 8th beat release the Hi-Hat Pedal and strike the Hi-Hat circular disc (1C) at the same time. It will make a
different sound to when the Hi-Hat is closed. Make sure to release the pedal at the EXACT SAME TIME you strike it with the drumstick, otherwise
you will get two different notes! Play the entire pattern slowly and you will learn it so much faster.

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Protecting Your Hearing

Musicians who play high pitched and large dynamic range instruments like Violin, Clarinet, Drums, Bagpipes etc. are most at risk of
hearing damage from musical instruments. These instruments are particularly harsh on human hearing so as a responsible musician you
should take care of your hearing at all costs. If you are deaf you will not be able to hear the beauty of music but the permanent 24/7 high
pitched frequency of tinnitus. This damage is permanent. You have only one pair of ears and no amplifier, speaker or processor on earth
can replicate the ingenious design and functionality of the human ear.

While the results are expressed in decibels, hearing damage is usually described as mild, mild-moderate, moderate, moderately severe,
severe, or profound. Hearing damage is usually acquired by a person who at some point in life had no hearing impairment. Noise is the
cause of approximately half of all cases of hearing damage, causing some degree of problems in 5% of the population globally. In the
USA, 12.5% of children aged 6–19 years have permanent hearing damage from excessive noise exposure. Hearing Education and
Awareness for Rockers (HEAR) quotes that "60% of inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are hearing impaired”.

Intolerable ‘Tinnitus’ as a result of hearing damage is described
as the perception of noise in the absence of any
Jet Engine @ 100 feet Pain outside source, and usually leads to ringing, buzzing,
Live rock band Very noisy humming or whistling sounds. A common cause is inner-ear
Pop Concert Loud damage, which results in random signals being created by
Hi-Hat cymbal strike the brain’s auditory cells.
Moderate to quiet
iPod, iPad at peak headphone volumes How to Prevent Hearing Damage Playing Drums
Full Symphony Orchestra Faint There are several options available to students who
wish to learn to play the drums. They are as follows,
Singer fortissimo at 1m, Flute, Clarinet, Bass Drum
Piano fortissimo 1) Use conventional Ear Plugs available in Pharmacies.
2) Use Custom Molded Filter Plugs.
Bar in Nightclub, Violin, Cello 3) Use In-Ear Monitors on Stage.
Average personal stereo 4) Do Not Listen to Loud Music on Personal Devices.
Loud Radio 5) Use conventional Ear Plugs at Local Gigs, Concerts,
Normal piano practice
Nightclubs.
Soft radio music in homes 6) Purchase a portable Decibel Meter for your room,

Background TV Studio or local gig settings.

Quiet Office

Rustle of leaves Very Faint

Conventional Ear Plugs

Threshold of hearing

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Simple, Fast & Fun Instantly Play Drums

Simple, fast and fun approach to learning drums

The Worlds First Complete step-by-step self-learning drums
series from Beginner to Degree Level that is customized to
suit the very needs of anyone beginning to play a musical
instrument.
Includes lots of songs to play along to from the get-go. No
complications or distractions with complex music theory. Just
instantly play songs.
Makes learning fun for all and you start to see results as
soon as you get your drums set up for Eaziplay. Perfect for
teacher and or parent participation.

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