The Triplet
An eighth note triplet is a group of three evenly spaced notes played within one beat. Eighth note triplets are indicated by three eighth notes grouped together by a bracket (or a curved line) and the numeral 3. The eighth note triplets are played with one third of a beat each. Triplets are easy to understand once you have heard them played.
Once you are confident counting triplets, try playing through a bar of eighth notes followed by a bar of eighth note triplets while playing the bass drum on 1 2 3 4 to keep steady time.
The following beat uses triplets, played by the right hand. Once again, remember to keep the notes even and the sound consistent.
Class Sessions
1- Playing With a Band
2- Accents
3- The Sixteenth Note
4- INTRODUCTION
5- The Triplet
6- Playing Fills
7- The Eighth Note
8- The Three Four Time Signature ( <span class="symbolA">^</span> )
9- Understanding the Drumkit
10- Using the Left Foot
11- Note and Rest Values
12- Using The Crash Cymbal
13- Using a Metronome
14- Two Handed Funk
15- How to Sit At the Drums
16- Accents Using Different Surfaces
17- Bass and Snare Drum Variations
18- Jazz Beats
19- Musical Form
20- Rock Beats
21- Twelve Eight Time Solo
22- Notes Used In Drum Beats
23- The Paradiddle
24- Side Stick
25- Sixteenth Note Variations
26- Fills Using Triplets
27- 12 Bar Blues
28- Snare Drum Variations
29- Building a Drum Beat
30- Understanding Music
31- How to Hold the Drumsticks
32- Harmony and Chords
33- The Shuffle Rhythm
34- Playing The Open Hi Hat
35- Dynamics
36- Bass Drum Variations
37- How to Read Drum Music
38- Volume Changes
39- Metronome Symbol
40- More titles by LearnToPlayMusic.com
41- Dynamic Independence