ZERO TO HERO
Paul Watson is a Sydney based session drummer and an accredited drum teacher with the Music Teachers’ Association of NSW.
Paul had his first drum lesson at the age of ten with Sydney Symphony Orchestra percussionist, Brian Nixon.Throughout the years Paul went on to study with some more of Australia’s top drummers and educators including Andrew Dickeson, David Jones, Gordon Rytmeister and Milan Troha.
Paul wrote his own drumming book’s, “Zero To Hero Drum Kit” which was published and released by Hal Leonard in July of 2011 and reprinted as a Revised Edition in March of 2013 as well as “Zero To Hero Drum Kit Book 2” which was published and released by Hal Leonard in August 2014.
You can grab yourself a copy from the legends down at Optimum Percussion.
TOP TO BOTTOM
T2B is easy-to-follow, and great for self-instruction or to use tutoring. It starts with the basics such as: parts of the drum set; notes & beats; singles; doubles; rolls; beats and fills in a variety of styles; music reading; and more. The CD is super helpful for students who excel in auditory learning. Great fun to play along with the backing tracks too!
SYNCOPATION
Voted second on Modern Drummer’s list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Syncopation is one of the most versatile and practical books ever written for snare and drum kit players. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. We have a lot of fun with our students with: this book, a pair of sticks. a practice pad and a metronome.
DRUM AEROBICS
The cool thing about this book is that it is broken into 52 weeks, each with a ‘day of the week’ 1-4 bar exercise and accompanying backing track to keep your drumming goals easily attainable, short and accountable. The book covers a number of different styles which is a great reference for grooves and fills in various styles.
bRhythmic has a couple left in stock from a bulk order we made last year, so give us a yell if would like to get your paws on a copy and we will get you a copy faster than you can say “Drum Aerobics”.
