Drums/Percussion Grade 7: Performance Pieces

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're holding two drumsticks and tapping a steady beat on a practice pad. 🥁

2. 2

   What do you use to play a drum? 🥁

3. 3

   Tap out a steady beat — 4 taps, then stop. Feel the rhythm in your hands. 🥁

4. 4

   Let's learn the basic rock beat: kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4. 🥁

5. 5

   Try the rock beat yourself: tap kick on 1 and 3, snare on 2 and 4. 🥁

6. 6

   In a rock beat, which numbers do you play the snare drum? 🥁

7. 7

   What is the steady pattern of sounds called in music? 🎶