Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method Book & Online Video/Audio
This book, video, and audio kit provides a practical approach to playing the drumset. Students start their first lesson by actually playing a beat! The book and video are 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 recording corresponding to the drum charts is included.
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
