Drumset basics - music theory

R L R L R L R L represents:

• The Single stroke roll

• The Double Stroke Roll

• The Paradiddle

• The Five stroke roll

R L R R L R L L represents:

• The double stroke roll

• The four stroke roll

• The double paradiddle

• The single paradiddle

R R L L R R L L represents:

• The paradiddle

• The single stroke roll

• The double stroke roll

• The five stroke roll

Counting 1 2 3 4 represents

• Quarter notes

• Eighth notes

• Sixteenth notes

• Triplets

Counting 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 represents

• Quarter notes

• Eighth notes

• Sixteenth notes

• Triplets

Counting 1 + a 2 + a 3 + 4 + a represents:

• Quarter notes

• Eighth notes

• Sixteenth notes

• Triplets

Counting 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a represents:

• Quarter notes

• Eighth notes

• Sixteenth notes

• Triplets

How many lines exist on the musical staff?

• 6

• 3

• 5

• 4

The Percussion clef indicates notation for:

• High pitched instruments

• Low pitched instruments

• Any instrument

• Non-pitched instruments

A group of notes or beats fit together in one bar or:

• Time signature

• Measure

• Clef

• Verse