Recommended Resources For Drum Kit

Beginner

• Level One Snare Drum Rudiments Exercises and Duets by Andy Richards
• Level One Drum Kit Rudiments and Exercises by Andy Richards
• Level One 40 Eighth Note Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Grade 1 rudiments and pieces etc. from Trinity/Guildhall Drum kit Book One
• Play Percussion 20 Easy Pieces for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 1-7)
• Rock School Entry Zone

Grade 1 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Level Two Drum Kit Rudiments and Exercises by Andy Richards
• Level Two 40 Quarter Note Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Level Two 40 12/8 Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Grade 2 rudiments and pieces etc. from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit book one
• Play Percussion 20 Easy Pieces for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 8-14)
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 1 by Dave Hassell
• Rock School Player Zone Grade 2

Grade 2 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Level Three 40 Off Beat Eighth Note Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Level Three 40 Sixteenth Note Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Level Three Snare Drum Accent Development Exercises 1- 4 by Andy Richards
• Level Three Tom Tom Accent Development Exercises 1- 4 by Andy Richards
• Grade 3 rudiments and pieces etc. from Trinity/Guildhall drum kit book Two
• Play Percussion 20 Easy Pieces for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 15-20)
• Rock School Player Zone Grade 3
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 1 by Dave Hassell

Grade 3 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Level Four Single and Double Stroke Control Study at 60 bpm by Andy Richards
• Level Four 40 Syncopated Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Level Four 40 12/8 Shuffle Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Level Four 40 Off Beat Eighth Note Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Grade 4 rudiments and pieces from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Book Two 
• Play Percussion 20 Short Solos for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 1-7)
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 1 by Dave Hassell
• Rock School Performer Zone Grade 4

Grade 4 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Level Five 40 Left Foot Quarter Note Eighth Note Rythms and Fills By Andy Richards
• Grade 5 rudiments and pieces from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Book Three
• Play Percussion 20 Short Solos for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 8-15)
• Rock School Performer Zone Grade 5
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 2 by Dave Hassell

Grade 5 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Level Six 40 “Bubble Gum” Hi Hat Rock Rhythms and Fills by Andy Richards
• Paradiddle Inversions and Combinations by Andy Richards
• Grade 6 rudiments and pieces from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Book Three
• Play Percussion 20 Short Solos for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 15-20)
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 2 by Dave Hassell
• Rock School Performer Zone Grade 6

Grade 6 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Swing Vocabulary and Studies by Andy Richards
• Advanced Triplet Studies by Andy Richards
• Mel Bay’s Studio Jazz Cook Book
• Grade 7 rudiments and pieces from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Book Four
• Play Percussion 20 More Short Solos for Drum Kit by Keith Bartlett (pieces 1-7)
• Graded Course For Drum Kit Book 2 by Dave Hassell

Grade 7 (on average one grade per academic year can be achieved)

• Swing Vocabulary and Studies by Andy Richards
• 18 against 4 Advanced Triplet Studies by Andy Richards
• Mel Bay’s Studio Jazz Cook Book
• Grade 8 rudiments and pieces from Trinity/Guildhall Drum Kit Book Four