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PLAY DRUMS NOW SERIES BOOKS by Adam Randall –
The ultimate drumset training program! Designed to make drumming skills easy and to create more drummers in the world.
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ADAM RANDALL – author of Play Drums Now, lifelong drummer and instructor with over 25 years experience.
“Adam is an amazing, dedicated teacher who truly cares about his students! He makes learning fun and keeps me inspired to get better.” -August M.
‘Play Drums Now’ is the brand name for Adam Randall’s drum lesson services, and it is also the title of the curriculum / book series (9 books total) he wrote for the primary curriculum he uses in his teaching.
Adam Randall
Adam is a lifelong drummer and a full-time drum instructor for over 25 years (since 1999). He is the author of 18 drum instruction books to date, and (as of 2025) has plans for a few more! He has worked with hundreds of students, across a range of skill levels from total beginner (most common) to touring professionals, anywhere from 4 to 80 years old. Most students have stayed on board with him for multiple years.
Adam is well-trained on the drumset with over 35 years experience (as well as with some hand drums / percussion), and is comfortable teaching most topics and musical styles including jazz, metal, and latin. His experience has also included plenty of students on the ADHD and autism spectrum, which is comfortable territory for Adam’s patience and his overall positive energy and attitude.
As far as Adam’s musical training, he studied jazz and Brazilian drumming styles throughout college and beyond, and has had plenty of varied experience playing with bands on stages and in recording studios. And although drumming / performance is one of his main passions, teaching drums (and creating instructional materials) also became passions of his from early on.
If you’re *willing to train* (even slightly), progress will be easy!
The ‘Play Drums Now’ Method
Adam’s simple and ideal approach to learning drums – learned from over 25 years of teaching experience – looks at the big picture of drumming goals and shows an efficient path to help you achieve them all, systematically. Master drumming skills to help you achieve your dreams!
- Focuses on the primary motivating goal of having fun on the drums
- Involves all important topics of skill – rudiments, rhythms, grooves, fills, and songs
- Begins with technique fundamentals and the art of practicing
- First major goal for new drummers: playing with songs, which ties together most basic drumming skills
- Second major goal: increase sound quality and expression on the drumset, as well as your drumming voice.
- Overall strategy is to continue growing your drumming skills forever! (It’s more fun that way)
The story of creating Play Drums Now materials
These books are over a decade in the making, with many hundreds (thousands maybe) of hours invested. Adam created dozens of drafts for each section of this material, before settling on the final versions. He wrote many notes and sketched many exercises, so he could be sure of the quality. When the books were mostly complete, they underwent lots of live field testing with students. At this point, the books were worthy of publishing as the greatest curriculum drummers have seen.
Layout of the books
There are 9 books total, and together they cover the territory from total beginner through upper-intermediate (by the overall current standards of skill). Each book includes training in the 5 major skill categories:
1) Technique / Drum rudiments
2) Timing / Rhythms
3) Coordination / Grooves
4) Agility / Fills
5) Creativity / Songs
Most drum instruction materials focus only on some of these categories, so this program is more complete than most! There are clear instructions and information, so the exercises are easy to follow. There are also an ideal number of exercises in each section, to provide sufficient (but not excessive) training.
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Do you know which drumming skills you are after?
Many drumming skills are found in other lessons and training programs, but the skills are usually offered in a non-organized way. The ‘Play Drums Now’ approach gives you a step-by-step program to learn from.
This curriculum is ideal for 95% of beginner and intermediate level drummers, and can be used in a flexible way.
Do you have particular styles of music would you like to learn?
Adam can help! Each genre of music has its own style of drumming. The differences are easy to hear in styles like jazz, reggae, and heavy metal. Fortunately for drummers though, the skills tend to cross over well. All styles of drumming have certain things in common, like the general structure of songs.
Compared to many other instruments like guitar or bass, the drumset is probably the easiest to learn. Once you have some basic drumming skills, you can begin to enjoy the world of musical styles. Beyond the basics, then you can explore in whichever direction of musical style you prefer.
Learn how to play drums easily
Learning how to play drums is lots of fun and even life-improving (according to most students). You can start with taking a free lesson from Adam, or check out the ‘Play Drums Now’ training books available here, to help you gain drumming skills fast. These books contain innovations that have been field tested in a real drum lesson atmosphere.
It’s easier than you might think to advance your drumming skills, and practicing drumset is truly a blast!! Plan for rapid improvement.
As your skills progress, you will have more fun, which leads to more practicing, which leads to more fun… it all leads to more success!
You just need to get started on this path – now!
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