MusicYears 1–3Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 1: Performance Pieces

Three contrasting pieces/play-alongs at Grade 1 with basic grooves and fills

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a big 🥁 drum in front of you. When you tap it with a stick, it goes BOOM!

  2. 2

    What happens when you tap a drum softly?

  3. 3

    Tap the drum to make a LOUD sound, then a quiet sound.

  4. 4

    Let's play a simple drum pattern together: TAP TAP — rest — TAP.

  5. 5

    Tap along with this pattern: TAP — TAP — TAP — rest.

  6. 6

    How many times do you tap in the pattern: TAP — rest — TAP — rest?

  7. 7

    What do you do on a rest in drumming?

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 1: Performance Pieces with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 5–8. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.