The Really Easy Way To Play The Drums with download audio and video files: 10 easy steps to create great music (Easy Drum Books)

After dabbling in drums as a teen (over 20 years ago) and playing air drums to heavy metal since then, I decided to take the plunge and ket my own kit. While I was able to drum away contentedly, I quickly realised that I was going to have to put some hours in to get some polish to my technique and bought this book to provide some structure to that practice. I also liked the idea of starting right from the beginning as while I may be able to cope easily with the basics of drumming, I wanted to check whether I had any bad habits that needed to be corrected.When I first looked at the book I felt quite dismayed as it looked like 40 pages of music scores, but I sat down with the book and the CD and worked through the first section and suddenly realised how the whole thing was going to work. In isolation, the book would be difficult to work with but with the CD, you hear the author talking out instructions and playing along with the beats. It facilitates practice as you can work on one page, step by step, and build your technique as you listen again and again to the tracks. The drum notation teaching builds up from basics too, so while I was intimidated by it initially I'm starting to really enjoy the fact that I am learning drum notation as well as practical technique.The great thing about this is that you are effectively getting drum lessons which you can work through in your own time, as fast or slow as you like.I highly recommend this.

Great book for the first time drummer, it is very basic at the beginning but covers some good fills and grooves. I found it very well explained and was great for me to go back over the old stuff and correct or re-affirm what I have learnt so far. If you have just received your first drum kit THIS is the only book I would buy, when you can play it through then move on, if you have reached intermediate stage it's a pretty good book to go back over before moving onward.

Excellent book for beginner who is stuck with which exercises to try. Well worth the money. The Author knows his stuff! thank you

I'm a drummer myself and bought this for my nephew, who's a complete beginner so he needed something he could follow easily, and this certainly fills the bill. Steve got this to me in plenty of time for Christmas, and was nice enough to even include a personalised note, which I thought was a very nice touch.I've been playing drums for a while and found this book very useful myself, so I've ordered a copy as well. Highly recommended for a beginner but also useful for even more advanced players, I think.

Just received ' The really easy way to Play Drums' and although the book looks easy to follow, I am disappointed to find that the disc is missing. The whole point is to have something to follow, but now I will just have to muddle on as best I can.As this is the time of lock down, and I am unable to go back and forward to the post-office , I won't be returning it, so now have paid for a book and disc which I don't have .

I've picked my sticks for the first time in 35 years and this book is a god send. I has lost most of the sticking skills and rhythms but with under the gentle guidance of Steve they are coming back much more quickly than I could possibly have hoped.I would thoroughly recommend this book to anybody who is either taking up drumming for the first time or a returner to get them started.I am looking forward already to getting Steve's follow up book, which at the rate I am progressing will not be too long.

Good basic lessons although his voice is quite annoying on the MP3s! I have only just started to learn the drums so don't have much to compare it to, but seems to be working!

The CD was missing from my Amazon delivery - not Steve's fault - and when I contacted Steve he immediately sent a replacement book and CD himself, plus a bonus gift. What a service, and what a book. The CD really makes it come together, particularly if you're a complete novice like me. thank you, Steve. Highly recommended.

good product

I've been a drummer for over 40 years but due to hand wasn't injuries I consider myself a beginner. This book is perfect for the beginner. It teacher note values, how to count notes and then presents exercises that slowly build your knowledge and 4 way independence. Highly recommend for the beginner

Dopo alcuni anni dall'acquisto ho riletto questo libro e grazie anche all'esperienza acquisita, ritengo questo un ottimo libro per ripassare e focalizzare alcuni concetti fondamentali. Grazie

Really enjoying learning to play the drums with this easy and accessible book - the play-along audio/video files really help to bring the teaching to life. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to learn to play the drums!

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