Bill Powelson's School of Drums

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Bill Powelson's Homestudy Institute of Drums

A Very Basic
Free Crash Course
In Drums
(For curious, beginning drummers.)


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DRUM LESSON MENU:


  • 1. The Pep-Talk Page: My goal is to convince EVERYONE they should give drumming a try. Skip this if you are in a hurry! It's just a pep talk.

    • NO DRUMS NECESSARY!
    • NO DRUMSTICKS NECESSARY!

    Just tap-out the prescribed rhythms on your desktop (or anything else that's handy) . . . and pat your foot on the floor for all the bass drum parts. Get the moves down first . . . then we'll worry about the small stuff.

    • MEASURE YOUR DRUMMING APTITUDE!
    • DEVELOP YOUR RHYTHMIC 'EAR!
    • Actually learn to play, BEFORE YOU SPEND A DIME on ANYTHING!

    Now, let's get you started, with the DRUM SET LESSONS . . .


  • 2. Drummers Aptitude Test & LESSON #1 : This lesson is a must for the curious. Prove that you can do it. Complete this page and discover that a career in drumming may be only a few minutes away!
    Here, you will learn to play the most important dance beat, and your first (POTENTENTIAL) 500,000 songs, (approx. 20-minute free lesson.)


  • 3. Reading Drum Notation Forget all your fears about reading music. You will be doing it comfortably in five minutes. This little bit of knowledge will get you through the more difficult lessons ahead, (Approx. 5/10 minutes.)


  • 4. Feeling the BACKBEAT and jamming with recorded music This is the MAGIC BEAN! Study this lesson . . . understand it . . . then BEGIN 'LIVING IT' EVERY DAY for the rest of your life. This is the secret ingredient . . . THIS LESSON will produce a NATURAL-DRUMMER, every time.
    BOOKMARK this site! You will WANT to come back TOMORROW, once this EASY-lesson DIGESTS.


  • 5. Play perfect 'AD-LIB' fills (or rolls) in ANY song.

    The 125+ lesson course will go into great detail concerning CLASSIC fills and rolls (later) . . . but it is possible to discover many of those rolls NATURALLY, simply by listening and playing along with recordings. This lesson will help you learn to do that.
    This is the BEST WAY TO LEARN and it's actually the SAME way that most 'NATURAL-DRUMMERS' begin. Your 'EAR' will guide you! Don't be afraid to try this! Allow yourself to HAVE FUN with it, and It may just turn out to be the MOST FUN YOU'VE EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE . . . (Well, ALMOST.)

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