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Rhythm check-up

Small tasks from everything you’ve learned in the drum lessons: listening, pulse, reading, memory and improvising.

Instrument
Drums
Suggested grade
Grades 3–4 (age 8–10)
Level
Advanced
Duration
about 12 min
Lesson type
Check-up
Tempo
76 BPM

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Learning goal

Shows the skills of telling sounds apart, keeping a pulse, reading rhythms (rests and eighth notes), playing together, rhythm memory and improvising in a mixed task.

Topic

Big day! Show what you’ve learned in the world of rhythm. No rush.

Prior knowledge

Has completed the drum units.

Teacher note

The result screen shows a skills summary, so you can see which topic needs practice. It is not an official assessment tool.

Lesson steps

  1. Is the mystery sound the bass drum or the snare? Hit the pad you hear.
  2. One more mystery sound.
  3. Play with a steady pulse.
  4. Read and play the rests and eighth notes.
  5. Watch out for the beats played together!
  6. Listen to the rhythm chain and play it in the same order.
  7. Give your own answer to the question.