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Drums For Dummies

By Jeff Strong

Book information

Publisher
For Dummies
Year
2006
ISBN
9780471794110, 0471794112
Open Library ID
OL17905998M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (2995931 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
386\386
Topic
Education
Scanned
no
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

PROS:Jeff Strong provides this extremely organized book that will benefit everyone from the beginner to the expert. He covers the majority of percussion instruments with details down to their history, tuning, and maintenance so that you don't have to only be a kit drummer. I like his personal suggestions on practicing techniques which usually can only be found in expensive drum lessons. These practice tips are essential for not developing bad habits that will hold you back from getting as good as you can get in the shortest amount of time.CONS:Could use more practice technique detail like what he meant about, "Singing the rhythm before playing it". He also decided not to cover the rudiments of the Tablas because they can be daunting but instead listed his website for more info. The CD covers numerous rhythms that are written out in the book but only two measures of each so you can't practice along with them. The rudiments cheat sheet is not organized very well, lists only the 26 American rudiments, and has small print making it hard to practice from a music stand.

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