MusicYears 3–5Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 3: Technique

16th-note grooves; ghost notes; playing with dynamics; introduction to odd time signatures

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine tapping a drum 🥁 with a stick. Now tap it again — but this time, make the second tap softer, like a mouse walking! 🐭

  2. 2

    Which word means 'soft' in music? 🎵

  3. 3

    Tap the drum once loud (forte) and once soft (piano). Can you feel the difference?

  4. 4

    Let's practice a pattern: loud, soft, loud, soft. 🥁

  5. 5

    Now you try! Tap this pattern: forte, piano, forte, piano. 🥁

  6. 6

    What comes next: forte, piano, forte, ___? 🎶

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 3: Technique with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 7–10. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.