All collectively, this complete coaching package deal covers every little thing you could progress from full newbie to seasoned skilled
Mike Michalkow’s – Drumming System – How To Play Drums By Ear – OVD 01
The Drumming System is Merely The Most Complete
Assortment Of Step-By-Step Video Drum Classes Ever Accessible!
It Is Basically A Full Encyclopedia Set For Drummers…
Fast Overview
The whole Drumming System contains completely every little thing within the picture above. You get 20 jam-packed educational DVDs with over 30 hours of detailed video coaching, 15 play-alongside CDs with over 100 distinctive play-alongside songs, 5 spiral-certain workbooks jam full of lesson charts, and bonus content material that’s ONLY accessible throughout this ‘I’m Sorry’ particular (particulars under).
All collectively, this complete coaching package deal covers every little thing you could progress from full newbie to seasoned skilled. A number of the key subjects embrace: easy methods to play drums by ear, easy methods to apply effectively, drum idea and notation, hand approach, drum rudiments, foot methods, punk rock, heavy steel, velocity steel, onerous rock, grunge rock, progressive rock, people rock, basic rock, nation, odd-time, blues, funk, reggae, shuffles, jazz, Latin, drum fills, dynamic drumming, easy methods to construct velocity, drum setup, tuning, gear suggestions, enjoying dwell gigs, studio drumming, drum soloing, and jamming with drum play-alongside songs!
How To Play Drums By Ear – DVD 01
Do you wish to discover ways to play the drums solely by ear? This DVD covers all of the necessities to get you enjoying for the very first time. Completely no sheet music studying skill is required. Every thing is taught by ear.
All subjects embrace: getting began, drum equipment setup, drum set posture, drumstick grip, fundamental pedal approach, fundamental drum beats, drum beat variations, first drum fills, utilizing a metronome, and enjoying with a music.
How To Follow Effectively – DVD 02
Working towards is a vital a part of studying to play the drums. Nevertheless, studying to apply effectively is what could make the most important distinction in your total progress. This DVD focuses on offering you with the knowledge you could create a balanced apply routine.
It really works hand-in-hand with the Follow Routine Generator (included in Workbook 5), and covers subjects like: why we apply, working towards suggestions and methods, structuring practices, the informal schedule, the motivated schedule, the devoted schedule, and motivation for apply.
Drum Concept & Notation – DVD 03
Many drummers are intimidated by the idea of studying to learn and write drum notation. This is because of the truth that drum idea is usually seen as being very difficult and difficult.
On this DVD, Mike makes studying idea and notation straightforward by breaking issues down into easy steps. You’ll discover ways to learn and write fundamental drum beats, after which transfer on to extra difficult patterns. It’s all designed in a progressive strategy to make issues enjoyable. You’re positive to have “ahh, I get it” moments the place you start to know music on a complete new stage!
Hand Method – DVD 04
Do you wish to study precisely easy methods to maintain the drumsticks for optimum velocity, energy, management, and endurance? On this DVD, Mike will present you precisely easy methods to get essentially the most out of each single stroke you play.
That is in all probability one of the vital beneath-rated features of enjoying the drums, as a result of it impacts a lot that you’ll be able to play. Correct hand approach can utterly change the way in which you play. You’ll study all of the variations on matched grip, conventional grip, and finger management approach to make sure your fingers don’t maintain again your drumming potential!
Drum Rudiments – DVD 05
The drum rudiments are the constructing blocks to every little thing we play on the drums. Consider them because the letters that make up all of the phrases (beats and fills) that we will play on the drums. Actually each sample that has ever been performed on the drums is made up of those core patterns.
This DVD teaches you all forty drum rudiments from these 5 classes: single strokes, drum rolls, paradiddles, flam-based mostly, and drag-based mostly.
After you study the 40 patterns, Mike demonstrates easy methods to incorporate the six hottest rudiment patterns inside your on a regular basis drumming.
Foot Strategies – DVD 06
Up and coming drummers are likely to spend an excessive amount of time on the fingers, and may generally ignore the ft. Effectively, this DVD covers all the varied foot methods to be sure you get essentially the most from all 4 limbs.
The foot approach subjects embrace: bass drum methods, bass drum independence, hello-hat foot methods, hello-hat independence, double bass drumming, and double bass drumming workout routines. All of the lesson content material applies to drummers of each single and double-bass drum units.
Heavy Rock Classes – DVD 07
Are you interested by enjoying heavy rock music? This DVD contains newbie to superior grooves from sub-genres together with: punk rock, heavy steel, velocity steel, onerous rock, grunge rock, and progressive rock.
