Rhythmic
Reading Exercises
for the Student Percussionist
The exercises included in this
section of the Pearl Education CD-ROM are designed to
give the student percussionist a step-by-step process
for developing rhythmic reading abilities on the snare
drum. Each "lesson"
is generally broken up into three parts:
• Key
Exercises, which isolate new rhythms into short
2-4 bar repetitive exercises. If the new rhythm introduced
is new to you, start here and work through these exercises
until you can play with the audio accompaniment without
mistakes.
• Appendix
Exercises - Uses the same concept as the key
exercises, except with many more variations. Work these
exercises if you need more practice on the new rhythms.
• Reading
Exercises, which applies the new rhythms to
a variety of time signatures. Generally, these start
out with the basic rhythms and gradually get more complex
as you work your way through the exercises. You can
judge your success at mastering the new rhythm by being
able to play along with the audio accompaniments with
no mistakes!
To get started, select a lesson from
the menu below!
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