Transcript The Elements of the Drumset in Different Types of

The Elements of the
Drumset in Different
Types of Music
By: Chris Siak
During this presentation…
 You will learn what role the drumset plays
in music such as rock, jazz, certain types
of Latin, and more.
 You will learn about famous drummers
and what they play (via website).
 You will learn about the history of the
drumset (via website).
Diagram of the Drumset
Drum Vocab
 Fill- When a drummer breaks off from a normal
beat and plays a series of notes mainly on the
toms, followed by a crash cymbal hit.
 Splash- The opening of the Hi-hat to add
decoration to a beat.
 Ghost Note- Random Notes played at random
times.
 Bell- The center of a cymbal, where there is a
small rise to put it on the hardware.
Time Signatures
 Example:
Drum Sheet Music
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Drum Sheet Music is different from
other types of sheet music; the lines
stand for different things.
Rock Music
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Rock music is played with two main components: the bass drum and the snare
drum.
The drumset plays a main role in this type of music and can be heard in any part of
any song; they even break of from the song and play solos.
Fills are Hard and include all drums
Hi-Hat beats are normally eighth notes ranging from all kinds of pressure. The beat
can also be played on the Ride.
The Snare drum is normally played on beats two and four but ghost notes are
played often
In a basic rock beat, the bass drum is played on all four beats, but once again,
notes can be played all over.
Main time signature: 4/4 time
In addition to the normal 5-Piece kit, rock drummers also have an abundance of
cymbals.
These types of beats can be found in music from Journey to Black Sabbath.
Basic Rock Beat
Advanced Rock Beat
Jazz Music
 The two main components in jazz are the ride cymbal and the Hihats.
 The main beat on the ride cymbal can also be played on the hi-hat
with certain timed splashes
 Fills are light and gentle and are easy to listen to- they involve the
snare and high tom.
 The drumset is very quiet in jazz and the only things that be heard
are the quick hi-hat closes and the triplet ride cymbal beats.
 In old jazz music (1920’s) the bass drum was played on all four
beats.
 Nowadays, the bass drum is played in sync with what the bass
guitarist is playing.
Basic Jazz Beat
Advanced Jazz Beat
Types of Latin Music
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There are billions of different types of drum beats that can fall under the
category of Latin, including the Cha-Cha, Bossa Nova, Mambo, Samba,
Rumba, and the Calypso. If you watch Dancing with the Stars, you are
familiar with these terms. There are so many that during this presentation,
I will only have time to explain three: the Cha-Cha. Bossa Nova, and the
Mambo.
Latin music mostly consists of two main components: the cross-stick and
the cowbell. The cross-stick is a certain way to play the snare drum. It
sounds like this. The cowbell can be added to a drumset either on top of
the bass drum (like mine) or on the side of the ride cymbal. If you don’t
have a cowbell, you would substitute it with bell of the ride. The hi-hat is
closed on beats two and four (most of the time) and the bass drum can be
played anywhere, depending on the beat. AGAIN, IT ALL DEPENDS ON
WHAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY PLAYING.
The drumset is a huge part of Latin music, but it is not played so hard that
you will break a tom head. It is played soft but audible in a very upbeat
manner.
The Cha-Cha
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The Cha-Cha is played with the cowbell, cross-stick, and the
two mounted toms within a two measure beat.
Cowbell- (First) 1, 2, 3, 4 (Second) 1, 2, 3 & 4
Cross-stick-Beat two
Toms- (First Measure) 4 and the & of 4 (Second) & of 3, 4, &
of 4
Bass- & of 2, 4
Hi-hat- 2,4
So many things happen in Latin that you are probably
confused right now. Just watch the video.
The Bossa Nova
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The Bossa Nova is a slow, Brazilian
beat consisting of no cowbell, but
instead, a light bass drum, the ride, a
cross-stick, and a hi-hat. Fills can be
played here, but normally, they are
only played with your cross-stick (left)
hand. The rest of the limbs must
continue to play their assigned beats.
The reason explaining why you can’t
play fast is because that if you do
play fast, you will change it into a
poor man’s Samba (a really bad one).
Watch el video.
The Mambo
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The Mambo is personally my favorite Latin
beat. You can play it as fast as you can,
from real slow to excruciatingly fast. It
consists of the cowbell, cross-stick, bass,
and hi-hat.
Bass- 1,3
Hi-hat-2,4
The Cross-stick and cowbell intervene, just
like a guitar battle between a cowbell and a
snare drum. It sounds nifty!
Hip Hop
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There is mainly no drumset use in hiphop music. Instead, Hip-Hop
“drummers” use either a
control/performance pad or an
electronic drum kit. A
control/performance pad is a machine
of around eight pads that can be
programmed to make different sounds
when you hit them. An electronic drum
kit is basically one of these, only in the
shape of a drumset.
Hip Hop Beat
THE END
 In conclusion, over the past slide show,
you have learned about what element the
drumset plays in rock, jazz, Latin, and
hip-hop. You have also learned about
certain drum terms and how to read drum
music. Thank you, one and all, for
viewing this wonderful project, almost like
you were forced. Now, to the website!
Credits
 The following thank-yous go out to:
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My private drum teacher, Mr. Pat DiIanni
Guitar Center
Mr. Pontiere
Me
My Dad, for his BEAST camera work.