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 audiotracks 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 & basictechniques - 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 - ghostnotes - jazz drumming - chart reading - drum soloing - brush playing - and much more.