Each single sample lined on this educational DVD can also be included within the offered workbooks, and style-particular play-alongs are offered on the included audio CDs. It’s the best studying expertise for newbie, intermediate, and superior drummers alike.
Blended Rock Classes – DVD 08
Considering another kinds of Rock music? The combined rock classes DVD contains sub-genres like: people rock, basic rock, nation, and odd-time. As with the heavy rock DVD, these classes are all step-by-step for newbie to superior college students.
All the grooves on this DVD are additionally included within the workbooks, and have companion play-alongside songs on the offered audio CDs. You’ll be able to work via the teachings from begin to end, or bounce round and choose particular person drum beats that sound nice to you.
Groove Rock Classes – DVD 09
Need to study to play the drums with extra groove? This DVD covers among the extra groovy kinds of rock together with: blues, funk, reggae, and shuffle beats. Although these classes are extra very best for intermediate and superior drummers, they do begin with patterns which can be straightforward sufficient for novices to study and grasp.
As with all of the beat coaching DVDs, the patterns lined listed here are additionally featured within the workbooks and have companion play-alongside songs on the CDs. Begin by studying the beats, after which apply them to actual music!
Jazz & Latin Classes – DVD 10
Considering enjoying extra than simply rock music? This coaching DVD is totally jam-full of classes on each Jazz and Latin drumming patterns which can be positive to take your enjoying to the following stage.
You’ll study to play with extra groove, independence, and management as you grasp these enjoyable and distinctive beats. As all the time, the varied patterns are included within the workbooks, and associated play-alongside songs may be discovered on the offered audio CDs.
Drum Fills – DVD 11
Do you wish to discover ways to play wonderful and inventive drum fills like among the drummers you look as much as? This DVD will present train you every little thing you could know in an effort to play patterns for all kinds of music!
Mike begins out by instructing you the fundamental ideas of making drum fills, after which reveals you particular examples of how he makes use of fills to transition between beats. The straightforward step-by-step classes will enhance your studying, and make it straightforward to include the patterns into your on a regular basis drumming.
Dynamic Drumming – DVD 12
On the subject of making easy drum beats sound wonderful, it’s all about enjoying with dynamics and groove. This DVD is jam full of helpful suggestions that will help you enhance the way in which you play nearly all of the beats .
You’ll discover ways to take seemingly bizarre beats and switch them into highly effective grooves. Mike covers vital subjects like: dynamics, ghost notes, accented notes, cross-sticking, open-shut hello-hats, and easy methods to modify a beat! These classes will change the “feel” of every little thing you play.
How To Construct Pace – DVD 13
Are you interested by attaining most velocity across the drum set? Do you wish to enhance the velocity, energy, and management of each your fingers and your ft? This DVD is full of suggestions particularly for all of the velocity drummers on the market!
Mike takes a more in-depth take a look at hand approach, and shares some insider recommendations on easy methods to construct unbelievable velocity with easy workout routines which can be confirmed to work. You’ll begin on the apply pad, after which take these ideas and implement them across the total drum set whereas incorporating the ft!
Drum Setup, Tuning & Gear Suggestions – DVD 14
Do you ever have questions on easy methods to setup or tune your drums? This DVD has every little thing you could get your equipment setup and sounding nice!
It covers easy methods to setup 5-piece and 4-piece units, and recommendations on increasing your drum set with numerous add-ons. You’ll additionally get particular recommendations on easy methods to make your snare drum, bass drum, and toms sounding their finest.
Lastly, Mike shares some private gear suggestions he has found over time. These strategies are particularly helpful for newbie college students.
Dwell Gig & Studio Drumming – DVD 15
Do you ever wish to be a working drummer? This DVD is full of helpful suggestions for each dwell and studio enjoying conditions. Mike shares every little thing he has realized over his 20+ years of drumming!
Matters embrace: easy methods to get gigs, studying drum charts, working with a band, sound-checking suggestions, and studio drumming suggestions. These classes are a should for drummers that wish to make the transfer from scholar to skilled.
Drum Soloing – DVD 16
Have you ever ever wished to play an incredible drum solo? Possibly you’ve watched a few of your favourite drummers play, and puzzled how they have been capable of be so inventive. Effectively, this DVD will present you all of the totally different features of making and enjoying a novel drum solo.
The primary DVD sections embrace: easy methods to construct a drum solo, soloing with photographs, soloing with breaks, soloing over a vamp, and can wrap with Mike showcasing a few of his drum solos for inspiration.
