Al Velasquez guides you through the fundamental rudiments and demonstrates how to apply them to your drum set. You will learn essential techniques and skills that will enable you to play more musical, whether for fun, learning your favorite songs, or performing with a band. These lessons are an excellent foundation for private instruction and future Drum Channel courses. Download the course workbook in Lesson 1.
What You Will Learn:
Holding the Sticks, Basic Hand & Foot Technique
Basic Grooves & Fills
Basic Rudiments Applied to Drums
Bar Counting, Articulation, Dynamics, & Song Form
Playing Double Bass Drum
Al Velasquez has an outstanding reputation for teaching and mentoring young students, preparing them for college and a professional career. His students have been accepted to many prestigious music colleges, including Cal-State Honor Bands, Colburn Music School, Cal-State Northridge, USC, UCLA, Berklee College of Music, University of North Texas, Miami State University, Belmont University, Cal-Arts, University of Denver, Indiana University, Musicians Institute, and LA Music Academy. He has appeared on several PBS specials and multiple albums and performed on Dancing with the Stars with Latin guitar star BENISE.
