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    No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons
    No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons
    No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons
    Ebook35 pages17 minutes

    No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons

    By Reid DeFever

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    "Learn to Play Drumset WITHOUT a Drumset!
    For KIDS who want to play drums and the ADULTS who always wished they had. Here is your chance!

    Master drummer percussionist Reid DeFever shares his joy of drumming in this new instructional book.

    Learn:
    How to make a make-shift drumset
    how to hold the stick
    rock beats
    blues grooves
    African rhythms
    basic counting and music notation

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherReid DeFever
    Release dateAug 5, 2010
    ISBN9781452363899
    No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons
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    Reid DeFever

    Reid DeFever is a professional musician, performer, composer and instructor with over 25 years experience. Drumset was his gateway instrument into music as a full time career. Reid earning his Bachelor of Music degree in Percussion Performance from California State University Northridge in 1997 after which he began touring internationally. He has several solo CD releases in the World, Orchestral, Rock and Electronica genres. He has recorded on countless tracks for amazing and diverse artists, composed for TV and Film, designs and building his own instruments including: tabla, taiko, The Octopus Chamber, cajonbeks, and New Moon Drums. The photo above shows Reid in New Zealand with his signature 'cajonbek'. Leader of DrumTour, a group offering drumming intensive adventures in exotic locals such as Costa Rica, New Zealand and Mexico taking participants out of their daily life and dive deep into global rhythms.Visit www.defever.com to purchase music, hand made drums, live performance schedule, and more information about this amazing artist! "We all have rhythm, all you have to do is listen to your heart for proof!" -Reid DeFever

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      No Drumset Required~Your First Drumset Lessons - Reid DeFever

      No Drumset Required

      Your First Drum Lesson vol. 1

      by Glenn Reid DeFever

      Copyright 2010, Glenn Reid DeFever

      Smashwords Edition.

      (view in New Roman Times 12 pt for proper music notation alignment)

      License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1. Getting Started

      2. Right Hand / Left Hand

      3. Air Drums

      4. Your Makeshift Drumset

      5. Basic Rock Groove - Singing

      6. Drum Fills

      7. Getting Creative!

      8. Walking & Counting

      9. Counting 2s and 3s

      10. Basic Blues Groove

      11. More

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