MusicYears 1–3Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 1: Sight-Reading

Sight-reading a short passage in C, G, or F major; 4/4 or 3/4 time; crotchets, minims, semibreves

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a drum 🥁. When you tap it, you make a sound. Reading music is like reading a secret code for your hands!

  2. 2

    How many times do you tap for 1 note?

  3. 3

    Tap the drum once for each circle you see. Try this pattern: 🟤 ⚪ 🟤

  4. 4

    Let's read a pattern together: 🟤 ⚪ ⚪ 🟤. That means: tap, rest, rest, tap.

  5. 5

    What do you do when you see a white circle ⚪?

  6. 6

    Try this pattern: 🟤 🟤 ⚪ 🟤. Tap along!

  7. 7

    How many taps in this pattern: 🟤 ⚪ 🟤 ⚪?

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 1: Sight-Reading with Whizlo

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