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Bill Powelson's School of Drums

LESSON MENU #1 (LEVEL #1): Beginners

Enroll today. Check-out all the benefits of permanent membership to this exclusive school of drumming. This resource has been online since 1994. It was the first online, and it's the BEST. Do not be fooled by more expensive, and less effective imitators and copy-cats. No other drumming course in the world will compare with the EZ-TO-LEARN techniques you'll discover here.

Be sure to check-out each of the LESSON MENUS on the left. There are more than 125 lessons in those 4 menus!

You are in for a shock! This is a complete course in drum set techniques for CURIOUS BEGINNERS through ULTRA ADVANCED PROFESSIONALS.

All you have to do is find your level and follow the lessons, one-at-a-time. You'll discover how to HAVE THE MOST FUN YOU'VE EVER HAD IN YOUR LIFE!

BEGINNERS! The knowledge you'll gain here could launch you into a drumming career in as little as a few months. But, you'll be wise to FOLLOW MY PLAN! I've devoted years to MAKING EVERY STEP, TOTALLY FUN.

If you feel lost at any point, e-mail me and I'll help for free. I love this stuff! This whole thing is a fun pastime for me. I totally enjoy and HOPE to meet each one of you via e-mail. So, check-out the LESSON MENUS for a few seconds, then return and finish reading this page. You will find my personal E-MAIL ADDRESS on the "ABOUT HSID" page. It's on the menu at the the top of nearly every web page in this course.

BEGINNING DRUMMERS SHOULD CLICK THIS LINK AND FOLLOW THROUGH . . . ONE-LESSON-AT-A-TIME. After that, just study any lesson you may be interested in studying, or e-mail me for special help and tips. I LOVE E-MAIL. It's the reason I do all this.

INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS should use their own judgement. If you know all the 5 basic beats by heart and if you are jamming routinely with all forms of music already, you decide. Just be certain you are truly aware of the importance of THE BASIC BEATS in all music styles. If you are aware of all that, then study any lessons, on any menus, that do not seem too difficult. There's really no special order or lesson plan that needs to be followed, after the basics have been established. If you study the things that interest you most, you'll probably have more fun, and that alone will lead to increased success.

ENJOY THE LESSONS AND REMEMBER THIS ALWAYS: For every 15 minutes of lesson study, you should devote no less than 1 hour of fun jamming with recorded music. Jamming is the secret to success! There's no substitute! Without it, the lesson knowledge is useless! If your objective is to learn quickly . . . do not skimp on the jam-time.

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ADVANCED STUDENTS: Look in the left column, right now . . . and investigate the possibilities!

You may already know what you need to study. Check out all the lesson menus and study everything that interests you. E-mail me if you are in doubt at all. I've been teaching professionally for more than 45 years. As I get to know you, I'll be able to direct you immediately to what you need most. Do not be afraid to e-mail me for special help! I'd love to meet and help you! See, "ABOUT HSID", ON THE TOP MENU FOR MY E-MAIL ADDRESS.

If you are in doubt about where to begin . . . be sure to click on the 'Knowledge Assessment' tab (top menu) and read it, for additional guidance and help. Or . . . EMAIL ME! Tell me what you can about your knowledge level and experience level. I'll offer suggested lessons and guidance in the same way I've been doing it for years as a private teacher. YES! I CAN help you, even if you 'think' you are the baddest of the baddest! If you are REALLY BAD, and do not like to do E-mail, GO TO MY 'SISTER SITE'. It has been designed with the Intermediate to ultra advanced students in mind. Though it contains most of the same lessons as this site, it may offer better directions for the Intermediate, Advanced and Ultra Advanced students.

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ADVANCED STUDENTS: Look in the left column, again. With this, you really will be bad!

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• CURIOUS BEGINNERS! START HERE. It's totally free.

• INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED OR ULTRA ADVANCED START HERE. Or . . . START HERE. Or, fill your mind with a few of these 'text' lessons. It's ALL completely free too.

• IF YOU DO NOT KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN CLICK HERE. We'll do a 'knowledge Assessment and figure-out, what you should do! It's also completely free.

• Bills Bio. . . Take dis link only if you wanna meet da teach'.

  
  

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