Drumming Dictionary

[Leprechauns1021]

Alright Im gonna start this thread so that alot of new drummers can look here and find out what some commonly mentioned things are so that they dont have to post a new thread and have people flame them and what not. Anyways I'll start off with a small list of things I knew that kinda confused me when I started drumming. And I will also put a place where you can find places to learn about them further.

Accent-An accent is a note played with more power and louder than regular notes.

BPM-Beats per minute.

Drum Solo- A drum solo is when the drums are the focal point of the music. It is the main part of the music at the time.

Eighth Note-A note having one-eighth the time value of a whole note (8 notes per measure)

Fill-a break in the normal groove of a song ussually involving a roll of some sort and often utilizes the toms

Flam-A drumbeat consisting of two almost simultaneous strokes of which the first is a very rapid note

Ghost Notes-A ghost note is simply a note played softer than the other notes. While it shouldnt be loud, it should be "felt" in your playing.

Gravity Roll-Single-handed snare roll utilizing the snares rim.http://www.tigerbill.com/media/Rabb2.wmv

Half Note-A note having one half the value of a whole note(two notes per measure). For musical notation help you can go to

Heel-Down-This is a technique used for your bass drum or High Hat in which your heel is down on the pedal.

Heel-Toe-Heel toe is a technique used with your foot, in which your foot rocks back and forth.http://www.sputnikmusic.com/lesson.php?lessonid=160

Heel-Up-This is a technique used for your bass drum or High Hat in which your heel is not touching the pedal.

Metronome-A device used to help musicians keep time in their playing. It produces a constant, evenly spaced beep at whatever speed you choose to set it to.

Parradiddle-A pattern of drumbeats characterized by four basic beats and alternating left-handed and right-handed strokes on the successive primary beats. Paradiddles can be found here: http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html

Quarter Note-A note having one-fourth the time value of a whole note(4 Notes per measure)

Repeat- A repeat signs simply means to play the measure again.

Rest-A rest is a pause in the music.

Rudiments-For rudiments you can go to http://www.vicfirth.com/education/rudiments.html for everything you'll need.
Great leson on Double Stroke Rolls by one of your own MXers- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMl3ixv1kHw

Sixteenth Note-A note having one-sixteenth the time value of a whole note(16 Notes per measure)

Tempo-The tempo is the speed that the music is being played at.

Traditional Grip- http://www.musichouse.co.th/other/precuss-2.jpg

Whole Note-A note having the value of four beats(one note per measure)

[Leprechauns1021]

I guess I can use this space to name some popular drummers what syles,what band they play in and reccomended tracks.

?uestlove (Ahmir Tompson)
Syle:Hip Hop
Band:The Roots
Reccomended Listening:"You Got Me"

Chris Adler
Style:Metal
Band:Lamb of God
Reccomended Listening:"Now You've Got Something to Die For", "Ashes of the Wake"
Links-Double Bass Drumming http://drummerworld.com/Videos/ChrisAdlerbass.html
Playing-http://drummerworld.com/Videos/ChrisAdlerDVD.html

Travis Barker
Style:Punk
Band:Blink 182
Reccomended Listening:"Down"
Links-Doing some rudiments- http://drummerworld.com/Videos/TravisBarkerrudiment.html
Solo- http://drummerworld.com/Videos/TravisBarker1.html

John Bonham
Style:Rock
Band:Led Zeppelin
Reccomended Listening:"Moby Dick"
Links-Playing Kashmir- http://drummerworld.com/Videos/JohnBonhamkashmir79.html

Danny Carey
Style:Rock/Metal
Band:Tool
Recommended Listening:"Ticks and Leeches"
Links-Just some jamming- http://drummerworld.com/Videos/dannycarey.html

Jimmy Cobb
Style:Jazz
Band:John Coltrane/Miles Davis
Recommended Listening:"No Blues"

Tre Cool
Style:Punk/Pop
Band:Green Day
Recommended Listening:"Brain Stew", "American Idiot"

