The Most Common Non-Common Time Signatures

By Nate Brown Drum Beat Lessons, Drum Lessons, Level 2 Drum Lessons, Monday Drum Lessons, Reading/Counting odd time

Description

I hope you excuse the pun in the title. “Common time” is a term used to refer to 4/4, which is the most common time signature. This lesson focuses on the most common, non 4/4 time signatures, giving you some drum beat and fill examples.

LESSON NOTATION LINK

Time Signature Cheat Sheet

Chart-Topping Drum Beats: The 60s Through Today

Author

Nate Brown

Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate is a graduate of John Carroll University in Cleveland, Ohio and holds a Master of Arts in Education from the University of Findlay.

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The Most Common Non-Common Time Signatures