Rockschool Classics Drums Grade 2

The Rockschool Classics Drums Grade 2 book contains eight tracks to choose from for your Drums Grade 2 exam. Fact Files, in-depth guidance, audio and backing tracks will help you nail your performance

Key Features at Grade 2

  • 8th note triplets, fourway coordination, syncopation
  • Single and double strokes, paradiddles, flams, triplets
  • Playback and performance skills

Purchase Options

The digital download includes the book (PDF format), all tracks and supporting tests. Hardcopy books can currently only be shipped to the UK. Learn more about your purchasing options.

We have published 2 versions of this edition; one version is more USA centric with some American English terms and background information referring billboard chart success rather than the UK charts. Please note that both versions of the book have everything you need for an exam and are both valid editions for when you enter for the assessment.

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* Includes digital versions of the audio, notation and fact files. Learn more.

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Drums Grade 2 features:

  • Eight iconic rock tracks
  • Standard Drum Notation
  • Choose three pieces from Rockschool Classics to play in your Grade Exam or five to play in you Performance Certificate
  • Fact Files: band and artist background info, with recommended listening
  • Walkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every track
  • Downloadable audio: easily access audio content online

Rockschool Classics Drums Grade 2 repertoire:

  • AC/DC - "You Shook Me All Night Long"
  • Razorlight - "V.I.C.E."
  • Muse - "Plug In Baby"
  • Metallica - "Enter Sandman"
  • Black Sabbath - "Iron Man"
  • The Clash - "Should I Stay Or Should I Go?"
  • The Kinks - "You Really Got Me"
  • Queens Of The Stone Age - "The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret"
Media Sheet Music, Downloads
Arrangement Drums (DRUMS)
Catalogue # RSK200076
ISBN 978-1-78936-012-7

There is no errata for this book.


Pages 13-16
The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret - The opening repeat in bar 1 (p.14) has been removed. (Updated 3 May 2016)