Drums/Percussion Grade 2: Rudiments

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Pretend you have a drum 🥁. Tap it once — that's one sound. Now tap it twice fast — that's two sounds squeezed together!

2. 2

   How many taps do you do in a single stroke? 🥁

3. 3

   Tap the drum once for a single stroke, then twice fast for a double stroke. Can you feel the difference?

4. 4

   Let's do a single stroke together: tap once. Now a double stroke: tap-tap. Ready?

5. 5

   What comes first in a double stroke? Tap once, then...? 🥁

6. 6

   Now try a 'paradiddle' — it's a pattern: single, single, double! Tap: left, right, left-left. 🥁

7. 7

   A paradiddle has: one tap, one tap, then two fast taps. How many taps in total? 🥁