Drums — The Guided Path
A drum kit is a machine for making people move. You will meet every piece and learn the job it does, get your hands working, count a bar out loud, and then build the rock beat one limb at a time — hi-hat, kick, snare — until it runs without you thinking about it. After that: eighth notes, a fill round the toms, a crash to open a new section, and the whole thing at a real tempo. Tap the kit as you go. Loud is fine.
What every piece is for, and the one drum that plays a tune.
Hold them loosely, let them bounce, and use both.
One two three four — then the hi-hat and the kick take it.
The snare lands on 2 and 4 — and it turns into a beat.
Twice as many hats, a tumble round the toms, and a crash.
A change of colour, a real tempo, and the whole thing round.