Below you will find our collection of drum lessons. We have beginner drum lessons that will teach you everything from setting up a drum kit to learning basic beats and rhythms. We also have more advanced lessons that will allow you take your drumming into new directions.
The Intro to Drums DVD by Tim Wimer is a 60 minute video lesson designed for the absolute beginner. The course starting on the snare drum and concentrates on stick control, counting and playing rhythms, and correct technique. It then progresses to the full drum kit, showing in detail several rhythm patterns and playing along with a full band to 5 songs. Our unique split screens show both hands and both feet in detail, with notation on screen and a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it's being played. This is a comoplete beginners guide on how to play drums. $9.95
The Snare Drum Rudiments DVD by Tim Wimer is a 60 minute video that teaches the 26 essential rudiments required by school band programs. You will learn about setting up the snare, holding the sticks, tuning the snare, and achieving a good sound . The video then covers each rudiment in detail, demonstrating it slowly and then playing it as would be required in auditions (open, closed, open). Our unique split screens show both hands in detail, with notation on screen and a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it's being played. This is the ideal video for the band student who wants to succeed. $14.95
The Drum Primer Book with Audio CD by Tim Wimer is the designed for the beginning drummer. Starting on the snare drum, it concentrates on stick control, counting and playing rhythms, and correct technique. You will then move to the full drum kit, showing in detail several rhythm patterns, fills, and learn about playing along with a full band. This course also features a complete section on assembling and tuning the drum kit, complete with photos illustrating each step. The included audio CD plays all the musical examples in the book and features a full band (bass, guitar, & keyboards) on five songs. $14.95
The Drum Styles Book with Audio CD by Tim Wimer is the followup book to Drum Primer. It is designed for the intermediate drummer who is looking to expanding their playing styles. This course teaches many styles of music such as rock, blues, reggae, jazz, and latin. Each style is taught by building a basic beat, one instrument at a time, going through several variations on the basic beat, and adding drum fills for that particular style. There are many examples of each style where the student plays along with a full band on the audio CD. $14.95
Let's Jam! for Drummers by Peter Vogl is a unique practice CD made just for drummers. The most important thing for a drummer is playing in time and, up to now, it’s been very hard for a drummer to practice. Now you can leave your drums set up at home and practice with a full band. This CD covers a wide variety of music including rock, blues, reggae, pop, and funk. There are two versions of each song, a short track with drums to show what can be played on each song, and a 3 to 4 minute version without drums that you can jam along with. Each version has a click track set up exactly like you would hear in a recording studio and the CD booklet has the drum part notated which reinforces reading music. The CD features 14 original jams tracks that you can use to create your own drum beats and solos. $9.95
