This title is a straightforward, step-by-step interactive book and CD package. Drummers will find everything they need to know about rock drumming—including beats, licks, fills, solos, and the artists behind the music. Complete with an introduction to rock history spanning 1950 to the present, this book includes profiles of drum innovators, along with musical simulations of their individual styles. This easy-to-use guide also includes professional tips on, reading music, stick control, buying the right equipment, playing professional-sounding grooves, getting (and keeping) gigs, and more. With interactive exercises, professional audio examples, and practice charts, drummer Eric Starr provides a complete master drumming class that will have readers playing like rock stars in no time!

Eric Starr (New York, NY) is an accomplished composer, drummer, pianist, and recording artist who has been playing music for more than twenty years. A three-time recipient of the prestigious Meet the Composer Grant, he has played sold-out shows at Lincoln Center. Mr. Starr composed chamber music for NYC productions of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, and Macbeth. In addition to having worked as a music journalist and a playwright, he is the author of The Everything® Drums Book, The Everything® Rock and Blues Piano Book, and The Everything® Bass Guitar Book.