Product Details

• Model: 320288
• Released on: 2002-01-02
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: NTSC, Import
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 140 minutes

DVD Menu

• Side #1 --
  • Play All
  • Resume Playback
  • Special Features
    • Tommy Igoe Biography
    • Also Available From Hudson Music
    • Www
  • Setting Up!: Play
  • Setting Up!: Chapter Selection
  • Start Playing!: Play
  • Start Playing!: Chapter Selection
    • Grip: Introduction/Demonstration
    • Grip: Student Demo
    • Grip: Single Strokes
    • Grip: Combination Exercise
    • Pedals: Bass Drum
    • Pedals: Hi-Hat
    • Pedals: Hi-Hat Specialty Strokes
    • Pedals: Combination Exercise
    • Private Lesson: Play
    • Grooves: Groove One
    • Grooves: Rimshot Demonstration
    • Grooves: Groove Two
    • Grooves: Groove Three
    • Go to Slow Grooves
      • Groove One
      • Groove Two
      • Groove Three
    • Fills: Fill One
    • Fills: Fill Two
    • Fills: Fill Three
    • Fills: BBQ Chicken Fill
    • Play-Along: "Home Cookin'"
    • Play-Along: "Sneaky Weasels"
    • Play-Along: "Anyone Got the Half-Time?"
    • Final Thoughts
    • "Real Deal"
    • Credits

DVD Chapters
Side #1 --
1. Introduction [1:16]
2. Unpacking Your Drums [:54]
3. Bass Drum [14:27]
4. Bass Drum Pedal & Drum Stool [4:30]
5. Rack Toms & Mount [15:45]
6. Floor Tom Tom [1:54]
7. Snare Drum & Stand [3:46]
8. Hi-Hat [4:25]
9. "Power Square" [3:26]
10. Cymbals & Stands [7:07]
11. The Final Look [5:27]

Customer Reviews

If you are getting 1 - This is it
After a 20 year absence from drumming.. i bought a drum set.. put it together and started playing. I ordered this dvd a few weeks later. Well the first thing I did after watching him set up the drums was take apart my drums and fix what i had done wrong.

As far as playing.. Ive checked hundred of web sites, downloaded lessons, and purchased 4 other DVD's to learn.. This is the best BY FAR. Several good fills, grooves to jam to.. its great. I never write reviews on stuff I get from amazon.. but had to give praise.. Buy many, you can't learn to much, but if you are just getting 1, get this one.. if you're buying many.. this is a must have.

Great DVD.

Best drum intro video out there
A perfect DVD for someone new to drums. Tommy first walks you through each piece of equipment, shows you how to arrange your drums, hold your sticks, and not make mistakes from the beginning.

But the best part is the 2nd half of the video where you get to learn to play. He teaches the basic rock groove, and then some variations - and throws in some fills to make it fun.

As a total beginner to the instrument, I was very surprised to see how quickly I could play along to basic songs after just watching the video.

Highly recommended.

Worth the money!
I have been away from drumming for 18 years. I recently bought a new kit, and thought it would be a good idea to buy several instructional DVD's. While most of the information on this DVD is for true beginners, I still found it useful, informative and entertaining. Tommy is very personable! I recommend this DVD to anyone who needs a refresher or is thinking about getting started with a new drum kit.