Product Description

Beginning Drums the fun informal approach for all ages! Designed to quickly prepare the absolute beginner to join a rock, blues or county band by skipping the formalities & jumping right into the real beats used in today’s popular dance bands. The fun approach to beginning drums! Learn the most widely used beats for rock, country, blues & pop styles. Paul Murski will transform the complete beginner into a formidable drummer in only a few practice sessions. There is no drum instruction like this on the market today because Paul starts right off showing you how to play your first song. It’s designed to get you ready to play in your first band, & do it in the quickest, most professional way possible. You will learn 10 beats for basic rock, country 2-step, waltz, blues, punk, swing, reggae, polka, hard rock, rap boogie woogie, rhythm-n-blues, slow rock, reggae, disco & swing, but more importantly, you will learn which beat is appropriate for which song, & how to determine which beat to use for any song that your band wants to play. On the video, Paul jams with his family band & his oldest son brings in his punk band to show Dad how to teach the punk-rock style. Perfect for all ages, Paul even brings in his 4 kids (ages 6-14) so that they can show you what they’ve learned from this great drum teacher. If you’d like to skip all the formalities & go right to playing the drums, then this video is for you! Oh yea, there’s a surprise lesson at the end of the video!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #19780 in DVD
• Released on: 2003-11-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: AC-3, Color, DVD, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 60 minutes

From the Actor
*What kind of drum set & accessories do I need to get started? Answer: You don’t actually need any drums at all. Paul shows you how to set up cardboard boxes to practice on, so all you have to buy is a pair of drum sticks. When you’re ready for a real drum set, any beginning set will do fine. (new or used) Most companies make small sets for kids. You need: a kick drum (bass drum), snare drum, high hat (symbol), ride symbol, a small tom tom (no floor tom necessary) & a pair of drum sticks. *What am I really getting myself into if I think I’d like to try the drums? Answer: You have to learn to do 3 slightly different things at the same time. Your right hand is doing one thing, your left is doing another, while your foot is doing another. The good news is that Paul has taken all the tedium out of this "juggling" act, by giving your the symbol first, adding bass drum next (then letting you practice those together till you get comfortable, then (& only then) adding! the snare drum to the first two things. Your television screen is split into 4 quadrants, (as shown above) allowing you to see what’s going on with each piece at all times. So easy! No tedium!

About the Actor
Paul Murski is one of Austin Texas' most "in-demand" drummers. In his 20's he made his living as a full time professional drummer in rock & country bands. Today Paul is the senior engineer for "Horizon Film & Video" where he films & edits all of the projects for Musicianís Workshop & a host of other professional clients. On the weekends Paul plays with his dance band & helps students to learn popular drum styles. Since Paul is both the drummer & videographer, he has both the teaching vision & the technical skills that allowed him to create the world's greatest beginning video drum lesson!

Customer Reviews

good but incomplete for beginners
Shows the basic beats for different musical styles in a very simple straightforward manner. Does this very nicely. Does not go over any technique or form which is critical! For example, if you're banging from the elbows instead of the wrists you're going to develop problems. That's why only 3 stars. Goes great in combination with the DVD by Tommy Igoe - Getting Started On Drums which does go over basic technique for beginners. I rate that one 5 stars

Easy and fun - just what drums should be!
Grab some sticks and cardboard boxes, the whole family will have a blast, tapping along to Paul Murski's light and amusing approach to learning basic drums. All of the basic beats are covered here, including rock, 3/4 and country. And it's all in a conversational fashion that is not condescending or pushy. The split screen style allows you to easily see what each limb is supposed to be doing. His tips are helpful, and he even gets his sons involved. There's a surprise lesson at the end as a bonus involving one of our favorite genre's - surf. We don't want to work, we just want to bang on the drum all day. Thanks, Paul!

Great DVD!!
This is actually one of the first things i got when i first started playing. and its great! It really teaches you a lot easilly and straight to the point. This dvd teaches you how to play the basic beats to all kinds of music ranging from 50's rock to punk to reggae to even swing! and at the end it even has a suprise drum thing for you to learn and also towards the very end explains how to even use cardboard boxes and even your hands and legs to play the drums. even if you are just thinking about getting a drumset its still worth getting.