Présentation de l'éditeur
Groove to the beat in no time with this ultimate rockin' guide!
Whether you're dreaming of starting a band, striking the snares, or simply playing a hand drum, this interactive book-and-CD package makes it easy to pick up the basics. Complete with new information on contemporary rock styles and beats as well as rhythms from around the world, this guide is all you need to become a talented, versatile drummer.
Discover how to
- Bang out basic rhythms --with or without sticks
- Understand fundamental drumming techniques
- Explore other percussion instruments
- Find the perfect drum set
- Purchase, tune, and maintain your drums
All this on the CD-ROM
- MP3 files of each rhythm and beat that you can play along with
- Rhythms for hand drums -- from the bongos and congas to the surdo, tar, and udu
- Solos to amaze the other members in the band
Note: The Kindle edition of this book does not include any CDs or DVDs.
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.
