MusicYears 4–6Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 4: Rudiments

Advanced rudiments with accents and dynamics; cross-sticking; rim shots; press rolls

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Rudiments are the basic building blocks of drumming — like the ABCs of music! 🥁

  2. 2

    How many taps do you do with ONE hand for a double stroke? 🥁

  3. 3

    Tap along with this pattern — single strokes, left-right-left-right. 🥁

  4. 4

    Let's learn the PARADIDDLE — it sounds like 'pa-ra-di-dle'! 🥁

  5. 5

    Drag your fingers to play a paradiddle — left, right, left, left. 🥁

  6. 6

    What comes after left, right, left in a paradiddle? 🥁

  7. 7

    Which rudiment has TWO fast taps with the same hand? 🥁

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 4: Rudiments with Whizlo

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