I’m looking for instruction books / CDs / DVDs for my son to learn to play drums. (and my other son to play Bass & Daughter to play guitar) There are many out there, but like anything – some are good & some aren’t efficient at teaching. I also have him set-up to do online drumming instruction, but I figured it would be best if he had something tangible to work with. Thanks
I second the answer above- there’s no substitute for the give-and-take of a live instructor. I took lessons for a year or two when Nixon(?) was president, and lost interest. About five years ago, my neighbor was having a garage sale, and before the vultures swooped down, I scooped up a no-name guitar, took it to the shop, and had new strings and a setup done. I was playing around with some lessons I found online, and my (then) 7-y/o son started asking me to teach him. My wife insisted that we get a real teacher. I heard that the director of my church’s contemporary music group (aka ‘Folk Mass’) taught on the side. I called him up, told him the situation, and mentioned that I was playing again. The next thing out of his mouth was "Would you like to start practicing with us? We could use some fresh blood on Sunday mornings.."Anyway, I’ve been playing most Sundays for almost five years now, my son started after a year of lessons-he’s no prodigy, but certainly talented. The nice thing is that he’s in with some very experienced(his teacher has 35+ years playing and teaching, and the keyboard player teaches in the local school system) musicians, you can’t get a more wholesome environment, and he’s better than I’ll ever be- Good Luck!
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Books can’t compare to what a personal instructor can do. they can monitor progress more effectively and correct mistakes made along the way. music is a foundation process and requires building fundamentals. if you skip the fundamentals or do them wrong, it could come back to bite you in a couple years. forget the books and internet. go to the music shop and ask about instructors. even getting 15 minutes of tips a month to work on from a professional is better than any book or online instruction could ever accomplish. once you are a lesson or two in, check with the instructor about what needs to be practiced. you could buy your kids 10 books and one lesson with a human being is going to be more effective
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I second the answer above- there’s no substitute for the give-and-take of a live instructor. I took lessons for a year or two when Nixon(?) was president, and lost interest. About five years ago, my neighbor was having a garage sale, and before the vultures swooped down, I scooped up a no-name guitar, took it to the shop, and had new strings and a setup done. I was playing around with some lessons I found online, and my (then) 7-y/o son started asking me to teach him. My wife insisted that we get a real teacher. I heard that the director of my church’s contemporary music group (aka ‘Folk Mass’) taught on the side. I called him up, told him the situation, and mentioned that I was playing again. The next thing out of his mouth was "Would you like to start practicing with us? We could use some fresh blood on Sunday mornings.."Anyway, I’ve been playing most Sundays for almost five years now, my son started after a year of lessons-he’s no prodigy, but certainly talented. The nice thing is that he’s in with some very experienced(his teacher has 35+ years playing and teaching, and the keyboard player teaches in the local school system) musicians, you can’t get a more wholesome environment, and he’s better than I’ll ever be- Good Luck!
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