Book Description
Drums For Dummies takes you from the basics of what makes a drum right through how to carry a solo on a full kit. Whether you’re a budding Buddy Rich or a rising Ringo Starr, you’ll benefit from author Jeff Strong’s straight-ahead guidance on:
- Rhythm
- Technique
- Drum sets
- Other drums
- World beats
- Styles
- Grooves Fills
Keeping the musical notation simple for total beginners, this book nonetheless delves into a wide range of music, allowing you to both sample forms of rhythm from across the globe and lay down a foundation in rock, funk, jazz, blues, and latin. At the same time, you’ll find out about the right way to splash a cymbol, kick a bass, slap a conga, scrape an udu, or ring the agogo bells. You’ll also discover:
- How to choose and tune your drums
- Backbeats and syncopations
- Drummers you should know about
- Rattles, bells, and other such percussion instruments
- How to get a feel for pulse and meter
- African, Cuban, and Brazilian polyrhythms
An accompanying CD works closely with the book to bring its exercises straight to your ear, while illustrations show how to hold and strike a huge range of instruments. With a fun, easy-to-understand tone that leaves the standard, dry musical method – speak in the dust, Drums For Dummies will have you shaking, rattling, and rolling in no time.
Back Cover Copy
Groove to the beat — the fun and easy way™ Whether you're dreaming of starting a band or simply playing a hand drum, this friendly book-and-CD package makes it easy to pick up the basics.
