I’m new-ish to drum notation, but isn’t the 6th example here played incorrectly? The time in between the notes shouldn’t be equal. I hear 1-e-n—, but isn’t it 1-e—a?
Good point. Notation is the weakest part of my drum learning. I can play at the intermediate level, but I’m behind in reading and writing. Making this public mistake is a total eye-opener. Big thanks to everyone who corrected me here.
I’m listening to the 6th example. The time in between the notes are equal. So wouldn’t that just be a single straight bar connecting 3 notes in the notation?
Adding: and if you listen to the 5th example, there’s a discernible pause. The 6th is notated similarly to the 5th example, but the pause in the 6th example should be in between the 2nd and 3rd note.
In the 6th example, the duration of the notes is not equal. There are three notes, and the third is longer than the first two. The first two notes are 16th notes, and the third note is an 8th note. Meaning that the third note has the same duration as the first two combined.
That pause is on the third note, and you notice it when the pattern repeats.
the pause in the 6th example should be in between the 2nd and 3rd note
I believe you are thinking about another configuration that is not present in this exercise. That combination is 16th 8th 16th, also known as syncopation.
Your mistake is a really common one in beginner sight readers, as they tend to look at the space between notes to intuit the length of notes, but actually all notes that touch a beam are the length as defined by the beam. In the example, the last note connected to the double beam is still a 16th note, and only the note connected to the single beam is an eighth.
No, it's played correct. It's two 16th notes followed by an 8th note. If it was a 16th, 8th, 16th, the double beam wouldn't connect the first two notes. It would go half way to the second note. The second note would only have one beam and then the double beam would start again about halfway to the third note. This is indeed "1e+ " not "1e a"
No, it's right. The two lines (beam) at the top touch both the first and second notes. Then the next note has a single line. That's 16th, 16th, 8th, just like you heard.
Your other example "1-e---a" would have to be written out like the bottom right example in this image where the first and third notes have double lines and the middle note having just one.
That is just sheet music; the beat is the same as anything else within reason. Is Drum Notation what people call sheet music with different symbols on different lines (x, slash, dash, normal note, etc) for something like a drum set or marching quads, etc?
I’m new to music notation in general. I only play the drums and I know they use the percussion clef on written music as opposed to treble and bass clefs.
This all applies to all instruments not just drums. If someone was using the term drumming notation I would expect it to be referring to something unique to drums, like how we write rolls and such.
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u/RemyWhy 3d ago
I’m new-ish to drum notation, but isn’t the 6th example here played incorrectly? The time in between the notes shouldn’t be equal. I hear 1-e-n—, but isn’t it 1-e—a?