13.1 · Making Beats

Meet the kit

Nearly every groove is mostly three voices: the kick, the snare, and the hi-hat.

Three voices

Tap each pad a few times. Get the sound in your ear before we stack them.

the low thump you feel in your chest: it holds the floor
the sharp crack that answers back: pop's handclap
the bright tick that marks the small divisions

Game · Which drum?

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One hit from the kit. Which voice made it?

Listen first. Then answer.

Hear them stack

One voice at a time joining the same bar: tick alone, then the thump under it, then the crack answering.

Quiz

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Listen: which drum?

Listen first. Then answer.
Score 100% on every quiz and game to complete this lesson. A perfect run sticks: a later miss never undoes it.The backbeat →