Reading drum notation

Snare drum; second space of the staff.

Filled in note ; second space of the staff.

Bass drum

Filled in note ; bottom space of the staff.

Hi-hat

[ X ] ; above the staff.

Hi-tom

Filled in note ; first space of the staff.

Mid-tom

Filled in note ; on the second line of the staff.

Floor tom

Filled in note ; third space on the staff.

Ride cymbal

Line and [ X ] on the top ; on too of the staff.

Ride bell

Line and Diamond on top ; top of the staff

Crash cymbal

[ X ] on top of a line ; on top of the staff

Cow bell

Filled in diamond; on the first line of the staff.

Crash cymbal choke(grab)

[ (X) ] on top of a line; on too of the staff.

Crash cymbal

[ X ] on top of a line; on top of staff.

Cross stick(hit snare on the edges)

[ X ] in the second space of the staff.

Ghost note( soft snare hit)

Filled in note with parenthesis.

Hi-hat foot

[ X ] on the bottom of the staff

Second bass pedal

Filled in note with a crossline, below the staff.

Hi-hat foot splash

[ X ] in a circle below the staff.

Hi-hat foot open

[ X ] in a circle above the staff

Percussion clef, symbol for a drum staff.

⏸

Measures; helps divide beats in a song.

Bar lines.

Time signiture

Top#: number of beats in each measure.

Bottom#:what type of note gets the one beat.

Quater note

1/4 = one beat