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The Complete Teach-Yourself Drummer's Guide
The Smart Way To Learn Drums. Learn to play the drums in your own time and at your own pace. Even during lock downs.

What you will learn

The Complete Teach Yourself Drummer’s Guide caters to the beginner to advanced drum student, and covers all the fundamentals of drumming.

It starts off right at the very beginners level and gradually progresses, step by step, to the advanced level.

You’ll learn the 40 standard snare drum rudiments, how to read drum music, plus how to play grooves, drum fills and drum soloing ideas, in nearly all styles.

But it doesn’t stop there. Plus you’ll learn how to practically apply all of these studies to music, via the 50 backing tracks included within this course.

Once you complete this course you will be able to read drum notation, perform in a variety of styles and therefore be able to progress even further after that.

Description

Have you always wanted to learn the drums, but has the cost of regular drum lessons, plus the time needed to commute to those drum lessons, put you off? If so, here’s the perfect solution for you.

Introducing: “The Complete Teach-Yourself Drummer’s Guide.” The Smart Way To Learn Drums.

Here’s what is covered throughout this course:

First of all, this is a beginners to advanced drum course, and included are 224 video guide lessons, created by the author himself, that explain all of the drum set studies, presented throughout this entire course, and these video lessons, add up to a total of nearly 33 continuous hours of video time (32 hours and 46 mins, to be exact).

Also included are 50 original backing tracks, to jam along with.

The inclusion of the 50 backing tracks, enables everything that you learn, throughout this course, to be practically applied to music. So this is a must for developing true musicality as you progress.

The Complete Teach-Yourself Drummer’s Guide is based on one of Australia’s best selling drum publications, entitled, The Complete Drummer’s Guide (originally known as Drumming from Top to Bottom).

So this course, in a nut shell, is that well known, and well proven, drum publication, now turned into a comprehensive drum course.

A course that leaves no stone unturned, when it comes to learning all the fundaments of drumming.

Firstly, before the main course kicks in, there’s a unique very simplified beginners section, that incorporates an overview of the very basics.

This beginners section, is taken from The Complete Drummer’s Guide (Beginners Version) which is also written by this same author (Tom Jackson). So essence, this means there are two books in one.


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This beginners section has been included, to ensure that anyone and everyone, can easily grasp the very basics upfront.

Therefore, this short beginners section, combined with the main course, sets the stage for an easy to follow, step by step approach, to learning all of the ins and outs of drumming.

Here’s a short list of some of the things you’ll learn:

The 40 standard snare drum rudiments.

How to read drum music.

How to play a multitude of drum grooves, in nearly all styles of music.

How to play drum fills, drum soloing ideas, linear drumming ideas, and a whole lot more.

There’s a comprehensive specific jazz coordination section, as well as a jazz Latin drumming section.

And this just touches the surface.

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Content

Introducing The Complete Teach-Yourself Drummer’s Guide.

The Pre Course Video: Please Watch This Video First Before Starting This Course.
Video 1: The Welcome Video.
Video 2: Holding The Drum Sticks etc.
Video 3: Now It’s Time To Learn The Single Stroke Roll.
Video 4: Now It’s Time To Learn The Double Stroke Roll.
Video 5: Now It’s Time To Learn The Single Paradiddle.

Before Getting Into The Main Studies, Let’s Check Out Some Basic Theory First.

Video 6: Now It’s Time To Learn About Notes Beats & Rests.
Video 7: More About Notes.
Video 8: Now Let’s Learn More About Rests & How Notes & Rests Go Together.
Video 9: Bars Of Music / The Repeat In-Between Sign & The Time Signature.
Video 10: The Music Stave / The 5 Parts Of The Drum Set.

Now For Some Basic Snare Drum With Bass Drum Reading Exercises.

