Level 6 Skills

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

Theory

  • Swung 16th notes

  • Son and Rhumba Clavé (3/2 & 2/3), 6/8 Clavé

  • Phrasing ensemble figures

Technique

  • Brushes

  • Feathering the bass drum

  • Samba and Baiao foot ostinatos

Drum Kit

  • Jazz independence

  • Latin and World rhythms

  • Soloing - Trading 4’s

Set Lists

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

Beat Industry

  1. Stressed Out - Twenty One Pilots

Rockschool Grade 6

  1. The Chicken - Jaco Pastorius

  2. If I Could Change Your Mind - HAIM

  3. Parallel Universe - Red Hot Chili Peppers

  4. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough - Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

  5. Lost In Yesterday - Tame Impala

  6. End of The niGht. - Phony Ppl

  7. Shadow Realm

  8. Delicate

  9. Third Quarter

Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 6

  1. Love Rears Its Ugly Head - Living Colour

  2. Ghost Town - The Specials

  3. Misery Business - Paramore

  4. Pressure & Time - Rival Sons

  5. Private Life - Grace Jones

  6. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana

  7. Smooth Criminal - Alien Ant Farm

  8. Wake Up - Rage Against The Machine

Trinity Grade 6

  1. Overture from La Cage aux Folles

  2. Starsky and Hutch Theme (‘Gotcha’)

  3. Caravan

  4. The Genius

  5. Sept-a-Gone

  6. Five Six

Assessment

Teacher Assessment: Demonstrate the Level 6 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, Stylistic Studies.

    • Supporting Tests: Quick study piece, 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 6 Rudiments

    • Grade 6 Exercises

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

Further Study