Quarter Notes and Rests
Ex. 4 introduces the QUARTER NOTE REST h This means silence for the count of 1 beat. It can be found anywhere in the music and is counted in exactly the same way as a quarter note.
Use the left hand on the 2 and 4 counts, and rest on the 1 and 3 counts, while the bass drum plays on all counts.
The Cymbals [ Ride (R/C) and closed Hi-Hats (H/H)] are indicated thus , and are written on the top line of the staff.
Ex. 9 introduces the CYMBAL PATTERN which will enable you to play a complete drum pattern. Use the ride cymbal (R/C) tapping it on every beat (1,2,3,4) with your right hand, while the bass (B/D) taps on every beat (1,2,3,4), and the snare drum (S/D) is tapped on every 2 and 4 beat (with the left hand.)
With all the beats discussed in this book, do not restrict yourself to playing them just on the ride cymbal or hi-hats (H/H). Try experimenting playing the cymbal pattern on other parts of the drum kit, e.g., cowbell (C/B), tom-toms (small, medium, large), the rim of the snare and tom-toms. If you listen to records very carefully, you can pick out the sections of music where the cymbal pattern is played on the ride cymbal and then moved to the hi-hat or crash cymbal (C/C). here is typical example of how a song may be structured and where the cymbal pattern could be played.
The hi-hat can be added to Ex. 9. Use the left foot to push down the pedal so that the two cymbals click together. Whenever you see the hi-hat in this position it must be closed together on the beat.
Play the H/H with the L. foot on the 2 & 4 count (with the snare) while the B/D and R/C are played on all counts (1,2,3,4)
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