Drum-set Lessons : Level 1 - Drumming For the Beginner

Drumming Lessons :

If you want to learn to play the drums your own way the best place to start is by building your own beats as they relate to a piece of music. This series of lessons assumes that is your goal, while at the same time making sure to incorporate the foundation of knowledge for drummers which will evolve to developing your own style.

Bythe end of this course, you will :

• Know how choices about sticks and your grip affect your playing.(Even a method for twirling your drumsticks!)

• Know all of the main pieces of a drum set and what they are used for.

• Understand what the major time signatures are and how to count them.

• Understand what tempo is and how it affects a song.

• Understand What is Meant by "Independence" on the drums and what that's all about.

• Learn the Basics of reading drum tab/music so you can understand and explain drum beats and patterns.

• Play better by using warm up techniques that lead you to developing your own ideas.

• Learn 5 different beats and variations on playing them with the thought again, of helping you to develop your own ideas.

This course is put together with your understanding in mind. There areadded experientialstories to help explain concepts. Creative illustrations are effectively usedto illuminate pointsso that through a combination of sight, and sound, you can easilygrasp the nuancesof eachlecture.

The goal is always to emphasize your understanding of each piece of the broader subject, and there are times when foundational concepts are re-visited in order to solidify your learning knowledge. Best of all you can go at your own pace!

This course is designedfor YOU,the drummer. This is the course that will show YOUhow tojump start yourdrumming and take you to the next level. Whether you area beginner who is just learning, or someone who has played a little that wants to learn a little bit more, this is the course that will help you reach your goal of getting to the next level of drumming.

This course isalso a great introduction for anyone who wants to get more serious about playing the drums in a broader sense. Completing this courseis the mostefficient way to gain insideknowledge that you might not ever learn on your own. This course is a great way for self-taught drummers to fill in a bit of knowledge about the theoretical aspects of playing the drums. It is also a great way to begin to think about not just learning to play, but also learning to develop your own style!