Entry Level Skills

Practice the exercises in Basic Drum Kit Studies to develop these skills:

Theory

  • Basic theory, drum and cymbal positions on the staff

  • Time signatures - 4/4, 2/4, 6/8

  • Quarter notes and 8th notes

Technique

  • Grip and fulcrum

  • Rebound strokes

  • Rudiments - Single stroke roll, double stroke roll, single paradiddle

Drum Kit

  • Basic rock beats - quarter note, 8th note, 6/8

  • 8th note bass drum patterns

  • 8th note fills

Entry Level Set List

Learn these songs to build your setlist, then choose 3-5 songs for your assessment.

Assessment

    • Song 1 - Free Choice

    • Song 2 - Free Choice

    • Song 3 - Free Choice

    • Demonstrate the Entry Level skills

    • Song 1 - Choose a song from the book.

    • Song 2 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • Song 3 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • Technical Exercises.

    • Supporting Tests: Sight Reading, Ear Tests, Musicianship Questions.

    • Song 1 - Choose a song from the book.

    • Song 2 - Choose a song from the book.

    • Song 3 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • Song 4 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • Song 5 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • No technical exercises or supporting tests.

    • Song 1 - Choose a song from the book.

    • Song 2 - Choose a song from the book or a free choice song.

    • Song 3 - Choose one of the Technical Focus songs from the book.

    • Session Skills - Choose either playback or improvising.

    • Song 1 - Choose a song from the book (Group A)

    • Song 2 - Choose a song from the book (Group A)

    • Song 3 - Choose a song from the book (Group B)

    • Initial Rudiments

    • Initial Exercises

    • Supporting Tests - Choose two from the following: sight reading, unpitched aural, improvisation, music knowledge.

Further Study