Drum Play-Alongside 1 – DVD 17
Half the enjoyable of studying the drums is having the ability to play with a band, so the Drumming System contains an enormous choice of play-alongs. There are songs that work properly for each type of music lined within the lesson DVDs.
This DVD contains songs that have been carried out with a dwell band within the studio, and a few tracks that function Mike enjoying together with a chapman stick. You can begin by watching the video, after which use the companion workbooks and CDs to play-together with the drum-lesson audio tracks.
Drum Play-Alongside 2 – DVD 18
Persevering with on the place the final DVD left off, this disc contains much more songs so that you can play-together with. You’ll discover extra full-band tracks, and a few which can be pre-recorded in a studio.
These play-alongside DVDs options Mike performing each play-alongside music in each efficiency (full band) and academic (break up display on drums) view. You’ll be able to then flip to the workbooks to comply with together with the offered sheet music, after which pop within the offered audio CDs to play alongside your self.
Drum Play-Alongside 3 – DVD 19
As soon as once more, this DVD begins the place the final one leaves off. It rounds out the gathering of over 100 whole play-alongside songs, and contains much more kinds of music so that you can get pleasure from.
As with the entire Drumming System play-alongs, these songs are lined within the offered workbooks and audio CDs. You could have completely every little thing you could watch, study, and grasp every particular person music to spice up your drumming to the following stage!
Bonus Classes – DVD 20
This last DVD contains some enjoyable bonus-classes that Mike filmed on the final day within the studio. These classes didn’t fall into any particular class, so they’re all included on this disc.
Lesson subjects embrace: showmanship methods, distinctive methods to make use of the paradiddle rudiment, a novel cross-over drum fill, a enjoyable double double fill, and a inventive paradiddle-diddle fill. Examine these classes out if you wish to study one thing just a little totally different!
Play-Alongside Songs With out Drums – CDs 01-07
These audio CDs embrace over 100 distinctive play-alongside songs with the drum tracks eliminated. You should use them straight inside any CD participant, or rip them to your transportable music participant for private use.
You will discover an entire CD monitor itemizing behind workbook 4, together with music names and BPM tempos. Additionally, each the coaching DVDs and workbooks embrace particular references to CD and monitor numbers, so that you’ll all the time know precisely the place to go for a selected music.
Play-Alongside Songs With Metronome – CDs 01-07
This second set of audio CDs are precisely the identical as the primary, besides they’ve metronome clicks over the entire offered songs. This fashion, you probably have any bother enjoying over the traditional variations, you may pop in these secondary discs to get a greater really feel for the velocity at which you’re to play.
The CD monitor itemizing behind workbook 4 works equally properly for this set, as they’re numbered and organized precisely the identical. Similar goes for the coaching DVDs and numerous workbook classes. You’ll all the time know precisely the place to seek out the related audio tracks!
Metronome Tracks – CD 08
This particular bonus CD contains easy metronome tracks that you need to use as a substitute for shopping for a metronome. The assorted tempos embrace: 50 BPM all the way in which as much as 200 BPM in precisely 5 BPM increments.
As with the play-alongside songs, you will discover monitor listings behind workbook 4. Simply pop this CD in, and choose the related monitor to start out enjoying on the specified tempo. You may as well rip the tracks to your transportable MP3 participant for private use.
Workbook 1
This spiral-certain workbook options sheet music for classes on the primary few coaching DVDs. Matters embrace: instance beats and fills, the fundamental quarter observe, eighth observe sub-divisions, sixteenth observe sub-divisions, thirty second observe sub-divisions, eighth observe triplets, sixteenth observe triplets, quarter observe triplets, dotted notation, counting rests, time signatures, drum set notation key, sight studying workout routines, fundamental dynamic markings, finger management approach, the 40 drum rudiments, doubles, single paradiddle, flams, drags, bass drum independence, hello-hat independence, and double bass drumming.
All the classes embrace references that time to associated classes on the offered DVDs, so precisely the place to seek out detailed explanations of each subject lined.
Workbook 2
This workbook begins the place the earlier one left off. It options sheet music for some the varied musical kinds, together with: punk rock, heavy steel, velocity steel, onerous rock, grunge rock, progressive rock, people rock, basic rock, nation, 3/4 beats and fills, 5/4 beats and fills, 6/4 beats and fills, 7/4 beats and fills, 5/8 beats and fills, 6/8 beats and fills, 7/8 beats and fills, 9/8 beats and fills, blues, funk, reggae, half time shuffle, bounce shuffle, texas shuffle, Purdie shuffle, kansas metropolis shuffle, jazz drumming, and Latin drumming.
