Production Through Performance
Review
1.4 BEAT map Performing
Performing beat maps using low-tech finger exercises is a great step in preparing to play key drums. It’s important to practice rhythm reading and develop finger independence before applying it to the keyboard.
Watch the walkthrough video.
Review the information below.
What is a Beat map?
Terms
Attack: The beginning of a note.
Rest: A period of musical time when a note isn’t played.
Syncopation: An attack on a weak beat without an attack on the strong beat before it.
Practice
BEAT MAP PERFORMING
Practice clapping the rhythms with the beat map examples.
With a metronome count and clap the eighth note rhythms below.
Work on clapping different subdivision levels. Beat Map Examples→
Write your own rhythm using a Blank Beat Map→
PAPER DRUM MACHINE
Using the same beat map examples, practice tapping rhythms using the paper drum machine.
Click on the image to open the paper pads in a new window.
Print and follow the instructions in the overview video.
Test
BEAT MAP PERFORMANCE
Demonstrate your ability to play rhythms by reading a beat map.
Know the test’s guidelines! Review the Rubric →
Choose an example from each subdivision level below.
Perform them with the 60BPM or the 90BPM Metronome using the Paper Pads →
Reflect on how you did. Self Assessment →
Open examples in a new window. Beat Map Examples→
Eighth Note
Sixteenth Note
Eighth Note Triplet
