Drums/Percussion Grade 4: Technique

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine tapping a drum with a stick. Your hand goes up and down like a bouncing ball! 🥁

2. 2

   How many hands do you use to tap a drum? 🥁

3. 3

   Tap the drum in a steady beat — right, left, right, left. 🥁

4. 4

   Let's build a drum pattern together. Tap 'right, left, right, left' four times. 🥁

5. 5

   Which hand do you start with in a basic drum pattern? 🥁

6. 6

   Now try a different pattern: tap the drum hard (loud) then soft (quiet). 🥁

7. 7

   What do you call tapping the drum softly? 🥁