Drummers Bible (Music Bibles)

This book provides anyone intersted in learning to play drums with all the information they need to get started. Packed with useful tips and simple illustrated lessons that are easy to understand, you'll be jamming in no time. Includes a free audio CD with play-along tracks. Over 40,000 copies have been sold worldwide. This beautiful hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for readers to keep handy. The binding allows it to lie open flat for easy reference during practice. The stylish design of the book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning process simple and fun for beginners and enthusiasts. The audio CD included with the book can be used for examples and accompaniment. Lessons on notes and rests, time signatures, measures, and clefts, and other methods of reading music and keeping the beat will help drummers get up to speed fast. A history of the drums, along with an anatomy of a drumset, descriptions of cymbols, and other equipment drummers need to be at their best, will walk beginners through the art rhythm beats.