Rockschool Drums Grade 8 (2018) - book and music download

The highest level you can achieve in the RockSchool Grades for drums.
Manufacturer: RockSchool
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Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals.

For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Drums series, Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus.

The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock, metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recordingstudios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel, authenticity and musicianship.

Track List: 

  • Billy Cobham - Red Baron
  • Brecker Brothers - Some Skunk Funk
  • Dirty Loops - Hit Me
  • Cole Porter - All Of You
  • Knife Party - Bonfire
  • Moderat - Last Time
  • plus 6 Rockschool Originals

Also included:

  • Band and artist fact files with recommended listening
  • In-depth walkthroughs of every track
  • Easy-access downloadable audio
  • Example tests and exercises

What you'll be tested on at Grade 8:

  • Double bass drum, advanced stylistic grooves, complex time-signature changes and syncopation
  • Single strokes developed, alternative paradiddle-diddles, Swiss Army triplet, pataflafla, single and double triple ratamacue, rolls, Stylistic Studies
  • Playback and performance skills