Getting Started on Drums Featuring Tommy Igoe DVD - Setting Up / Start Playing
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Actor: Paul Siegel, Rob Wallis, Tommy Igoe, Various ArtistsDirector: Robert Wallis
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Compilation, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 140 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hal Leonard
DVD Reviews of Getting Started on Drums Featuring Tommy Igoe DVD - Setting Up / Start Playing
DVD Review: Drums, Drums, Drums
Summary: 5 Stars
The video was everything I expected and more. The price was right and it was delivered in about 4 days. You simply can't beat that kind of customer service.DVD Review: Excellent, excellent -- and fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm just getting started with seriously looking at the drums, after learning from friends while I was in a band (I'm a guitar player). I got this DVD and I am extremely surprised and happy. Tommy Igoe shows you absolutely everything -- from setting up your kit and identifying the drums, tuning, playing, etc. He throws in lots of helpful tips, and he's cool and patient throughout the entire process. Amazing!
Most of the beginning is setting up your kit, so there may be sections you already know, but you can skip those, and this will still be an amazingly helpful and instructive video. Unless you're already pretty well familiar with your drums and your basic grooves, you can definitely benefit from this, I think. I certainly have! It has saved me a lot of time of trying to learn these things in some other way.
DVD Review: Getting Better
Summary: 5 Stars
I am a total beginner and was actually given a drum kit recently by a friend. This DVD is exactly what I needed. It started with assembling the drums, adding new drum heads and tuning the drums and went through positioning the kit around you.
Tommy then continues with very basics of holding the sticks properly and on to some basic grooves.
It's a great start because it was so encouraging that I could actually play drums! Of course there's a long way to go before I could call myself a drummer but this DVD is a great start.
DVD Review: A really good DVD for all skill levels
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a really good DVD. Tommy is very thorough, and starts at the beginning. He really is a great teacher. I'm a music teacher myself, and let me just say, as a teacher, this guy knows how to convey ideas and share knowledge like a pro. He explains what he is doing and why, and is positive and encouraging the whole time. The drums aren't like other instruments where you take it out of the case and start playing--you have to put them together (at least the first time), and if this is done wrong, you have set yourself up for difficulty later on. Tommy shows you how to set up your kit correctly, including everything from assembling isolation mounted toms to tuning resonant heads to bass drum pedal setup. Again, as a music teacher, I can tell you that getting started right is half the battle. (Okay, maybe not half, but you get the idea.) And rather than playing everything himself (which might give you a "shucks, I can't do that" attitude), he has students demonstrate most of the beats (which gives you subliminal encouragement-"if a kid can do it, then so can I"). And if you are under 16, then you get to see what someone your age can do. Tommy chose the right beats to start with, too--cool grooves that if you can master (which you can) you will want to keep practicing. This DVD has it all--fills, grooves...even some play-alongs. And yes, just to inspire you, Tommy plays one piece at the end, but somehow it doesn't have a "show-off" feel. It's more like Tommy saying, "See how cool the drums can sound? If you practice and stay dedicated, you can do this too." Or at least that's the way I felt when I watched it. The camera work is good, the sound quality is good, and Tommy is awesome. Honestly, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Nice work, Mr. Igoe!DVD Review: Excellent Drum Lessons
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first started I had a hard time because things seemed so simplistic. But if you watch the whole video and see how it progresses you understand why it is set up the way it is. He is an excellent instructor and even he says you may want to get some private lessons later. But this DVD is an excellent start.
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