Drum set method books

Does anyone know of any drum method books that are good for a 6 year old. 

(no it's not for Bapu....yes I realize he "acts" like a 6 year old)


I've been teaching drum set to a 6 year old once a week for the past 5 weeks or so. And I suppose I can compile the lessons I've been doing with him into a book and write one myself by the end of the year ... but boy .... this is been a lot of work.

anyway - if anyone knows of a method book on a 6 year old level let me know. 


Piano method books are available for 6 year olds - you would think drums would be too -  but I haven't been able to find any 

mike_mccue


Do you mean something that substitutes rat-a-tat-tat for paradiddle?

Or something more sublime?

yeah - not rat a tat tat  - 




something that teaches  technique as well as reading music 




so far he can play 4 different rock beats on set........... single  - double and triple paradiddles - up and down the river  exercise 


we just learned proper single flam - (that was fun.....sigh)


and Ive been having him count and play simple quarter note and eight note rhythms just on snare -  READING MUSIC 


but i have been making the lessons up from scratch and writing  them down for him  - 


would like a book instead - less work and planning on my part - especially as I get more students 




especially just getting him to hold the sticks right - match gripe  - Have to stay on him 




Alfred's begging drum set method  is nice with a DVD - but I would say for a beginning 10 year old - maybe - not a 6 year old - I bought it to review it - and it's actually quite excellent - especially playing along with the dvd exercises- 

I THINK that book just too hard for a 6 year old but the easiest I can find  - we go very vey slow with him - he's a shy quiet kid - his dad sits in on the lesson and learns along so that he stays on top of him when he practices through out the week 


I dunno 

I just feel more comfortable teaching from a method book  


but like I said - by the end of the year I may have enough material to publish my own book - "How to teach a 6 year old drums" ... by mooch


(shrugs)

Just throwing the line out there for book suggestions guys 

Just remember Paul, when you write for a 6 year old, do it as though you are talking to yourself me.


I hope you corner the market on "Drums for 6 Year Old Children".

Back in the day.... I took drums in school... and yeah, there are books available.... but they were hard to read..... jut a bunch of lines with little black dots on them.....