Music Instruction
Free Online Lessons For
READING
MUSIC
(THEORY)
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
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Setting Up - The Super Basics | Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Lesson 4 | ||||
Beginner Drum Lessons | ||||||||
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Beginning Lesson & Misc Beats | |||||||
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Warm-ups 1 | Warm-ups 2 | Warm-ups 3 | Warm-ups 4 | |||||
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Practicing Site 1 | Practicing Site 4 | |||||||
Practicing Site 2 | Practicing Site 5 | |||||||
Practicing Site 3 | Practical Sticking Excercises | |||||||
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Simple 8th Note Beats | |||||||
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Beginner Fills | |||||||
Straight 8th Patterns | ||||||||
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16th Beat on Bass Drum | |||||||
Basic Beats w/HH | ||||||||
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Misc Beats | |||||||
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Basic 16th Note Beats | ||||||||
Basic 8th Note Beats | ||||||||
136 Drum Beats | ||||||||
Rock Beats w/HH Upbeats | ||||||||
Licks |
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Drum Licks | |||||||
Accents |
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3/4 Accents | ||||||||
Beats and Accents | ||||||||
Single Stroke Roll |
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Single Stroke Roll - Introduction | |||||||
Stroke Roll Combination Lessons | ||||||||
Bass Drum |
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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! |