Here's what you get with each Lesson Download:
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A high-quality, studio-produced audio recording of the rudiment or exercise played by one of the World's top drummers
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A professionally typeset printed sheet music for your lesson - perfectly matched to the audio recording
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An information document outlining how to make the best use of the download
You can download a chapter which is applicable to your learning stage, or download the whole book which boasts some extra's. All of the lessons are clear and simple. This will take you one step closer to mastering the Scottish snare drum. Your support of these lesson downloads allows James to add extra lessons and continue to offer these unique educational tools.
James Laughlin's Guide to Snare Drumming - The Essentials Volume One
The perfect start for any snare drummer. Whether you are an absolute beginner, an intermediate player trying to improve the basics, or a drummer with a different background dabbling in scottish drumming for the first time, this 65 page e-book and 43 track MP3 accompaniment outlines snare drumming from the very basics of learning how to hold the stick, understanding basic theory, developing basic rhythms, mastering the essential rudiments and learning your first drum settings.
The Essentials Volume One offers a very professional and detailed approach to learning the snare drum. It has detailed descriptions below each rudiment, describing the sticking and the weighting. The high quality MP3s really assist learning, and offer a more interactive and diverse way to learn. Private Schools, Colleges and Pipe Bands are utilising the book to its fullest, resulting in much more proficient drummers and drum corps'
A great educational tool, a must-have for all drummers.
This book and mp3 sound files are available for instant download.
$39.99
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Scottish Drumming Lesson - Basic Theory for Drummers
This lesson download covers the basic theory needed to understand the make-up of musical bars and phrases. It provides a very clear and easy method to learn note values, time signatures, simple time, compound time and several other aspects of music theory. It is presented in a very clear and concise manner, providing the student with visual diagrams to enhance the learning experience. (excludes MP3)
$0.99
Scottish Drumming Lesson - Stick Position and Traditional Grip
$2.99
Lesson - Elementary Single Strokes
A basic requirement for all types of drumming is to play a single stroke tap clearly and confidently. This chapter takes you through single stroke exercises step by step. The MP3s match up with each exercise and they get progressively more difficult. An essential rudiment to master if you wish to develop good finger technique.
$3.99
Lesson - Doubles and Triplets
Two lessons in one! This download shows the double or "mummy-daddy" exercise that helps you build speed and control. The double is the stepping stone to the drum roll. The triplet is made up of single strokes and grouped in threes. This rudiment is very common and popular in all drumming music. The MP3s clearly guide you through each exercise.
$3.99
Lesson - Elementary Paradiddles
The paradiddle is one of the most well-known and commonly used rudiments in the drumming fraternity. This lesson offers numerous drumming exercises to master this great rudiment. A tricky rudiment made easy!
$3.99
Lesson - Buzzes and Rolls
The lesson download that everyone loves, learning how to play the perfect drum roll! Possibly one of the hardest rudiments to master, the drum roll should be smooth, closed and consistent. Scottish drummers really demonstrate how pure this roll should be, learn to do it for yourself. Numerous exercises and phrases included in this chapter.
$3.99
Lesson - Elementary Embellishments
Flams and Drags! Learn to present and play two very important embellishments. This chapter includes many simple and fun rudiments to develop these embellishments. Explanations on how to present Flams and Drags really help to uncover the tricks to playing them properly.
$3.99
Lesson - Advanced Paradiddles
Learn to take your paradiddle to the next level. This lesson involves more intricate paradiddle exercises and incorporates more complicated embellishments. The paradiddle plays a main role in drumming music, learn to play this rudiment effortlessly.
$3.99
Lesson - Advanced Triplets
Now that you have mastered the basic triplet rudiment, enjoy this more intricate lesson on triplets and how they can be used to develop phrases and flow in drumming music. Again, the MP3s will prove very useful in helping you to develop this rudiment.
$3.99
Lesson - Advanced Roll Patterns
Learn to tackle more advanced roll patterns. This chapter takes on trickier roll patterns and helps you to build confidence when playing rolls in drum scores.
$3.99
Lesson - Advanced Single Strokes and Embellishments
Two for the price of one! Enjoy these two great chapters which uncover more complicated patterns and single stroke exercises. Learn to incorporate embellishments with fast and furious single strokes. Learn the Swiss ruff, The ratamacue and the Four stroke ruff. A jam-packed lesson download!
$3.99
Lesson - Continuous Roll Patterns
This lesson will help you to overcome those difficult continuous roll patterns! No more heavy buzzes and lazy taps, learn to play nice clear taps to link the rolls together to create that cool continuous drum roll. Several different roll patterns covered in this chapter!
$3.99
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