Customer Reviews

Mel Bay Anyone Can Play Drum Rudiments [VHS]

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I received this DVD for Christmas and it is exactly what I had hoped it would be, good basic instruction. There are no bells and whistles, just an instructor introducing each rudiment and then playing it. He gives you a simple way to count out each rudiment that is easy to remember. I started playing drums five years ago and never learned the rudiments. I realized I was missing a key ingredient to my overall success as a drummer. This DVD his helping me to fill some gaps in my learning.

This dvd is mediocre at best (in my opinion)

The narrator does an effective job demonstrating each rudiment, starting slow and then increasing in speed. He is one of the monotonous individuals i have ever seen, not very dynamic and didn't hold my interest at all.

This entire dvd is just the narrator/actor showcasing rudiments. Gives no pointers and nothing extra. I would pass on this dvd if i had the choice again.

He did effectively show each of the rudiments...nothing more

This was just what I needed. Short and to the point. It would've been better if there was a chart to go along with the demonstrations, but on the second go-through I got a pen and notebook and jotted down my own tabature so I could practice the rudiments on my own.