Learn how to play the drums
using a methodical progression of famous drum beats and fills played by
some of the best drummers on some of the world’s most famous songs that
shaped modern music. This collection combines the entire three-level
series of the On the Beaten Path Beginning Drumset Course---the
acclaimed method that teaches you how to play drumset using carefully
selected legendary beats from songs that shaped modern music. Level 1
starts you off with a wide selection of rock beats and fills by drummers
including John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Tré Cool (Green Day), Dave Grohl
(Nirvana), and many more. Level 2 expands your vocabulary with dozens of
blues and jazz beats and fills by drummers including Steve Jordan (The
Blues Brothers), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Max Roach (Miles
Davis), Buddy Rich, and many more, that will unlock coordination and
syncopation skills that every drummer must master. Level 3 fortifies
your drumming knowledge with reggae, country, funk, and Latin beats by
legendary drummers including Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley), Joseph
"Zigaboo" Modeliste (The Meters), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Neil Peart
(Rush), and many more, plus you’ll learn additional concepts like time
and tempo manipulation, other time signatures, and a ton of key drumming
tools.
The enclosed DVD-ROM includes over 4.5 hours of video
demonstrations covering every line of music in the book, plus 142 MP3
audio tracks of every legendary beat and fill.
By the time you complete the On the Beaten Path: Beginning Drumset Course Complete,
you’ll understand all the essentials of being a good drummer from
reading and writing music to playing with healthy technique to keep you
drumming for a lifetime---along with a well-rounded vocabulary of over
140 famous beats and fills that you can use to create your own music to
start playing in bands.