Alfred’s Beginners Drumset Method
$9.00
| Publisher : | Alfred Music (January 1, 1990) |
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| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 48 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 0739005537 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-0739005538 |
| Item Weight : | 6.4 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.25 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #347 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 318 ratings |
50 reviews for Alfred’s Beginners Drumset Method
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Excellent guitar method.
This is a complete down to earth guitar method which I’m certain that a six year old can comprehend, and succeed.
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Guitar lesson for a Senior
This is the book that I have been looking for so I could learn to play like I did 55 years ago. I still have a lot to learn from it.
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Excellent beginner’s resource!
Solid resource for beginners. Gradual progression in difficulty with popular licks like Greensleeves, Star Spangled banner etc thrown in early enough to keep you motivated. There are youtube support videos for all the tracks that someone has created. All in all a great resource.
One person found this helpful
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Durable book that is easy to follow
Great book that is easy to use. My 10 year old son could follow easily. Plus, it stood up to his abuse so overall, a durable book.If this review helped, please let me know by liking it.
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I play better than prince now.
I bought this guitar book and although I’m disappointed it didn’t include an actual guitar and 30 free hours of instruction for the price, I now can play better than Prince, May he Rest In Peace.
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For every guitar lover
This is a great guitar tutorial book for every level.
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I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent
I have been very busy but the content is good for the money spent. I will use it and enjoy the knowledge it can give me.
One person found this helpful
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Always wanted to play guitar.
Like the spiral binding. Makes it easy to use on a stand. My teacher recommend this book.
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however is great book and I have made much progress in just …
Could be more clear about fret position for self-taught learners, however is great book and I have made much progress in just a month.
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Shown to professional guitar player
I shown this book to a professional flamenco guitar player who is also my Spanish teacher and he said that this book will allow me to go anywhere I want to with this book, whether it’s fingerpicking country songs or heavy metal I’ll be able to branch off from this book alone. He also learned from books so he knows a good book when he sees one and he was super impressed with this one.
4 people found this helpful
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Recommended Guitar Book
This was the recommended guitar book from the music school. We originally bought only book 1, but that went by pretty quick (~2-3months). Recommend to purchase this complete series instead of book by book.
2 people found this helpful
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Best book for beginners with old time ethic.
This is a very comprehensive intro to the guitar. If one were to buy only one book to begin this should be the one. I have gifted it to two others already who were just beginning. For those who do not already read music, this will get them up to primary speed easily. If one were to simply follow this instruction and remain OFF YouTube, they would become proficient. The YouTube gig only complicates the process as well as displays many bad options. Just get a private quiet place and work through it. There is no shortcut, no play in 5 minutes. Just get over it and LEARN it properly. Without that ideal as a guide you will simply have a guitar in the closet somewhere soon. Without the old time ethic of simply settling in to actually learn something students will always give up and drift away from the goal.
35 people found this helpful
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Worked Fantastic For Self Guided Learning
I am using this to learn at home without in person instruction or tabs. The lessons are easy to follow with what feels like a nice pace. Exercises give good tips to pay attention to.
2 people found this helpful
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Essential Book, but get the one with audio files.
Must have book for beginners to learn how to read sheet music. Beware, though, that this version does not have the accompanying audio files which makes things less useful since you can’t see how something is played, particularly for the more obscure tunes. Overall, would buy again if I lost it, it I’d get the one that has the audio files.
3 people found this helpful
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Outstanding method book
This book is outstanding!If you want to teach or learn by method, this book is really hard to beat. By the time you’re through all three sections, you’ll be able to:-Read music-play most any chord in a pop fake book-know more than basic rhythms-know finger picking patterns (including Travis picking)Once done, you’ll be able to pick up just about any guitar songbook and play along.
