Save Groove Essentials - The Play-Along : A Complete Groove Encyclopedia for the 21st Century Drummer

I bought this along with the Tommy Igoe Groove Essentials DVD (something you should also purchase).

Groove Essentials - The Play-Along : A Complete Groove Encyclopedia for the 21st Century Drummer

These two products work really well together. You can take the CD from the book and rip all of the tracks onto your ipod so that you can play along with your kit. Also, the book contains full charts for each of the grooves contained on the poster that comes with the DVD. The grooves on the CD and in the book are the same ones that Tommy plays on the DVD, just expanded to 3 minutes or so.

At times I find counting within the track to be a bit difficult, so this is a good time to go back to the DVD and watch Tommy play it. He also plays a couple fills on the DVD to give you some good ideas to spice up your playing. As a side note, this book does not include any of the fills he plays on the DVD. It does, however, contain a few variations on each groove that you can try to mix in.

It's very rewarding to be able to sit down to these tracks each day and know that I'm getting better, as I'm able to keep up with the band. Plus I'm gradually learning to read drum charts. If you are disciplined this package will give you some very good results, as it's a lot like having a teacher to go back to when you have questions. I highly recommend this product and the DVD that goes along with it.Get more detail about Groove Essentials - The Play-Along : A Complete Groove Encyclopedia for the 21st Century Drummer.