Beginning Drums the Fun Approach

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Beginning Drums the fun informal approach for all ages! Designed to quickly prepare the absolute beginner to join a rock, blues or county band by skipping the formalities & jumping right into the real beats used in today's popular dance bands. The fun approach to beginning drums! Learn the most widely used beats for rock, country, blues & pop styles. Paul Murski will transform the complete beginner into a formidable drummer in only a few practice sessions. There is no drum instruction like this on the market today because Paul starts right off showing you how to play your first song. It's designed to get you ready to play in your first band, & do it in the quickest, most professional way possible. You will learn 10 beats for basic rock, country 2-step, waltz, blues, punk, swing, reggae, polka, hard rock, rap boogie woogie, rhythm-n-blues, slow rock, reggae, disco & swing, but more importantly, you will learn which beat is appropriate for which song, & how to determine which beat to use for any song that your band wants to play. On the video, Paul jams with his family band & his oldest son brings in his punk band to show Dad how to teach the punk-rock style. Perfect for all ages, Paul even brings in his 4 kids (ages 6-14) so that they can show you what they've learned from this great drum teacher. If you'd like to skip all the formalities & go right to playing the drums, then this video is for you! Oh yea, there's a surprise lesson at the end of the video!

Customer Reviews:

Drums for the novice.......2007-07-16

Excelent video for anyone starting to play the drums , Paul Murski takes you on a simple basic approach to several music styles , the split screens and the 1,2,3,4 steps are easy to follow ( yet difficult to master )if you have your drums set in front of the TV you can quickly catch on , I don`t give it 5 stars , because I think it lacks (since its so basic ) a little explanation on the basics , such as how to hold the sticks , hit the drums , arrange them , etc.. still , an excelent purchase

good but incomplete for beginners.......2007-01-28

Shows the basic beats for different musical styles in a very simple straightforward manner. Does this very nicely. Does not go over any technique or form which is critical! For example, if you're banging from the elbows instead of the wrists you're going to develop problems. That's why only 3 stars. Goes great in combination with the DVD by Tommy Igoe - Getting Started On Drums which does go over basic technique for beginners. I rate that one 5 stars

Must to have for a beginner!.......2007-01-23

It is fun and easy to follow DVD, it teaches some basics. It shows some beats from many different styles and in general set good mood and attitude. If you are first time drummer it is one of these DVDs to get. It gives you some basic tools to fill in almost every possible gig, but then you will figure out which is yours. If you want to further into blues, I would recommend "Blues Drums" DVD by Dave Russell as it is very deep. This DVD taught some sweet beats for all kind of music and I liked it a lot. Get it as it provides a good prospective on many aspects of drumming and set things right from the beginning.

Great DVD!!.......2006-05-21

This is actually one of the first things i got when i first started playing. and its great! It really teaches you a lot easilly and straight to the point. This dvd teaches you how to play the basic beats to all kinds of music ranging from 50's rock to punk to reggae to even swing! and at the end it even has a suprise drum thing for you to learn and also towards the very end explains how to even use cardboard boxes and even your hands and legs to play the drums. even if you are just thinking about getting a drumset its still worth getting.

Easy and fun - just what drums should be!.......2006-03-15

Grab some sticks and cardboard boxes, the whole family will have a blast, tapping along to Paul Murski's light and amusing approach to learning basic drums. All of the basic beats are covered here, including rock, 3/4 and country. And it's all in a conversational fashion that is not condescending or pushy. The split screen style allows you to easily see what each limb is supposed to be doing. His tips are helpful, and he even gets his sons involved. There's a surprise lesson at the end as a bonus involving one of our favorite genre's - surf. We don't want to work, we just want to bang on the drum all day. Thanks, Paul!

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