Begin Drumming

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This instructional is the best of many courses specifically designed for the beginning drummer.  The course is an inexpensive entrée into the exciting world of drums.  If it were a college course, Begin Drumming can be equated to Drumming 101.

Begin Drumming is a sound teaching and learning program for hopeful drummers who want to become familiar with play but who might not be fully committed to learning.  While this course is not the second or third best instructional drum course, it is the best program under $50.00.

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Course Materials: ★★★☆☆

Begin Drumming is a fully downloadable course that does not come with DVDs, rehearsal CDs or a workbook.  This course focuses on the beginners and concentrates on the four introductory lessons.  The presentations are straightforward “how to” lessons geared for novice drummers.

The theory behind Begin Drumming is that other teaching programs     encompass drumming 202, 303, 404 and more.  This program is for students who want to know a bit about drumming and who can then decide how far to follow their dream.

The download includes 198 audio files, sheet music and photos with text and graphics.

Once downloaded, your pc becomes your playing partner and mentor.  For a straightforward, nuts and bolts approach, Begin Drumming gets the job done.

Instruction: ★★★☆☆

Jim McCarthy is a good teacher and he is certainly capable of leading more intense courses.  Jim comfortably guides the beginning drummer through the course with ease.  As the course concentrates on new drummers, there is a certain discipline that stresses the basics.  When the course is complete, students will be well prepared to go to the next level.

McCarthy has played and taught for more than 15 years.  His style is geared to keep students on message and on line.  By stressing the basics, Jim is able to incorporate his playing with the program’s photos and text as beneficial teaching aids.  Jim stresses his style is “no short cuts” and even though the course consists of four lessons, the straight-ahead style helps top keep the beginner advancing.

Ease of Use: ★★★★☆

It doesn’t get any easier than this.  Pay the purchase price and click to download.  Within minutes, students will have the sheet music, the photos and text along with the 198 audio files and 4 hours of class lessons.

Set yourself up, get the pc in a good vantage point, download and play.  The program will download to any pc and is 100% compatible.

The payment processing is through a third party credit card service and is fully encrypted for customer safety and security.

Support: ★★★☆☆

Begin Drumming says the program has excellent support but compared to other programs, the support network fall short of expectations.  Support consists of the 52 pages of printed text, the sheet music, the actual lessons and a site Q & A menu.

While the instructor’s messages are clear, students do not have a forum or a direct line of communication to get help.  However, drummers know other drummers, so new students may want to re-connect with some of their experienced friends.

Price: ★★★★★

Not only is Begin Drumming under $50.00, it is accompanied by a no questions asked 8 week guarantee.  If students are unhappy, they simply send an e-mail and the students are assured of receiving their money back.  The money back guarantee and the low purchase price are as good a sit gets.

The value is good because where could you get four drum lessons for $50.00.  The program gets high marks as a value pack for beginning drummers.

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July 4, 2009

Melissa @ 3:36 am

Thanks very much for the review…I agree for the most part

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July 6, 2009

Martha W @ 9:36 pm

i guess you get what u pay for…nothing fantastic but good enough for casual players i guess

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July 7, 2009

Jack @ 8:37 am

it’s cheap which is nice but overall i’d probably get something else if i did it all over again

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