Learn to Play Drums Vol. 1 (step-by-step lessons)
Drums With Willie is a complete course to learn the drums, great for beginners or those coming back!
Ratings 4.51 / 5.00
What You Will Learn!
- Improve hand speed and coordination
- Be able to internalize rhythm so you're rock solid behind the drums
- Understand paradiddles and flam taps
- Incorporate upbeats and accents
- Play different grooves in a variety of styles step-by-step
- Utilize techniques to read music faster and easier than before
Description
Used by thousands of students worldwide, Drums With Willie is a step-by-step method for students who are new to the drums…or coming back!
Each unit is broken into 5 topics:
- Improvisation - this is where you learn different fills that you can use for both drums solos and while playing grooves
- Grooves - this is what playing drums is all about! You'll learn different grooves in a variety of styles step-by-step
- Reading Music - knowing how to read music is an important skill for drummers. You'll learn techniques to read music faster and easier than before
- Rhythm - this is the BIG ONE. Without good, solid rhythm you're lost as a drummer. You'll learn how to internalize rhythm so you're rock solid behind the drums.
- Technique - if you can't PLAY a groove or fill, what's the point? This section shows you how to build a proper technique that will serve you for years to come.
In this first volume, some of the techniques you'll learn includes:
- Single and double-stroke rolls, single paradiddles
- Reading using quarter notes, pairs of eighth notes, and quarter rests
- Basic rock grooves using eighth notes on hi-hat or ride cymbal and simple bass drum rhythms
- Double and triple paradiddles
- Reading: adding single eighth notes on upbeats
- Adding eighth note upbeats on the bass drum
- Single flams
- Reading: adding groups of four sixteenth notes
- Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part one
- Adding accents to single paradiddles
- Reading: adding the rhythm eighth&two sixteenths
- Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part two
- Double and triple paradiddles with accents
- Reading: adding the rhythm two sixteenths&one eighth
- Grooves incorporating eighth note upbeats on hi-hat or ride
- Single, double, and triple paradiddles with rack tom accents
- Flam taps
- Reading: adding the rhythm sixteenth, eighth, sixteenth
- Grooves incorporating sixteenths on snare and bass
- Adding fills to grooves
- Drum set improvisation utilizing the reading exercises
Video features:
- Overhead camera so you see EVERYTHING
- Picture-in-picture so you see your teacher...not just the top of his head!
- Ability to move back and forth in the video so you learn every note
If you're looking for a complete course to learn the drums...look no further.
Who Should Attend!
- Anyone who wants to learn how to play the drums
- Those who played drums in the past and want to brush up on their techniques
