How to Play Drums: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Drums [Paperback]

James Blades (Author), Johnny Dean (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 19, 2002

How to Play Drums offers an effective and enjoyable way to learn to play one of the oldest and most popular musical instruments. With easy-to-follow instructions and fun practice exercises, How to Play Drums will help students to develop excellent drumming techniques.

How to Play Drums covers all the basics, including:

· Setting up the drum kit

· Using a practice pad

· Understanding notation

· Mastering the rudiments of rhythm

· Mastering the tambourine, claves, conga drums, and many other Latin American and hand-held percussion instruments

· Playing the timpani and other orchestral drums

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

James Blades and Johnny Dean are both professional drummers who have been playing and teaching for many years. They live in England.

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (April 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312288603
• ISBN-13: 978-0312288600
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,874,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Beginners Handbook, December 10, 2002

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"neomal" (Mt Lavinia, Sri Lanka) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Play Drums: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Drums (How-to-Play Series) (Paperback)

This was one of my first books on percussion and it has so much information packed into it, that I still keep it within reach for quick reference. It covers the basics of drum kit, latin and orchestral percussion in a clear and systematic layout. The exercises are also very consise. (And personally I like the accurate drawings too.)

A valuable book for any student of percussion, written by two experienced musicians.

8 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Drums, September 9, 2000

A Kid's Review

This review is from: How to Play Drums: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Drums (How-to-Play Series) (Paperback)

If you want to learn to play all the Percussion insturments this book will teach you but some of the drumming vocabulary is difficult to understand.

5 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Drums, May 19, 2000

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Arturo (New Jersey,Usa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Play Drums: Everything You Need to Know to Play the Drums (How-to-Play Series) (Paperback)

If you want to play the drums ,you just need buy this book and learn!...