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THE VISUAL DRUMSET METHOD
B Y M AT T A D R I A N S O N
CD INCLUDED
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ISBN 978-1-4234-9523-9
THE VISUAL DRUMSET METHOD
DEDICATION CREDITS
I would like to dedicate
this book to
my son Aaron
and my wife Joy.
JOHN FINK — electric guitar tracks
TIM ADRIANSON — bass guitar tracks
MATTHEW ADRIANSON — original
songs, drums/keyboard/percussion
tracks, mixing and mastering
CONTENTS
pREfACE 4
TECHNIQUE 5Right-Hand Grip 5Left-Hand Grip 6Playing Position 7Right Foot and Right Leg Position 8Striking the Snare Drum 9Striking the Hi-Hat 10
CD TRACKS 11
DRUM KEY 11
BEGINNING EXERCISES 12
DRUM BEATS 14
TEACHER’S CHARTS 28
GRApHIC CUTOUTS 31
PAGE
4)
pREfACE
TECHNIQUERight-Hand Grip
The concept behind this book was to use pictures
instead of normal music notation to communicate
how to play basic drum beats. In teaching both piano
and drums privately, I’ve found that students learn in
different ways. You might have to communicate the
same idea multiple ways before one of them clicks
with any given student. In a world of multimedia
including video games, why not make learning drum
beats more visual? In hopes of making learning
less intimidating and more fun, I have constructed
a visual approach using pictures and audio tracks.
If you don’t have a drum set, use the cutout sheet
on page 31 and place the pictures of the hi-hat and
snare drum on a table, and the picture of the bass
drum on the floor. You do not need to cross the right
hand over the left hand if you are using the picture
cutout sheet. Simply place the hi-hat cutout on your
right and the snare drum cutout on your left. Use
the picture cutouts to follow along with the audio
tracks on the CD. On the audio tracks each exercise
and drum beat is played eight times. The beginning
exercises cover striking each instrument separately
and all combinations of instruments used in this
book. Once you can play the exercises you have the
tools you need to play all of the drum beats that
follow. Above each exercise and drum beat you will
see “1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & .” This is a traditional way of
counting and is helpful for keeping track of where
you are. Practice with each track as many times as
needed. Once you feel comfortable playing a given
drum beat, try playing that beat along with any
of the songs on the CD starting on track 49. Each
song first has a track with drums and then a track
without drums. The goal is to get used to playing
with other instruments. The audio tracks for the
beginning exercises are at 30 beats per minute, and
the drum beats are at 52 beats per minute. If you are
wondering what that means, there are 60 seconds
in a minute, so 60 beats per minute is one beat per
second. A metronome and the song tracks will help
you practice these drum beats at tempos other than
52 beats per minute.
(5
TECHNIQUERight-Hand Grip
The right-hand grip is made up of two components.
The first component, shown in illustration A,
consists of your thumb and your pointer finger.
The flat part of your thumb goes on the side of the
stick and points down the stick. Your pointer finger
wraps around the stick, touching it underneath. The
second component, shown in illustration B, consists
of your other three fingers on the underside of the
stick. As you can see in illustration B your middle
finger and ring finger are touching the stick, and
your pinky is tucked right next to your ring finger.
Think of the stick going through the middle of your
hand, which when turned over will create a straight
line from your elbow to the tip of the stick. Your grip
should not be tight. You need to hold onto the stick
just enough that it doesn’t fall out of your hand.
When you strike a cymbal or drum you will tighten
your grip a little more.
ILLUSTRATION A ILLUSTRATION B
ILLUSTRATION C
6)
Left-Hand Grip playing position
The left-hand grip is a mirror image of the right-
hand grip. The first component of the left-hand grip,
shown in illustration A, consists of your thumb and
your pointer finger. The flat part of your thumb goes
on the side of the stick and is pointing down the stick.
Your pointer finger is wrapped around the stick. The
second component of the grip is your other three
fingers on the underside of the stick. As you can see
in illustration B, your middle finger and ring finger
are touching the stick, and your pinky is tucked right
next to your ring finger.
ILLUSTRATION A ILLUSTRATION B
(7
Left-Hand Grip playing position
Playing position on the snare drum is a good place
to get familiar with holding the sticks and striking
the drum. The grip and technique for striking the
snare drum will hold true when moving around the
drumset. In playing position both tips of your sticks
are in the center of the snare drum. They are ap-
proximately at a 45 degree angle. You could think
of playing position as looking like an “A” or an up-
side down “V.” Think of each stick as an extension
of your arm and hand. You should be able to draw
a straight line from each of your elbows to the tips
of your sticks. The tops of your hands should be flat.
Think of holding handlebars on a bike. Your elbows
should be relaxed at your sides, and you should sit
up straight. Good posture is important and will help
you play better.
8)
Right foot and Right Leg position Striking a Snare Drum
Your right foot should be over the bass drum pedal with your
heel off the foot board. The main point of contact should be
the ball of your foot.
When striking the bass drum, the beater will go into the head,
but allow it to come back off the head after impact.
Think of your leg as being straight over the bass drum pedal.
This will allow you to use your leg for both power and speed.
(9
Right foot and Right Leg position Striking a Snare Drum
The basics of striking the snare drum involve a two-
part motion. Starting at playing position, with your
sticks about one inch above the drumhead, the
stroke is up and then down. After striking the drum
your stick should return to playing position. Don’t
leave the stick on the drumhead. Remember to relax,
and the force of striking the drum will naturally bring
the stick back off the head. Two points of focus are
your wrist and the tip of your stick. Your wrist will
bend up during the up motion and bend down dur-
ing the down motion. The tip of your stick also goes
up and down beginning and ending about an inch
off the drumhead. Notice the progression of the tip
of the drumstick and the wrist in the photos above.
