MusicYears 5–8Drums/Percussion

Drums/Percussion Grade 5: Sight-Reading

Sight-reading in keys up to 4 sharps/flats; compound time; ornamentation; chromatic passages

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine a secret code that tells you which drum to hit and when. That's what sight-reading is!

  2. 2

    Tap the drum when the note says 'snare' and the rhythm says 'quarter notes'.

  3. 3

    Let's read this 4-beat pattern together.

  4. 4

    Now you try: tap the pattern on the snare drum.

  5. 5

    What does a rest mean?

  6. 6

    How many beats are in a bar of 4/4 time?

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