Drums

Specifically designed to teach jazz basics to students with 1 or 2 years playing experience, but with no prior experience playing jazz. Great for individual or classroom use. Teaches the basics of swing style in a step-by-step approach using well-known songs. Improvisation is made easy starting with simple 2-measure phrases. Scales and basic theory are introduced in a simple and easy to understand approach. 2 CD's are included with recordings of all exercises and arrangements. Other features: 7 full band arrangements, sample solos, jazz history and people.

Bobby Rondinelli of Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Blue yster Cult and master teacher Michael Lauren from the Drummers Collective have put together the most comprehensive text ever written on the subject of double bass drumming. It features hundreds of innovative warm up, beat and fill exercises, tips for getting started, a discography of important double bass recordings, plus a timeline of the most important double bass drummers in history, including photos of their setups. A must for all drummers interested in improving their double bass technique!

The FastTrack method series is a fresh, user-friendly approach to learning with a method book which blends traditional lessons and songs with modern elements of humor, wit, and pop culture. Each book includes a play-along CD plus songs that are the same in all the FastTrack books so that friends can form a band and jam together.

You've been through FastTrack Drums 1 several times, and you're ready for more...Drums 2 begins right where Drums 1 ended - you'll learn more beats and fills, chart reading, rudiments, and tons of popular drumming styles (rock, blues, shuffle, country, dance, pop). It also comes with a CD featuring all 96 songs and examples for learning and playing along.

The FastTrack songbooks are designed to let students jam with their friends learning other instruments in the series, so all the books have the same songs and are compatible. Each book includes the play-along CD in case a player doesn't have their own band available! The Level 1 songbooks feature 8 classic songs, including: Brown Eyed Girl Great Balls of Fire I Want to Hold Your Hand Oh, Pretty Woman Wild Thing Wonderful Tonight You Really Got Me Your Song.

The FastTrack songbooks are designed to let students jam with their friends learning other instruments in the series, so all the books have the same songs and are compatible. Each book includes the play-along CD in case a player doesn't have their own band available! The Level 2 songbooks feature 8 classic songs, including: Back in the U.S.S.R. Born to Be Wild I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man Imagine Layla Maggie May No Particular Place to Go Takin' Care of Business.

8 songs, including: Evil Ways Gimme Some Lovin' Gloria Have I Told You Lately Jailhouse Rock Time Is on My Side Twist and Shout Walk Don't Run.

A supplement to the FastTrack instruction book, this great songbook/CD pack features 8 great songs: All Day and All of the Night Best of My Love Day Tripper Hey Joe I Shot the Sheriff Miss You Smoke on the Water Surfin' U.S.A.. Perfect for playing with a band, or solo with the CD.

This pack provides both the original FastTrack book/CD pack along with an instructional DVD, making learning to play drums easier and faster than ever before!