MusicYears 4–6Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 4: Performance Pieces

Three pieces demonstrating stylistic range, dynamic control, and musical sensitivity

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a drum kit with a snare drum, a bass drum, and cymbals. 🥁

  2. 2

    How many drums can you hit at once on a drum kit? 🥁

  3. 3

    Let's learn a simple drum pattern called a 'rock beat'. 🎶

  4. 4

    Tap the drums in order: bass on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4. 🥁

  5. 5

    Which beat do you hit the snare drum in a rock beat? 🥁

  6. 6

    Now try a roll on the snare drum — tap fast 8 times while counting. 🥁

  7. 7

    What do you call hitting the snare drum fast many times? 🥁

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 4: Performance Pieces with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 8–11. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.