Sixteenth Notes
This is a sixteenth note.
It lasts for one quarter of a beat.
There are four sixteenth notes in one beat.
There are 16 sixteenth notes in one bar of * time.
The following example contains a bar of sixteenth notes played on the snare drum. Use alternate sticking (RLRL and then LRLR) and remember to count out loud as you play. Once you have control of the pattern, try playing it with one hand only (RRRR and then LLLL). Although this is less common with sixteenth notes, it is used in more advanced drumming and is therefore worth mastering.
Now try moving between quarter notes, eighth notes and sixteenth notes. Keep the tempo consistent throughout regardless of the type of note being played.
Class Sessions
1- INTRODUCTION
2- Note and Rest Values
3- The Eighth Note
4- GLOSSARY OF MUSICAL TERMS
5- Drum Machines
6- Putting It All Together
7- Quarter Notes On The Hi-hats
8- Sixteenth Notes
9- Playing The Open Hi-Hats
10- Sixteenth Note Triplets
11- Sixteenths On The Hi-hats
12- Sixteenth Notes On The Bass Drum
13- Different Hi-hat Sounds
14- Dotted Eighth Notes
15- Hip-Hop Quotes
16- Combining Eighth And Sixteenth Notes
17- A Universal Drum Beat
18- Ghost Notes
19- Bass Drum Variations
20- Using The Ride Cymbal
21- Learning From Recordings