In Forty Five multi-media lessons you’ll learn all aspects of drumming from holding the sticks and the basic stroke types, through to playing all the important drum rudiments, and all the drum beats for todays Rock styles.
Over four hours of video instruction, downloadable as MP4 or Windows Media files. This means that you can either watch them on your computer, or transfer them to your portable media player, so that you can watch them on the go, or even right at your drum kit!
52 pages of printable materials!Each lesson comes with text and graphics which can be viewed on the screen, or printed out for use in the practise room. We’ll even supply all the material in one file so you can print it out and bind it as a book if you prefer. "Begin Drumming" started life as a book, and that is why you’ll find it really clearly and simply laid out.
198 audio files of all the beats and solos, played at various speeds to help you learn. These are laid out in a convenient and simple format so that you can download just the ones that you need to help you learn the patterns. Play them from the computer, or stick them on an mp3 player or CD to help you at the drum kit!
ONE: I have an enormous amount of knowledge as a teacher. I have been teaching drums for almost 20 years, and it has been my very-nearly full-time obsession for the last ten of those twenty years. The "Begin-Drumming" system in fact was originally created for my own beginning students – because I simply couldn’t find any other books or systems available which covered everything required in a systematic and logical way. This system wasn’t created quickly – the materials have been constantly tested, reorganized, refined and improved over these last ten years. I have dedicated myself to learning about the best teaching methods, and how YOU learn! In fact, I just did some quick sums on the calculator and worked out that I would have given over TWENTY THOUSAND lessons!
TWO: I don’t want to boast, but I have done lots and lots of study – in fact I have a Masters Degree in Percussion performance. This means that I studied the art of drumming and drum technique for Six Years Full Time. This means that I did as much study as most medical practictioners.
If you wanted to learn about medicine, you wouldn’t care about choosing a doctor who looked young and hip! You’d want one who knew what they were doing, and who had done the study in the appropriate area – and why should Drumming be any different?
The fact is that I know a lot about drum teaching – I’ve done it for twenty years, and I know that anyone is able to learn to play the drums. More importantly I know what approaches and explanations work in lessons and which ones don’t. These lessons have worked for literally hundreds of my own students, and now they can work for you as well.
There are a lot of drumming courses, books and videos available, all which cover basically the same materials. There are some important differences which make my course different from all the others.
In lots of the early lessons I use a pair of sticks and a practice pad – a small "imitation drum", which allows me to focus on the main issues, the techniques of holding and moving the sticks.
It’s not just about hitting the drum – there are so many different types of stroke which affect the note production, and this is what separates a good drummer from an average one.
It’s the Rudiments of drumming like the Paradiddles, the Flams and the Accents that make you able to not only play fast, but be able to sound great on the drums. In Begin Drumming you’ll see the Rudiments notated really clearly on paper, and you’ll be able to see me demonstrate them on the video.
You’ll see me apply everything to the drum kit, not only through playing beats, but also the solos and rudiments as well.
In Begin Drumming you start with the techniques, then apply the techniques. You won’t make the mistake of going straight to the drums then trying to sort out the techniques later.
In Begin Drumming the lesson format allows you to learn at your own pace, and refer to the individual lessons and videos as you need them.
When you go to traditional lessons you have to follow the teachers plan, and learn what the teacher might want to teach you, but with this format of lesson YOU are in control.
You can learn as much or as little as you like at once, and you can go to your drum kit and practice the skills you have just learned. When you feel you need a bit more, simply watch the next lesson!
This is so much better than traditional lessons – there is NO RULES about how fast or slow you get through the lessons, it is completely up to you!
An essential part of drumming is learning the basic beats or patterns. In Begin Drumming I have put together a unique way for you to learn exactly what you need, without making it painful for you to sit through things that you can already do.
Each of the lessons that involves learning patterns features an Audio Download Section where you can download each of the beats directly to your ipod or portable media player, at three different speeds (slow, medium or fast)
Just think about it – this is like having your teacher directly on tap when you need them! If you aren’t sure how a particular beat sounds when you are practicing, simply dial it up on your computer or media player and play along with it!
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