Designed for anyone just learning to play the drumset, this comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's method is based on years of teaching drum students of all ages. This compilation includes both Books 1 and 2, hours of audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, and video lessons by drum master Gregg Bissonette! Lessons in Book 1 include: drum setup & fundamentals · tuning & maintenance · basic music reading · grips & strokes · coordination & basic techniques · basic beats for many styles of music · 8th notes, 16th notes, dotted notes & triplets · drum fills · and more. Lessons in Book 2 include: limb independence · half-time grooves · syncopation · funk grooves · ghost notes · jazz drumming · chart reading · drum soloing · brush playing · and much more.