Rockschool Drums Grade 5 (2024)

As you prepare for your grade exam, you'll need the supporting info in the Drums Grade 5 book for the lowdown on four-way coordination, Texas shuffle rhythm, and cross-stick technique.

What you'll learn at Grade 5

• Snare drum techniques: cross stick, rim shot, Texas shuffle, four-way coordination
• Single and double strokes, paradiddles, flams and ruffs, rolls, hands and feet patterns
• Playback and performance skills

Repertoire

Rockschool Drums Grade 5 Hit Tunes

• Stevie Wonder – For Once In My Life
• Greta Van Fleet – Black Smoke Rising
• Queen – Keep Yourself Alive
• Jamiroquai – Canned Heat
• Wolf Alice – Bros
• The Police – Every Little Thing She Does is Magic

Rockschool Originals | Drums Grade 5

• 7th and 42nd
• Flight Check
• Down at The Abbey