 "Get started right and enjoy playing more!" | 2008-07-09 |
| - Reviewed By dave_nat |
| This video is an indispensable aid to any beginning drummer. It covers everything from setup, to how to hold the sticks, how to hit the drums, and some basic patterns to start you playing. There is a wealth of good drum instructional material out there, but for an absolute beginner, this is the very best there is. Follow it up with the even-better "Groove Essentials" and you can't go wrong. Every parent buying a drum set for their kid should but this too, and make watching it mandatory. It just might prevent a few weeks of random pounding followed by abandonment of the drums. |
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 "Good program, but needs a little more" | 2008-05-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: ANO9R5H1OJLEF |
| Tommy does a great job relating to kids. My son (11) really enjoyed this training video. We purchased "Essentials" and it has alot of complicated grooves in it to learn. I believe "Basics" needs a little more in it to help with the transition between the two. Still a great product. |
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| "GREAT DVD!" | 2008-04-19 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1GA8L6GX4KI0P |
| I am a bass player. I have been fascinated by drums forever. I recently got a good deal on a like new Pearl Export. I got this and Groove esentials. Very impressed! Tommy explains everything in detail, yet it is not at all boring. He is very good at teaching. He doesn't have an attitude. I would recommend this DVD to all aspiring drummers. |
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| "Hands down, THE Best Beginner Drum DVD." | 2008-03-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3G0J7Y4Z751QE |
I don't normally write reviews, but this DVD inspired me to write one. After getting my drum set, I purchased quite a few drum DVDs looking for the best substitue for lessons. The two Tommy Igoe DVDs (Beginning Drums and Groove Essentials) are by far the best DVDs I've ever seen for that purpose. In fact, Tommy actually shows students learning the drums and talks to the audience as if he's in a lesson.
I didn't really need the first section on setting up the drums as I'd already had quite a bit time to play around with them, but for someone that's new to the drums, that part is excellent too.
Tommy has one of the best personalities for teaching that I've ever seen on a DVD. As an expert level, accomplished drummer, he knows the material and is able to professionally convey it on a DVD to his students. His attitude of having fun and feeling the music also comes out in his excellent approach to teaching. Having never taken a proper lesson, I can say that I've learned more from Tommy's DVDs than I have from any other source. The section on drum fills was especially usefull to me as no other DVD describes the technique as he does. I would HIGHlY recommend both of his DVDs to anyone learning to play the drums or even to intermediate drummers who want to pick up |
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| "Getting Started on Drums" | 2008-01-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A11G1Y6YKR6WKT |
| Great starter DVD. Mr.Igoe does a great job for those just starting out. Starts with how to set up, time, beats, grooves and fills. I still use the DVD on top of lessons! Plan to purchase more of his work. |
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| "Best introductory DVD on the market!" | 2008-01-09 |
| - Reviewed By mysterylad |
| My wife plays guitar, I play bass, and we both sing; after sixteen years playing together, we decided one of us should learn to play drums so we could generate our own home recordings. It ended up being me, and this DVD has been indispensible. From basic set-up tips that few drum teachers bother to impart to dissections of simple grooves and fills, this DVD has everything you need to know to get started. |
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| "Oh Yeah!" | 2007-11-30 |
| - Reviewed By maggie4kid |
| If you are a beginner, buy this DVD along with your first drum set. Very thorough DVD, it covers all the basics, from setting up, to how you hold the sticks, to playing! Thanks to this, I was able to set my drum set up in under one hour. I also reccomend 'Groove Essentials', also by Tommy Igoe, please read my review of that DVD as well.Tommy Igoe Groove Essentials |
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| "Very helpful" | 2007-11-22 |
| - Reviewed By User: A3KFSDB1532LAC |
| It is a very helpful instruction for those who never had a drum set before. I specially like the "setup" section, it saved my time to read the manual from the drum set itself. Highly recommend to all the starters. |
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| "EXCELENT!!!" | 2007-10-11 |
| - Reviewed By User: AFIKKRVMXZ84H |
Very good video for starters. Excelent explanations.
I tuned my drum with this video and understood a lot things. |
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| "GREAT set...definitely worth having" | 2007-07-27 |
| - Reviewed By rbaileymd |
| Guess having private lessons would be best...but this is the next best thing. Very impressed with this. If you're a complete and total beginner (like me) this wasn't bad either. Would buy this again. |
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