Technique
2.1 - Tier Two Rudiments
Skills:
Single Stroke Four
Single Stroke Seven
Double Paradiddle
Triple Paradiddle
Paradiddle-diddle
5 Stroke Roll
7 Stroke Roll
9 Stroke Roll
Flam Tap
Flam Accent
Lesson 25
Single Drag Tap
Resources:
2.2 - Foot Patterns
Skills:
Playing sticking patterns with the feet
Adding an ostinato with the hands
Bass drum rhythms with quarter notes, 8th notes, 16th notes and triplets
Resources:
Stick Control
Syncopation
Bass Drum Control
2.3 - Ostinatos
Skills:
Defining and identifying ostinatos
Foot ostinatos
Hand ostinatos
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
Stick Control
Syncopation
Reading
2.4 - 16th Notes
Skills:
Identifying 16th notes (singular or in groups)
Understanding the duration of a 16th note
Counting 16th notes
Sight reading 16th notes, 8th notes and quarter notes
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
Syncopation Lessons Nine, Ten, Eleven
Understanding Rhythm
2.5 - 8th Note Triplets
Skills:
Identifying 8th note triplets
Understanding triplets
Counting 8th note triplets
Sight reading 8th note triplets, 8th notes and quarter notes
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
Syncopation Lessons Six, Seven, Eight
Understanding Rhythm
2.6 - Compound Time
Skills:
Understanding the difference between simple time and compound time
Counting in 6/8 and 12/8
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
The Drumset Musician
Drum Kit
2.7 16th Note Grooves
Skills:
16th note grooves (one hand and alternating)
Bass and snare variations
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
The Drumset Musician
2.8 12/8 Grooves
Skills:
Grooves in 6/8 and 12/8
Shuffle grooves
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
The Drumset Musician
2.9 Fills
Skills:
16th note fills
8th note triplet fills
Resources:
Basic Drum Kit Studies
The Drumset Musician
LEVEL 2 SONGS
Skills:
Complete a set list of 10 songs (Level 2)
Record 3 songs
Resources:
Rockschool Grade 2
Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2
Song Library - Level 2 songs