Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

HI James 
Thanks for the advice. i am looking in amazon for the book you 
recommended. i am beginning to get the hang of it but it is very 
difficult. i am not going to give up!!
Lee.



--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, James Topping <reetaprice@y...> 
wrote:
> Hello lee,
>     I have also just bought a dtxpress kit. I did play
> years ago, and always wanted to get back into it. One
> of the first things I bought was the buddy rich snare
> drum rudiments book, which I had when I originally
> started playing. This is very good for showing you how
> to read music, stick gripping and all the rudiments.
> As for playing on the kit, it may be worth playing
> along with fairly simple beats like acdc to start off
> with, and make sure you use the groove check facility.
> I thought I was bang on time until I played with the
> groove check (what an eye opener). It is an excellent
> function. I also use it with rudiments, my paradiddles
> and double stroke playing were wildly out of time, but
> this really focuses your mind. 
> 
> Have fun, 
> 
> Daz
> 
>  --- lee_tiso <lee_t@h...> wrote: 
> ---------------------------------
> i have just recieved my DTXpress II . i have never
> played the drums 
> before but have always wanted to learn. has anyone any
> suggestions? 
> BOOKS? VIDEOS? anything is appreciated to get me
> started
> Thanx
> LEE.
> 
> 
> 
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