This innovative and practical approach to playing drums quickly and effectively communicates every important concept you'll need. You'll play an actual pattern in your first lesson and quickly incorporate techniques for hi-hat, ride cymbal, snare drum, and bass drum. The 2 performance sections of the book, "Playing Rock" and "Playing Jazz" provide more useful practice material with beats and fills designed to work well and be used in all performance situations. Included DVD provides detailed examples of each lesson. 48 pages.