Drums/Percussion Grade 8: Performance Pieces

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're holding drumsticks and playing a tricky rhythm on a snare drum. 🥁

2. 2

   What's the most common sticking pattern on a snare drum?

3. 3

   Tap the rhythm: right hand (R), left hand (L), right hand (R), left hand (L) — keep going!

4. 4

   Let's play a Grade 8-style fill: R L R R L R L L. Count it out loud.

5. 5

   Now try this sticking pattern: R R L L R L R R L L R L. Tap it 4 times. 🥁

6. 6

   In the pattern R L R R L R L L, how many times does the right hand play?

7. 7

   True or false: Grade 8 drum pieces often use fast, tricky sticking patterns.