10 people found this helpful
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Easy to follow
Grandson wanted lessons, but not in the budget, He uses this tutorial every day and is learning the guitar and basics quickly and at his own pace. Great starting option
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Not a bad start
This is more for a begginer however its lessons do go from very begginers to the experts. In the start it does tell you how a scale is formatted and notes are counted, does spend time teaching you to read them. However thats what I wanted, yes I know the scale (I played clarinet in school) yes I know how to read notes. I also didn’t know how to play a C on a guitar. This is not really for someone who wants to just play songs on this is more for someone who wants to learn a wide verity of songs, from country to rock, classical to metal. If you want to specialize in one maybe this book isn’t for you. However I like this book because its not just a tab book of here is Bon Jovi’s “You Give Love a Bad Name” (its playing on the TV at this time) or whatever song you may want to play.
4 people found this helpful
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Warning – this does NOT come with access to the audio files
Pay attention to which of these you are buying. I didn’t as I assumed they all came with audio access.If the particular version you are purchasing does not specifically state audio access you will not be able to access the online audio files to play along with.Lesson format seems solid – unfortunately I’ll be purchasing a second copy so I have online access.
2 people found this helpful
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Received promptly and without product bloat.
I hate going to music stores: limited choices, inflated prices on materials written decades ago, trying to find options sourced from other stores… Modern music outlets just suck.The fact that I can buy the same book online, minus the triple inflated price point because of DRM coded audio books included, is amazing. Wife and sister-in-law will love using this to learn and for me to brush up on my music reading skills that are lacking.
3 people found this helpful
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Good for my kid
This book was recommended by my 8 yr old’s guitar teacher. She can easily follow this book and learn guitar from it. She is always studying ahead of what her teacher assigns so I like that it is easy for her to go through.
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Hal Leonard’s marketing sucks – Buy books from fundamental changes instead
So here’s the deal I got exactly what I ordered.There are two versions of the book.One is about 10 bucks more and under the “guitar method” on the front cover, top left, there is (in 10 point smaller type “Audio Access Included”).My book doesn’t have that. I purchased this precisely because the Bass Book came with audio, I just didn’t realise there is a version without the audio. And as others have pointed out, why would you sell a version without the audio.This is pretty scummy, I don’t really mind paying extra (but get this: audio is *free* with the excellent “fundamental changes” books). But having two versions, with no way to get the extra content is just annoying.I went to the Hal Leonard website and there seems to be no option to purchase the audio tracks.Amazon should make it clearer in the listing that there are two versions. So now I am faced with the choice of just using this as is, or returning it (which is a hassle).As the other 1 star reviews might indicate this is just dumb deceptive marketing. Change the cover in a more visible way, or offer the means to purchase the content online. how hard could the latter be? you’d actually make customers happy.Stupid, stupid, stupid.Makes me want to avoid Hal Leonard products in future. And that’s a shame, because the content seems pretty good.
42 people found this helpful
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Helpful for beginners
I am using this book to learn to play the guitar (a challenge at my age-senior). The book is helpful-it seems to go at the right pace and includes interesting songs from a variety of genres. I like the fact that it uses mostly music notation instead of tabs- it helps to learn to read music. Only regret is that it doesn’t come with the Cds.
9 people found this helpful
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Great instruction/lesson book for learners
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Very thorough
Exactly what I was looking for. I’ve been teaching myself to play and using a lot of online courses but there is nothing that compares to starting from scratch and learning the proper way. This book does not spend a lot of time on form but it does provide the rudimentary basics beginning with basic notes and music reading. If I am ever able to master everything this book has to offer I will not only be able to play guitar, I will be a musician.
4 people found this helpful
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Binding needs to be better quality
The binding is very weak. I had to replace it almost immediately and that’s kind of annoying. Wish they’d fix that as my guitar teacher stated it happens to most of his students.(I’ve purchased both the print edition and the kindle edition when I lost the printed version)
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I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to …
I would highly recommend this book to anyone that want to learn to play the guitar!!! I have been playing acoustic Guitar for several years using tabs.. I decided i would like to learn to read music and play it on my guitar…. This book makes reading music and playing it super easy!!! You learn the notes one string at a time, at your own pace…. And it don’t stop there you learn chords,strumming(something i had problems with) and more. I have other lesson books that don’t come anywhere close to comparing to this book…
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Easy read. Works better if you have a guitar.
