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Getting Started on Drums Featuring Tommy Igoe Setting Up / Start Playing

Tommy Igoe (Actor, Author), Robert Wallis (Director) Rated:
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Tommyu Igoe brings 25 years of teaching and playing experience to create the first DVD for beginner drummers! Includes: Setting up your drums, Start playing, and various special features including 3 great songs with play-along versions.

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  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 4 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 320288
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Robert Wallis
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Dolby
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 2 hours and 20 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ January 2, 2002
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Tommy Igoe
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Hal Leonard
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005UV69
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 226 ratings

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Aaron Faletto
5.0 out of 5 stars A really good DVD for all skill levels
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2009
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This is a really good DVD. Tommy is very thorough, and starts at the beginning. He really is a great teacher. I'm a music teacher myself, and let me just say, as a teacher, this guy knows how to convey ideas and share knowledge like a pro. He explains what he is doing and why, and is positive and encouraging the whole time. The drums aren't like other instruments where you take it out of the case and start playing--you have to put them together (at least the first time), and if this is done wrong, you have set yourself up for difficulty later on. Tommy shows you how to set up your kit correctly, including everything from assembling isolation mounted toms to tuning resonant heads to bass drum pedal setup. Again, as a music teacher, I can tell you that getting started right is half the battle. (Okay, maybe not half, but you get the idea.) And rather than playing everything himself (which might give you a "shucks, I can't do that" attitude), he has students demonstrate most of the beats (which gives you subliminal encouragement-"if a kid can do it, then so can I"). And if you are under 16, then you get to see what someone your age can do. Tommy chose the right beats to start with, too--cool grooves that if you can master (which you can) you will want to keep practicing. This DVD has it all--fills, grooves...even some play-alongs. And yes, just to inspire you, Tommy plays one piece at the end, but somehow it doesn't have a "show-off" feel. It's more like Tommy saying, "See how cool the drums can sound? If you practice and stay dedicated, you can do this too." Or at least that's the way I felt when I watched it. The camera work is good, the sound quality is good, and Tommy is awesome. Honestly, I can't recommend it strongly enough. Nice work, Mr. Igoe!
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debeeG
4.0 out of 5 stars good
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2014
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I actually thought I was ordering a book...I was in a hurry and didn't pay attention. However, I like this. It taught me how to properly set up the drums from the time I opened the box and tune them. I didn't even know you have to tune a drum. My daughter plays drums and I didn't pay attention to how much work goes into maintaining them! Well, now I know and I'm way more involved! Just because I accidently ordered this DVD.
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Tyler P
5.0 out of 5 stars Essentials for beginners
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2009
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Getting Started on Drums is basically "how to set up your drum kit", with a couple simple beats at the end. I would recommend this DVD if you're an absolute beginner, but otherwise it's only good for picking up a few tips regarding setup. I watched it once and it's now shelved, probably forever. Good Netflix rental, bad purchase.

However Groove Essentials is a DVD I will probably be referring to for the next couple of years and is absolutely worth buying. I've rented a few drum DVDs on Netflix, and most of them include a lot of filler, like around 80-90% filler, and the material included in them should be covered in about 10 minutes. Tommy's DVDs get to point after about a 10min introduction, so it amounts to 210 minutes of purely relevant instructional material that gets progressively more difficult. Tommy's instruction is clear and focused, and the film production doesn't interfere with his teaching (which doesn't seem like a lot to ask for unless you've seen some of the other drum DVDs out there). I wish that he would break the beats down to the extent that he does with the rock section(the first section) on the later sections, but I guess that's what the included chart is for... Overall this is a good DVD for beginners getting started, or for later intermediate/early advanced players looking to expand their sound and broaden their range of styles. This DVD is probably below the ability of professional level players. I have it uploaded to my Ipod and practice along with it about once a day. Because of this DVD, Jojo Mayer's Secret Weapons for the Modern Drummer, and some quality daily practice time, my friends have expressed amazement at how quickly I've progessed at drums in only 10 months.
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joe
3.0 out of 5 stars Good for those starting out or getting back into drums
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2013
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I played for about 6 years when I was younger...much younger (high school plus) then I got away from them...college, grad-school, and life kept me busy.....but things change so at 46 I bought a kit (and have been adding to it like a mad man...love it).... That said if you have played before this is very basic...but good to get back into it and recall those "fun" exercises......you won't use this much unless you are a beginner or very rusty
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KaylaJean
5.0 out of 5 stars great for begginners. worth the $14.99.
Reviewed in the United States on June 7, 2015
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I was checking out the "groove essentials" DVD for my 9 year old son who wants to learn to play. While looking at it on amazon I saw the listing for this 2 -dvd set for the same price of 14.99 so I chose to get him this set.

