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HOW TO TUTORIALS
How to Share Your First Chart
How to Share a Chart From the dashboard select the chart icon at the bottom of the page and open the chart library.Search the chart…
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How to Build Your First Drum Chart
Open The Chart Template From the dashboard select the chart icon in the bottom menu to open the chart library. At the top of the…
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How to Build Your First Drum Pattern
How To Create and Add a Pattern To Your Chart. Adding Multiple Patterns to Your Chart to Fit On One Page Adding Patterns to Your…
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How to Create Your First Setlist
How To Create a Setlist Adding Multiple Charts to Setlist Add More Sets, Songs Without a Chart and Setlist Notes How to Edit Your Setlist…
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Main Pages in the App
Your Account Page Tutorial
Display Name: Use to add a name for your accountLogin and logout…
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Your Pattern Library and Preset Library Tutorial
Your pattern library is located on the Patterns page. Select the icon…
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Your Setlist Library Tutorial
Your Setlist Library and It’s Features Search and Add a New Setlist…
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Your Chart Library Tutorial
Your Chart Library and its Features Search and Add a Chart Search…
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Your Home Page Tutorial
The Dashboard is where you can see current upcoming performances to shared charts.
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Changing Time Signatures and Tempo
Tempo and Time Signature Changes You can change and add time signature…
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Song Form 3 Tier Blocks and How to Use Them
The 3 tier blocks is an organized way to start mapping out…
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Main Menu, Drum Chart Information Header and Footer
Main Menu The main menu is located at the top of every…
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How to Tap Out The Tempo Using the Metronome
How to Tap the Tempo on a Laptop, iPad or Tablet In…
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How to Write a Quick Chart When The Gig Starts in 2 Hours
You get the call for a gig, it starts in two hours and you will be playing two sets of original material…… What do you…
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Intro: What Your Chart Should Look Like and Other Kinds of Charts
Download these charts and copy to your Drum Chart Builder Account
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Step 2 How to Determine the Time Signature and Tempo of a Song
The time signature must be determined in order to count how many bars there are in a song (which we will cover in Step 4).…
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Step 3 How to Determine the Feel Of The Song
It is very important to recognize and label the feel of the song on the chart. The feel is the way the music is played.…
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Step 4 How to Identify Song Form and How to Count Out The Bars
Step 4 Identify Song Form and Counting the Bars Identifying the parts of a song allows you to see the whole picture. When you know…
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Step 7 Practice the Basic Drum Patterns With Tracks
Practice The Basic Drum Patterns This lesson will help you identify the drum patterns you hear in recordings. When charting a song, find the basic…
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How to Counting In The Band
Welcome! Try this way to hear the groove and the pickup so you…
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Create An Artist Drum Chart Songbook
Print Your Charts.Make An Artist or Band Drum Chart Songbook Check out This…
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Nashville Number Charts and Eddy Anderson
I use them when a chart is not available and I recommend that…
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Creating a Drum Chart Can Be Beneficial for Several Reasons
Overall, drum charts enhance communication, accuracy, and consistency in drumming, facilitating collaboration, learning,…
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How To Write Drum Music for a Song
You Can Follow these General Steps: Remember, writing drum music for a song…
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Identify Song Forms and How to Count
Identifying the parts of a song allows you to see the whole picture.…
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DRUM SHOWS AND CLINICS
Drum Shows-Music City Drum Show Nashville – July 19-20, 2025
Drum Chart Builder will be at the show in Booth #11This will be the official New Release of the New Drum Chart Builder 2025.Get a…
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Clinic at the Jazz Education Network Conference
Clinic Presentation – How to Write a Fast and Easy Drum Chart – 50 minute Clinic on January 7th at 9:00 AM January 4 -7…
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Drum Shows-PASIC – November 12-15, 2025 We Will have a booth so come by.
Registration Opens Soon Drum Chart Builder will be have a booth at the show. Come by and get all your questions answered What is PASIC?…
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New DCB Accounts and Migration Information
Memberships:Your current membership will continue and you will be able to continue to use the Legacy App. Start a new account and try the new…
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How to Migrate Your Legacy Charts into the New Drum Chart Builder App
Move your charts into the new version of Drum Chart Builder A Note to Legacy Users from Liz Ficalora Thank you for using the legacy…
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