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Great beginner guitar book!
Great beginner guitar book, especially for those who want to learn to read notes not just tabs. It also has a code at the front that lets you access mp3 files to play along with the songs included.
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The Best, Most Complete Basic Guitar Method Book
I have been teaching guitar for more than 40 years, and over those years I spent a lot of time with a couple of other popular guitar methods, specifically Alfred’s Basic Guitar and the similarly titled book published by Mel Bay.In my opinion, the Hal Leonard guitar method is more complete than any of its competitors. I used to teach chords on my own, and strumming and finger picking techniques, and leave the book to teach note reading, but the Hal Leonard book does it all and, most importantly, it seems to introduce new things at the right times in the student’s development.
5 people found this helpful
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okay
starts off with music notation very confusing! would personally not recommend for beginners unless you have someone educated helping you. still seems good for others, not for me though!
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Great method for teachers to use!
I use this and the Mel Bay books to teach beginner students (they are very similar methods, but each set of books include different examples to choose from when teaching). I have no complaints, though I do recommend using these books and supplementing them with your own exercises when teaching.
2 people found this helpful
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Practice and Self-Guided Studies
Great for both my Millennial young career adult child that studied piano already and the pre-teen son of a neighbor (guitarist)!
2 people found this helpful
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Where the notes are on the fret board.
The book had everything I needed at my stage of learning. Precise and not too wordy. By the time I work my way through the book I should be a good player of the guitar.
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technical acuracy
easy to understand. an area that is often not approached by aspiring musicians probably because it can appear daunting, not attractive to the weekender. But can be the most important element for the long term, and rich friendship music can have in store for anyone seeking a buddy.
3 people found this helpful
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Great book for beginner guitarists.
I bought this book to learn how to play the acoustic guitar. When I scheduled my first lesson, I asked the instructor what book I should buy for lessons. This is the book he uses. Very straight forward book. Glad I have it.
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Excellent quality.
Just starting on the guitar and this is the first book I’ve used. Really like it so far.
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A must have in your collection
A very complete method, covers a very wide variety of topics, can be used as a stand alone method or can be seen as a reference tool.Amazon didnt provide audio, didnt work, so I contacted Hal Leonard and next day they provided me mp3 files.
2 people found this helpful
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Excellent book for beginning guitarist, and for other players needing music reading practice
This book is good for kids and adults alike. Goes nice and easy, nothing too complicated, but still covers all the basics. Would highly recommend for anyone just beginning to play guitar. It’s also a great refresher for those who have been playing chords awhile, but never learned to read music. I’ve been playing guitar for 8 years, but mostly chords. I never really practiced reading music. My son is now taking lessons, and his teacher uses this book. I’m now learning along with my son. It’s never too late to teach an old dog a new trick!
3 people found this helpful
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All levels of learning
Best overall guitar learning book
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Great start
Great for beginner, easy to follow.
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Great book
really useful for beginners
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This book is excellent for beginners
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Book opens all the way and lays flat.
Great having three thin books all together on a binder that opens all the way on the music stand.
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She says it’s very good and easy to use
Bought as a gift for my grandchild . She says it’s very good and easy to use .
One person found this helpful
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Great beginner series
I love this collection of books.it is a compilation of three method books in one.
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Really good book
All 3 volumes in one is ready good. A good book for a learner
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Still using the book but a bit disappointed that the book1
Still using the book but a bit disappointed that the book1,2,3 edition does not include a CD or a digital code as mentioned in some of the product comments.
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Otherwise it looked really good.
I had toreturn this item there was no DVD to accompany it. Otherwise it looked really good.
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Money Well Spent!
Awesome! Says its used but looks very new 🙂 On google play book 1 is more than this, and this is book 1, 2, and 3.
