How to count 8th notes, 16th notes, triplets and more

In this lesson we look at ways of counting quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, thirty-second notes, triplets and sextuplets.

Resources for Practice PadRoss Farley9 September 2021counting rhythms, counting subdivisions, counting crotchets, counting quavers, counting semiquavers, counting demisemiquavers, counting eighth notes, counting sixteenth notes, counting thirty-second notes, counting triplets, counting sextuplets, counting sixteenth note triplets Comments

How I Write Drum Notation

Frustratingly, you’re going to come across quite a lot of variations in how drum music is written down. To ensure we’re all on the same page, this is how I write drum notation.

Resources for Drum Kit, Resources for Practice Pad, Drum Transcription NotesRoss Farley4 March 2021drum notation, notation, how to write drum notation, how to read drum music, drum legend, drum keyComment

Hand Coordination Workout #1

This is the first in a series of posts I’ll be doing on hand coordination. In these exercises we’ll get those hands strong and working together!

Resources for Practice PadRoss Farley5 May 2020hand coordination, stick control, rudiments, drumming exercises, practice pad workout, practice pad exercisesComment

Paradiddle-diddle vs Paradiddle

Here's a fun set of exercises that I've been playing around with on my practice pad that combines accents, paradiddles and paradiddle-diddles.

Resources for Practice PadRoss Farley22 June 2016practice pad workout, chops, paradiddles, paradiddle accents, paradiddle-diddles

Singles and Doubles

Single strokes and double strokes are your two main options when it comes to moving around the drum kit. There are a ton of exercises you could use to get better at playing double strokes but these combinations are some of my favourites.