Since today 360DRUMSbook is present at Bandcamp with our main drumless band-tracks. Starting at 40bpm for even feel, triplet feel & bluesrock you can practise your technique as best as possible.
featured in “Slagwerkkrant” SWK210
In the latest edition of the Slagwerkkrant (the Dutch trade magazine for drummers) there is a nice article about my teaching method for pop drums 360DRUMSbook (two books, audio, video & app). Mark Eeftens describes in a beautiful way why these books are so very useful, for every drummer and drum teacher. Thank you very much Mark!
“The smart thing about the audio tracks is that they really do build up from slower tempo’s where you learn the fastest and most thoroughly … the rhythms contain many variations and patterns that you need in daily playing practice … they start simple but are ultimately bold and challenging … so no bookmarks or long texts but practice and apply immediately! “- Mark Eeftens
creativity & messing up the right way
It is not easy to become a good drummer. Try to play the exercises well, becoming faster, integrate more and more techniques, play more and more variations, get better control over the muscles. And let’s not forget steadyness and volume control…
But creativity is a difficult quality, one that we can hardly train specifically. Taking risks, experimenting and making mistakes is the best route for this.
To show you how I do it… I have taken 2 chapters from Book of Fills (3.1 and 3.3), chosen a feel (even/triplet/bluesrock) and started to jam… Watch some of these 4 video’s & I hope you get inspired to do the same!
get lots of free teaching tools
Since #360drumsbook is growing every day for more than a year now, we gathered more and more free teaching tools, besides our two main books (book of beats & book of fills).
To have good overview what free tools are useful for you, we made a short list…
finding your best route through the books
Every drumbook is written in a specific order, some start easily and become more and more difficult, other books are divided into categories so you can determine your ideal route yourself. The books for 360DRUMS are part of that second group. In the book I present 3 different routes, where my favorite is the 3rd. This article helps you to understand a bit more about this ‘custom’ route.
Continue reading “finding your best route through the books”do you know percussionbooks.com?
As you might already know, the 360drums package can be ordered via the webshop (see button above), but you can also order it from one of my favorite sites: percussionbooks.com. This site offers a huge assortment of the best and most beautiful drum books. Click here to take a look at that site!
the books in 30 seconds?
Hey, I just made a video to tell about the books, the audio & the videos… (only in Dutch) Interested? Watch it below or go to YouTube and please subscribe to the channel!
the podcast index can help you learn how to play the drums even better
While studying the exercises in book 1 (beats) & book 2 (fills) you can struggle with the notes. Besides learning to play the drums itself, improving your reading skills can be a different cup of tea.
Continue reading “the podcast index can help you learn how to play the drums even better”
newsletter no. 1 is out
Once every year I would like to give you an update, as in a summary of the last year, especially for all drum teachers that are using the books, the audio or the app. Therefor, one year after launching the books it is time for the once-a-year-update-newsletter.
When it didn’t fall in your mailbox, you can have a look here.
how you can download the 360DRUMSbook app
*** currently we experience some problems with our apps, please read the corresponding post to learn about the temporary workaround by clicking on this button ***
The 360DRUMSbook app can be downloaded for free in your App Store. Or click the button below.
