Workbook #1 P34a36

Mike Mic halkows
Book 1
Book 1 - Table Of Contents

Drum Notation Key
Example Beats & Fills
The Basic Quarter Note
Eighth Note Subdivisions
16th Note Subdivisions
32nd Note Subdivisions
Eighth Note Triplets
16th Note Triplets
Quarter Note Triplets
Dotted Notation
Counting Rests
Time Signatures
Sight Reading Exercise - Beginner
Sight Reading Exercise - Intermediate
Sight Reading Exercise - Advanced
Basic Dynamic Markings
Finger Control Technique
The 40 Rudiments
Doubles
Single Paradiddle
Flams
Drags
Developing Bass Drum Independence
Developing Hi-Hat Foot Independence
Double Bass Drumming - Beginner
Double Bass Drumming - Intermediate
Double Bass Drumming - Advanced
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Drum Set Notation Key

Drum Notation Key
Bass Drum
Snare Drum
Ride Cymbal
2nd Tom (Mid Tom)
Cross-Stick
ox ox ox ox
>
>
Accented Notes
Crash Cymbal
>
3rd Tom (Low Tom)
Ride Cymbal Bell
Open Hi-Hat
>
Hi-Hat
Closed Hi-Hat
Repeat
1st Tom (High Tom)
2nd Bass Drum
Hi-Hat with Foot
()
()
Ghost Notes
()
()
Drum Fill
Repeat
Example Beats and Fills

Example Beats & Fills
DVD 01- Getting Started
1) Build 1/4 Note Beat
3)
2)
4)
5) Build 8th Note Beat
6)
7)
8)
9) 8 Different 8th Note Beat Variations
11)
14)
15)
12)
13)
10)
16)
17) Create Basic Fills
18)
19)
20)
21)
22)
DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

1)
1
80
100
002
1 001
2)
1
80
100
004
1 003
3)
1
x
80
100
006
1 005
4)
1
x
80
100
008
1 007
5)
1
x
80
100
1 009
010

1)
and
and
and
80
100
and
012
1 011
2)
1
and
and
and
and
80
100
014
1 013
3)
1
x
80
100
1 015
016
4)
x
80
100
1 017
018
and
and 3
5)
x
80
100
x
020
1 019
and
4 and

1)
80
100
and ah
and ah
and ah
and ah
1 021
022
2)
1
and
and
ah
80
100
and ah
1 023
024
3)
1
80
100
and ah
and
and ah
1 025
026
4)
x
80
100
028
1 027
1 e and ah 2 and 3
4 e and ah
5)
10
x
80
100
x
1 029
030
1 e and ah 2 e and ah 3 and 4

1)
and ah
and ah
and ah
and ah
65
85
032
1 031
2)
1
and
65
85
and ah
and
and
ah
1 033
034
3)
1
65
85
and ah
ah
and
036
1 035
4)
1 e and ah 2
e and ah 3 e and ah 4
e and ah
x x x x x x x x
65
85
1 037
038
5)
1
and ah 2
x x x x x x x x
65
85
and
e and ah 4
1 039
040
11

1)
1
trip
let
trip
80
100
let
trip
let
trip
trip
let
1 041
042
2)
1
let
trip
80
100
let
1 043
044
3)
1
and
trip
80
100
let
trip
let
1 045
046
4)
1
trip let
trip let
trip let
4 trip let
x x x x x x x x

80
100
5)
048
1 047
trip let
3
trip let
x x x x x x x x
80
049
100 1 050
12
and
and
16th Note Triplets

16th Note Triplets
1)
trip
let
trip
let
trip
let
trip
let

80
100
1 051
052
2)
1
trip
let
trip
80
100
let
trip
let
trip
let
054
1 053
3)
1
80
100
and ah
and
trip
let
trip
let
1 055
056
4)
1
trip let
3
trip let
3
trip let
3
4 trip
3
let
3
x x x x x x x x
80
100
058
1 057
5)
1 e and ah 2
trip
3
let
3 e and ah 4
trip let
3
x x x x x x x x 3
80
100
1 059
060
13

1)
trip
let
trip
100
120
let
trip
let
trip
let
062
1 061
2)
1
trip
let
trip
100
120
let
trip
let
trip
let
064
1 063
3)
100
120
1 065
066
4)
x x x x x x x x
100
120
1 067
068
5)
x x x x x x x x
100
120
14
070
1 069
Dotted Notation
Dotted Notation
1)
1
80
100
072
1 071
and
2)
1
and
80
100
2 e
and
ah
e and ah
074
1 073
3)
1
and
ah
80
100
and
.
80
100
and ah
1 075
076
4)
1
and
and ah
1 077
078
5)
1
and
.
80
100
and
and
and
ah
080
1 079
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Counting Rests
Counting Rests
1) Quarter Note Rests
1 081
100
2) Eighth Note Rests
1 082
100
3) 16th Note Rests
1 083
100
4) Quarter Note Triplet Rests

3
1 084
120
5) Eighth Note Triplet Rests

3
120
16
1 085
6) 16th Note Triplet Rests

3

100
1 086
7) 32nd Note Rests

75
1 087
8) Combining Rests
110
1 088
9)
3

95
1 089
10)

75
1 090
11)
3
100
1 091
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Time
Signatures
Time Signatures
This is 4/4 time, also known as common time.