Just about all of those kinds embrace newbie, intermediate, and superior classes to make studying straightforward via progressive steps. You’ll by no means run into beats which can be much more difficult than these main as much as it, so you may all the time skip again you probably have bother.
Workbook 3
This workbook continues with classes from the coaching DVDs. The subjects embrace: drum fills, jazz drum fills, hand-to-ft combos, dynamic drumming, ghost notes, accented notes, cross-sticking, open-shut hello-hat, and velocity constructing workout routines.
Many of the pages are devoted to the various variations within the drum fill sections. You’ll discover many examples of newbie-to-superior fills which can be then demonstrated on the included DVDs.
As with the entire workbook content material, it’s best to start out by watching the video lesson. Then, use the workbook to take the patterns to your drum set. This fashion you may see and listen to the sample earlier than trying to play it by yourself.
Workbook 4
This workbook contains the entire sheet music for the offered play-alongside songs. Each lesson contains references to each the associated coaching DVD and the particular audio-monitor particulars. This fashion, you’ll instantly know the place to seek out all related materials for the music.
Higher nonetheless, it contains the BPM (beats per minute) velocity that the music is performed at. This fashion, you can begin by working towards the varied beats and fills with a metronome earlier than trying the music.
When it comes time to play the music alongside to the CD, you’ve the choice to get a CD with or and not using a metronome click on included. This fashion you can begin with the metronome sound over the music, after which ultimately jam straight with the drum-much less monitor.
Workbook 5
This workbook contains an enhanced model of Mike Michalkow’s well-known Follow Routine Generator. The largest addition is a listing of direct DVD references for numerous sub-classes throughout the routine generator. This fashion, you may instantly discover related classes!
Additionally included is extra apply routine paper and clean notation paper (so that you can write your personal customized beats, fills, and patterns).
Better of all, you will discover again-up copies of all 5 workbooks in PDF format on DVD 01, simply in case you ever lose the onerous-copies. This additionally helps in case you could print off extra apply routine paper, or clean notation paper!
Who Is Mike Michalkow And What Are His {Qualifications}?
Mike Michalkow has been performing, recording, and instructing drums for over 20 years. He has taken non-public classes with Jim Chapin, Dom Famularo, John Fisher, Chuck Silverman, Peter Magadini, Mitch Dorge, and Virgil Donati.
In the course of the summer time of 1993, Mike spent his time in New York Metropolis the place he took non-public classes on the drumset and conga on the “Drummers Collective”. In the course of the evenings he frolicked at native jazz golf equipment the place he may study and see lots of his favourite artists carry out, corresponding to: Marvin “Smitty” Smith, Max Roach , Tony Williams and plenty of different greats.
Mike’s ardour for drums and percussion has earned him a reputation within the enterprise and his summers encompass heading the drum division for the West Coast within the USA for the “National Guitar Workshop” which he has been doing for the reason that yr 2000.
In addition to preserving a busy instructing and efficiency schedule, Mike spends lots of his days and nights within the recording studio with music writers and bands with kinds starting from Progressive Rock, Latin, Jazz, Blues, Pop, People, Celtic, Nation, Steel, and R&B.
He has additionally carried out on the “Vancouver International Drum Festival” in October 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 , 2005, 2006, 2007, & 2008 by invitation of Yamaha Drums and has shared the stage with drummers corresponding to Dom Famularo, Chad Smith, John “JR” Robinson, Virgil Donati, Cindy Blackman, Kirk Covington, Robby Ameen, Matt Frenette and Mitch Dorge.
He at present performs and, is endorsed by, Yamaha Drums, Sabian cymbals, Vic Firth drum sticks, Hansenfutz accent pedals, & LP Percussion. He’s additionally a clinician for Yamaha Drums on the complete acoustic & digital line.
Here’s what high business professionals are saying about Mike Michalkow…
“…he is one of the most energetic and positive educators I have worked with to date…Mikes approach is dynamic and easily understood by beginners and pros…”
Mike Michalkow has labored as a clinician with Yamaha for the previous 5 years. I’m happy to say he is likely one of the most energetic and optimistic educators I’ve labored with up to now. When known as upon Mike steps up and performs his clinics as if it was his first. Mikes strategy is dynamic and simply understood by novices and professionals. What by no means seizes to amaze me is every of Mike’s clinics are new and if this may be potential – higher than the final.