Video 11: Now For Some Quarter Note & Quarter Note Rest Reading Exercises.
Video 12: Now For Some Half Note, Half Note Rest & Quarter Note Exercises.
Video 13: Now For Some Whole Note, Whole Note Rest, & Half Note Exercises.
Video 14: Mixing All The Notes & Rests Together Now In 8 Bar Repeated Exercises.

Now It’s time To Learn About 8th Notes.

Video 15: 8th Notes & Dividing The Cake Into 8 Pieces.
Video 16: Now For Some 8th Note With Quarter Note Reading Exercises.
Video 17: Two – 1 Bar Repeated 8th Note & Quarter Note Reading Exercises.
Video 18: Two More 8 Bar Repeated 8th Note With Quarter Note Reading Exercises.

Now It’s Time To learn Some Very Cool Rock Beat Patterns.

Video 19: Let’s Take A Look At Closing The HHs, & Playing The Bass Drum Etc.
Video 20: Now For Some Rock Beats.
Video 21: Introducing The 8th Note Rest.
Video 22: Now For Some Rock Beat Featuring Off Beat Bass Drum Patterns.
Video 23: Adding Open Hi Hats To The Rock Beats.
Video 24: Now For Some Rock Beats With Half Opened hi Hats.

Let’s Now Learn About 8th Note Triplets, Blues & Shuffle Beats & Triplet Fills.

Video 25: Introducing 8th Note Triplets.
Video 26: Introducing The 8th Note Triplet Rest.
Video 27: Now For Some Blues Beats.
Video 28: Now For Some Shuffle Rock Beats.
Video 29: Two Swing Or Basic Jazz Beats.
Video 30: Now For Some Drum Set Fills Based On 8th Note Triplets.
Video 31: 2, 4 Bar Patterns Featuring Shuffle Beats With 8th Note Triplet Fills.
Video 32: Introducing Accented 8th Note Triplets.
Video 33: Adapting The Accented 8th Note Triplet Exercises As Drum Set Fills.
Video 34: Examples Of The Adapted Accented 8th Note Triplets In 4 Bar Patterns.

Now It’s Time To learn About 16th Notes Plus 16th Note Grooves & Fills etc.

Video 35: Introducing 16th Notes.
Video 36: 16th Notes With 8th Notes.
Video 37: Rock Beats Featuring One Handed 16th Notes (Played On The Closed HHs).
Video 38: Disco Beats Featuring Alternating 16th Notes.
Video 39: Drum Set Fills Featuring 16th Notes With 8th Notes.
Video 40: Rock Beats With Fills In 4 Bar Repeated Patterns..
Video 41: Rock Beats With Fills In 4 Bar Repeated Patterns.
Video 42: Adapting The Accented 16th Notes Exercises As Drum Set Fills..
Video 43: Now For Some Single Paradiddle Tom Tom Fill Ideas.
Video 44: Some Rock Beats With Single Paradiddle Fills In 4 Bar Patterns.

In This Section You’ll Learn How To Mix Odds & Evens Also Dotted Notes & Beats.

Video 45: Mixing 8th Note Triplets With 8th Notes.
Video 46: Mixing 8th Note Triplets With 16th Notes.
Video 47: Here’s An 8 Bar Repeated Combination Exercise Featuring Odds & Evens.
Video 48: Rock Beats With Fills In 4 Bar Patterns Featuring Odds & Evens.
Video 49: Introducing Dotted notes.
Video 50: A Combination Exercise Featuring Dotted Half & Dotted Quarter Notes.
Video 51: 16th Notes With Dotted 8th Notes.
Video 52: A Combination Dotted Note Reading Exercise.
Video 53: Rock Beats Featuring 8th Notes With Dotted 8th & 16th Note Patterns.

In This Section You’ll Learn Each Of The 16th Note Variations & More Drum Beats.