There are 4 quarter note counts per bar.
4
4
This is 3/4 time. There are 3 quarter note counts per bar.
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42
45
46
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7
4
7 j
8
This is 7/8 time. There are 7 eighth note counts per bar.
This is 6/8 time. There are 6 eighth note counts per measure.
6
8
9
8
12
8
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Sight Reading
Exercise - Beginner
Sight Reading Exercise - Beginner
100
092
20

3

100
1 093
j j

3
21

3

90
1 094
j

3
j 3 j 3 j
r
r
r
r
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Play very soft.

P Play fairly soft.

f Play loud.

p Play softly.

F Play fairly loud.

Play very loud.

Decrescendo - Play loud to quiet.
Crescendo - Play quiet to loud.
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DVD 04 - Hand Techniques
1)
2)
R R RR L L L L R R R R L L L L
R R R R L L L L to Singles
3)
R R RR L L L L R R R R L L L L
4)
Single Stroke Roll - R L R L
to
Double Stroke Roll - R R L L
5) This is called the "Arrowhead Routine." Can you guess why?

RRR LLL RRR LLL
RRRR LLLL RRRR LLLL
RRRRR LLLLL RRRRR LLLLL
RRRRRR LLLLLL RRRRRR LLLLLL
RRRRRRR LLLLLLL RRRRRRR LLLLLLL
RRRRRRRR LLLLLLLL RRRRRRRR LLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLL RRRRRRRRR LLLLLLLLL
RRRRRRRR LLLLLLLL RRRRRRRR LLLLLLLL
RRRRRRR LLLLLLL RRRRRRR LLLLLLL
RRRRRR LLLLLL RRRRRR LLLLLL
RRRRR LLLLL RRRRR LLLLL
RRRR LLLL RRRR LLLL
RRR LLL RRR LLL
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DVD 05 - Drum Rudiments
The 40 Drum Rudiments
The 40 Drum Rudiments
Single Stroke Roll

R
Single Stroke Four

R L R L
1 095
100
1 096
100
Single Stroke Seven

R
L R
L R
L R
L R
1 097
100
Multiple Bounce Roll

R
1 098
120
Double Stroke Roll
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
1 099
120
Triple Stroke Roll

R
120
1 100
25
Five Stroke Roll

R
! !
120
! !
! !
! !
! !
1 101
Six Stroke Roll

R
120
! !
! !
! !
1 102
Seven Stroke Roll

R
! ! !
1 103
80
! ! !
Nine Stroke Roll
! ! ! ! j
100
1 104
! ! ! ! j
! ! ! !
Ten Stroke Roll

L
! ! ! !
R
100
1 105
Eleven Stroke Roll

R
! ! ! ! !
80
26
1 106
! ! ! ! !
Thirteen Stroke Roll
! ! ! ! ! !
R
1 107
75
! ! ! ! ! !
L
Fifteen Stroke Roll
! ! ! ! ! ! !
R
! ! ! ! ! ! !
1 108
80
Seventeen Stroke Roll

R
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
1 109
100
Single Paradiddle
R
1 110
100
Double Paradiddle
R
120
1 111
Triple Paradiddle
R
100
1 112
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Paradiddle-Diddle
R
Flam
LR
RL
LR
RL
Flam Taps
LR
28
RL
RL
LR
RL
R
3
1 116
L
LR
RL
>

R
RL
1 117
Flam Paradiddle
L
LR
R
R
80
> R

LR
Flamacue
LR
L
RL
100
LR
RL
80
RL
Flam Accent
L
LR
LR
1 115
100
1 114
100
1 113
120
RL
LR
RL
1 118
Single Flammed Mill

LR
R
L
R RL
LR
RL
1 119
70
Flam Paradiddle-Diddle
R
L
R
LR
LR
RL
RL
RL
Swiss Army Triplet

