Your First Year of Drum Lessons - Week 2 - Hands

Here we are in week two of our technique/theory/pad lessons. In this lesson we'll talk about refining our first basic approach to technique, we'll learn some simple note values, and we'll review the rudiments we learned last week.

Here is a link to the basic rhythm tree I used in this video:


Now that we know how to read a few notes, here's a sheet with the 40 standard Percussive Arts Society Rudiments:


Here's the "Basic Rudiment Patterns" worksheet. We worked on #3 and #4 today:


A few years ago I made a series focused just on the rudiments called "A Rudiment a Day." Here are links to the rudiments we learned last week for review:

Single Stroke Roll:


Double Stroke Roll:


Single Paradiddle:


And here's a handout with those patterns:


How to practice effectively...for just about anything - Annie Bosler and Don Greene:


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Hands