Learn to Drum

Lesson two - Co-ordination

well now you can play in time its time to introduce playing with two limbs.

First of all we'll use our right leg for the bass and your weaker hand on the snare.

S|o---o---|o---o---|--o---o-|--o---o-|
B|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|

S|o-o---o-|--o-o---|o-----o-|o-------|
B|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|

next you have your stronger hand playing the hi-hat or the ride cymal and yuoure right leg playing the bass.

HH|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
B |o-o-o-o-|o---o---|o-----o-|o---o---|

HH|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
B |o-o---o-|o---o---|--o---o-|o-o-o---|

now you have the limbs that you used on the snare and hi-hat working on the same thing.

HH|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
S |o-o-o-o-|--o---o-|o-----o-|o-o---o-|

HH|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|x-x-x-x-|
S |----o-o-|--o---o-|--o-o---|----o---|

now that you've mastered the above you are ready to try and fit them all together now.  Thats lesson three - basic beats.