Lesson 3 – Part 3

The Two Sound Rock Beat

In this session you will create a simple rock beat pattern using a classic kick and snare.

Snares in Beat Patterns

Snare drums in beat patterns are square icons and can be played.

Click on the icon below to play the Classic Snare drum.

Rests in Beat Patterns

A rest is a beat where no sound is made. It is a gap in a beat pattern.

Rests in beat patterns are indicated with a dot. They look like this:

Two Sound Rock

The following beat pattern called Two Sound Rock sounds like this:

It has 16 sounds in a row, shown as two rows of 8 sounds.

Click on the icons to play the sounds.

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Watch this video to help learn the beat pattern.

When you are ready, click on the QUIZ button below to take the Lesson 3 Roundup quiz.