Carl Fischer I Used To Play Drums - Kennedy/DeVitto - Book/CD

An Innovative Method for Adults Returning To Play

Arrangers: Sean J. Kennedy & Liberty DeVitto
Format: Book and CD
Instrumentation: Drum Set

For former drummers who miss jamming on the kit, its time to dust off the old sticks and revisit those good times with I Used to Play Drums: An Innovative Method for Adults Returning to Play. This book will reacquaint people with their instrument by providing them with the kind of music they want to play in a variety of styles, from rock, to jazz, and more! Starting with a review of the basics of music theory and continuing with a wealth of exercises to get players back in shape, I Used to Play Drums will get people drumming away again in no time. Plus, the enclosed CD contains audio MP3s of full-band performances for each song, with and without drumset, allowing players to learn from demo tracks and play along with the band like no time has passed at all!

Contents:

• About this Book
• About the Authors
• Notation Key
• Drumset Diagram
• Music Theory Review
• Dexterity Warn-ups
• Dexterity Exercises
• Concave Dexterity
• Drumset Warn-ups
• Percussion Arts Society International Drum Rudiments
• Candy Apple Strut
• Cat Nap
• Dancin' with Mr. Boomer
• Datizda Mayor of Drunk Town
• Escape from Skull Island
• I'll Always Love You
• Joshua fought the Battle of Jericho
• La Bamba
• Mr. Tambourine Man
• New York Underground
• Rotten Little Kid
• Scrappers
• Sunday Mambo
• Tea for Three
• The Tide is High
• Tuxedo Junction
• Two Tickets to Paradise
• Wooly Bully
• Zonk