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Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn
He really goes in depth into theory if that’s what your looking for. I also bought Justin’s. Guitar course which is very practical and easy to learn.
2 people found this helpful
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no audio support for this book
there is no audio for this version making it useless. Amazon didn’t make this clear so i bought a guitasr book i can’t learn from
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Well laid out, easy to understand
Easy to learn from
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Great buy! Great Price!
I’ve only been using this book a few days and I’m several lessons, notes, songs, chords and notes in! It teaches you quickly and easily! Having never played guitar before this week, I have complete confidence that this was the right purchase for a beginner.
4 people found this helpful
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Great Book
Product arrived fast.. packaging excellent…All the lesson’s are planned perfectly..
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Great review books for those with a musical background
Good, basic instructions. Easy to understand
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I recommend this book
I am swinging for four weeks in Internet. So many information, but only confusing. This book is a path I can rely on. This is my first experience with guitar. And the book has become my second best mate (after the guitar) on this journey.
2 people found this helpful
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Great for a beginner adult
I am adult beginning guitar player and I purchased this book as a supplement to the book my instructor required. I really like this book. It is a great introduction for those who don’t know the names of the strings or how to play notes and chords. I highly recommend the book for a new student wanted to start with the basics to learn guitar.
3 people found this helpful
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Good instructional guitar book series (in one volume)
Most cost effective way to get a beginner to intermediate guitar course in book form.
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three books in one
contains all three books and cheaper than buying three separately. good value!
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plainmaryjane –
2-Teachers Approved
Bought this book for my son beginning drums back in May since it was recommended by his teacher, and now 6 months later, he’s still banging along in beat with the rhythms! We even had to switch teachers a couple months ago, and the second teacher liked this one so much, she’s now recommending it to other students.
One person found this helpful
W. Williams –
Alfred’s Beginning Drumset Method
I decided I wanted to learn the drums so I sought out an instructor and this is the book he ask me to purchase. As the middle age student I found the book to be easy to read and follow. The DVD is helpful for the different views and listening to how the beat is supposed to sound. This book combined with a good instructor has been a great teaching tool.
3 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
Easy to follow and read–really love it.
Just learning to play drums at age 72. This book is easy to follow and actually has me making more time to practice.
Nicholas F. –
now I had to try his drum methods they are so like back in the 60’s
I have been studding Alfred courses in Guitar Trumpet piano. now I had to try his drum methods they are so like back in the 60’s! all his books arelike when I started now I can use his methods like I am @ a school but now I am learning on my own! I am 52 I feel still have some of his books!
One person found this helpful
Chad –
Teacher recommended
Our drum teacher recommended and uses this book with all of his students.
Richard R. Folk –
So far much student success with this book. Push …
So far much student success with this book. Push through the exercises and it will pay off in the end.
Cree81v3N4m3 –
Four Stars
A very introductory book. Just what my nephews needed.
T. Bates –
Bought this for my son at the recommendation of his …
Bought this for my son at the recommendation of his drum teacher. He’s advancing quickly so it must be working.
Sea Turtle –
Great for beginners
Great book for the true beginner. I use it in conjunction with my teacher’s book as an added challenge to what he’s teaching me. Will get you playing the basic rock beats, fills, and some jazz too.
One person found this helpful
Rebecca Schall –
I am happy with the purchase
Items arrived on time. Packing was adequate. Item was as described and a little more than I expected them to be. I am happy with the purchase.
