A drum beat or drum pattern is a rhythmic pattern, or repeated rhythm establishing the meter and groove through the pulse and subdivision, played on drum kits and other percussion instruments. Many drum beats define or are characteristic of specific music genres.

In a standard bar of music, we have 4 beats. That’s why our first job as drummers is to count to 4 to bring the band in at the start of a song.

A kick drum head found in a standard drum set may range from 16 to 28 inches in diameter. Drummers use kick drums to establish a song’s tempo and to provide firm grounding on the strong beats of a measure—most commonly beats one and three in the 4/4 time signature.

On that note, here are 9 easy songs to play on drums.

• #1: Teenage Dream – Katy Perry.
• #2: Billie Jean – Michael Jackson.
• #3: Heart Shaped Box – Nirvana.
• #5: Live Forever – Oasis.
• #6: You Shook Me All Night Long – AC/DC.
• #7: Run to the Hills – Iron Maiden.
• #8: Come as You Are – Nirvana.
• #9: Feel Good Inc – Gorillaz.

Don’t worry; you can learn to play the drums at any age. Studies have shown that there are benefits of music lessons at any age.

What popular songs have the money beat?

• “Billy Jean”
• “Highway to Hell”
• “Help”
• “Enter Sandman”
• “Rolling in the Deep”
• “Blitzkrieg Bop”
• Accents on Money Beat Cymbal Patterns.
• Kick Drum Variations for the Money Beat.

Yes, drums are at the core of most music, but some of the best music is totally drum-free. You don’t need drums, or any instrument. You can make a song all on your own with just your voice in layers. Don’t worry about what you think you need and focus on what you like the sound of!

208 litres

Standard drums have inside dimensions of 572 millimetres (22.5 in) diameter and 851 millimetres (33.5 in) height. These dimensions yield a volume of about 218.7 litres (57.8 US gal; 48.1 imp gal), but they are commonly filled to about 200 litres.