ROCKER - medium up tempo rock. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
PUSH IT - slow funk-rock using a half time feel in the B section. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
I LOVE TO DRUM - piece constructed around the rhythm of the words in the title. Approximate grades 3-4. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
CHA CHA CHA - cha cha cha demonstrating several basic approaches to playing a Cha Cha groove on the kit. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
TURNAROUND - funk piece using using beat displacement and an off beat hi hat pattern in the B-section. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
HOMEWARD BOUND - basic country tune using a shuffle feel. Approximate grade 1-2. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
REGGIE’S REGGAE - simple reggae with some challenging fills. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track. A video performance of this piece can be seen here
MURDER IN THE BALLROOM - (Basic Version) a simple approach to playing a ballroom rumba on the kit. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
MURDER IN THE BALLROOM - (Advanced Version) a more advanced drum kit performance for playing a ballroom rumba. Approximate grades 4-5. There is more movement and rhythmic complexity around the kit in contrast to the basic version. The same backing track and piano score are used from the previous version. The download includes a pdf chart, demo and backing track. The piano score can also be downloaded from the website, please click here. A video performance of the piece can be seen here.
PAPAYA - demonstrating a variety of calypso grooves in a short musical framework. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track. A video performance of the piece can be seen here
BRING IT ON - 12/8 Gospel groove with some challenging offbeat accents. Approximate grades 3-4. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
GREAT EVANS - first steps in brush playing inspired by the great piano trios of Bill Evans. Approximate grades 2-3. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
SUMMER’S DAY - medium tempo Jazz Waltz. Approximate grades 3-4. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
GOOD GADD - appearing in the current TCL drum grades for grade 7 this piece is a medium funk employing left hand ghosting control. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
ON THE PATH - in 5/4 the groove is built around the snare using rolls and ghost notes. A slightly revised version appears in the 2014-19 TCL drum grades for grade 5. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
FUNKY MARCH - a slow funk with shades of the seminal track '50 ways to leave your lover' by Paul Simon. A slightly revised version appears in the 2014-19 TCL drum grades for grade 6. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
WHAT'S UP - a slightly more advanced version appears as a grade 2 piece in the 2014 TCL drum grades. This medium rock piece uses basic rock patterns with some open-closed hi-hat work built around mainly crotchet and quavers figures. The download includes a pdf chart, an mp3 demo and mp3 backing track.
