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The Best Beginner Drum Book

$14.99 USD
$14.99 USD
$29.99 USD

The simplest, most practical way to start drumming.

The Best Beginner Drum Book walks you through every step of learning the drums, from setting up your kit to playing along with real songs. With clear explanations, photos, and play-along examples, it gives you the foundation to start playing music fast.

Written by Jared Falk and Brandon Toews—two of Drumeo’s most trusted educators with decades of combined teaching and performing experience.

Jared is a co-founder of Drumeo and creator of best-selling drum programs like Successful Drumming and Bass Drum Secrets. Brandon is an educator and author with a Bachelor of Music in Jazz and Contemporary Popular Music. Together, they’ve taught millions of drummers online, known for making complex topics simple, fun, and motivating.

By the end of the book, you’ll:
• Confidently set up your drum kit and understand how every piece works
• Read basic drum notation and rhythms
• Learn the five essential techniques for control and musicality
• Develop coordination between hands and feet
• Play rock beats, fills, and full songs with ease
DETAILS

Get better, faster, and have more fun.

Your complete beginner’s roadmap.

From your first time sitting at the kit to your first song, this book gives you a clear plan for progress—without the frustration or guesswork.

Everything you need to get started.

Covers every fundamental: setup, posture, stick grip, note values, reading music, and core rudiments so you can learn fast and play confidently.

Real beats. Real music.

Practice with play-alongs and guided exercises that sound like the songs you love—because learning should feel musical from day one.

Learn the right way, right away.

Avoid bad habits with step-by-step guidance on stick control, posture, and coordination.

Play songs you actually know.

10 included play-alongs let you apply what you learn in a musical way, so practice feels like performing.

Understand what you’re playing.

Learn to read note values and drum notation, making it easier to learn any beat, fill, or song on your own.

Grow with every page.

Each chapter builds on the last, giving you a steady path from complete beginner to confident player.

What some of the best have to say.

5.00

"Drumeo is the real deal folks! Jared Falk and his team have my confidence and support in what is done to promote music through the art of drumming and percussion. ...a good place to study and realize one’s dreams."

Billy Cobham
Legendary Jazz Fusion Drummer
5.00

"Jared Falk has a comprehensive expert knowledge in providing and structuring lesson plans. He has a great human sense and knows how to handle, host and guide a lesson. It certainly didn’t come overnight. It’s more that he grew over the years to an expert and a professional instructor who really knows how to teach."

Anika Nilles
Drummer & Composer
5.00

"Working with Jared, Dave and the entire Drumeo team has been a life changing experience. These guys are not only the nicest people on Planet Earth, but the most focused and well prepared professionals, who work with infectious smiles on their faces and make you feel and sound the very BEST you can!"

Gabor Dornyei
Educator, Clinician, and Session Drummer
5.00

"After years of watching Jared's lessons on YouTube and Drumeo, and getting to work side by side with him, I can confidently say that he gives every bit of his effort and skill into every product or lesson he teaches. He cares about each and every drummer who will watch and learn from his work and wants nothing more than to change drumming education for the better each time he puts his name on something."

Casey Cooper
The Most Subscribed Drummer On YouTube
5.00

"Drumeo does, through no shortage of sweat and passion for the instrument, elevate the online experience for novice and advanced drummers alike. On behalf of Yamaha Drums International, we congratulate Drumeo for the inspiration they evoke and the professionalism they present."

Sean Browne
Int'l Product Manager, Yamaha Drums
5.00

"The Drumeo standard is one of the highest quality and is THE place to go for the best in drum education!"

David Garibaldi
Drummer for Tower Of Power