The Learn as you Play (Percussion) series
The award-winning percussion tutor series. Everything you need to develop a good grounding in technique and musicianship for the first few years of learning.
Learn As You Play Tuned Percussion and Timpani and its sister volume Learn As You Play Drums can be used together: there are many pieces which can be combined to give students experience of ensemble playing. Together, the two books can make the absolute beginner into an all-round drummer!
Suitable for both individual and group tuition, this new edition (now with CD!) contains carefully programmed material from absolute beginner to intermediate level. The skills that are covered, including drum rudiments and sight-reading, will enable the student to play in all of these styles: orchestral, pop, rock, Latin and swing. Throughout the book there are helpful tips and illustrations.
Each of the 12 units in the book presents new material clearly, step by step. It introduces new drum basics, gradually increasing a student's knowledge of specific drumming techniques. Short, easy-to-understand exercises enable students to develop new skills and styles of playing. Sight-reading will improve with progressive reading exercises.
