K-60 Drum Key

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A square note head indicates that this drum is supposed to be played on an electronic drum (or pad).

D2 Percussion is a Piping and Drumming tuition and retail business, founded in 2008 by directors David Henderson and David Ross. When a modifier is to be applied to many (or all) of the cymbal strokes in a section, we use a "section modifier" to communicate that the entire section should be played a certain way. A Drum Key is a 'must have' item for every drummer and the Meinl Byzance Drum Key offers a stylish look and is perfect for tuning your drums.

e. Chinas or splashes) in the sheet music, you'll have to substitute by playing either your crash 1 or crash 2 for those strokes. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behaviour or unique IDs on this site.

This master drum key isn't exhaustive, meaning that we didn't include every possible notation that you might encounter. In the graphic above, the "Open roll (written out)" shows all of the strokes of the roll written out in 32nd-note notation. This method keeps the sheet music looking cleaner without the need for multiple loose hi-hat symbols in a row. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The grace strokes can be achieved by bouncing the stick, or for a more orchestral sound you can play the grace strokes as a buzz against the drum head.Relaxed: Play the hi-hat with a 'relaxed' tension, allowing the hi-hat cymbals to reverberate slightly. The tip of the stick strikes the drum head, generally just off-center, and the shaft of the stick strikes the rim. A stroke played with the butt of the stick against the rim while the tip of the stick remains resting on the drum head. Telling the reader to let the cymbals ring out throughout those rests gives the reader extra confidence. Usually, the left stick stays stationary while the right stick strikes the left stick (if you're a right handed drummer).

e. an unconnected tie) makes it clearer to the reader and reinforces that the cymbal is to let ring. In our sheet music, we use the Z symbol on the note stem to clearly indicate when you should use buzz strokes over diddles.In a right-handed flam, the left stick plays a quiet grace stroke slightly before the right stick plays the main, primary stroke.