Drums/Percussion Grade 8: Sight-Reading

What you'll learn

1. 1

   Imagine you're sitting at a drum kit with a new piece of music in front of you. 🥁

2. 2

   What does 'sight-reading' mean? 🎵

3. 3

   Tap the rhythm as it appears — start with a simple 4/4 beat using quarter notes. 🥁

4. 4

   Let's read a 2-bar pattern in 4/4 time together. 🎼

5. 5

   Now try a 2-bar pattern with eighth notes — tap twice as fast on beat 2. 🥁

6. 6

   In 4/4 time, how many beats does a half note get? 🎵

7. 7

   When you see music with eighth notes, what do you do? 🥁