Learn to Play Drums Vol. 1 (step-by-step lessons)

Used by thousands of students worldwide, Drums With Willie is a step-by-step method for students who are new to the drums…or coming back!
Each unit is broken into 5 topics:
•Improvisation – this is where you learn different fills that you can use for both drums solos and while playing grooves•Grooves – this is what playing drums is all about! You’ll learn different grooves in a variety of styles step-by-step•Reading Music – knowing how to read music is an important skill for drummers. You’ll learn techniques to read music faster and easier than before•Rhythm – this is the BIG ONE. Without good, solid rhythm you’re lost as a drummer. You’ll learn how to internalize rhythm so you’re rock solid behind the drums.•Technique – if you can’t PLAY a groove or fill, what’s the point? This section shows you how to build a proper technique that will serve you for years to come.In this first volume, some of the techniques you’ll learn includes:
•Single and double-stroke rolls, single paradiddles•Reading using quarter notes, pairs of eighth notes, and quarter rests•Basic rock grooves using eighth notes on hi-hat or ride cymbal and simple bass drum rhythms•Double and triple paradiddles•Reading: adding single eighth notes on upbeats•Adding eighth note upbeats on the bass drum•Single flams•Reading: adding groups of four sixteenth notes•Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part one•Adding accents to single paradiddles•Reading: adding the rhythm eighth&two sixteenths•Grooves based on hi-hat sixteenth notes, part two•Double and triple paradiddles with accents•Reading: adding the rhythm two sixteenths&one eighth•Grooves incorporating eighth note upbeats on hi-hat or ride•Single, double, and triple paradiddles with rack tom accents•Flam taps•Reading: adding the rhythm sixteenth, eighth, sixteenth•Grooves incorporating sixteenths on snare and bass•Adding fills to grooves•Drum set improvisation utilizing the reading exercisesVideo features:
•Overhead camera so you see EVERYTHING•Picture-in-picture so you see your teacher…not just the top of his head!•Ability to move back and forth in the video so you learn every noteIf you’re looking for a complete course to learn the drums…look no further.