Drumset for Beginners is an exciting and innovative approach to teaching and learning how to play drums. Even while learning the basics, students are given room to express themselves through the application of essential structural and technical devices. The book then takes a journey through all the styles that are the cornerstone of any drummer's technique, offering a wide array of supplementary materials that point the student towards further study once the basics have been mastered. The included MP3 CD will give the student direct inspiration, and the play-along tracks are excellent as goal and progress indicators for students and teachers. "Even while acquiring the basics, students are given room to ’Àexpress' themselves through the application of essential structural and technical devices. More than this, the book then takes a journey around all the key styles that are the cornerstone of any drummer's technique . . ." -Bart Elliott, Drummer Caf_