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Drum notes can look different but sound the same!

In all of the above examples the snare drum is hit on beats 1 & 3

BAS010

Note Lengths #1 (Answer Sheet)

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Exercise 1 - Play this simple exercise on the snare drum...

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Here's another way of writing it, can you think of 2 more DIFFERENT ways of writing the same exercise?

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Here's One Possible Answer

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Remember:

The example shown in Exercise 1 is the CORRECT way to notate this exercise

BUT there are always other ways to write it that sound the same!

Here's Another Possible Answer

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