Drums/Percussion Grade 3: Performance Pieces

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine tapping a steady beat on a drum 🥁 — like a heartbeat. A piece of music is just different beats put together!

2. 2

   What is the steady beat like?

3. 3

   Tap along with the steady beat on your drum 🥁 — can you feel it?

4. 4

   Let's learn a simple drum pattern — it goes: tap, tap, rest, tap.

5. 5

   How many taps are in this pattern: tap, tap, rest, tap?

6. 6

   Play a short piece: 4 taps, then 2 taps, then 4 taps.

7. 7

   When you play a drum piece, what must stay the same all the way through?