Level 7 Skills

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

Theory

  • Odd time signatures

  • Odd groupings (3, 5, 7)

  • Table of time - all subdivisions from 1 to 8 notes

Technique

  • Rudiment combinations and solos

  • Hi hat splash

Drum Kit

  • Odd time beats

  • Rudimental patterns on the kit

  • Soloing in odd time

Set Lists

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

Rockschool Grade 7

  1. Falling In Between - Toto

  2. Soul with a Capital S - Tower of Power

  3. Precious - Esperanza Spalding

  4. It’s Just Talk - Pat Metheny Group

  5. Charlie Big Potato - Skunk Anansie

  6. Help Is On The Way - Rise Against

  7. Byte-Size

  8. Just for the Record

  9. La Puerta Abierta

Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 7

  1. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon

  2. Rope - Foo Fighters

  3. Super Bad - James Brown

  4. Toxicity - System Of A Down

  5. The Trooper - Iron Maiden

  6. Two Weeks - Grizzly Bear

  7. What’d I Say - Ray Charles

  8. With A Little Help From My Friends - Joe Cocker

Trinity College London Grade 7

  1. Traveller

  2. Tombo in 7/4

  3. 7 for 7

  4. Sunset Boulevard

  5. Funk Junk

  6. Self Destruct

Assessment

Teacher Assessment: Demonstrate the Level 7 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 7 Rudiments

    • Grade 7 Exercises

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

Further Study