Kevin Dean

The beats and solos below are excerpts from the drum book I am currently writing.

This is a work in progress. Any suggestions or critique you have are certainly welcome.

Drumset

Rock 1

Snare solos:

Threefold (high resolution)

Threefold (low resolution)

Assembly Line (high resolution)

Assembly Line (low resolution)

Notation Key:

A few suggestions:

Practice the drumset beats one measure at a time. They are written as continuous pieces (there are no repeat signs). The listening examples are also continuous. These are generic midi files for reference (I apologize for the 80's drum machine sounds).

Before attempting an entire page of beats non-stop, learn each one independently. Try to play each beat four times through with no mistakes (since modern popular music is usually designed in groups of four).

I did not indicate any stickings for the snare solos. If you are interested in how I play these solos (sticking-wise) email me at: kevinjamesdean@hotmail.com