ISSUE #50 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Feb 5, 2001 _______________TEMPO DISPATCH ___________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 2000 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'_______ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW OVER 5,OOO SUBSCRIBERS!__________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: What is in this issue? Feature Article:    DRUMS: Faster Fills/Rolls + MORE FUN    2. Drum Instructors Wanted! 3. What's a BEATBUG? 4. SPONSORS WANTED (unique advertising opportunity.) 5. Humor? *** COOL WAYS TO STAY AWAKE IN CLASS  *** ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| DRUMS: Faster Fills & Rolls + MORE FUN    *  Build your rolls by actually USING them as you jam with recordings on a daily basis.  The more you do this . . . the quicker ALL your rolls will develop, and you'll be enjoying great fun the entire time. FOLLOW THESE STEPS . . .    * Once you've mastered the Basic Dance Beats . . . You'll automatically catch yourself playing along with virtually EVERY song you hear . . . This will begin to happen within a few days of mastering the beats.  You'll begin doing it no matter WHERE you are . . . anytime you hear a song playing on the car radio, in a restaurant or where ever.  If you 'feel' the beat of the music . . . you'll just HAVE TO play.    YOUR NEXT STEP is to begin adding short rolls (called fills) as you play along with a (any) song.    THE VERY FIRST ROLL (FILL) you should master is the 16th SINGLE STROKE FILL.  Learn to apply it to a song in progress as you jam WITH RECORDINGS.    YES!  You CAN do ALL this while AWAY from the drumset. You don't necessarily have to be behind a drumset to learn the moves.  Just use your imagination and imagine the positions . . . and various parts of the kit.  Visualize a drumset and pretend you are sitting behind it.     (All drummers tend to do this . . . Maybe that's why everyone thinks we're a 'wacky' bunch, haha.) TO BE MORE SPECIFIC . . .    After mastering the BASIC DANCE BEATS, (especially, 8th rock 4/4.) . . . go to the following series of lessons online and begin learning how to adapt fills and rolls to your DRUMSET playing style.  This series of FREE lessons is called, "Rudiments, Rolls and Fills: Part I".    Follow the links at the bottom of each page . . . leading to each succeeding lesson . . .    Start here first to learn a little more about the rudiments . . . then click on the link at the bottom of that page, leading to the Single fill . . . http://www.studydrums.com/drummers/rudexpln.html    You'll actually be learning to play drums by EAR or 'feel' as you practice this way and you'll be learning to read too!  It's GREAT fun . . . and the FUN will help eliminate the boredom that usually accompanies rudiment and roll studies.    Devote ten minutes of concentration to this Single Fill and you'll soon be having the time of your life . . . FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE!  Be careful . . . It's addictingly FUN, and once you discover that FUN . . . you'll become obsessed with doing it . . . all the time.    Any of these fills (rolls) may be used at nearly any time, in almost any song.  You'll learn how to do it by clicking on the hypertext link above. HERE'S ANOTHER 'FUN' WAY TO MASTER SINGLES . . .    Do you remember the old classic drum solo . . . "WIPEOUT"?    If you haven't heard it before . . . obtain the Motley Krue version and listen to it repeatedly . . .    The entire solo is a very RAPID single stroke roll, (with a few accents thrown in for good measure.)       You'll be playing . . . RLRL . . . as FAST as your little hands can move!  (R=Right L=Left.)    Again . . . play along with the recording, try to mimic or imitate the solo as you hear it play . . . You'll be maintaining the above (RLRL) Single Stroke Roll . . . as fast as you can go . . . AND . . . it will develop VERY QUICKLY . . . this way.     NO STICKS NECESSARY . . .  Just bang away with the hands only, on a table top . . . until you get the moves down.  Later, it'll be easy to grab the sticks and do the same thing on a real drum.    Those somewhat difficult, random accents will begin to feel natural . . . after awhile.  Just do the best you can do until it slowly gets faster and better.    Again . . . by playing along with the music . . . you are developing your EAR, AND THE ROLL at the same time.  Plus . . . you'll have a ball as you practice . . . because the boredom of practice will be virtually eliminated and replaced by the FUN of real music.    ALL the rolls at the above web page lesson may be played around the drumset in steady-time, to create additional, totally awesome drum solo ideas.    Have fun!  :>)                      ENROLL NOW! BECOME A PERMANENT MEMBER AND STUDENT TODAY! Don't you owe it to yourself to learn all you can? ORDER THIS COMPLETE, 80+ LESSON, ONLINE DRUMMING COURSE, FOR ONLY $49 (In US funds.) (That price may not last much longer.) To order now, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html If you aren't a paid LIFETIME MEMBER yet . . . What's the hangup? COMPUTERIZED DRUMSET LESSONS ** $49.00 (US) (Lifetime Membership) UNLIMITED E-MAIL HELP . . . STUDY DRUMS AT YOUR COMPUTER ANYTIME! * It's like having a pro helping you at home. * Study at home anytime via password-authorization (hidden site.) * E-MAIL HELP Questions ENCOURAGED & WELCOME 24 hrs a day, ALWAYS! * DRUMSET TECHNIQUES, Beginner thru ULTRA-ADVANCED. * For ALL ages 10 to 90 . . .(almost) * Student sets the pace & the schedule. * Optional downloadable zip file of COMPLETE web site drum course.  Study OFFLINE. * BONUS!!!! 