MusicYears 5–8Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 5: Performance Pieces

Three substantial pieces with advanced grooves, odd times, and musical interpretation

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have a drum kit with a snare drum, a hi-hat, and a bass drum. 🥁

  2. 2

    What do you use to play a drum kit?

  3. 3

    Tap out a simple rhythm: snare (S), hi-hat (H), bass (B). Try: H H S B H H S B

  4. 4

    Let's learn a 4-beat pattern for a performance piece. 🎶

  5. 5

    Now play the pattern yourself: H S H B. Tap each one in order!

  6. 6

    In our 4-beat pattern, which drum do you hit on beat 4?

  7. 7

    What comes after the snare drum in the pattern H S H B?

Practise Drums/Percussion Grade 5: Performance Pieces with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 9–13. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.