How To Read Jazz Drum Sheet Music

Learn about how to read Jazz drum sheet music and how to play Jazz drum charts and lead sheets. 

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Learn how to read Jazz drum sheet music and enjoy playing Jazz drum charts and lead sheets. Drum with more confidence in any music situation!

Reading Drum Sheet Music Course

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This course helps you take the stress out of how to read Jazz drum sheet music, making it easier to follow music and play with confidence.

You’ll learn:
  • How to read and play lead sheets and drum charts
  • Pickup notes
  • Intros
  • Feel changes
  • Dynamic markings
  • How to set up kicks
  • And tons more!


By the end, you’ll feel more comfortable reading drum charts and lead sheets, making it easier to play with bands and learn new songs without hesitation.
Course Overview
Drum charts (drum sheet music) and song lead sheets are the music road maps for Jazz drummers. Knowing how to read Jazz drum sheet music is a really important skill in Jazz drumming. 

In this course, you'll learn how to read Jazz drum sheet music and play both drum charts and music lead sheets.

  • Drum Lessons Video: 1 hour
  • Drum Lessons: 8
  • Drum Practice Tracks: 1
  • PDF Drum Charts (Drum Sheet Music): 2
  • Drum Lab Monthly Drum Class
  • Lessons In 10+ Languages:
    English, Deutsch, Français, Español, Italiano, Português, Suomi, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, 日本語, हिन्दी

Demystifying How To Read Jazz Drum Sheet Music

My Reading Drum Sheet Music course I'll help take the anxiety out of how to read Jazz drum sheet music.  You'll learn to read and play the music road maps we use all the time in Jazz drumming. 

By the end of my course, you're going to feel more confident reading drum charts and lead sheets and know how to set up the drum kicks in each of these music road maps. 

Mastering the Language

My course will teach you the most important symbols and words used in almost every drum chart or music lead sheet. Once you know the language, you can apply this skill to every drum chart or music lead sheet you encounter.

Knowing How To Read Jazz Drum Sheet Music Like a Pro

I've been reading drum sheet music for decades on gigs, in the studio and at rehearsals. In this course, you'll learn important tips for song form, beginnings, endings, kicks (music hits), changing feels and more. 

In short, you'll learn everything you need to really know how to read Jazz drum sheet music in almost any musical situation. 

PREVIEW THE COURSE

Here's the lesson of me playing the drum chart included with this course. Learn how to read Jazz drum sheet music and play both drum charts and lead sheets when you enroll in this course. 

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Jazz Drums Total Lessons Pack

From clueless to gig-ready! Start from scratch and groove your way up to advanced Jazz drumming. Grab all my courses to go from your first beat to stealing the show!

Includes the Reading Drum Sheet Music course!
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The Lessons On How To Read Jazz Drum Sheet Music

Take the anxiety out of knowing how to read Jazz drum sheet music!
  1. INTRO - 00:56
  2. SHADY SIDE SONG - PLAYING EXAMPLE - 06:35
  3. THE MUSIC ROAD MAP - PART 1 - READING THE MUSIC - 17:51
  4. THE MUSIC ROAD MAP - PART 2 - READING THE MUSIC - 20:13
  5. PLAYING THE MUSIC - PART 1 - 21:09
  6. PLAYING THE MUSIC - PART 2 - 13:22
  7. PICKUP NOTES, INTROS AND CHANGING FEELS - 04:19
  8. CONCLUSION - 01:04

The Reading Jazz Drum Sheet Music Course

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This course saves you time and money by breaking down how to read Jazz drum sheet music and play a typical Jazz drum chart or lead sheet.

By the end of these online drum lessons, you'll be able to read Jazz drum sheet music and play the course drum chart for the song Shady Side. 
  • 1 hour of online drum instruction
  • 8 drum lesson videos
  • 2 PDF drum charts
  • 1 drum practice track
  • Drum Lab Monthly Drum Class

AFFORDABLE

One-Time Payment. Lifetime Access to your course. Pay once, drum forever!

Pocket-friendly subscription plans also available through Groove Pass. 

PAINLESS

Learn with a relaxed, step-by-step method at your own pace.

You can also track your progress and see how much you have accomplished. Example below is from the Brushes Mastery Course.

Need a little more help with how to read Jazz drum sheet music?

Send me a direct message in the School and ask your questions in my monthly Drum Lab class. Just some of the perks for joining Jazz Drum School! 

Von Baron

Jazz drummer, educator, composer

About YOUR TEACHER

Performing regularly on stage and in the recording studio for 35+ years, Von Baron is one of the busiest drummers in Japan. 

Playing with Stanley Jordan, Benny Golson, Eddie Henderson, Geoff Keezer and many others gave Von the opportunity to hone his Jazz drumming skills. 

It's with this real world experience, Von created this course to give you a solid foundation for your Jazz drumming.
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