Preface Basics Meter or Pulse, Rhythm The Measure/Bar Note Values and Rests Chart Illustrating the Value of Notes System of Counting Time and Microtime Duple/Binary, Triple/Ternary Reading and Rhythm Exercises Whole, Half, Quarter Notes/Semibreves, Minims, Crotchets Eighth Notes/Quavers Sixteenth Notes/Semiquavers Eighth Rests/Quaver Rests Sixteenth Rests/Semiquaver Rests Dotted Notes and Rests Ties Syncopation Double Dotted Notes and Rests Triplets 1. Eighth Triplets 2. Eighth Triplets with Eighth Rests 3. Sixteenth Triplets Swing Eighth Notes Cut Time/Split-Four Time or Alla Breve Quarter Triplets Half Triplets Changing between different Note Values Time Signatures 1. Perfect Time 2. Imperfect Time Changing Meters Irregular Rhythmic Groupings Different Forms of Notation Terms and Signs Indicating Dynamics General Musical Terms and Signs Shifting Accents Teehnique Traditional Grip Matched Grip How Physics sees these Correlations Hand Position Holding the Sticks Stick Position Practising Sitting Position Setting up the Drums Playing Technique Arm Movement Snap Ups Bounce - Finger Bounce - Wrist Bounce Double Stroke Roll Buzz Roll Foot Technique Snap Ups for Feet Hi-Hat Movement Applying the Movements 1. Maving around the Drumset 2. Hand and Bass Drum Combinations Rudiments Ruffs - Three Stroke Ruff - Four Stroke Ruff - Five Stroke Ruff - Seven Stroke Ruff - Nine Stroke Ruff Rolls - Five Stroke Roll - Seven Stroke Roll - Nine Stroke Roll - Thirteen Stroke Roll - Lang Roll / Double Stroke Roll Paradiddles - Single Paradiddle - Single Paradiddle (1st Variation) - Single Paradiddle (2nd Variation) - Single Paradiddle (3rd Variation) - Summary of Single Paradiddles - Paradiddle Exercise - Single Paradiddle Applied to the Set - Double Paradiddle - Double Paradiddle (1st Variation) - Double Paradiddle (2nd Variation) - Triple Paradiddle - Paradiddle-Diddle - Paradiddle-Diddle-Variations Flams - Single Flam Paradiddle - Double Flam Paradiddle - Triple Flam Paradiddle - Flam Tap - Flam Accent - Flamacue - Swiss Triplet Drags - Half Drag - Single Drag (1st Variation) - Single Drag (2nd Variation) - Full Drag - Drag Paradiddle - Double Drag - Double Drag Paradiddle Ratamacues - Single Ratamacue - Double Ratamacue - Triple Ratamacue CD-Index