Tutorial for Percussion

Tutorial for Percussion

Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks.

Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks.

Do-It-Yourself Drums is a fun way to get started playing on your own. Using well-known pop, rock, funk, jazz, and reggae tunes, you will be given step-by-step instructions on what you need to know to get started and sounding like a pro in no time. Includes audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, plus video instruction by professional drummer Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, Bob Seger, John Fogerty) and instructor Rick Mattingly (Modern Drummer magazine, Percussive Arts Society). Topics covered include: setting up your kit; types of sticks and equipment; reading charts; limb independence; playing styles and grooves; demonstration and play-along audio tracks; video instruction and demonstration; plus online supplemental PDFs of groove patterns. Includes over 100 audio tracks and 50+ minutes of video!

If you're new to the drums, you are probably eager to learn some new songs. This book provides drum notation and kit legends for 50 of the biggest pop hits drummers love to play, including: Billie Jean · Blinding Lights · Can't Stop the Feeling! · Circles · Crazy in Love · Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover · Happy · Juice · Levitating · Livin' La Vida Loca · Only Wanna Be with You · Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) · Smooth · Uptown Funk · and more.