How To Play Drums
Exploring Musical Styles - Book Two
You have been drumming for a while and you’re looking for new excitement, taking it to the next level!
Book 2 has it all for you to explore, different musical styles, 16th notes subdivision, accents and dynamics, hand techniques, independence, syncopation, flams, etc.
In short, all that you learn will expand your drumming creativity and musical styles. You will have the ability to come up with variety of drum fills using combinations of different rhythms. Besides that, you can also play variety of grooves and apply them in different musical styles.
What They Say...
This book provides a clear path for students to learn and play drums. I would highly recommend this book to students because it is a music-oriented tool book which provides a step-by-step guidance for students to build their musicianship in the infancy of their drumming journey. This book is suitable for both children and adults as well.
Jacob Huang, Jacob Drumemory Academy (JDAC.) Taiwan
The lessons in this book are very comprehensive, easy to learn, and fun! It has lots of backing tracks to play with which makes learning so much easier and interesting. Those boring technical exercises are no longer boring!
Rachel Wan - Roland V-Drums Artist Malaysia
This book will take your drumming, understanding of music, rhythm and coordination to a higher level. I hope that this is a book that you can use repeatedly, and that the ideas are still useful to you many years from now. Practice consciously and happy drumming.
Frank Tuan, YAMAHA Drum Educator and Examiner
The lessons in this book are both systematic and comprehensive, ensuring steady progression for the learner. Teachers will also benefit from using the carefully planned exercises and examples spread throughout every section of the book. The backing tracks have been professionally produced along with the exceptional graphics of the book which makes it incredibly attractive and engaging.
Melvin Mark Clyde, Rockschool Examiner
A well thought-out book which focuses on making lessons relevant and interesting for students. Teachers will also find this book helpful as it comes with useful, balanced and systematic lesson plans which cover performance and musicianship. Impressive and highly commendable.
Rockie Siew, Rockschool Consultant
Having used this book, I strongly believe that this will be a great instructional guide book. This book is packed with essential elements like rudiments, coordination, grooves, musical concepts and is systematically organised for progressive learning. This book is an awesome publication, highly recommended.
Andreas Ee Ern Tian, bachelor’s in music at University Putra Malaysia.