Dotted Eighths

Dotted Eighths

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Dotted Eighths

Learn and practice your dotted eighth notes with this piece of drum music. This is a great piece to use as your first experience with dotted eighth notes. There are some geeky patterns between the rim and the snare head... practice, practice!

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Publisher of OnlineDrummer.com, Alfred Publishing author, Ddrum artist, and veteran Drum! Magazine contributor, Nate earned his Bachelor of Arts in Education at John Carroll University and Master of Arts in Education at the University of Findlay.

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