One to one drum lessons with a teacher is the best way to learn but its great to get a head start! This drum lesson has been written for beginners and includes a great step by step instruction, full notation and REAL drum recording audio examples.

Read.   Listen.  Play!

Beginners drum lesson part TWO - click here to go to part ONE

We recommend you spend about 15 minutes on this lesson

Before we get started here's a quick recap of notation (which note relates to which part of the kit).

Basic 1/8th note groove

Now lets look at a few variations

Bass drum on the  '3 +'

Bass drum on the '2 +'

If you enjoyed this 2 part introduction to learning drums your next step should be to find a teacher.

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All lesson content written & recorded by Jason King