If you’ve worked through this book, you can hold the sticks, read rhythms, play the main rudiments, groove in many styles, play fills and read a chart. That’s a real foundation. Here’s how to keep growing.
Play along with records. Pick songs you love and learn the drum parts by ear.
Play with other people. Nothing teaches time and listening like a band.
Go deeper into a style. Jazz, funk, Latin and metal each have whole books of their own. There are excellent method books for every style.
Keep your routine. Rudiments and reading, a little every day.
Find a teacher. A good teacher spots in minutes what you might take months to notice.
EXAMPLE 100.1Graduation piece
TEMPO
A groove, a fill and a crash: everything together.
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Thanks for learning with the Amadeus School of Drums. Now go make some music.