John Dolmayon
Style:Metal
Band:System of a Down
Reccomended listening: Toxicity, Chop suey, Peephole

Gavin Harrison
Style:Rock
Band:Porcupine Tree
Reccomended Listening:"The Sound of Muzak

Joey Jordison
Style:Metal
Band:Slipknot
Recommended Listening:"Wait and Bleed"

Thomas Lang
Style:Rock
Band:Various Artists
Recommended Listening:

Dave Lombardo
Style:Metal
Band:Slayer
Reccomended Listening:Angel of Death

Martin Lopez
Style:Rock/Metal
Band:Opeth
Recommended Listening:"In My Time of Need", "Drapery Falls"

Vinnie Paul
Style:Metal
Band:Pantera/Damageplan
Reccomended Listening: Domination, Becoming

Neil Peart
Syle:Rock
Band:Rush
Recommended Listening:"Xanadu", "YYZ"

Mike Portnoy
Style:Rock
Band: Dream Theater
Recommended Listening:"Erotomania"

Phill Rudd
Style:Pop Rock
Band:AC/DC
Reccomended Listening:"Back in Black"

Chad Sexton
Style: Rock
Band: 311
Recommended Listening: "Applied Science"


Chad Smith
Style:Rock/Funk
Band:Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reccomended Listening:

Dave Tempesta
Style:Metal
Band:White/Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth, Helmet
Reccomended Listening: Grindhouse A-go-go, El Phantasmo and the chicken run blast-o-rama.

[Leprechauns1021]

Ill sort it out alphabetically and so later on. If anyone has any new terms or whould like to correct one that ive made a mistake on please help me out here.

[joe_04_04]

Gravity Blast-Single-handed snare roll utilizing the snares rim.

[Sunshine]

Wait. You were confused by "rest" and "drum solo?"

Sorry. But after 4 years of playing the trumpet [and little spouts of other failed instruments], things like that seem kind of...silly. Ah well. Gotta learn some time, I guess.

Some of the links for some of those are in other threads floatin' around here..

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Heel-toe vid: http://drummerworld.com/Clinic/Derrick_Pope3.html

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Bossa and Samba definitions?

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=482152

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Recommended listening: AC/DC for uber-beginners, ja?

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Traditional grip [cheap] pic: http://www.musichouse.co.th/other/precuss-2.jpg

[Leprechauns1021]

How was I confused about rest and drum solo? I got them up there. Is it wrong?

[Sunshine]

Heh, no. I thought those were things you were confused about at one point in time...I dunno.

Sorrah ^-^

[Leprechauns1021]

lol is alright. I think I posted with like half the definitions cause I was a lil lazy, then went back and fixed them. So you were half right.:)

[Sunshine]

Hehehe, mmk ^-^

Hope this thread does some people some good.

[jiashen]

It's not true that no other instruments (or noises) play during a drum solo, it's just that the focal point is on the drums during its solo. And I'm not sure if it's wise to categorize popular drummers into 'skill level they play at'. The flam definition is rather vague, and you spelled paradiddle wrongly twice.

[Panopticon]

Gravity Blast-Single-handed snare roll utilizing the snares rim.

Thats....not true?

That's a gravity roll...a gravity blast is when you do a gravity roll and add double bass and hi-hats/cymbals.

[Leprechauns1021]

Alright well thanks for correcting me on a few things. Im no expert, far from it actually so if there is something wrong dont be afraid to correct me.

[FullMoon]

fill - a break in the normal groove of a song ussually involving a roll of some sort and often utilives the toms


change it if u like

[Loser]

utilive isn't a word.

[Leprechauns1021]

haha didnt see that. fixed in my definition anyways

[Sunshine]

*Utilizes?

[pitchfork]

Keith Moon
Style: Classic Rock
Band:The Who
Reccomended Listening: Can't explain, Shout and shimmy, Substitute

[Leprechauns1021]

haha well i cant just say "anything" for listening, it wouldnt really help out that way.

