Sixteenth Note Figures
The following example contains some common rhythm figures which contain sixteenth notes. Each of the figures is one beat in length. A couple of things worth noting here are the use of the sixteenth rest ( k ) which indicates one sixteenth note worth of silence, and the dotted eighth note ( 5. ) which lasts for three quarters of a beat (3 sixteenth notes).
It is important to become thoroughly familiar with all the rhythm figures shown here, so practice each bar separately until you can play them all easily before putting them all together. As always, use your metronome and count out loud as you play. The bold counting numbers here refer to the snare drum part. Accent the snare drum part with your voice as you count.
Class Sessions
1- Developing Your Technique
2- Other Time Signatures
3- Note and Rest Values
4- The Triplet
5- Using Eighth Notes
6- Sixteenths on the Hi-Hats
7- Beats Using Sixteenth Notes
8- The Dotted Quarter Note
9- Sixteenth Notes
10- Playing the Open Hi-Hats
11- INTRODUCTION
12- Playing Fills
13- Performing in Public
14- Twelve Note Positions for Triplets
15- Syncopation and Independence
16- 16 Positions for Sixteenth Notes
17- Creating Your Own Variations
18- Rock Beats
19- Notes Used in Drum Beats
20- Parts of the Drumkit
21- Sixteenth Note Figures
22- Analyzing Drum Beats
23- Playing Notes Together
24- Snare Drum Control and Triplet Independence
25- Sitting Position
26- Counting Drum Beats
27- The Shuffle Rhythm
28- Drum Stick Grip
29- How to Read Music
30- The Sixteenth Note Triplet
31- Swinging Sixteenth Notes