Tom Paine –
Now to find a teacher to work with this book
as a struggling midlife crisis drumming student, it has been difficult finding “THE” one book from which to learn and reinforce “the basics” of drumming. After about a dozen purchases (or two), I found the Alfred Drumset Method Book.There are a LOT of methods for teaching drumming, and many methods for learning.I started drumming about 18 mos ago – about a year after my 10 year old son started snare drum classes in school – with a 90 year old semi-retired jazz drummer (father of a friend of mine – he still had 32 students up to July 2005 – retired due to a stroke but he still helps me out occasionally when I visit) and his methods were great, but the books he used were upwards of 60 years old (Roy Burns’ Elementary Drum Method, Joel Rothman’s Rolls Rolls Rolls, Ted Reed’s Progressive Steps to Syncopation, Stone’s Stick control), heavy on rudiments, marching rhythms, and he’d play vibes while I and my son took turns playing rock, shuffle and jazz grooves w/ him. I’ve heard his students over the years and his methods worked, but as an adult, physician, post-post graduate I was looking for another method outside of the way he was presenting it to me.What works about the Alfred book for me is this: simple 4/4 rock grooves, introductions of simple progressive bass,snare, tom changes around the set which reinforces independence and fills, a visual and kinesthetic introduction to fills and 4 bar riffs and a similar treatment of jazz rhythms. It’s done in a way that builds rapidly to a finished product where learning the components separately wasn’t giving me the satisfaction I was looking for. Kind of like learning how to drive by being given a five minute review of the controls and then driving around a parking lot versus taking an auto mechanics course for six months before seeing what a finished car looks and feels like.Somehow this makes sense to me where “Drumming for the Complete Idiot” and similar books didn’t work. Or maybe it was torturing myself with those other books for so long that now with the Alfred Method, it all comes together. My son and I are playing together across the basement (he has his set, I have mine) and learning from each other. When he needs books, I’ve got them, and he uses the Alfred book too, but it’s time to find another teacher for one on one.The Alfred Drumset Method, a good investment. But unless you’re a real self-starter, find a teacher who will work with you with it.
31 people found this helpful
Spring M. –
Just what I was looking for:
I am a new student and the one I’ve was looking for was the book that started with Billie jean. Took a gamble and it ended up being the one. Good starter book easy to read, and follow.
Rick sanders –
Good drumming primer
Excellent dimming primer! Provides all information needed to get started
Jenna K –
Teacher recommended
Good
K. J. Mcnickle –
Poor Kindle Version with no Sound Files or Links
This review is for the kindle version of the book – and the review I wish I’d read before I purchased this book. This is a facsimile edition, and none of the pages are dynamic or interactive. Even the table of contents is just a picture of the text from the book. There are no links, there are no sound files for listening to the sound examples, and very little instruction in the text of the book or explanations of the concepts. You need a teacher to know what to do, because the book does not explain things beyond a sentence or two. This book is NOT for a self-learner trying to learn how to play a drum set. This same book thru iBooks is dynamic and at least has has all of the sound files, and costs $7.99 from iTunes. I wish I’d known that earlier, because I don’t want to buy this lame instruction book twice, or pay $10.99 for the CD only thru Amazon in order to hear the sound examples of the lessons. This kindle version is a hack job, and when did they write this and take the photos — 1982? Skip this book and get The Complete Idiots Guide which I am ordering soon.
7 people found this helpful
Tip –
You MUST have these books and CDs if you are serious about learning the Drumset!
I use Alfred’s Drumset Books as the textbooks in the drumset courses I teach at our local music school. The books are well written, and the accompanying CDs (which can be ordered separately) contain clearly-recorded examples of every chart in the book. These books and CDs are a MUST for any aspiring student of drumset percussion!
One person found this helpful
Billy Eubanks –
Value
Good product fair price.
ZhouYang –
good book
good book
Aiden –
Great for teaching the basics
I’m learning the drums and this is a great book that teaches the basics. It is pretty dated by look and the pictures inside but the informatikn is solid.
3 people found this helpful
Priscilla Yip –
It has lots of great exercises, definitely a great way to learn
I’m a new learner, my instructor told me to get this book. It has lots of great exercises, definitely a great way to learn. This book is incorporated with a CD, but it doesn’t come with it. I truly think everyone should not only get the book but also the CD, specially when learning the drum fills, timely is everything, the CD really really helps.
7 people found this helpful
Tara Parker –
Five Stars
Good stuff 🙂
Sharon –
Boom boom
As described
S. Owens –
Good Book
Excellent beginner method. Teaches basic groove concepts, fills, and chart reading. Overall a good book for beginners.