[Corkofski]

John Dolmayan
Style: Metal
Band:Red Hot Chili Peppers
Reccomended Listening: Chop Suey / Toxicity / Question

[Leprechauns1021]

I dont think he play for RHCP lol...but i know what u meant

[Corkofski]

oh, my bad.

i coppied the RHCP entry and forgot to change. im not a complete moron.

[Leprechauns1021]

haha dont worry bout it i think everyone knows what u meant to putt

[Chester]

Chad Sexton
Style: Rock
Band: 311
Recommended Listening: "Applied Science"

i found a great video on the gravity roll:
http://www.tigerbill.com/media/Rabb2.wmv

[crazyguy832]

For heel-toe, you should link to my lesson.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/lesson.php?lessonid=160

:chug:

[Leprechauns1021]

Alright I got the updates. Im going to add more drummers whenever I stop being lazy:p

[joe_04_04]

he plays for system of a down

[joe_04_04]

David Silveria
Style: Metal
Band: Korn
Reccomended Listening: Thoughtless, Blind, etc.

[Leprechauns1021]

Oh man I thought this thread was dead and all my work had gone to waste :lol:

[MatthewMeredith]

No way man, this is a GREAT idea for a thread!

Just one suggestion: For Martin Lopez, you should change the reccomended listening to "The Drapery Falls", just because it has bits of melodic soft stuff and harder metal stuff. "In My Time Of Need" is a great song, it just doesn't fully show off his talent :chug:

[Schism666]

Dave Lombardo
Style:Metal
Band:Slayer
Reccomended Listening:Angel of Death

Vinnie Paul
Style:Metal
Band:Pantera/Damageplan
Reccomended Listening: Domination, Becoming

[Superman]

err.... John Dolmayon plays for the Chillis? Edit needed

[Leprechauns1021]

Really? I never heard of it.

[Leprechauns1021 II]

Man, I really need my old account back so I can edit this and make it better :(

[crackpot_theory]

Dave Tempesta
Style:Metal
Band:White/Rob Zombie, Scum of the Earth, Helmet
Reccomended Listening: Grindhouse A-go-go, El Phantasmo and the chicken run blast-o-rama.


I only listened to his work in with zombie though, so if anybody has better examples feel free to share.

and these are the only songs I can think of at the moment.

[Leprechauns1021 II]

I shall add it when I get my account again.

[crackpot_theory]

Did you add John Dolmayan?

[Leprechauns1021]

I shall in a second!

[crackpot_theory]

You might wanna edit John Dolmayon so it lookes like this,

John Dolmayon
Style:metal
Band:system of a down
Reccomended listening: Toxicity, chop suey, peephole

[NCDrummer]

Good thread Lep!

I was looking at all the lingo (some i didn't knwo before likeHeel-up which i apparently am) and it reminded me...

does anyone move they're foot on the bass pedal to get different sounds? cause if i'm just playing a straight forward beat i'll have my foot on the front of the pedal but if i'm groovin' or playing to something that has a fast bass pattern i'll move my foot the the back of the pedal (kinda at the joint at the heel) to make it buzz or do two fast notes?

(long question)

[Leprechauns1021]

I dont really move my foot forwards or backwards, but I do utilize heel up or heel down to get different sounds. If I want it softer I play heel down, if I want a louder sound I go for Heel up. I also use heel up when i need to play some straight 16th notes, or just really fast bass pedal work.

[crackpot_theory]

I dont really move my foot forwards or backwards, but I do utilize heel up or heel down to get different sounds. If I want it softer I play heel down, if I want a louder sound I go for Heel up. I also use heel up when i need to play some straight 16th notes, or just really fast bass pedal work.



yea, that's how I play.

[slim_jim147]

Emmanuel Chartier
style: rock/metal/jazz/progressif/alternatif/.........
Band: Alternate
recommanded listening : near the ocean