Ultimate Beginner Series Mega Pak: Blues Drum Basics: Drumset Book, CD & DVD

This package bundles everything a beginner drummer needs in one affordable set: written instruction, audio reference, and visual demonstration on DVD. The blues foundation provides immediate musical context, so students aren't drilling exercises in a vacuum but learning grooves they'll actually want to play.

Blues drumming has an earthy, soulful pocket. This material teaches you to sit comfortably in that groove, where timing feels natural rather than mechanical, and where your kick drum and hi-hat become conversational partners.

Beginning drummers of any age who want a self-contained introduction to blues drumset playing. This package works well for students starting private lessons or for band directors who need a structured resource that combines reading, listening, and visual learning.

• Watch the DVD demonstrations before attempting new patterns. Seeing hand and foot coordination modeled is especially helpful when learning drumset independence.
• Use the CD to play along with the grooves at slower tempos first, then gradually increase speed as your feel stabilizes.
• Focus on the kick drum and hi-hat relationship early on; the snare patterns will anchor more naturally once that foundation is solid.
• Return to the book's written notation between video sessions to reinforce what you're hearing and seeing.

Assign this to beginning percussionists in a jazz or world music unit where blues grooves appear. The combination of book, audio, and video makes it ideal for students working independently outside rehearsal time, freeing you to focus group instruction on ensemble blend and phrasing.

• Basic blues drumset grooves on kick drum, snare, and hi-hat
• Reading standard percussion notation
• Coordinating independent limbs (developing four-way independence)
• Listening and playing along with recorded accompaniment
• Internalizing the swing feel fundamental to blues rhythm