Here is the first part of a series all about drum set chart reading. It is geared towards beginning to intermediate players who already have basic drum set skills.
These first few chapters will serve as an introduction to reading drum set music and cover big band chart reading. I start with a basic arrangement of the standard Secret Love from the book Sittin' in with the Big Band Volume 2. I play the chart and then talk about the books I like to use to teach reading in the big band genre.
I also talk through the chart and then play it again with the music on the screen so that you can see how I set up the figures.
Here are the time stamps:
0:00 Secret Love Big Band Demo
4:45 Introduction
6:36 The Book's I Use To Teach
10:57 Chart Talk Through
17:05 Play Through with Chart
The kit I am using is a Gretsch Catalina Elite set from the early 1990's. I use this as my portable practice kit as well as a small gigging kit.
The sizes are:
16" BD, 12" and 14" toms and a Ludwig 5"x14" Black Beauty snare.
The cymbals are all old K Zildjian from the 1940's through 1960's except for a 24" Masterwork Thalles series China/Swish.