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, ghostnotes, jazz drumming, chart reading, drum soloing, brush playing and much more.