Drum Programming 1

Chapters

• Welcome
• The Drum Set
• History of the Drum Set
• Brief Introduction to the Instruments of the Drum Set
• The Drummer - Technique and Dynamics
• Drum Notation
• Recording Drums as Point of Origin
• Rhythm & Groove
• Creating a Groove
• Playing "On Top" vs. playing "Laid back"
• Basic Drum Programming
• The Basics
• The Main Instruments
• Basic Drum Groove
• Velocity
• Exercise Velocity
• Solution Exercise Velocity
• Simple Quantisation
• Exercise Quantisation
• Solution Exercise Quantisation
• Variations on the Basic Drum Groove
• Bass Drum Variations
• Further Bass Drum Variations
• Possible Snare Drum Variations
• Possible Hi-Hat Variations
• Test Yourself!
• Drums - Songwriting & Arrangement
• Song Form Overview
• Fills
• Break or Stop
• Electronic Drums
• The History of Electronic Drums
• Methods and Technique - Programming a Drumbeat
• Electronic Arranging in Three Steps
• Overview of Various Genres
• The Four-to-the-Floor Family
• Slow Breakbeats
• Fast Breakbeats
• Newer Genres
• Newer Genres: Half-Time
• Theoretical Exam