Rockschool Drums Grade 8 (2024)

The Drums Grade 8 book covers the in-depth knowledge you'll need to tackle the full array of techniques and theoretical challenges you'll face in your Grade 8 exam - pass this, and you're truly ready to roll with the best in the world of rock and pop. Good luck!

What you'll learn at Grade 8

• Double bass drum, advanced stylistic grooves, complex time-signature changes and syncopation
• Single strokes developed, alternative paradiddle-diddles, Swiss Army triplet, pataflafla, single and double triple ratamacue, rolls, Stylistic Studies
• Playback and performance skills

Repertoire

Rockschool Drums Grade 8 Hit Tunes

• Chick Corea – Spain
• Haitus Kaiyote – Breathing Underwater
• Rush – Anthem
• WILLOW – it’s my fault
• Alexander Abreu & Havana D’Primavera – Rosa la Peligrosa
• Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes – Tidal Wave

Rockschool Originals | Drums Grade 8

• Copenhagen
• The Switch
• Four By Twelve