Super Easy Drum Set Lessons for Beginners

Learning to play drums has never been easier! Super Easy Drum Set Lessons for Beginners takes a progressive approach to drum set education. Each of the book's lessons builds on the previous lesson by using basic drum patterns and simple note combinations to reinforce the material.

This book progresses in stages to allow you time to focus not only on what you are playing, but how you are playing it. By keeping the exercises from getting too difficult, you’ll be able to build on your playing in a very gradual and balanced way. The goal of this book is to get you started on your path to achieving four-way coordination on the drum set and to help you understand some of the fundamentals of music, including dynamics, accents, and repeated figures.

With just a few minutes of practice each day, you'll learn:

• Fundamental Rhythms
• Four-Way Coordination
• Dynamics and Accents
• Stick Control
• Limb Independence
• How to Hold the Sticks
• Drum Patterns and Variations
• And Much More!

Veteran drum instructor and author Dave Schoepke presents the easiest way to learn drums! This is the ultimate drum set book for adult beginners and kids!

With each lesson, you'll get:

• Easy-to-Read Medium-sized Notes & Staffs
• Simple Tips & Instruction
• Downloadable and Streamable Audio Tracks

Super Easy Drum Set Lessons for Beginners is an innovative method for learning to play the drums. The instructional material is not only easy to use and follow, but also cutting-edge in its approach.

FREE: Easy access to instant audio downloads from Troy Nelson Music’s website is included—free of charge!

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ABOUT DAVE SCHOEPKE: Dave Schoepke hails from the Greater Milwaukee area. He has been a professional recording and touring musician for three decades, including treks across North America and Europe. His credits include Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre and songsmith Willy Porter. He has been a creative force in Willy’s band since 2002.

An active session musician with appearances on over 50 albums, Dave does remote recording from his home studio for artists worldwide. He appears on recordings with such diverse artists as Bryan Lee, Darrell Scott, Natalia Zukerman, Raining Jane, Billy Flynn, Doug Woolverton, Victor DeLorenzo, Michael Bettine, Russ Johnson, Todd Sickafoose, Brian Ritchie, Chuck Garrick, Allison Miller, Ray Bonneville, Paul Cebar, and Alan Thomson. Dave has also recorded over a dozen instructional CDs for print music publisher Hal Leonard, covering many genres.

His solo drums project has produced three all-drums albums and garnered acclaimed reviews from Modern Drummer, Recording Magazine, and numerous online music critics around the world. The 400th issue of Recording Magazine includes a multi-page feature on Dave’s process of writing and recording his album Drums on Low.

Dave has been teaching drums for over 30 years and has done numerous clinics with legendary artists Jeff Coffin, Ed Thigpen, Paul Wertico, Dom Famularo, Gregg Bissonette, and Carmine Appice. He maintains a busy schedule of teaching, touring, clinics, and sessions.