Sweet Quarters & Eighths (quarters & 8ths)

By Nate Brown Exercises 8th notes

This drumming music sheet is a practice sheet designed to focus practice on quarter notes, eighth notes and quarter rests. This beat sheet is for the beginner snare drum student.

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Nate Brown

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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Sweet Quarters & Eighths (quarters & 8ths)