How to Play a 16th Note a Drum Roll

Video Transcript

"Hi I'm Shaun Schaefer on behalf of Expert Village. Today we're going to be learning how to play a drum roll. So now that we know how to count sixteenth notes one-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. Now let's practice playing sixteenth notes. Okay, this is going to be the basis of our roll. Technically if you really wanted to say it, this is a roll. But this isn't the drum roll you want to play. So let's play some sixteenth notes and remember to count and counting out loud is very important. So let's get our counting going. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and a two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah one. Now it doesn't have to be that fast. If that's a little too fast for you, let's go ahead, let's slow it down. It's better to practice something slow and get it right than to play it fast and sloppy, because you're really not doing anything for yourself. So let's go ahead and let's slow it down. Nothing wrong with playing it slower. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah. One-e and ah two-e and ah three-e and ah four-e and ah one. Now that was slow, but if it's still too fast, pull back even more. It doesn't matter. This is about you learning how to play a drum roll. So on that, let's take now that we're well on our way, let's take a look at the next step in learning how to play a drum roll."