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All exercises could be played on a practice pad, or snare drum, right hand and then left hand. A variation is to play the left
hand on snare drum and the right hand on floor tom or ride cymbal.
Metronome should be set from 80 to 100bpm.
Let start with the QUATER NOTE REST, the next exercises are written in 4/4 bars so the quater note rest is one beat long.
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-------|o---o---|o-o-o---|o---o-o-|o-o---o-|o-o-----|o-o-o-o-|------o-|
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|--o---o-|--o-o-o-|----o---|o-o---o-|o---o-o-|--o-o---|o-----o-|o-o-o-o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-o-o-o-|--o-o-o-|o---o-o-|o-o---o-|o-o-o---|o---o-o-|--o-o-o-|o-o---o-|
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|--o---o-|--o---o-|--o-o---|--o-o-o-|----o---|--o-----|o-----o-|------o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o---o---|o-o-o-o-|o---o---|o-o-o-o-|o---o-o-|o---o-o-|o-o-o---|o-o-o---|
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|o-o---o-|o-o---o-|o-o-----|o-----o-|o-----o-|o-o---o-|----o---|--o---o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|--o-----|--o-o---|--o---o-|o---o---|----o---|o---o-o-|--o-o---|o---o---|
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|--o-----|o-------|--o---o-|--o---o-|--o---o-|o-o-o-o-|--------|o-o-o-o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-------|o-------|o---o---|o-------|--o-o---|o-------|o-o-----|o-o-o-o-|
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|o-------|------o-|o-------|o-o-----|--o-o---|----o-o-|------o-|o-------||
Now the HALF NOTE REST. Here the half note rest is 2 beats long as the half note.
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|----o---|------o-|----o---|--o-----|o-o-o-o-|o-------|o---o---|o-------||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-----o-|o-o-o---|o-o-o-o-|o---o-o-|o-o---o-|o-o-----|----o---|o-o-o-o-|
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|o-------|------o-|o-o-o---|o---o-o-|--o-o---|----o-o-|o-o-o---|------o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|----o---|--o-o-o-|----o-o-|o-----o-|o-o-----|o-o-o-o-|o-------|o---o---|
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|o-o---o-|o-o---o-|----o---|----o---|o-------|o-------|o-------|o-o-o-o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-||
|----o-o-|o-o-o---|--o-o-o-|o-----o-|o-o-o-o-|----o-o-|o-o-o---|o-------||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-o-o---|----o-o-|o-------|o-o-o---|o-----o-|----o---|--o-o---|o---o---|
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|--o-----|o-----o-|o---o-o-|----o-o-|o---o---|----o---|o-------|o-----o-||
The WHOLE NOTE REST, last rest for this lesson, has got the same value as the whole note in 4/4 bar : 4 beats.
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-o-o-o-|--------|o-----o-|--o-o---|o---o---|--------|o-o---o-|o-------|
|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-|1-2-3-4-||
|o---o---|o-o-o---|--------|o-o-----|--------|o-o-o-o-|o-o-o-o-|o---o-o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|--------|o-o-o---|--------|o-o-o---|--------|o-o-----|------o-|o-------|
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|----o-o-|--------|--o-o---|--------|o-o-----|------o-|o-o-o-o-|--------||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|--------|o-----o-|--o---o-|--o---o-|o-o---o-|o-o-o---|o---o-o-|o-o-o-o-||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-o-o---|--o-o-o-|o---o-o-|--------|o-o-o---|o---o---|o---o---|o-------|
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|o-o---o-|o---o-o-|o-----o-|o-o-o---|----o-o-|o-------|--------|o-o-o---||
Tempo : 80bpm ; count in = 1234
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|o-o-o---|--o-o-o-|--------|o-o-o---|--o-o-o-|--------|o-o-o---|--o-o-o-||