Description

This three-volume series instructs you on how to play the drums by utilizing a selection of beats and fills from popular songs that have influenced contemporary music. Level 2 focuses on teaching you to perform with over 50 genuine blues and jazz beats and fills from renowned drummers such as Steve Jordan (The Blues Brothers), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Max Roach (Miles Davis), Buddy Rich, among others. You will also acquire skills in playing double-stroke rolls, buzz rolls, the 9-stroke roll, accents, rim clicks, ghost notes, crescendos, and decrescendos. Additionally, you will grasp important concepts such as call and response, reading and executing cues, and improvisation. Throughout the book, tips, tools, and terminology are employed to introduce essential drumming concepts at an appropriate pace, and the accompanying audio CD features all the beats and fills discussed in the text.

"This series makes it enjoyable to learn to play, incorporating elements of inspiring drumming performances to establish a rhythmic foundation."

- Robin Tolleson, Modern Drummer

"Upon completing the course, you will have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of being a proficient drummer and possess a comprehensive vocabulary of over 100 beats sourced from experts like Art Blakey, Mitch Mitchell, Buddy Rich, Max Roach, Ringo Starr, Steven Adler, Levon Helm, and Alex Van Halen."

- Making Music magazine

Songs / Content

• The Path
• About the Author
• Acknowledgements
• Parts of a Drumset
• Setting Up the Drums
• Holding the Drumsticks
• Basic Hand Technique
• Basic Foot Technique
• Reading Music Notation
• Basic Rock Beats
• "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" (from The White Stripes' White Blood Cells) (2001)
• "Runnin' Down a Dream" (from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever) (1989)
• "Back in Black" (from AC/DC's Back in Black) (1980)
• "I Won't Back Down" (from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever) (1989)
• "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (from Green Day's American Idiot) (2004)
• "Paradise City" (from Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction) (1987)
• "You Shook Me All Night Long" (from AC/DC's Back in Black) (1980)
• "Hard to Handle" (from The Black Crowes' Shake Your Money Maker) (1990)
• "Free Fallin'" (from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever) (1989)
• "Come As You Are" (from Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit) (1991)
• "Smoke on the Water" (from Deep Purple's Machine Head) (1972)
• "Kashmir" (from Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti) (1975)
• "The Weight" (from The Band's Music from Big Pink) (1968)
• "When the Levee Breaks" (from Led Zeppelin's Led Zeppelin IV) (1971)
• "Sweet Emotion" (from Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic) (1975)
• "Walk This Way" (from Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic) (1975)
• Basic Rock Fills
• "Free Fallin'" (ex. 1) (from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever) (1989)
• "Free Fallin'" (ex. 2) (from Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever) (1989)
• "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (ex. 1) (from Green Day's American Idiot) (2004)
• "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" (ex. 2) (from Green Day's American Idiot) (2004)
• "Livin' on the Edge" (from Aerosmith's Get a Grip) (1993)
• "Jamie's Cryin'" (from Van Halen's Van Halen) (1979)
• "D'Yer Mak'er" (from Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy) (1973)
• Parts of a Drum
• Drumhead Selection
• Tuning the Drums
• Drumstick Selection