One person found this helpful
robin –
One Star
I did not receive the hit hat and crash ride for the drum set
Daniel J. Shevock –
A good foundation on drumset
Most of the begining drumset books available focus on either rock or jazz styles. This book begins a student in both rock and jazz in a simple and comprehendible way. I suggest the student work in both sections at once.
8 people found this helpful
aummie –
Lessons
My son plays the drums and this was recommended from his drum teacher for getting into kit. No complaints from my son so good enough for me!
Joe P. Cullen –
Excellent Sequence of Material, Great for Beginner and Intermediate Drummers
I have been teaching private drum lessons for many years. I have settled on this one for almost all of my beginner drum students, and here is why:-Excellent pics of how to hold the drum sticks, how to play heel-up or heel-down on the bass drum and hi-hat;-Clear description with pictures of the parts of a drum set;-Excelllent, clear isntructions throughout the book above and below the drum grooves and exercises;-Great songs to play along with, after learning the techniques needed to achieve this goal;-Book comes with CD if desired, which makes learning the grooves even faster for students without a private teacher;-Logical layout and sequence of techniques. *******This is my favourite and most important part of this book. It lays out the grooves and fills in an excellent sequence from simple to intermediate, to advanced level material.Many, many drum books that I have and have used or taught from are lacking in placing the information in a logical sequence.I recommend this book very highly for all drummers starting out, and for intermediate drummers looking to fill in the gaps before they move to an advanced level.
3 people found this helpful
jbmaggs –
One of the best intro books I’ve found
20 yrs teaching. This is one of the best intro to drumming books I’ve found. Does a great job building on each skill as it is learned. Mostly beats; the few fills it has are ‘meh’…but great for learning rock/pop beats.
One person found this helpful
Kyle Geddes –
Great book!
My son is using this as a beginning drummer, and it’s really working well!
2 people found this helpful
C. Smaridge –
Five Stars
A must have for learning the drums
2 people found this helpful
Rebecca Schall –
I am happy with the purchase
Items arrived on time. Packing was adequate. Item was as described and a little more than I expected them to be. I am happy with the purchase.
Casey –
Gift for my son
He was very excited to get it.
Corey Cothrum –
but pretty solid.
Very basic, but pretty solid.
FireMedic1201 –
Its ok
This book is used widely. The book progresses to fast, and does not allow a more gradual transition through pattern playing exercises. The book is over priced.
One person found this helpful
Stephen G. Carl –
Five Stars
Good tutorial for the novice drummer.
JS –
No Exercises on the DVD
The DVD doesn’t have the tracks for the exercises on it. It just has intro videos. You have to buy the CD separately. I wish I would have saved 10 bucks and bought the book alone.
2 people found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Exactly what we expected and a great price
hlk226 –
great book, works well
great book
Andrew D. Herberger –
drumset method book
This book is really good at showing what to do on a basic drumset. Complex beat and fills are really well-written.
2 people found this helpful
John D. –
Five Stars
Very satisfied with the product and service.
Michael E. Wall –
Five Stars
Good beginners instruction
Dad of four –
Great book
Great book! Easy to follow along and learn drumming techniques. My 8 yea told daughter is really enjoying the drums.
F&J –
Five Stars
The DVD really helped with my daughters lessons.
One person found this helpful
RO –
seems great
It was for my 8 year old and it works for him.
Joseph Sebast –
Good begginer book
A good book for learning the basics of kit methods. It’ll get you jump started on some standard beats and fills.
One person found this helpful
Billi Mohney –
Two Stars
Did not come with CD as described.
Clayandjulie –
Five Stars
Perfect for beinner drummers no matter what age!
One person found this helpful
Amazon Customer –
DVD does’t Word
Dislike
Jennifer M –
An old classic, recommended by most teachers
Best beginner drumming handbook
Cheryl Csengery –
Five Stars
Recommended by my Sons Percussion instructor.