Funk Grooves – Grade 5

Funk Grooves – Grade 5

You’ll need to be able to read the sheet music to play these funk drum grooves. These funky beats are versatile and can be played in various scenarios or even different styles of music. Use these funk drum beats for some new inspiration or ideas for adding flare...
3 bars of drum beats in 4 with open hi hats + 1 bar fills

3 bars of drum beats in 4 with open hi hats + 1 bar fills

The drum fills now last for a whole bar, so we are now only playing 3 bars of drum beats. This prepares the student for another real world example of a different length of fill within a drum beat phrase. You’ll need to be able to sight read these because they...
2 bar drum beats in 4 with open hi hats

2 bar drum beats in 4 with open hi hats

Much like in section 1, there are 16 different exercises with drum beats in 4/4, each with open hi hats placed within the beats, but this time it’s double the length. You’ll need to read these or really work hard to memorise them to play without reading....
1 bar drum beats in 4 with open hi hats

1 bar drum beats in 4 with open hi hats

There are 16 different drum beats in 4/4, each with open hi hats placed within the beats. The open hi hats are marked with a circle around the X note head. These drum beats have been written for beginners between grade 1 and grade 2. In this series of 5 free PDF drum...