RSL Drums Grade 2

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Rockschool Welcome to Drums Grade 2 Drums Notation Explained

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Pieces: Speed Data Tarzan of the Soap Apes Soul Fire Forestside Blues Chill Bill Get Real

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Technical Exercises Sight Reading Improvisation & Interpretation Ear Tests General Musicianship Questions The Guru’s Guide Entering Rockschool Exams

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Welcome To Drums Grade 2 Welcome to the Rockschool Drums Grade 2 pack. The book and CD contain everything needed to play drums in this grade. In the book you will find the exam scores in drums notation. The accompanying CD has full stereo mixes of each tune, backing tracks to play along with for practice, one with a click and one without for each song, and spoken two bar count-ins to each piece. Handy tips on playing the pieces and the marking schemes can be found in the Guru’s Guide on page 16. If you have an queries about this or any other Rockschool exam, please call us on 020 8332 6303, email us at info@rockschool. co.uk or visit our website http://www.rockschool.co.uk. Good luck!

Level 1 Requirements for Grades 1, 2 & 3 The nine Rockschool grades are divided into four levels. These levels correspond to the levels of the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). Further details about the NQF can be found at http://www.qca.org.uk/NQF. Details of all Rockschool’s accredited qualifications can be found at http://www.qca.org.uk/openquals. Drums Grade 2 is part of Level 1. This Level is for players who are just starting out and who are looking to build a solid technical and stylistic foundation for their playing. Grade 1: A player of Grade 1 standard should be able to play up to 30 bars of music composed of quarter and eighth notes and associated rests. There are simple notated fills usually played at the end of a four or eight bar section. Some hi hats are played open and crash and ride cymbals are also played. Grade 2: in this grade you are beginning to develop your groove playing while building a solid technical foundation for the future. Grooves feature development and variation and you may be asked to show this in your playing. Notated fills feature at the end of four or eight bar sections. In this grade you will also begin to work on your stylistic appreciation. Grade 3: this grade continues the foundation work started in Grade 2. As a player you will be encountering syncopated eighth and sixteenth note grooves and a greater degree of hand-foot co-ordination around the kit. The pieces of music are now longer, covering two pages, giving you opportunities for inventive fills and part development. You should be developing your stylistic awareness.

Drums Exams at Grade 2 There are two types of exam that can be taken using this pack: a Grade Exam and a Performance Certificate. Drums Grade 2 Exam: this is for players who want to develop performance and technical skills Players wishing to enter for a Drums Grade 2 exam need to prepare three pieces of which one may be a free choice piece chosen from outside the printed repertoire. In addition you must prepare the technical exercises in the book, undertake either a sight reading test of an improvisation & interpretation test, take an ear test and answer general musicianship questions. Samples of these tests are printed in the book along with audio examples on the CD. Drums Grade 2 Performance Certificate: this is for players who want to focus on performing in a range of styles

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To enter for your Drums Grade 2 Performance Certificate you play pieces only. You can choose any five of the six tunes printed in this book, or you can choose to bring in up to two free choice pieces as long as they meet the standards set out by Rockschool. Free choice piece checklists for all grades can be found on the Rockschool website: www.rockschool.co.uk.

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Technical Exercises

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In this section, the examiner will ask you to play a selection of exercises drawn from each of the five groups shown below. In addition there is a fill exercise which you will play using the designated backing track on the CD. You do not need to memorise the exercises (and can use your book in the exam) but the examiner will be looking for the speed of your response. The examiner will also give credit for the level of your musicality. The stickings shown (L & R) are there as a guide for right handed drummers. Left handed drums should reverse the stricking patterns.

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Sight Reading In this section you have a choice between either a sight reading test or an improvisation & interpretation test (see facing page). Printed below is the type of sight reading test you are likely to encounter in the exam. The piece will be composed in the style of either rock or blues. The examiner will allow you 90 seconds to prepare it and will set the tempo for you on a metronome.

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Printed below is an example of the type of improvisation & interpretation test you are likely to encounter in an exam. You will be asked to play an improvised groove to a backing track played by the examiner on a CD. An initial groove of one bar will be notated and you should include a fill at the end of the four bar sequence. You will be allowed 30 seconds prepration time and the examiner will set the tempo. You will then be allowed to practice through one playing of the test before playing it a second time for the exam. This test is continuous with a one bar count in at the beginning and after the practice session.

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Ear Tests

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There are two ear tests in this grade. The examiner will play each test to you on CD. You will find one example of each type of test you will be given in the exam printed below.

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Questions on all these topics will be based on pieces played by you in the exam. Tips on how to approach this part of the exams can be found in the Rockschool Companion Guide and on the Rockschool website: www.rockschool.co.uk.

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The Guru’s Guide To Drums Grade 2 This section contains some handy hints compiled by Rockschool’s Drums Guru to help you get the most out of the performance pieces. Do feel free to adapt the tunes to suit your playing style. Remember, these tunes are your chance to show your musical imagination and personality. Any stickings shown in the music are suggestions only. Feel free to use different sticking combinations as they suit you. Please also note that any solos featured in the full mixes are not meant to be indicative of the standard required for the grade. The track listings below are grouped: 1-16: full mixes; 7-12: backing tracks without clicks; and 13-18: backing tracks with clicks.