L
R
RL
3
1 120
90
1 121
90
Inverted Flam Tap

L
LR
RL
LR
RL
1 122
100
Pataflafla
LR
RL
Flam Drag
LR
L
!
3
80
RL
LR
R RL
LR
RL
1 123
80
LR
RL
!
3
LR
!
3
RL
!
3
1 124
29
Drag Ruff
R
LL
L
RR
LL
L
RR
1 125
120
Single Drag Tap

L
LLR
RRL
LL R
RRL
1 126
100
Double Drag Tap

LL R
LL R
RR L
Lesson 25
LL R
L
LL R
RR L
LL R
RRL
LL R
RRL
RR L
1 127
70
RR L
80
1 128
Single Dragadiddle
!
R
80
30
1 129
Dragadiddle #1
R
LL R
RR L
LL
Dragadiddle #2
L LR
R
Single Ratamacue
L
LL R
R
3
110
RR L
RR L
1 132
RRL
RR L
110
Double Ratamacue (In 6/8 Time)

LL R L
LL R
R
L
1 131
90
1 130
90
L
RR
1 133
Triple Ratamacue
LL R
110
LL R
L LR
L
3
RRL
RRL
RR L
R
3
1 134
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Doubles
Doubles
1)
2)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
70
90
70
90
136
1 135
3)
1 137
138
4)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
70
90
70
90
1 139
140
5)
142
1 141
6)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
70
90
70
90
1 143
144
7)
1 145
146
8)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
70
90
9)
148
1 147
70
90
150
1 149
10)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
70
90
32
1 151
152
70
90
1 153
154
Single Paradiddle
Single Paradiddle
1)
2)
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
( )( )
( ) ( )
( )( )
( )
( )
80
100
80
100
1 155
156
3)
1 157
158
4)
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
( )( )
( )
( )
80
100
80
100
1 159
160
5)
1 161
162
6)
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( )
80
100
80
100
1 163
164
7)
1 165
166
8)
x xx x x xx x x xx x x xx x
( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) ( )
80
100
9)
80
100
167
1 168
1 169
170
10)
xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx
( )
( ) ( )
( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( )
80
100
172
1 171
80
100
174
1 173
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Flams
Flams
1)
2)
j
j j j
90
175
110 1 176
3)
j
j j
90
177
110 1 178
4)
j
j j j
90
179
110 1 180
5)
j
j j
90
183
110 1 184
j j j
90
110
1 181
182
1 185
186
j
j
j j j j j
90
110
1 187
188
9)
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90
110
8)
90
110
6)
7)
j
1 189
190
10)
j
90
110
1 191
192
90
110
1 193
194
Drags
Drags
1)
2)
70
90
90
110
1 195
196
3)
xx
5)

1 197
198
4)
xxxxxxxxxxxxxx x
90
199
110 1 200
x
90
110
1 201
202
6)
j
j
x
x
x
x
x x
x x !
x x x !
x

( ) ( ) ( ) ( )( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) x
x
90
110
203
205
110 1 204
130 1 206
3
7)
j
j
x
x x x
x x

x
x
110
207
130 1 208
3
9)
8)

90
110
1 209
210
10)
! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
90
110
212
1 211
80
100
214
1 213
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DVD 06 - Foot Techniques
1)
2)
x
001
80
100
2 002
3)
4)
x x
80
100
x x
005
x x
x x
x x x x x x x
80
100
2 006
5)
x x x x x x x
80
003
100 2 004
007
2 008
6)
80
100
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
009
80
100
2 010
7)
011
2 012
8)
xxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxx xxxx xxx xxxx

013
80
100
9)
x x x x x x x x

80
95
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017
2 018
015
80
100
2 014
10)
2 016
3
x x x x x x x x

80
95
019
2 020
DVD 06 - Foot
Techniques
Developing Hi-Hat
Foot
Independence
Developing Hi-Hat Foot Independence

1)
2)
x x
x
021
2 022
100
120
3)
x
x
025
100
120
2 026
x
x
x
x
x
x
5)
x
x
4)
x
x
x x
x
023
2 024
x
x
x
x
x x
x x
027
2 028
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
031
2 032
x
x
100
120
100
120
6)
029
100
120
o
x
x
2 030
7)
x
x
100
120
033
2 034
x
x
o
x
x
8)
x
x
x
x
x
x
These next 2 exercises are in 6/4 time.