My husband is a singer/ guitar player and has had drums for a while with minimum hours of play. When my son said he wanted to play my husband was all for it so we decided to get some drum stuff for his birthday.

My son was eager to play and popped in the getting started dvd. Once he realized it was only about set up he didn't want to watch it because he was excited to get started but my husband said he wanted to learn how to set his drums up better. We all learned a lot and I really feel like for beginners this is a great DVD. It shows you how to set up the drums and put it together for your body. We learned the names and how the parts are adjusted. It was very informative.

This DVD is old school. You can tell by the guys clothes and hair. Normally that would irritate me but he is a good teacher. To the point, doesn't try to be funny but he is easy to follow and understand for a large age range.
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Bart the Art
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2014
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Covers the basics very well in a nice easy to understand way. It's all about doing simple things well rather than doing difficult things badly.
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Scott Porter
5.0 out of 5 stars The one to get, worth every penny
Reviewed in Canada on January 20, 2009
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After reading the other reviews, I got this. I bought myself a nice electronic drum kit and have used this DVD to get myself started. The DVD seems to be perfectly set up. Shows you how to assemble the drums (acoustic set) and teaches you the most basic things, like how to hold the sticks to get the best sound, and how to hit the bass drum for different tones.
the grooves are challenging at first, but you will quickly catch on, and the next will challenge you further till you have it down pat. Tommy plays it slow himself, and he teaches students at the same time in the DVD. I agree with the other reviews, if you just got a drum kit, this DVD is the one to buy.
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Daniel Back
5.0 out of 5 stars Pädagogisch extrem wertvoll!!!
Reviewed in Germany on January 17, 2006
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Der erste Teil der DVD handelt vom Auspacken des Schlagzeugs, übers richtige Aufstellen bis hin zur richtigen Griffhaltung. Teil 2 widmet sich der Schlagzeugtechnik und Praxis bis zu den ersten Grooves und Fills, einfach Klasse. Tommy erklärt leicht verständlich (auf Englisch) und einprägsam auf was es ankommt und man lernt schnell und mit Spass. Mit seinen jungen Schülern setzt er erste Schritte spielend leicht um, die jeweiligen "Takte" sind im Bildschirm eingeblendet. (eine Arte Noten Karaoke!?), wobei Noten keinesfalls beherrscht werden müssen. Zum besseren Üben besteht die Möglichkeit, sich jeden Groove in einer verlangsamten Fassung anzukucken. Tommy spielt, man spielt mit und er gibt zugleich die nötigen Erklärungen dazu. Dazu gibt es nichts was er nicht vormacht bzw. nicht selber kann. Einfach, kompakt und nur empfehlenswert. Leider kann man keine 6 Sterne vergeben.....
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MagnumPR
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2013
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I ordered this DVD set because I started teaching drums again and wanted a resource for beginner and intermediate students. I would recommned Getting Started on Drums and Groove Essentials 1.0 to any of my students. Getting Started takes the student through the entire kit set-up, grip, seating, posture and playing aspects. It is very thorough and clearly explained. Groove Essentials 1.0 looks great and would be good reference for advanced/pro drummers as well - you can play along with all the examples and it came with a nice size poster of the 47 grooves.
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Erik Johann Rutherford
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on April 27, 2017
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if you wish to have a good start to drumming this is great.
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