For these of you who haven’t had the pleasure of seeing Mike carry out in certainly one of his many bands you’re additionally lacking one thing very particular. He has an awesome understanding for all kinds of music and regularly seems to be for brand new methods to enhance on his artwork. It’s straightforward to see why he’s so profitable as a music teacher and why he’s properly revered within the skilled neighborhood.
Mike is really a scholar of His craft with a honest want to enhance as an educator and knowledgeable drummer.
We at Yamaha are very proud to have Mike on our staff.
Ken Infanti
Gross sales Marketing consultant
Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
“…he has captured great values to pass on for our drumming community.”
I’m so impressed with Mike as not solely a participant, but additionally as a instructor. I respect each skills immensely. As a participant he needs to proceed to study and as a instructor he needs to proceed to share. I’ve seen Mike in each conditions and imagine he has captured nice values to cross on for our drumming neighborhood. Mike, maintain the spirit going!
Dom Famularo
World Famend Drumming Ambassador
and Advocate of the Moeller Methodology
“His teaching and performance techniques are innovative and inspiring…”
Mike Michalkow is a good musician who understands the wants of at this time’s drummers. His instructing and efficiency methods are progressive and provoking. He’s a real skilled.
John “JR” Robinson
The Most Recorded Drummer Within the World! Carried out
with: Michael Jackson, Barbra Streisand, Eric Clapton,
Frank Sinatra, Lionel Richie, Mariah Carey, and extra!
“…hearing them perform, Mike definitely knows the How and What of teaching.”
I’m proud to have Mike as a good friend. It’s been a pleasure having the ability to share our love for drumming and music collectively. As a drummer and percussionist, I’ve loved Mike’s enjoying ever since we met. As a instructor, feedback from his college students, and listening to them carry out, inform me that Mike positively is aware of the How and What of instructing.
Chuck Silverman
World Famend Drum Teacher and
Trendy Drummer Greatest Promoting Writer
“…A fine drummer – a well respected teacher.”
Mike Michalkow: A fantastic drummer – a properly
revered instructor.
Peter Magadini
World Famend Drum
Educator and Writer
“Mike has made the trek to where most drummers wish to be…”
Mike has made the trek to the place most drummers want to be, all the time using the height! He has pushed himself, with humility, to contribute a stage of greatness to our drumming neighborhood. I beam when he says to me that I’ve contributed one thing to his studying.
Mitch Dorge
Crash Check Dummies
Right here Is What College students Are Saying About
Mike Michalkow And The Drumming System!
The Drumming System was first launched firstly of Summer season 2009. In only a very brief time period after that, success tales have been flooding in from college students all all over the world. Here’s what just a few of them needed to say about Mike Michalkow and the Drumming System!
Matt Denton
– New Jersey
“My drumming is transformed. With all of the new patterns I am learning the band I am in are blown away… Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!!!!”
I’ve to say that Mike is an superior instructor. His method of instructing is straight ahead, and to the purpose. You get that he actually loves the instrument (I do know – with 20 DVD’s within the package deal I’d be shocked if he didn’t love drums), and cares about sharing the information.
My drumming is remodeled. With the entire new patterns I’m studying the band I’m in are blown away. My time, my approach and my entire strategy has modified. I really feel extra in charge of the equipment. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks!!!!
Pedro Rios
– Peurto Rico
“…all it took was to play the Drumming System DVD #1, and boy did I improve in less than 1 hour. I only wish this system was available sooner.”
I’m a brilliant fundamental newbie drummer, and all I can say is that this method bought me enjoying my drums as fast as I used to be capable of unwrap the DVDs. Michael is that good at instructing. Nice System!!!
I’ve been instructing myself for 3 months now, and all it took was to play the Drumming System DVD #1, and boy did I enhance in lower than 1 hour. I solely want this method was accessible sooner.
Dana Meyer
– Nebraska
“Mike made it so simple. Learning the fills has been great and after I get them down pat, I’m looking forward to demonstrating what I’ve learned.”
I respect having the ability to see what Mike is doing from a number of totally different angles. You’ll be able to see the sticking and the footwork on the identical time. Video high quality is first fee and the menus on every dvd make it straightforward to navigate to the lesson you need.
Consider it or not, I loved drum idea and notation. After taking years of piano and organ classes, I by no means actually understood what 4/4 or 6/8 meant and the way it’s relevent to what you play. Mike made it so easy. Alot of individuals will chuckle once they hear you’re studying one thing from dvd’s however how may there be a greater strategy to study to