Drums Grade 2 Tunes Rockschool tunes help you play the hit tunes you enjoy. The pieces have been written by top pop and rock composers and players according to style specifications drawn up by Rockschool. The tunes printed here fall into two categories. The first category can be called the ‘contemporary mainstream’ and features current styles in today’s charts. The second category of pieces consists of ‘roots styles’, those classic grooves and genres which influence every generation of performers. CD full mix track 1, backing tracks 7 & 13: Speed Data

The opening four bars of this rock song feature a standard rock groove (note the variation in bar 4) with the hi hats played in quarter notes. The next eight bars alternate between this pattern, again with variations (bars 9-12) and an eighth note snarekick combination with hi hat eighths (bars 5-8). The middle section features movement around the kit with both hands while the hi hat is played with the foot four to the floor. Note the changes in dynamics: loud and medium loud alternate and the crescendo in the fill in bar 20. Composer: Hussein Boon. CD full mix track 2, backing tracks 8 & 14: Tarzan of the Soap Apes

A guitar pop piece with a three bar intro played with a four to the floor kick drum and quarter note hi hats. The main groove is mostly straightforward quarter note snare and kick with occasional off-beat eighth note kicks. There are notated fills in bars 15 and 19. Dynamically you should vary the volume on the repeats from medium soft to medium loud and make the most of the short crescendo in bar 19. The outro section is played loud and here the ride cymbal features until the last two bars which rotate around the drum voices. Composer: Henry Thomas. CD full mix track 3, backing tracks 9 & 15: Soul Fire

The first four bars of this 70s soul piece build towards the opening groove with a crescendo from quiet to loud. This is played mostly on the kick drum only. The co-ordination of hands and feet, with some voices played together and others alternating in off-beat eighths against a quarter note hi hat rhythm will be challenging, but the pattern once mastered is a feature throughout the song, although you should be looking to add in variations on the repeats where marked. Composer: Colin Woolway.

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This blues piece has a mainly simple groove snare-kick drum pattern with variations at the end of bars 4 and 8 and all played under an eighth note hi hat rhythm. The main groove section is repeated and the ride cymbals features second time around. Note that the second time bar is only one bar long and replaces the last four bars of the first section. Composer: Alastair Gavin.

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This jazz piece is very mellow and the part very sparse. Often, however, these are the hardest parts to play, relying on timing and feel to get the groove right. The opening features a quarter note ride cymbal groove and the hi hat played with the foot on beats two and four. There are occasional snare stabs, played in triplet time, and these are more like very quick rolls rather than snare hits. In the second half of the piece you have a triplet feel played on the ride cymbal to accompany the same snare pattern as before. The song closes with a few bars of fills around the kit. Composer: Noam Lederman. CD full mix track 6, backing track 12 & 18: Get Real

This country rock piece is played briskly and features a tight opening four bar snare-kick drum groove and a parallel eighth note pattern played on the mid tom. The main snare-kick groove is played mostly in quarter notes under eighth note hi hats, switching to eighth note ride cymbal after eight bars. The bridge section is relatively sparse and features a two bar crescendo from quiet to loud before the return of the main groove with similar crescendos in bars 27-30. Composer: John Murphy. CD Musicians:

Guitars: Keith Airey; Deirdre Cartwright; Hussein Boon Bass: Henry Thomas Drums: Peter Huntington; Noam Lederman Keyboards and programming: Alastair Gavin

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General Musicianship Questions

3 out of 5

4 out of 5

5 out of 5

Total Marks

Pass: 65%+

Merit: 75%+

Distinction: 85%+

ELEMENT

PASS

MERIT

DISTINCTION

Piece 1

14 out of 20

16 out of 20

18+ out of 20

Piece 2

14 out of 20

16 out of 20

18+ out of 20

Piece 3

14 out of 20

16 out of 20

18+ out of 20

Piece 4

14 out of 20

16 out of 20

18+ out of 20

Piece 5

14 out of 20

16 out of 20

18+ out of 20

Total Marks

Pass: 70%+

Merit: 80%+

Distinction: 90%+

Drums Grade 2

The table below shows the marking scheme for the Drums Grade 2 Performance Certificate.

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Entering Rockschool Exams Entering a Rockschool exam is easy. Please read through these instructions carefully before filling in the exam entry form. Information on current exam fees can be obtained from Rock School by ringing 020 8332 6303 • You should enter for a Grade 2 exam when you feel ready. • You can enter for any one of three examination periods. These are shown below with their closing dates. PERIOD

DURATION

Period A

1 February to 31 March

1st December

Period B

15th May to 31st July

1st April

Period C

23rd October to 15th December

1st October

st

CLOSING DATE st

These dates will apply from 1st January 2007 until further notice • Please complete the form giving the information required. Please tick the type and level of exam, the instrument, along with the period and year. Finally, fill in the fee box with the appropriate amount. You can obtain up to date information on all Rockschool exam fees from the website: www.rockschool.co.uk. You should send this form with a cheque or postal order (payable to Rockschool Ltd) to the address shown on the entry form. Please also indicate on the form whether or not you would like to receive notification via email. • When you enter an exam you will receive from Rockschool an acknowledgement letter or email containing your exam entry number along with a copy of our exam regulations. • Rockschool will allocate your entry to a centre and you will receive notification of the exam, showing a date, location and time as well as advice of what to bring to the centre. We endeavour to give you four weeks’ notice of your exam. • You should inform Rockschool of any cancellations or alterations to the schedule as soon as you can as it is usually not possible to transfer entries from one centre, or one period, to another without the payment of an additional fee. • Please bring your music book and CD to the exam. You may not use photocopied music, nor the music used by someone else in another exam. The examiner will sign each book at the start of each examination. You may be barred from taking an exam if you use someone else’s music. • You should aim to arrive for your Drums Grade 2 exam fifteen minutes before the time stated on the schedule. • The exam centre will have a waiting area and warm-up facilities which you may use prior to being called into the main exam room. • Each Drums Grade 2 exam is scheduled to last for 20 minutes. You can use a small proportion of this time to tune up and get ready.

Drums Grade 2

• About 2 to 3 weeks after the exam you will receive a copy of the examiner’s mark sheet. Every successful player will receive a Rockschool certificate of achievement.

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RSL Drums Grade 2

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