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Introduction to
Staff notation
Why Staff Notation?
Gateway to musical knowledge
Visual representation of music
Provides understanding of musical language
To read, understand and play music
Notation
A series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers,
amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics.
Percussion notation
Musical notation indicating notes to be played by percussion instruments.
Symbols which are usually written onto a musical staff.
Staff Notation
Known as staff in USA and stave in UK
A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces
Each represent a different musical pitch
In drums , it represents different parts
Or percussion instruments
Figure-1 : The staff
Time signature
Written in fractions
written at the beginning of the piece of
music
Top number tells how many numbers
you count in one measure
Bottom number has more importance
Tells what type of note is getting each
count
Example : 4 by 4 means quarter notes
Figure-2 : Common Time Signature
Continues..
The top number changing numbers changes count
you physically count
Bottom number changes the rate of time
Bottom number changes note values
Example : from 4 to 8 , means quarter notes to
eighth notes
Speed will be twice as fast
Figure-3: Quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
Quarter notes Counting
Figure-4: Quarter notes
Eighth Notes Counting
Figure-5: Counting 8th notes
Sixteenth notes Counting
Figure-6: 16th notes
Rest means note at rest
Counted to fill the measure
But
Not played on the drums
Rest Notes
Keep up the drumming

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A presentation on Staff Notation of Drums by Prem & Tasbiul Islam Nibir

  • 2. Why Staff Notation? Gateway to musical knowledge Visual representation of music Provides understanding of musical language To read, understand and play music
  • 3. Notation A series or system of written symbols used to represent numbers, amounts, or elements in something such as music or mathematics. Percussion notation Musical notation indicating notes to be played by percussion instruments. Symbols which are usually written onto a musical staff.
  • 4. Staff Notation Known as staff in USA and stave in UK A set of five horizontal lines and four spaces Each represent a different musical pitch In drums , it represents different parts Or percussion instruments Figure-1 : The staff
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 7.
  • 8. Time signature Written in fractions written at the beginning of the piece of music Top number tells how many numbers you count in one measure Bottom number has more importance Tells what type of note is getting each count Example : 4 by 4 means quarter notes Figure-2 : Common Time Signature
  • 9. Continues.. The top number changing numbers changes count you physically count Bottom number changes the rate of time Bottom number changes note values Example : from 4 to 8 , means quarter notes to eighth notes Speed will be twice as fast Figure-3: Quarter notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes
  • 11. Eighth Notes Counting Figure-5: Counting 8th notes
  • 13. Rest means note at rest Counted to fill the measure But Not played on the drums Rest Notes
  • 14. Keep up the drumming