Features:

This innovative method is a practical approach to playing the drumset. Students start their first lesson by actually playing a beat! The book is divided into two sections: Rock and Jazz. Students will learn how the hi-hat, ride cymbal, snare, and bass drum are used in each style. A play-along CD corresponding to the drum charts is available, but not included in this package.

Table of Contents:

• ARRANGING YOUR DRUMSET
• THE DRUMSET
• GETTING READY TO PLAY
• Matched Grip
• Traditional Grip
• Striking the Snare Drum
• The Bass Drum
• The Hi-Hat
• The Ride Cymbal
• ELEMENTS OF MUSIC
• PLAYING ROCK
• Basic Rock Beats
• Embellishing the Left Hand
• Embellishing the Bass Drum
• Embellishing the Left Hand and Bass Drum
• More Advanced Bass Drum Beats
• Rock Drum Fills in Context
• More Fills
• Two-Bar Rock Fills
• Blues for Time (Drum Chart)
• Sixteenth-Note Fills
• More Advanced Bass Drum Beats
• Embellishing the Left Hand
• Embellishing the Hands and Feet
• Two-Bar Fills Using Sixteenth Notes
• Sixteenth Notes on the Hi-Hat
• More Advanced Sixteenth-Note Beats
• Embellishing the Hands and Feet
• More Advanced Fills
• Two-Bar Fills Incorporating the Bass Drum
• Winter Poem (Drum Chart)
• PLAYING JAZZ
• Basic Jazz Beats
• Embellishing the Left Hand
• Playing on the Hi-Hat
• Left-Hand Independence
• Left-Hand Independence Using Triplets
• Jazz Fills
• More Fills
• Two-Bar Jazz Fills
• Hava Nice Day (Drum Chart)
• Bass Drum Independence
• Snare Drum and Bass Drum Independence
• Jazz Fills Utilizing the Bass Drum
• More Advanced Two-Bar Fills
• APPENDIX
• Tuning the Drums
• Drumhead Selection
• Muffling
• Maintaining Drums

Catalog:	8965
Publisher:	Alfred Publishing
Composer:	Feldstein/Black
Artist:
Arranger:
Voicing:	Drums
Level:	Beginning
Pages:	48