Always wanted to play Drums? Then get on the FastTrack and make it happen now! FastTrack method books give you a fast way to learn how to play that new instrument (or the one that's been sitting in the closet for a few years). Skeptical because other method books haven't worked for you? That's exactly why we wrote these! They're designed for the player who wants to learn on their own terms with the help of some user-friendly instruction professional audio and video examples and cool music to play along the way. Don't worry: we're not going to just show you a few tricks to play one or two songs. You're going to get everything you need to startplaying (this is a Hal Leonard book after all!) but then in a couple of weeks you'll become the player you've always wanted to be ready to move into the songbooks filled with songs by the Beatles Clapton Hendrix and more. And just in case that's not enough to convince you the last section of all FastTrack Starter Packs (Guitar Bass Keyboard and Drums) include the same songs so that you and your buddies can form a band and jam together. So yes it IS time to reignite those rock star dreams!The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

With Online Audio and Video-Frank Briggs' Complete Modern Drum Set offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher planewhile improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation displaced beats polyrhythms and more. Briggs states 'the more you know about different styles and theinner workings of time and phrasing the better your ability to contribute to the music at hand. The clearer you see the parallels or the common threads that tie these concepts together the more freedom you will have to expressyourself.' The music is challenging and suitable for the advanced drummer. Styles include odd meters metric modulation tuplets funk Latin mid and up-tempo swing and fusion. This set includes access to onlineaudio. which is a play-along for Drums with full stereo versions of the music charts included in the book. Sketch Electric Red Moon Home Funky Track Jazz Swing and 32 Bar are recorded with Drums and without Drums (the trackswithout drums include a click track) so that the student can listen and play-along. Solo sections are included on most of the tracks. The instrumentation is Drums Bass Keyboards and Sax. The companion video online:Re-edited from the original masters this video offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. All special effects have been removed and the sound track has been encoded in Dolby Digital stereo. Twenty-oneplay-along tracks CueLink(tm) and a metronome make this video the most valuable cutting edge educational tool for drummers on the market today. This video features complete performances of Red Moon Home Along the Mohawk Sketch/Electric and more. It includes over 115 minutes of drumming and is the perfect companion to the Complete Modern Drum Set Book (nearly every page in the book is performed... including page headers and pattern numbers for

A series of 18 instruction books with CD for guitar bass keyboard and drums. They're easy to use with step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams so the complete beginner can quickly master basic playing techniques and learnto play great songs. What's more Fast Track is different from any other instruction book. Each tutor has an accompanying songbook with CD featuring music from famous artists... The Beatles Eric Clapton Billy Joel Jimi Hendrixand many more. In fact Fast Track has everything for the complete beginner who wants to play like a top professional.

A series of 18 instruction books with CD for guitar bass keyboard and drums. They're easy to use with step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams so the complete beginner can quickly master basic playing techniques and learnto play great songs. What's more Fast Track is different from any other instruction book. Each tutor has an accompanying songbook with CD featuring music from famous artists... The Beatles Eric Clapton Billy Joel Jimi Hendrixand many more. In fact Fast Track has everything for the complete beginner who wants to play like a top professional.

Instructional DVD-?Most fathers gave their four-year-old children train sets toy cars or tricycles. Mine gave me a scaled down Ludwig drum set.? Jason Bonham. Jason Bonham was not quite four when his father the legendary Led Zeppelin powerhouse drummer John Bonham gave him his first drum kit. It was a smaller replica of the exact set used by his father and the first of many as Jason grew to become a talented and dedicated musicians. After playing with a few bands he went on to record and tour with Jimmy Page and play with Led Zeppelin. He later represented his father when the superband was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Jason has performed with Foreigner UFO famous guitarists Ted Nugent and Slash and his own band Bonham. In this very personal session taped in 1990 Jason discusses the many influences that helped him develop his unique style. He explores his approaches to time playing drum fill ideas drummer's attitude and performing live. He discusses his equipment and how studio effects can enhance the sound of the drums. The enclosed booklet has diagrams showing Jason's drum set up and includes fully notated examples and exercises that accompany this DVD. With Bonham band-mates Ian Hatton guitar and John Smithson on keyboards Jason plays songs from his band and from Led Zeppelin. A special feature is a rare video clip of Jason as a young boy with his father John playing drums at home in England.

Music Minus One Drummer-A band with a great female lead singer is a winner. This book showcases the styles of legends such as Etta James Aretha Franklin Linda Ronstadt Gloria Gaynor Blondie and others. Tunes are true to the original tempo key and parts. In songs where there are multiple guitar or keyboard parts we demonstrate how to pick out the most important ones. Each book is customized for the individual instrument with instruction on determining those parts. You will find the signature parts of each song notated along with helpful hints on everything from sounds to style. Each song has a complete chord chart with measure numbers so that we can help you find where the licks happen in context.This book/CD pack is perfect to use as an educational tool a play along product or a rehearsal partner. Songs: At Last · Chain of Fools · Dancing in the Streets · Heatwave · I Will Survive · One Way or Another · Respect · We Are Family · When Will I Be Loved? · You're No Good.

Worship Band Playalong Volume 2-The Worship Band Play-Along series is a flexible tool for worship leaders and bands. Each volume offers five separate correlated book/CD packs: Guitar Keyboard Bass Drumset and Vocal.Bands can use the printed music and chord charts to play live together and members can rehearse at home with the CD tracks. Worship Leaders without a band can play/sing along with the CD for a fuller sound. The eight songs in each volume follow a similar theme for easy set selection and the straightforward arrangements are perfect for bands of any level.

John Blackwell brings his R&B/Funk/Pop drumming mastery to this enlightening educational DVD. Filmed in front of a live audience John demonstrates the musical skills that habe made him the drummer of choice for artists such as Prince Patti LaBelle and Justin Timberlake. John performs his original compositions with a burning band: Gary Grainger on Bass Mike Scott on Guitar and Corey Bernhard on Keyboards. Interspersed among the performances John touches on topics including grooving/playing in the pocket foot technique and showmanship along with extensive commentary and demonstrations of the grooves and concepts that have influenced him. Also featured is specialguest Marcus Williams John's teacher who leads an extensive master class segment on his amazing foot technique and soloing concepts. Also includes a PDF eBook containing transcriptions of John's grooves as well as other educational material. Also includes Spanish and German translations.

Worship Band Playalong Volume 1-The Worship Band Play-Along series is a flexible tool for worship leaders and bands. Each volume offers five separate correlated book/CD packs: Guitar Keyboard Bass Drumset and Vocal.Bands can use the printed music and chord charts to play live together and members can rehearse at home with the CD tracks. Worship Leaders without a band can play/sing along with the CD for a fuller sound. The eight songs in each volume follow a similar theme for easy set selection and the straightforward arrangements are perfect for bands of any level.

Drummer producer singer and songwriter James Gadson has worked with the world's top performing artists including Quincy Jones Ray Charles Bill Withers The Temptations Ramsey Lewis Marvin Gaye Herbie Hancock Patrice Rushen the Pointer Sisters Herb Alpert the 5th Dimension Smokey Robinson B.B. King Aretha Franklin Natalie Cole and Paul McCartney.On this DVD James demonstrates and explains the many funk and rhythm