Video 54: Introducing The 16th Note Rest (16th Note Combination #1).
Video 55: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #1.
Video 56: 16th Note Combination #2.
Video 57: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #2.
Video 58: 16th Note Combination #3.
Video 59: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #3.
Video 60: Mixing The Two Previous 16th Note Combinations.
Video 61: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combinations #2 and #3.
Video 62: Now It’s Time To Learn Some R&B Style Drum Beat Patterns.
Video 63: 16th Note Combination #4.
Video 64: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #4.
Video 65: 16th Note Combination #5.
Video 66: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #5.
Video 67: 16th Note Combination #6.
Video 68: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #6.
Video 69: 16th Note Combination #7.
Video 70: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #7.
Video 71: 16th Note Combination #8.
Video 72: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #8.
Video 73: 16th Note Combination #9.
Video 74: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #9.
Video 75: 16th Note Combination #10.
Video 76: Drum Beats Based On 16th Note Combination #10.
Video 77: An All In One 16th Note Combination Exercise.

In This Section You’re Going To Learn A Variety Of Drum Beats & Fills.

Video 78: Various 16th Note Drum Fill Combinations.
Video 79: Various Beats & 16th Note Drum Fill Combinations.
Video 80: Rock, Funk & R&B Style 16th Note Based Drum Grooves.
Video 81: More, Rock, Funk & R&B Style 16th Note Based Drum Grooves.
Video 82: More Similar Style Drum Grooves Only Now Adding Opened HHs To The Mix.
Video 83: 12 Funky Syncopated Drum Patterns Featuring Quarters Note On The RC.
Video 84: 12 Funky Alternating 16th Note Drum Groove Patterns.

In This Section You’re Going To Learn Some Additional Triplet Combinations etc.

Video 85: More 8th Note Triplet Combinations #1.
Video 86: More 8th Note Triplet Combinations #2.
Video 87: More 8th Note Triplet Combinations #3.
Video 88: More 8th Note Triplet Combinations #4.
Video 89: Putting It All Together – 16 Bar 8th Note Triplet Summary Exercise.
Video 90: Introducing Quarter Note Triplets.
Video 91: 16 Bar Quarter Note Triplet Summary Exercise #1.
Video 92: 16 Bar Quarter Note Triplet Summary Exercise #2.
Video 93: More Shuffle Rock Beats.
Video 94: More Shuffle Rock Beats Continued.
Video 95: More Blues Style Beats.
Video 96: Now For Some Reggae Beats In The Triplet Style.

This Section Is All About Paradiddle Variations / Flams & Linear Drumming etc.

Video 97: Additional Paradiddle Variations & Related Studies.
Video 98: The Double Paradiddle With 16th Notes Over 2 Bars.
Video 99: The Paradiddle-diddle With 16th Notes Over 2 Bars.
Video 100: The Double Stroke Roll & The Single Paradiddle In Triplets.
Video 101: Single Paradiddle Inversions.
Video 102: 8 Bar Combination Exercise Featuring Various Paradiddle Variations.
Video 103: Single Paradiddle Groove Variations.
Video 104: Double Paradiddle Groove Variations.
Video 105: More Groove Or Drum Fill Variations.
Video 106: Introducing The Flam.
Video 107: Various Flam Rudiments.
Video 108: Various Fill Combinations Featuring Flams.
Video 109: Various 2 Bar Repeated Beat & Drum Fill Combinations Featuring Flams.
Video 110: Various Drum Fill & Drum Soloing Ideas Based On 8th Note Triplets.
Video 111: Various Drum Fill & Drum Soloing Ideas Based On 16th Notes.
Lesson 112: 8th Note Triplet Linear Drumming Ideas.
Lesson 113: 16th Note Linear Drumming Ideas.

Section 13 Is Devoted To 8th Triple Jazz Coordination Studies.

