| Musical notes are very important for every genre | | | | that space. The space is normally marked with x. |
| of music and instrument. If you know how to | | | | All the four spaces are allotted for toms. Each |
| read musical notes, then it will become easier for | | | | space is for each tom. The fourth space, which is |
| you to learn music. There are mainly two types | | | | just below the topmost line, is for the high tom. |
| of notations. One is for the lead instruments and | | | | The next two spaces are respectively allotted for |
| the other is for the rhythm instruments. | | | | the medium tom and the low tom. If the music of |
| Lead instruments are those, who play the | | | | your drum kit consists of more than three toms, |
| harmony parts, feeler parts of music. Guitars, | | | | then you have to use a dot below the five |
| pianos are of this genre. The other kind of | | | | standard lines. |
| notations is made for the rhythm instruments like | | | | Snare drums are very important in a drum kit. |
| drums, bongos, congas etc. | | | | Notations for them are written in the third line. |
| The main problem with drummers is many of | | | | Cymbals are manly used above the hi hats. They |
| them do not want to learn how to read musical | | | | are also marked with x signs. If you want to play |
| notes of drums. But it is important. Knowing to | | | | a bell stroke on your cymbal, then place a |
| read the notation will help you to play them well. | | | | diamond sign just beside the x sign. |
| Drum notations has one problem. Every other | | | | For your feet, there are two notations. Your right |
| notation follows a basic guideline. But drum | | | | foot is for the bass drum. The bottom line is used |
| notations do not follow any basic guidelines. Below | | | | to indicate the bass drum notation. Notation for |
| we are providing you a basic notation, which is | | | | your left foot, which is a hi hat foot is placed |
| used for drum music. This will help you to learn | | | | below the bass drums. That means the space |
| how to read musical notes of drums. | | | | below the bottom line. |
| Let us start with the basics of notations. A | | | | Now, to know how to read musical notes of |
| notation book consists five lines. Those lines are | | | | drums, you need to know the values of these |
| named as a, b, c, d etc. and between every two | | | | notes. Every note has different values. If you find |
| line there is a space. There are four spaces visible | | | | a straight line, which has a dot attached with the |
| in a notation. | | | | top or bottom of that line, then that particular |
| Starting from the bottom the lines go up. That | | | | note is called a quarter note. |
| means the bottom line is called the first line and | | | | If a tail is attached with the stem, then it will |
| the top most line is called the fifth line. This is | | | | become an eighth note. If there are two tails, |
| mainly the basic knowledge of musical notes of | | | | then it is called a sixteenth note. |
| drums. Now, let us move on to a more | | | | These are the basic rules of how to read musical |
| complicated part of notations. | | | | notes of drums. Go through this article and you |
| The space just above the first line is for the hi | | | | will be able to understand a lot about the notation |
| hats. The notation of the hi hats will be written on | | | | of drum music. |