Level 3 Skills

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

Theory

  • Broken 16th notes

  • Quarter note triplets

  • Tied notes

Technique

  • Accents (Moeller technique)

  • Finger control (Gladstone technique)

  • Roll Rudiments

Drum Kit

  • Beats and fills with broken 16th notes

  • Accented hi hat patterns

  • Accent patterns - Train beat (Country), Bo Diddley

Set Lists

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

Beat Industry

  1. Joker and the Thief - Wolfmother

  2. Sweet Child O’ Mine - Guns ‘N’ Roses

Rockschool Grade 3

  1. On Broadway - George Benson

  2. good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo

  3. Is This Love - Bob Marley and the Wailers

  4. Best of You - Foo Fighters

  5. Bluish - Arlo Parks

  6. Heads Will Roll - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

  7. Camden Square

  8. Restless

  9. Long Beach Skyline

Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 3

  1. Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz

  2. Dancing In The Moonlight - Toploader

  3. Don't Wanna Fight - Alabama Shakes

  4. I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You) - Aretha Franklin

  5. London Calling - The Clash

  6. Love Is The Drug - Roxy Music

  7. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses

  8. Sweet Emotion - Aerosmith

Trinity Grade 3

  1. Joy Spring

  2. Mean Beanz

  3. Bossa Favour

  4. The Double Bubble Duchess (from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)

  5. Olé!

  6. Three Line Whip

Assessment

Teacher Assessment: Demonstrate the Level 3 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 3 Rudiments

    • Grade 3 Exercises

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

Further Study