How to Count 1/16 Notes

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Part of the video series: Learning To Read Drum Music 2

How to Count 1/8 Notes

Summary: Counting 1/16 notes for drumming is easy with these tips, get expert advice on music lessons in this free video.

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Jason Kay Jason Kay has been playing drums for over 30 years. He's traveled throughout America, Asia and Europe, playing with Blues, Rock, and Country bands. Jason has ... read more

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How to Count 1/16 Notes

We're now going to talk about sixteenth notes. We've talked about quarter notes, and we know they go one, two, three, four. In between those--exactly halfway in between--are your eighth notes, one and two and three and. Now sixteenth notes, we're going to put a note in between the eighth notes. So between one and and and, we have E. One E and--and then after and, we have A. So, one E and A. And a full set of sixteenth notes in a measure would be, one, E and a two E and a three E and a four E, and a one E and a two E, and a three E, and a four E, and a--now, if we were going to tap our foot on the quarter notes again just on the numbers, we would say, one E and a two E and a three E and a four. So now you're tapping your foot on quarter notes. One, two, three, four.