Single Surface Exercises

Snare-drum exercise
Pulse Explainer - Quarter Note Sheet

An introduction to rhythmic notation designed for complete beginners with no experience. Built to encourage audiation, and to help the student learn count rhythms out loud while working through them.

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How to practice this

Read the explanations carefully, then practice the examples with a metronome set to 60bpm. Once the exercises are comfortable, and you can repeat them each at least four times, you can work your way up 5-10bpm at a time to challenge yourself.