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Three Basic Rock Beats
Three foundational eighth-note rock beats with the same hand pattern and three different bass-drum placements — a beginner's first grooves.
How to practice this
This is a sampler of three common eighth note rock beats. All share an identical hand pattern, and only the bass drum varies. This is a good preliminary exercise for a brand new student who is just learning their first few beats.
The patterns are all written in two different ways, once with all notes stemmed together, and once with separated voices. This should help expose the student to two common engraving conventions.