In this course, you will learn important skills to help you become an excellent drummer. Starting at the beginning, you will learn how to hold the sticks, play the bass drum pedal, and read drum music. Magesh breaks down drum notation in a simple way that anyone can understand. He also created a system for people who like learning with their ears. This is for people who are self-taught or have holes in their knowledge of rhythm.
There are over 50 downloadable PDFs for the beats, fills, sticking patterns, and video play-alongs. These will help you not only play the right notes but also create the right feel.
This course is great if you want to learn the drums quickly! If you want to play along to your favorite songs it is important to know what you are playing! This course will show you that if you understand 1/4 notes, 8th notes, and 16th notes you can play thousands of songs. The videos are designed to be short and high-impact.
After you learn how to hold the sticks, you will be introduced to 2 of the most important rudiments. The single stroke and double stroke roll. These are used in every style of music! Playing them will help you develop stick control and speed.
After teaching drums for 25 years I developed a simple technique for showing people how to play the bass drum. It has 4 simple steps and will save you years in trial and error department. When I teach privately, my whole concept is that I can show someone who has never played the drums a basic beat in their first 30-minute lesson. That’s why, in this course, you will learn your first beat in the 5th video! I think some courses teach people a lot of things that you don’t need to know at the beginning. If you are like me, you want to play beats, fills, and songs in a short amount of time. That’s why I made this course just under 2 hours. The PDFs of the beats usually have 1 or 2 beats/fills or exercises on them. (There are over 50 PDFS!) This was made to not overwhelm you. Also, it creates bite-size goals that you can achieve!
I realized that some people learn with their eyes by reading music and some people with their ears through listening. I created a UNIQUE system where I show people how to ‘sing’ a beat. It is amazing how quickly you can pick up something complicated with this method. I go into detail about this system in videos 6 to 10.
I feel people are intimidated when it comes to reading music. This is usually because they had a bad experience in high school or with a mediocre teacher. Or maybe they watched a YouTube tutorial that was more confusing than quantum physics! Learning 1/4 notes, 8th notes and 16th notes will open up a lot of doors for you. It will mean you can buy a drum book or download music from the internet knowing what the music notation means. This is important regardless if you want to play rock, funk, jazz, or heavy metal. This course will show you not only how these notes sound but also what they look like. The music notation is on the screen as I play a beat so you can follow along. Videos 3 to 9 go in-depth on 1/4 notes,8th notes, and 16th notes. I play them around the drums and in beats. You may already be playing these notes without knowing what you are doing. This course simplifies written drum notation.
