Category: Songs
AC/DC – Riff Raff – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 5
It’s noise making time! Here’s AC/DC’s Riff Raff from the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 5 exam syllabus. Time To Crash! The first challenge this song presents is crashes during the introduction. The crashes are on the & of 2, & of 3 and the & of 4. Getting these tight with guitars is essential. […]
The Cult – She Sells Sanctuary – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2 Drums
She Sells Sanctuary by the Cult is now part of the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2 Drums syllabus. Here’s my attempt at it: Let’s Rock! This is a fairly straight ahead rock song, the key thing in performing this song is to get the feel correct. It’s time to hit hard. The bass and […]
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Under The Bridge – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2 Drums
Here’s a demonstration of Red Hot Chili Peppers Under The Bridge from the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2 Drums Syllabus. As always with the early grades on the trinity rock & pop drum syllabus, we get a cut down version of the song here, but it’s still enough for us to enjoy playing it. […]
Pearl Jam – Alive – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 5
Oh I, oh, I’m still alive… and playing drums…. let’s play Alive by Pearl Jam from the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 5 Syllabus. Full disclosure is necessary here… I love this song! The first Pearl Jam Album, Ten, totally blew my mind & I spent many hours, days, weeks, years doing my best impersonation […]
The Specials – Ghost Town – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 6
What’s so special about this song? Well… it’s about my home town: Coventry, England. Not the most positive song ever written about Coventry I must admit; inspired by rising unemployment, bars and clubs closing down, times of economic hardship… it’s not exactly uplifting! It is however part of the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 6 […]
The Alabama Shakes – Hold On – Trinity Rock & Pop Initial Grade
Have you got the shakes? The Alabama Shakes? Just Hold On for a minute, this video will cure them! Feeling better now? Lock It In This song appears simple on paper, there are no drum fills, no tricky grooves, no open hi-hats… only 2 crashes… just a simple 2-bar pattern… easy. The test here is […]
The Beatles – Come Together – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 4
Come Togetherrrrrrrrr Right Now… and watch this video: What Time Is It? It’s Tom-Tom Time! The tom-toms play a big roll in this song. From the main riff to the driving verse groove to adding colour during the solo section. Toms are everywhere. The main riff of the song features 16th note triplets played on […]
James Brown – Hot Pants – Trinity Rock & Pop Initial
It’s time to bring the funk! Here’s the Godfather of funk & soul, James Brown: Nothing To See Here! So… not a lot happened on the drums in that song…. no fills, no change of groove, no tempo changes, no big ending… nada, nothing, zip…. and that’s the point. Sometimes playing drums is all about […]
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child O’ Mine – Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 3
Guns N’ Roses’ most famous song is now part of the Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 3 syllabus. So if, like Axl & the gang, you’re wondering “where do we go now?” It’s quite simple… you go to watch the video of me playing the song: This version of the song is about two and […]
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