The Letter Method
Learn to play any song on drums, quickly and easily, with the Letter Method. Break rhythms into simple letters, practice them on your kit and combine them into the song you want to play.
Start with a simple beat. No sign-up needed.
This 4/4 bar has four letters, one per beat. Press play and follow the notation with your drumsticks on the snare.
R — right hand · L — left hand · empty slot — rest
Try Rhythm Letters. Hear the pattern, follow the notation and play it with drumsticks on your kit.
Game Mode
Connect your electronic drums via MIDI and turn practice into a game. Play along and see which hits landed, which you missed and when you completed a rhythm.
Requires a MIDI connection and a device or browser that supports MIDI.
Reading a drum chart adds a new set of symbols to learn. Rhythm Letters gives each beat pattern a familiar label, so you can recognize it, hear it and start practicing.
Standard notation is useful for detailed charts and rhythms beyond these patterns. Both approaches need practice to build timing, coordination and technique.
Start with a few Rhythm Letters and use them in simple rhythms. Build your timing and coordination as you learn grooves and fills.
Build fluent playing with familiar rhythm letters. Listen to each exercise, follow the drum notation and practice grooves and fills at a comfortable tempo.
Use the rhythms you learn to work toward songs you love. Browse public songs and play along with the available drum scores.
Your practice saves on this device. An account lets you save and continue across devices. After signing in, choose whether to import your device practice from your account.
No. You can learn, practice and browse public songs without signing in. Practice data saves on this device. Sign in for account storage across devices, and choose whether to import your local practice.
Prepare an acoustic or electronic drum kit and drumsticks. You can also connect an electronic kit via MIDI and enable Game Mode for hit feedback and accuracy scoring. MIDI requires a compatible device or browser.
Rhythm Letters gives each beat pattern a recognizable letter. Hear the rhythm, follow the drum notation and play with your drumsticks. Begin with a few letters and build your reading, timing and coordination through practice.
Yes. Browse the public song library for available drum scores. Playing a public song does not require an account. Your own song uploads and private library require sign-in.
Choose a song you want to play and learn it quickly and easily with the Letter Method.