Level 2 Skills

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

Theory

  • 8th note triplets

  • Swung 8th notes

  • Dotted notes

Technique

  • Rudiments - Flam, Drag, 4 stroke ruff

  • Sticking patterns for 16th notes and 8th note triplets

  • Bass drum doubles (slide technique)

Drum Kit

  • 16th note beats and fills

  • 8th note triplet beats and fills

  • Shuffle and swing beats, introduction to jazz

Set Lists

Choose one or more of the following set lists to learn:

Beat Industry

  1. Addicted To Love - Robert Palmer

  2. What I’ve Done - Linkin Park

  3. Carry On - The Score

  4. Sugar - Maroon 5

  5. T.N.T. - AC/DC

  6. Back In Black - AC/DC

  7. Choir - Guy Sebastian

Rockschool Grade 2 2024

  1. Flowers - Miley Cyrus

  2. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group

  3. Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

  4. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

  5. Kyoto - Phoebe Bridgers

  6. Feel Good Inc. - Gorillaz

  7. Headline Act

  8. Elevator Shoes

  9. Surfer Ticket

Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2 2018

  1. Fallin’ - Alicia Keys

  2. Song 2 - Blur

  3. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd

  4. Miss You - The Rolling Stones

  5. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers

  6. Just Kissed My Baby - The Meters

  7. She Sells Sanctuary - The Cult

  8. You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

Trinity Grade 2 2020

  1. Lava Lamp

  2. NY Nights

  3. Cherry Blue

  4. Gently Does It

  5. Triple Decker

  6. No No Nañigo

Rockschool Grade 2 2018

  1. Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

Assessment

Teacher Assessment: Demonstrate the Level 2 skills in your lessons.

OR

Grade Exam: Enrol for an exam with Rockschool or Trinity to be assessed by an external examiner.

    • 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 or Improvisation, 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)

    • Grade 2 Rudiments

    • Grade 2 Exercises

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

Further Study