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eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Step1
Choose an instrument set you'd like to play. Most keyboards come with a variety of drum sets for different styles of music, like rock, jazz and dance.
Step2
Pick a time signature for your beat. Most songs are in 4/4, or common time. This beat has four quarter notes per measure.
Step3
Lay down a bass drum pattern. The bass drum is the foundation of the beat, keeping it organized and moving it forward.
Step4
Add some cymbal sounds to the beat. Use the ride cymbal and the hi-hat to create a driving beat, and use the crash cymbal to provide background accents.
Step5
Play the snare drum in a regular pattern along with the bass drum. These two usually interact in a predictable way. The variety in your beat should come from tom-tom fills and cymbal hits.
Step6
Practice with a song playing in the background. You can either use a pre-programmed tune on your keyboard or a regular song on CD or mp3.