Music Instruction

Music Instruction

Free Online Lessons For

GUITAR

BASS

THEORY (see also Reading)
Simple Tutorials
How to Read Music pt 1	- This basic Learn to Read Music page was written by a lady for her friend because she couldn't find anything she felt was easy and fun.
How to Read Music pt 2	- Continuation of the link above. There is a very good graphic showing the notes on the clefs that you may want to download for future (offline) reference.
Music Instruction	- Page-to-page lesson on the basics of reading music. Covers the clefs, rests, notes, time signatures, etc. Has sound samples.

A Little More Involved
Lesson 1	- This site is amazing! Everything you need to know about general music theory and tablature including guitar, bass, keyboard, etc. A great educational site for all musicians.
Lesson 2	An intense, studious, and outright fascinating piece on the musical relationships between harmony and rhythm. This great educational resource is by musician Stephen Jay. Great for guitar players and keybord players too!
Lesson 3	- A fantastic compilation of musical terms, tabs, and definitions relating to tempo, dynamics, and style, from Gary Ewer's fantastic "Easy Music Theory" site.

TIME SIGNATURES (see also Reading)
Lesson 1	- An explanation of time signatures by Vinnie Angelo
Lesson 2	- Melodic examples. Well written and easy to understand, from the "Easy Music Theory" course.

guitar

drums

- sound file


Setting Up - The Super Basics	Lesson 1			Lesson 2	Lesson 3	Lesson 4
Beginner Drum Lessons
Beginning Lesson & Misc Beats




Warm-ups 1		Warm-ups 2	Warm-ups 3		Warm-ups 4


Practicing Site 1			Practicing Site 4
Practicing Site 2			Practicing Site 5
Practicing Site 3			Practical Sticking Excercises


Simple 8th Note Beats
Beginner Fills
Straight 8th Patterns
16th Beat on Bass Drum
Basic Beats w/HH
Misc Beats

Basic 16th Note Beats
Basic 8th Note Beats
136 Drum Beats
Rock Beats w/HH Upbeats
Licks
Drum Licks
Accents
3/4 Accents
Beats and Accents
Single Stroke Roll
Single Stroke Roll - Introduction
Stroke Roll Combination Lessons
Bass Drum
Exercises for Bass Drum " (click on Independence Exercises 1)
More Bass Drum Exercises

TRIGGERING (see also Electronics)
Lesson 1	-A basic "how to" on building your own triggers for drums.
Lesson 2	-Specific, detailed instructions / plans for building drum triggers. Knowledge of midi, D4 module, etc.

Drum Tabs 30

- How to read Drum Tabs! This great page walks you through basic steps of drum tablature such as notation, dynamics, triplets and repeating measures. New!