Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method

By Dave Black and Sandy FeldsteinDrumset 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. Title 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   Series: Alfred's Drumset Method Author: Dave Black, Sandy Feldstein Instrument: Drumset Format: Book & Online Video/Audio Page Count: 48