Sticking to the drum basics

Years 7 and 8 music
Creative Class Music
Tags: Composing and arranging, Percussion

Build on basic sticking technique and rhythm reading to create a rhythmic composition and performance.

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Drummers standing in a line, all wearing purple hooded tops and holding their drum sticks out in the same pose, each over their own drum.

Learning intentions

  • learn correct drumming techniques
  • read and play rhythm patterns
  • compose a composition using the rhythm patterns
  • perform your own composition.