Learn to Play Drums Vol. 1 (step-by-step lessons)

Used by thousands of students worldwide, Drums With Willie is a step-by-step method for students who are new to the drums…or coming back! Each unit is broken into 5 topics: Improvisation - this is where you learn different fills that you can use for both drums solos and while playing grooves Grooves - this is what playing drums is all about! You'll learn different grooves in a variety of styles step-by-step Reading Music - knowing how to read music is an important skill for drummers. You'll learn techniques to read music faster and easier than before Rhythm - this is the BIG ONE. Without good, solid rhythm you're lost as a drummer. You'll learn how to internalize rhythm so you're rock solid behind the drums. Technique - if you can't PLAY a groove or fill, what's the point? This section shows you how to build a proper technique that will serve you for years to come. In this first volume, some of the techniques you'll learn includes: Single and double-stroke rolls, single paradiddles Reading using quarter notes, pairs of eighth notes, and quarter rests Basic rock grooves using eighth notes on hi-hat or ride cymbal and simple bass drum rhythms Double and triple paradiddles Reading: adding single eighth notes on upbeats Adding eighth note upbeats on the bass drum Single flams Reading: adding groups of four sixteenth notes Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part one Adding accents to single paradiddles Reading: adding the rhythm eighth&two sixteenths Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part two Double and triple paradiddles with accents Reading: adding the rhythm two sixteenths&one eighth Grooves incorporating eighth note upbeats on hi-hat or ride Single, double, and triple paradiddles with rack tom accents Flam taps Reading: adding the rhythm sixteenth, eighth, sixteenth Grooves incorporating sixteenths on snare and bass Adding fills to grooves Drum set improvisation utilizing the reading exercises Video features: Overhead camera so you see EVERYTHING Picture-in-picture so you see your teacher...not just the top of his head! Ability to move back and forth in the video so you learn every note If you're looking for a complete course to learn the drums...look no further.

Requirements A drum set (basic set or better)