9)
120
140
x
x
037
2 038
x
x
10)
x
x
100
120
o
x
x
100
120
x
120
140
x
x
035
2 036
x
x
039
o
x
x
x
x
x
x
2 040
37

1)
90
120
2)
041
2 042
100
120
3)
043
130
150
4)
2 044
3
( )
045
( )
( )
( )
2 046
3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

80
2 047
5)
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
60
2 048
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6)
x x x x x x x x
90
110
7)
8)
9)
049
2 050
x x x x x x x x

80
051
100 2 052
x x x x x x x x
100
053
120 2 054
3
3
3
x x x x x x x x
80
2 055
3
10)
x x x x x x x x

60
2 056
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1)
100
130
057
2 058
2)
100
130
3)
059
2 060
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
061
75
90
2 062
4)
x
x
x

063
60
70
2 064
5)
60
70
40
065
2 066
6)
70
90
7)
8)
067
2 068
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

069
70
80
2 070
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

60
2 071
9)
x x x x x x x x

072
80
100 2 073
10)
3
3
3
3
x x x x x x x x
074
75
85
2 075
3
41
11)
z z z z
z z z z
x x x x x x x x

076
100
120 2 077
12)
3
3
x x x x x x x x

078
100
120 2 079
13)
z z z z
3
3
z z z z
x x x x x x x x

080
90
110 2 081
14)
x x x x x x x x

082
90
110 2 083
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Double Bass Drumming

DVD 06 - Foot Techniques - Advanced
Double Bass Drumming - Advanced

1)
2)
3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

086
084
120
120
140 2 087
140 2 085
3)
4)
3
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

090
088
130
120
150 2 091
140 2 089
5)
6)
x x
100
120
x x

092
2 093
x x
x x

7)
x x x x

094
100
120 2 095
x x

8)
3
x x
90
110
x
096
x x
x x
90
110
2 097
9)
x x
098
2 099
10)
3
x x
90
110
x
100
2 101
x x
x x x x
102
90
110 2 103
x x
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Credits
Shot on location at Rock Beach Recording in White Rock, B.C. Canada,
and Drumeo Studios in Abbotsford, B.C. Canada.
Featuring: Mike Michalkow
Executive Producers & Directors: Jared Falk, Rick Kettner
Directors of Cinematography: Dwayne Thornhill & Victor Guidera
Audio Engineers: Victor Guidera & Steve Klassen
Editors: Jamie Falk, Victor Guidera, Trent Harms, Kyle Trienke & Phil Larson
Graphic Design: Jordan Dick
Photography: Revival Arts Studios
Rock Beach Studio Manager: Pat Glover
Audio Mastering: Victor Guidera & Dwayne Harder
Music Transcription: Hugo Janado
Mike would like to thank:
My wife Tracy for her amazing support and love.
All of my supportive family and friends.
My Sponsors:
Yamaha Drums, Paiste Cymbals, Evans Drum Heads,
Pro Mark Drumsticks, HansenFutz, The HiShaker, and Blowit Fans.
To all of the musicians who performed on this project:
I want to thank Fidel Cabacungan for the loan
of your amazing vintage snare collection!
Jared Falk for believing that I could actually complete
this massive project! Thanks!
The crew at Railroad Media Inc. Jared Falk, Rick Kettner, Dave Atkinson,
Jamie Falk, Victor Guidera, Jordan Dick, Jeff Claassen, Nate Savage,
Trent Harms, Kenton Hirowatari, Kyle Trienke, Pam Black,
Jessica Tierney, Megan Friesen, Chad Kettner, Phil Larson & Hugo Almeida.
My Teachers:
Norm St. Hilaire, Mitch Dorge, Brian Thurgood, John Fisher,
Peter Magadini, Dom Famularo, Virgil Donati,
John JR Robinson, Jim Chapin.
All of YOU who purchased this product,
or own any of my previous DVDs You Rock.
Jackson Michalkow who was born February 5th, 2009
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Book 1 - Table Of Contents

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Drum Set Notation Key

2nd Tom (Mid Tom)

3rd Tom (Low Tom)

Ride Cymbal Bell

1st Tom (High Tom)

2nd Bass Drum

Hi-Hat with Foot

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Example Beats and Fills

1) Build 1/4 Note Beat

5) Build 8th Note Beat

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DVD 01- Getting Started

9) 8 Different 8th Note Beat Variations

17) Create Basic Fills

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DVD 01- Getting Started

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

The Basic Quarter Note

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

Eighth Note Subdivisions

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

16th Note Subdivisions

1 e and ah 2 e and ah 3 and 4

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32nd Note Subdivisions

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

Eighth Note Triplets

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16th Note Triplets

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Quarter Note Triplets

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1) Quarter Note Rests

2) Eighth Note Rests

3) 16th Note Rests

4) Quarter Note Triplet Rests

5) Eighth Note Triplet Rests

DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

6) 16th Note Triplet Rests

7) 32nd Note Rests

DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

This is 4/4 time, also known as common time.

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

Sight Reading Exercise - Intermediate

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

Sight Reading Exercise - Advanced

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DVD 03 - Drum Theory & Notation

Basic Dynamic Markings