Video 114: Jazz Studies – Snare Drum Against The jazz Ride Cymbal Pattern.
Video 115: More Jazz Coordination Studies.
Video 116: Some Two Bar Repeated Cross Beat Patterns Against The Jazz Ride Cym.
Video 117: Shifting From Snare Drum To Bass Drum Jazz Coordination.
Video 118: Jazz Studies Now With Mixed Snare Drum And Bass Drum Parts.
Video 119: Continuing With Snare Drum & Bass Drum Jazz Coordination.
Video 120: Now For Some Two Bar Repeated Cross Beat Jazz Coordinated Patterns.
Video 121: Jazz Studies Now Featuring Full 8th Note Triplet Combinations.
Video 122: Jazz 8th Note Triplet Studies Featuring Both Snare & Bass Drum.
Video 123: More Jazz Studies Featuring Snare Drum With Bass Drum Combination.
Video 124: 12 Bar Jazz Summary Exercise #1.
Video 125: 12 Bar Jazz Summary Exercise #2.
Video 126: 12 Bar Jazz Summary Exercise #3.

This Section Is All About Learning Tied Notes & Syncopated Quarter Notes.

Video 127: Introducing Tied Notes.
Video 128: Here’s A 16 Bar Exercise Featuring Tied Notes.
Video 129: Introducing Syncopation With Quarter Notes.
Video 130: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #1.
Video 131: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #2.
Video 132: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #3.
Video 133: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #4.
Video 134: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #5.
Video 135: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #6.
Video 136: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #7.
Video 137: 16 Bar Syncopated Quarter Note Exercise #8.

This Section Is All About Latin Grooves & Adapting The Syncopated Exercises.

Video 138: Here’s A Basic Bossa Nova Pattern.
Video 139: Here Are Two Basic Latin Rhumba Patterns.
Video 140: Here’s A Basic Two Bar Repeated Latin Cha Cha Pattern.
Video 141: Here’s A Basic Two Bar Repeated Jazz Samba Pattern.
Video 142: Adaptation #1 – Variations Of The Bossa Nova.
Video 143: Adaptation #2 – Variations Of The Jazz Samba.
Video 144: Here’s An Example Of Playing Adaptation Idea #2.
Video 145: Adaptation #3 – Another Variation Of The Jazz Samba.
Video 146: Introducing The Jazz Songo Foot Patterns.
Video 147: Adaptation #4 – Improvising Over The Jazz Songo Foot Patterns.
Video 148: Adaptation #5 – Another Variation Of The Jazz Songo.
Video 149: Interpreting The Off Beat 8th & Quarter Notes In The Swing Style.
Video 150: Adaptation #6 – Syncopated Swing Style Drum Fills.
Video 151: Adaptation #7 – Snare Drum Variations With The Jazz Ride Cym Pattern.
Video 152: Adaptation #8 – Bass Drum Variations With The Jazz Ride Cym Pattern.
Video 153: Adaptation #9 – Bass Drum & Snare Drum With The Jazz Ride Pattern.
Video 154: Adaptation #10 – Triplet Ride Cymbal With Bass Drum Fills.

In This Section You’ll Learn 16th Note Triplets 32nd Notes & Beats & Fills etc.

Video 155: Introducing 16th Note Triplets.
Video 156: 16th Note Triplets With 16th Notes.
Video 157: 16th Note Triplets With 8th Note Triplets.
Video 158: Two 16th Note Triplet Combination Exercises.
Video 159: Rock Beats With Some 16th Note Triplet Drum Fill Combinations.
Video 160: Some Other 16th Note Triplet Variations.
Video 161: Blues Beats Based On These Additional 16th Note Triplet Variations.
Video 162: Introducing The 16th Note Triplet Rest.
Video 163: Two More 16th Note Triplet Rest Combination Exercises.
Video 164: Introducing The Half Time Shuffle.
Video 165: Introducing 32nd Notes.
Video 166: 32nd Notes With 16th Notes.
Video 167: 32nd Notes With 16th Note Triplets.
Video 168: Rock Beats With Drum Set Fills Featuring 32nd Notes.
Video 169: Here’s An All In One Combination Reading Exercise.

In This Section You’ll Learn More Rudiments Closed Rolls & Grooves in Odd Times.

