Learning to play the Drums continues to be easier than ever before, with the Amsco Absolute Beginners Drums Book 2 and CD. Build on your basic skills using CD demonstration tracks that let you play with top professional backing musicians. If you have completed Book One or you already have some basic drumming skills, this is definitely the book for you!
The Absolute Beginners course has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you sit at your Drums. With this superb book you get a comprehensive Drum course featuring step-by-step pictures which take you from first day exercises to playing along with backing tracks. The book contains practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance, and the CD contains audio versions of the exercises in addition to full-length accompaniment tracks for you to play along with.
The long-awaited second book for drums in the Absolute Beginners series is a great intermediate book for any student. Book 2 covers: Reading drum tab, Syncopated snare drum patterns, Bass drum / snare patterns, Two-bar drum patterns, Beats using open hi-hat, 16th note hi-hat patterns, Drum fills around the kit, Whole- and half-beat breaks, Drum rudiments.
Chapters Include
Introduction
How to practice
Reading drum tab
Some gentle reminders
Syncopated snare drum patterns
Hints & tips for successful playing
Bass and snare drum patterns
Two-bar drum patterns
"Two-Bar Groove"
Beats using open hi-hat
Sixteenth-note hi-hat patterns
"Sweet Sixteenth"
Quarter-note hi-hat patterns
Drum fills around the kit
Whole-beat break
Half-beat break
More drum fills
Drum rudiments: The paradiddle
Drum rudiments: The flam
Drum rudiments: The long double-stroke roll
"Drum Time"
Summary
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