A Beginner’s Guide for Group or Private Instruction

The Modern Band Method series provides a guided lesson plan for the absolute beginner, complete with audio tracks, video lessons, and many popular songs by the biggest artists of the day! This drum method works in tandem with the other instrument methods in the series, allowing students to play the same songs together as a full band!

Drum lessons include:

How to hold your drumsticks

Proper hand and feet techniques

Limb independence

Reading notes and rhythms

Rudiments

Rock, pop, Latin, funk, hip hop and island grooves

Articulations and timbre explorations

Auxiliary percussion instruments

Composing a song

Writing lyrics

Songs include: Best Day of My Life Can’t Stop the Feeling! I Gotta Feeling Oye Como Va Someone like You Umbrella Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) Zombie and more.