Tommy Igoe- Groove Essentials

So you've watched a lot of DVD's where some super human breaks down a drum part, nice and slow, just to prove that there's no chance of anyone ever being able to play it. You get the feeling they're just showing off.

MEET THE ANTIDOTE!!

Why?

This DVD teaches you how to play grooves, lots of grooves. Not someone’s advanced soloing concepts!

Tommy shows you real life grooves that you can learn and put into practice. It's not just an excuse for him to show off.

The grooves start simple and get progressively harder so you can improve your technique as well as your vocabulary on the drum set.

There's a poster with the grooves written down included. As Tommy breaks down each groove you can see it written and improve your reading too.

In conclusion: in my opinion this is quite simply THE BEST EDUCATIONAL DRUMMING DVD ON THE MARKET. The people who'll benefit most are drummers who've been playing for between 1 and 10 years. That said I've been playing almost 20 years and I found the world grooves section very inspiring and enlightening.

Congratulations to Tommy and Vic Firth for on this marvellous contribution to educational materials for the drummer.

*****

Reviewed by James W.