Intermediate Drum Warm-Up – Part 1
Following on from the Drum Lesson Warm Up posted a few days ago, this intermediate drum warm-up is for drummers that have reached a higher level of ability (about Grade 4-6 but could be used by higher grades too). PDF Download This download actually includes Part 1...
Accent Practice Exercise for Snare Drum
This exercise was created to support the learning of playing paradiddles with accents along with a metronome at 70bpm in the Grade 2 Rockschool technical exercises 2012-18 syllabus. I have also suggested to try practicing the sheet between 60 and 120bpm, with or...
2 Snare Drum Sticking Exercise Sheets
The first exercise sheet was written to help my drum students build up their coordination and sticking techniques for the snare drum. The second exercise sheet was transcribed directly from this excellent Hit Like A Girl 2017 entry video by Jenn Proos. The entire...
Snare Drum and Floor Tom Piece with Sextuplets, Single Stroke Four’s and Paradiddle-diddle’s
This piece was written for a youth drumming group but it was too difficult for them as they were not quite ready in ability. I’m sure there will be plenty of people out there that will find this a good and achievable challenge. The drum piece will require a...
Sheet 2 – Drum Exercises for Beginners – Grade 1
Welcome to the second in the series of ‘Drum Exercises for Beginners – Grade 1’. You may like to listen to the audio to help understand the sheet music. There are short repeated exercises in the following categories, which are ideal for practicing on...
Sheet 1 – Drum Exercises for Beginners – Grade 1
Welcome to the first in the series of ‘Drum Exercises for Beginners – Grade 1’. There are short repeated exercises in the following categories, which are ideal for practicing on your own, or for using by drum teachers as part of a lesson plan. You...
Snare drum sheet music based around single stroke fours and sextuplets
This snare drum sheet is ideal for practicing the single stroke four drum rudiment and also for playing sextuplet rhythms within a piece. The piece could be played by a group of snare drums or other drums if the players are at an intermediate level of above (at least...