Drum Notation by Beat Note vs Practice The Drums

Beat Note — Drum Notation for Drummers, Teachers, and Content Creators The fastest way to write, hear, practice, and share drum notation. Built by a drummer, for drummers. FOR DRUMMERS — FROM YOUR HEAD TO THE PAGE IN SECONDS You have a groove idea. Beat Note gets it down before you lose it. Tap the sequencer grid to build beats. Watch them turn into clean, professional drum notation in real time. Hit play and hear exactly what you wrote — at any tempo, with a click track, on loop. - Transcribe songs to check your ear and lock in what you hear - Compose your own grooves, fills, and exercises from scratch - Count in with a visual on-screen "1, 2, 3, 4" so your eyes and ears are ready together - Use Beat Note as your in-ear metronome during rehearsals — your beats, not just clicks "Been waiting a long time for an app like this. Clearly built by a drummer." — App Store review FOR TEACHERS — WRITE IT, PLAY IT, SEND IT What used to take 30 minutes in a desktop notation program now takes 2 minutes on your phone or iPad. Write exercises on the fly — during the lesson, not after it. Play back the notation so students hear exactly how it should sound. Share a link so they can listen at home. Export a PDF they can print and bring to the kit. - Use the sequencer as a live music whiteboard, in person or online - Build a library of exercises organized by tag, ready for any student - Send a shareable link or export a high-quality PDF in one tap "What would normally take 30 minutes on a computer has become 2 minutes from my mobile device. My students love it." — App Store review FOR CONTENT CREATORS — PROFESSIONAL NOTATION VIDEOS, IN MINUTES Export your beat as an animated MP4 — portrait for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts, or landscape for YouTube and Vimeo. Choose 720p, 1080p, or 4K. Pick a color theme. Preview before you export. PDF, PNG, WAV or AAC audio, shareable link, and animated MP4 — all from one app. NOTATION THAT LOOKS RIGHT Professional drum notation, consistent across every format you export. What you see on screen is what your students get in the PDF, what your followers see in the video, and what you hear in playback. - All standard drums, cymbals, and articulations - Subdivisions from 8th notes to 32nd notes, plus triplets, quintuplets (5s), and septuplets (7s) - Common and compound time signatures, including 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8 - Linear, split hands/feet, or split drums/cymbals voicing - Sticking annotations (R, L) - Single-measure repeat symbol (%) — renders automatically when measures repeat ORGANIZE AND DISCOVER - Tags, search, and sort to manage your beat library - Discover tab: curated educational beats for all skill levels - Beat templates to get started fast - Customize tempo, click track, count-in, and timer MADE BY A DRUMMER, SHAPED BY THE COMMUNITY Beat Note was built by me — an independent developer with 35+ years behind the kit. But the direction comes from the community. Every major feature on the roadmap has been voted on, requested, and refined by drummers, teachers, and creators just like you. Join the conversation at roadmap.beat-note.app — vote on upcoming features, share ideas, and see what's coming next. I'm here to make sure it all comes together into something that actually works. Premium subscription required for full access. Educator and Creator tiers available. Free trial included. Payment is charged through your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period via iTunes Account Settings. Terms and Privacy Policy: https://www.beat-note.app/privacy-and-terms

Do you practice the drums, but feel like you never get any better? Does it feel like time goes by but you are on this never-ending hamster wheel where you never seem to get any solid results? Do you watch other drummers perform and wonder how they got to be that good? Was it magic... natural talent... or did they all just start when they were 3-years old? What if I was to tell you there was a way to get off that hamster wheel... To get on the same path as all of your favorite drummers... if there was a way to truly feel like a rockstar on the drums Well... THERE IS! How do I know? Because I was where you are now and this system is how I overcame all of those obstacles to reach my true potential on the drums. Welcome to "Study The Drums" ...These are not just a bank of ordinary drum lessons. That's why I called this app "Study" the drums... not "Learn" the drums. Getting great on drums is a study. It's a path. It's a journey. It's not a magic pill, it's not a quick fix, and it's not easy... (or everyone would be a great drummer.) But if you have the fortitude to follow the path... You WILL be a rockstar on the drums. There are a ton of online courses out there! How is this any different? Well, Study The Drums is like one-on-one, personal training... just on the drums. Instead of stopping at “how to” drum lessons... I take you through the entire cycle of learning. Our PATH to transformation on the drums is simple Step 1. Learn It > (I teach it to you) Step 2. Practice It > (I practice it with you) Step 3. Apply It (I show you how it applies to music) ...and myself and my community of like-minded rockstars are always there to walk that path with you... So... are you ready to be a rock star on the drums? "I’m getting positive results I can see and feel in my playing in just the first 2 weeks." - Randy Severino "All too often I have put the time in, but only practiced the things I already knew how to play, even practiced the wrong things. I've bought into Jay's purpose behind this app - to know what's important and to help with & maintain a regular practice routine." -Brendan Bensley "I have stopped lessons with my teacher here in SA and use your site exclusively." - Kevin Berman When you get started today, you have the following options: 1. Take my FREE drum foundation challenge 2. Join the PATH Mentorship Program: Join the community track your progress across 13 different courses that build your foundation join the leaderboard Attend my weekly live session Get one-on-one video feedback and get all of the support from me and the community that you need! Download the app for free today! INFORMATION ABOUT THE APP AND PURCHASE OPTIONS By signing up, you will get access to subscription(s) that include features such as progress tracking, and offline sync. The download of Practice The Drums is free of charge. Should you use Practice The Drums app to access in-app content via available one-time purchase(s), a payment will be charged to your credit card once. Read our full Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy: https://passion.io/terms-of-service https://passion.io/privacy-policy