Método Practico De Bateria

Drums
Book 1
By Kevin Tuck

Lessons and printable teaching material for Drums

Published by World Percussion Music and Resources
Http://www.worldpercussion.com.au

Reading Practice
Introduction
Reading is always a problem for drummers of all ages, however I believe that it is
not a problem if the basic issues are addressed right from the beginning.
This set of 20 “Reading Practice”sheets is designed to help students learn the
basics of reading music, with very little to confuse them, so they can concentrate
on reading and counting the note types accurately.
There is quite deliberately no dynamics, accents or articulation markings on
them, and they are all in 4/4 time signature. I believe that students can learn
these other things independently afterwards, but it isfirstly of utmost importance
that they know the note types and they can count rhythms correctly first.
Many drum teachers probably disagree with me on this, indeed I would have
myself when I first started teaching, however in my experience of teaching drums
I have found this to be the most effective way of teaching students to read music.
In this package have also supplied the snare drum solosand reading expansion
sheets which deal with dynamics, accents and other time signatures.

Tips for teaching rhythm reading….
Students must COUNT OUT LOUD!.. this is vital to being a good reader..
I have not written in counts on any of the sheets, however they can be written in
if the student is having trouble learning them.
I insist that the student gives a note-perfect performance of eachexercise before
they can proceed to the next sheet, without any assistance from me.
I also sign off each exercise as the student completes it, this gives them a sense
of achievement, and a goal to complete the whole course.

Kevin Tuck
Feb. 2000

Reading Practice #1
Crotchets and Quavers
Quarter Notes and Eighth Notes




















































            
            
            
                         



























     

      


     
     




































          

 
  




 
 
  
  


































       

       

       
       


































        
         
       
                        




























     
 

        



     

     

































              
           

           

          


































Copyright 1998,2000 Kevin Tuck
this copy licensed from World Percussion Music and Resources
http://www.worldpercussion.com.au

Reading Practice #2
Crotchets, Quavers and Semiquavers
Quarter Notes, Eighth Notes and Sixteenth Notes

                   
                   
                   

























                             



                       
                        
                       
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