44+ additional lessons (TD Archive.) * This course in drumset techniques also includes FREE additional MONTHLY LESSONS via this E-mail newsletter. * No scheduling hassles and no rush hour traffic. Getting to your drum lesson is easy. Just turn on the computer! * UNLIMITED PRIVATE E-MAIL HELP TOO, with your instructor, Bill Powelson. * Satisfaction GUARANTEED or your money back. No hassles. TO SEE THE COMPLETE LIST OF LESSONS GO TO: http://www.catalog.com/drummers/contents.html EVERYTHING ABOVE INCLUDED, ($49.00 US) https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ($97 is the NEXT PROJECTED PRICE INCREASE and it may occur VERY SOON!) I am currently and always adding new lessons. Buy now and get everything (including all future updates) at this limited one-time low price . . . (or wait and pay more.) _____________________________ |_____WHAT'S A BEATBUG?_______| DISCOUNTED BEATBUG SPECIAL!!! (SAVE $60.00) NOW ONLY:  $139.00 (US FUNDS) If you purchase a BEATBUG through the school, I will include the entire $49.00 HOMESTUDY PACKAGE (above) for FREE. TRIVIA QUESTION . . . WHAT IS A BEATBUG??? DON'T KNOW? LEARN HERE . . . (FREE DRUM LESSON) Pro-drummers!  You NEED a BEATBUG whether you know it or not. Http://www.catalog.com/drummers/z.html ORDER YOUR BEATBUG HERE: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html *** SPECIAL OFFER *** BUY A BEATBUG ($139) AND GET MY ENTIRE $49 COURSE (Including Lifetime Membership) FREE! _____________________________________ NO CREDIT CARD? HERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO PURCHASE . . . HOW TO PURCHASE (Method #2) US RESIDENTS May pay instantly with an . . . ********* ELECTRONIC CHECK ********* US residents! Now you can pay by check via E-mail. Any of the drum school products or services will be on their way to you in NO TIME! Send an E-mail enquiry to: . . . Mention 'E-Checks' to get details on how to pay instantly, electronically with an E-mail check. _______________________________________ HOW TO PURCHASE (Method #3) REGULAR MAIL $49.00 IN US FUNDS WILL BUY IT ALL!!! SEND CHECK, CASH or MONEY ORDER in US FUNDS to Bill Powelson 107 Douglas Dr. Holly Hill, Fl. 32117 NOTE Please include your E-mail address. FOREIGN STUDENTS: Visit your local bank and have them prepare a check or money order for $49 in US funds to Bill Powelson, then mail it to the above address. _________________________ |____Train yourself to___| TEACH DRUMS *** THE DRUM INSTRUCTORS GUIDE *** If you have some stage experience,why not TEACH DRUMS? Teach my methods in your locality. I WILL SHOW YOU HOW! Great income potential in most areas. TO ENQUIRE: Mention The Instructors Guide in a note to Bill Powelson ______________________________________ |____________SPONSOR(S) WANTED_______| Unique long-term advertising opportunity available for a very limited number of sponsors. Send e-mail and I will explain.  You will need a monthly advertising budget of $500 or more to get into this, but it's a very big, long-term idea for just the right sponsor or group of sponsors. Ask for details via e-mail: Bill Powelson _________________________________ |___________HUMOR? _____________| *** COOL WAYS TO STAY AWAKE IN CLASS  *** Stare intensely at the girl sitting next to you and mouth the words, "I'm normal." Raise your hand every couple of minutes and ask the teacher if he's done yet. Put your head in the window and slam it good a couple of times (The chicks really dig this one). Wear underwear that is entirely too small. Try to get the rest of the class to do "the wave". Draw detailed maps of the classroom and quietly pass them out to the students, calling it "The Escape Route". Laugh at inappropriate times during the lecture, then compliment the teacher on their great sense of humor. Throw a flask of liquor in your backpack. Keep chanting, "lies," under your breath while the teacher gives the lecture. Go to class naked. _________________________________________ NOW, HERE'S ANOTHER FREEBY, CHRISTMAS/ANYTIME SPECIAL. ASK FOR THIS FREE E-BOOK!    HOW TO ASSEMBLE A NEW DRUMSET 'Out of the Box and Under the Tree" 'Assembling a New Drumset / Out of the Box'. I've decided to keep this 'Christmas Gift' available at NO CHARGE, all year long.          COMPLIMENTARY E-BOOK           * SPECIAL GIFT *             VIA E-MAIL: Just ask for this E-book if you need it. Send a note to:          (Mention 'NO-COST E-book') _______________________________________             YET ANOTHER FREEBY! FREE, DOWNLOADABLE, MINI-DRUM-COURSE FOR BEGINNERS & WEBMASTERS. http://home.att.net/~drums01/freedl/dl2.html       It's totally free and I'm encouraging everyone to pass it around to their friends!  Beginning drum students will LOVE this one. VALUABLE FREE CONTENT FOR YOUR WEB SITE:     Webmasters love it to.  Set it up on your own website.  Give it to your own visitors.  OFFER FREE DRUM LESSONS FROM YOUR OWN WEB SITE!     Check it out . . . http://home.att.net/~drums01/freedl/dl2.html ________________________________________ Removal Instructions For instant REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _______________________________________ WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! If you enjoy this little 'e-zine' please show your support by reading the ads and buying the products. TO PURCHASE ANY OF THE DRUM SCHOOL PRODUCTS WITH YOUR CREDIT CARD, CLICK HERE  https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html PURCHASE YOUR 'BEATBUG' THROUGH THE SCHOOL AND RECEIVE THIS COMPLETE $49, 80-lesson COURSE AS A FREE-BONUS!      Don't forget to check out the FREE web page lesson "Spice Up Your Fills", at: http://home.att.net/~drums01/fillsc.html END OF TEMPO DISPATCH #50 Feb 5, 2001