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Now you’reready to play!

Place right foot on the bass drum

foot pedal.

Place your sticks into the position of 4 and 8.

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Keeping your sticks in the same position, lift your right hand over the left.

Now your right stick is over the hi-hat and your left hand is over the snare.

Imagine the snare drum is a clock.

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How to Play the Drum Kit

Bonus Tips!A colon : means to repeat from the beginning.

When playing a Rudiment, start slow. Keep a steady speed

for at least one minute without speeding up or slowing down.

When you can do that very easily, then try it faster…

just remember, maintain your tempo (speed)!

When you look at a Rudiment, you’ll see the letters R and LThey stand for Right and Left.

The �rst Rudiment is the single stroke.

R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L :

Rudiments will help make you an amazing drummer, just like the pros!

You can practice on pillows at home, on a book, a drum pad, or on your lap.

All pro drummers know their Rudiments.

What is a rudiment and why do I care?

DRUM RUDIMENT SHEET #1

R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L :

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