Video 170: Introducing The Closed Or Buzz Roll.
Video 171: Here’s An Example Of A Marching Style Roll Off.
Video 172: Short Open Rolls Featuring The 5, 6, 7 & 9 Stroke Rolls.
Video 173: Some Examples Of Open Rolls Played Within Drum Beats & Drum Fills.
Video 174: Introducing The Drag Or Three Stroke Ruff.
Video 175: Various Drag Rudiments.
Video 176: Here Are 2 – Two Bar Beat & Drum Fill Combinations Featuring Drags.
Video 177: Various Beat & Fill Combinations Featuring Drags Plus Opened HHs.
Video 178: Introducing The 4 Stroke Ruff.
Video 179: 5 – Two Bar Beat & Fill Combinations Featuring The 4 Stroke Ruff.
Video 180: Introducing Odd Times & Some Odd Time Groove Patterns.
Video 181: Here Are Four Swing Patterns In 5/4 Time.
Video 182: Now For Some Grooves In 7/8 Time.
Video 183: Now For Some Grooves In 9/8 Time.

Section 18 Is Simply A Glossary List Of The 40 Standard Snare Drum Rudiments.

Video 184: Rudiment 1 – The Single Stroke Roll.
Video 185: Rudiment 2 – The Double Stroke Roll.
Video 186: Rudiment 3 – The Single Paradiddle.
Video 187: Rudiment 4 – The Double Paradiddle.
Video 188: Rudiment 5 – The Paradiddle-diddle.
Video 189: Rudiment 6 – The Triple Paradiddle.
Video 190: Rudiment 7 – The 5 Stroke Roll.
Video 191: Rudiment 8 – The 6 Stroke Roll.
Video 192: Rudiment 9 – The 7 Stroke Roll.
Video 193: Rudiment 10 – The 9 Stroke Roll.
Video 194: Rudiment 11 – The 10 Stroke Roll.
Video 195: Rudiment 12 – The 11 Stroke Roll.
Video 196: Rudiment 13 – The 13 Stroke Roll.
Video 197: Rudiment 14 – The 15 Stroke Roll.
Video 198: Rudiment 15 – The 17 Stroke Roll.
Video 199: Rudiment 16 – The Flam (Alternating).
Video 200: Rudiment 17 – The Flam Accent.
Video 201: Rudiment 18 – The Flam Tap.
Video 202: Rudiment 19 – The Flamacue.
Video 203: Rudiment 20 – The Flam Paradiddle.
Video 204: Rudiment 21 – The Flam Double Paradiddle.
Video 205: Rudiment 22 – The Flam Triple Paradiddle.
Video 206: Rudiment 23 – The Single Flammed Mill.
Video 207: Rudiment 24 – The Flam Paradiddle-diddle.
Video 208: Rudiment 25 – The Pataflafla.
Video 209: Rudiment 26 – The Swiss Army Triplet.
Video 210: Rudiment 27 – The Inverted Flam Tap.
Video 211: Rudiment 28 – The Drag Or Half Drag.
Video 212: Rudiment 29 – The Flam Drag.
Video 213: Rudiment 30 – The Single Drag.
Video 214: Rudiment 31 – The Double Drag.
Video 215: Rudiment 32 – Lesson 25.
Video 216: Rudiment 33 – The Single Dragadiddle.
Video 217: Rudiment 34 – The Drag Paradiddle No. 1.
Video 218: Rudiment 35 – The Drag Paradiddle No. 2.
Video 219: Rudiment 36 – The Single Ratamacue.
Video 220: Rudiment 37 – The Double Ratamacue.
Video 221: Rudiment 38 – The Triple Ratamacue.
Video 222: Rudiment 39 – The 3 Stroke Ruff (Alternating).
Video 223: Rudiment 40 – The 4 Stroke Ruff (Alternating).
Video 224: Congratulations For Completing This Entire Course.