Imagine yourself onstage with your band. As the band plays, the crowd moves to the rhythm-your rhythm. The rhythm that you feel in your bones and set loose on the crowd. Drummers aren't front and center. They're not often the face of the band. Instead, they are its heart. It's the drummer who sets the pace and keeps the song on track. Picture Yourself Drumming is an easy-to-follow, visual guide that will help you tackle the basic skills you need to someday control that crowd with your own driving beat. If you have some natural rhythm, a set of sticks, and a desire to become a drummer, then this book was written for you. The accompanying DVD includes tips for a variety of drumming techniques as well as coaching sessions and step-by-step instructions for setting up each piece of your new drum kit.
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Jon Peckman has been a professional drummer for 20 years and a teacher for 10. He has worked in almost all genres of music as well as maintaining a full teaching schedule. He has taught students aged 8 to adult and has developed an effective and encouraging coaching style.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Picture Yourself Drumming: Step-by-Step Instruction for Drum Kit Setup, Reading Music, Learning from the Pros, and More (Paperback)
I borrowed this book from the library 4 times before I decided I just had to add this to my collection. From the beginner to the novice drummer, there's something for everyone in this book. It takes you from what the "job description" of a drummer is, how to get a kit, how to set it up and tune the drums, how to read music, basic beats, advanced beats, fills, more fills, advanced drumming techniques and then where to go from there (ie, join a band, music lessons, recordings, etc).
I've been a drummer (on and off) for almost 18 years now and did the garage band thing back in the day. I still learned quite a few things from this book. It's also a very easy read. So much so that my impatient 11 year old son picked it up and figured out how to lay a basic click. If it works for him.. hey, you gotta get this book! The absolute only thing I would have liked different about this book is to have audio tracks either with or in place of the dvd. I'm not usually around a tv/dvd setup, especially when practicing. But I do have a cd/mp3 player handy. However, the dvd is fantastic! Far better quality and detail than I expected. In summary, you can't afford not to get this book. If you're just starting out, this is your launch point. If you're already playing, this will shore up your educational/experience shortfalls. Something for everyone here, a real winner.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Picture yourself succeeding!,
By Bobo Nadrumbo "Bobo" (Vermont) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Picture Yourself Drumming: Step-by-Step Instruction for Drum Kit Setup, Reading Music, Learning from the Pros, and More (Paperback)
My brother bought this book for my son and I. we have both been studying it and have found it to be the most comprehensive starter instructional book out there. This really covers the nuts and bolts of getting started on a drum kit, both the mechanical aspects of setting up the equipment and the musical aspects of how to make music on the kit. It should be mandatory with every drum kit sold to an aspiring drummer. I think it will help many new drummers get a solid start on the kit rather then the usual frustration encountered. I highly recomend it.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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From a step-by-step setup for a drum kit to reading music,
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Picture Yourself Drumming: Step-by-Step Instruction for Drum Kit Setup, Reading Music, Learning from the Pros, and More (Paperback)
From a step-by-step setup for a drum kit to reading music, learning professional drumming techniques, and practicing the right way, PICTURE YOURSELF DRUMMING is for any beginning drummer who wants to start out on the right foot. Learn how to use expert techniques to make a band sound great, play and invent grooves, and more with this book/DVD package which offers up a logical, progressive drum instructional perfect for drummers who would supplement classroom teachings with more specific routines for advancement.
Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch
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use the timer technique, distinct volume levels, way around the kit, sticking notation, snare note, bass drum note, mounted tom, straight sixteenth notes, drumming career, cheap sticks, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, cymbal stand, matched grip, nylon tips, unaccented notes, bass drum pedal, basic groove, different volume levels, drum key, snare drum, stick bag, playing eighth notes, drum notes, snare sound Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Picture Yourself Drumming, Sixteenth-Note Variation, Fill Exercise, Hi-Hat Quarter Note Exercise, Sixteenth-Note Combinations Exercise, Magic Circle, Bass Drum Accent Exercise, Snare Figure, Flam Tap Exercise, Snare Tom, Quadruplet Exercise, Flam Tap, Floor Tom Browse Sample Pages:
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use the timer technique, distinct volume levels, way around the kit, sticking notation, snare note, bass drum note, mounted tom, straight sixteenth notes, drumming career, cheap sticks, ride cymbal, crash cymbal, cymbal stand, matched grip, nylon tips, unaccented notes, bass drum pedal, basic groove, different volume levels, drum key, snare drum, stick bag, playing eighth notes, drum notes, snare sound Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Picture Yourself Drumming, Sixteenth-Note Variation, Fill Exercise, Hi-Hat Quarter Note Exercise, Sixteenth-Note Combinations Exercise, Magic Circle, Bass Drum Accent Exercise, Snare Figure, Flam Tap Exercise, Snare Tom, Quadruplet Exercise, Flam Tap, Floor Tom Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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