When playing more aggressively you may also bend
at your elbow and use your arm. For the first time
through the drum beats in this book, we will focus
on bending at the wrist. Exaggerate the motion to
make sure that you are really bending your wrist.
2
5
8
3
6
9
1
4
7
10)
Striking the Hi-Hat CD TRACKS
As with the snare drum, striking the hi-hat is a two-
part motion. While maintaining playing position
with your left hand, move your right hand/stick over
to the hi-hat as shown above. Don’t leave the stick
on the hi-hat. Remember to relax, and the force of
striking the hi-hat will naturally bring the stick back
off the hi-hat. Two points of focus are your wrist and
the tip of your stick. Your wrist will bend up during
the up motion and bend down during the down mo-
tion. The tip of your stick also goes up and down
beginning and ending about an inch off the hi-hat.
Notice the progression of the tip of the drumstick
and the wrist in the photos above. When playing
more aggressively you may also bend at your elbow
and use your arm. While learning the drum beats in
this book, we will focus on bending at the wrist. Ex-
aggerate the motion to make sure that you are really
bending your wrist.
2
5
8
3
6
9
1
4
7
(11
Striking the Hi-Hat
DRUM KEY
CD TRACKS
HI-HAT / RIGHT HAND
SNARE DRUM / LEfT HAND
BASS DRUM / RIGHT fOOT
Your right hand/stick plays the hi-hat, your left hand/stick
plays the snare drum, and your right foot plays the bass drum.
BEGINNING EXERCISES TRACK
Hi-Hat Only 1
Snare Drum Only 2
Bass Drum Only 3
Hi-Hat and Snare Drum 4
Hi-Hat and Bass Drum 5
Hi-Hat, Snare Drum, and Bass Drum 6
Drum Beats 7–48
Song Tracks 49–58
12)
BEGINNING EXERCISESHI-HAT ONLY
SNARE DRUM ONLY
BASS DRUM ONLY
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
TRACK1
TRACK2
TRACK3
(13
HI-HAT ANDSNARE DRUM
HI-HAT ANDBASS DRUM
HI-HAT,SNARE DRUM, AND BASS DRUM
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
TRACK4
TRACK5
TRACK6
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
14)
DRUM BEATS
1)
TRACK7
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
3)
TRACK9
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
2)
TRACK8
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Try practicing beats 1 through 6 with song tracks 49 and 50 on the CD.
(15
4)
5)
6)
TRACK10
TRACK11
TRACK12
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
16)
7)
9)
8)
TRACK13
TRACK15
TRACK14
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Try practicing beats 7 through 12 with song tracks 51 and 52 on the CD.
(17
10)
11)
12)
TRACK16
TRACK17
TRACK18
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
18)
13)
15)
14)
TRACK19
TRACK21
TRACK20
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(19
16)
17)
18)
TRACK22
TRACK23
TRACK24
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
20)
19)
21)
20)
TRACK25
TRACK27
TRACK26
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(21
22)
23)
24)
TRACK28
TRACK29
TRACK30
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Try practicing beats 24 through 30 with song tracks 53 and 54 on the CD.
22)
25)
27)
26)
TRACK31
TRACK33
TRACK32
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(23
28)
29)
30)
TRACK34
TRACK35
TRACK36
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
24)
31)
33)
32)
TRACK37
TRACK39
TRACK38
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Try practicing beats 31 through 35 with song tracks 55 and 56 on the CD.
(25
34)
35)
36)
TRACK40
TRACK41
TRACK42
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
26)
37)
39)
38)
TRACK43
TRACK45
TRACK44
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Try practicing beats 37 through 42 with song tracks 57 and 58 on the CD.
(27
40)
41)
42)
TRACK46
TRACK47
TRACK48
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
28)
TEACHER’S CHARTS
1) 8)
2) 9)
3) 10)
4) 11)
5) 12)
6) 13)
7) 14)
(29
15) 22)
16) 23)
17) 24)
18) 25)
19) 26)
20) 27)
21) 28)
30)
29) 36)
30) 37)
31) 38)
32) 39)
33) 40)
34) 41)
35) 42)
HI-HAT
RIGHT HAND
SNARE DRUM
LEfT HAND
BASS DRUM
RIGHT fOOT
GRApHIC CUTOUTS✁cu
t here
about the author
Matt Adrianson graduated from Grand Valley State
University in Allendale, Michigan in 1992 with a bachelor’s
degree in music with an emphasis on percussion
performance. While at Grand Valley, Matt played drumset
in the big band, mallet percussion in a ragtime band,
mallet percussion in percussion ensemble, snare drum
in marching band, and percussion in the orchestra and
concert band. Since college he has taught privately
and is currently working in the music retail industry.
He has played drumset at Resurrection Life Church in
Grandville, Michigan since 1997 and has played drumset
and percussion on five albums, which have all had global
distribution. He started playing drumset at age 12. Both
of his parents were school teachers, and his mother—a
private piano teacher—firmly believed in private lessons.
He attributes much of his success as a musician to receiving quality instruction from the very beginning.
In an effort to simplify what might seem intimidating or out of reach to the average person, Matt has put
together a simple pictorial method for learning how to play basic drum beats.
THE VISUAL DRUMSET METHOD
The concept behind THE VISUAL DRUMSET METHOD is to use pictures
instead of normal music notation to illustrate how to play basic drum
beats using snare, bass drum, and hi-hat. Practice along with the
individual drum beats on the CD, then move on to the song tracks later
on the CD, and play any of the drum beats with these songs. Hand grip,
hand and foot positioning, and technique instructions are also included.
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