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We are proud to be selling Realistic Rock for Kids, written by Carmine Appice and available in our affiliate store. It is a great way to get you child started on the drums.

Carmine was born Dec 15, 1946 in Brooklyn and was the original drummer for the hard rock band Vanilla Fudge. According to modern drummer magazine. “He set the foundation for heavy drumming … before Bonham, before Ian Paice… before anyone else”

Realistic Rock for Kids is a method written by drum legend Carmine Appice. Similar to his award-winning drum method Realistic Rock, this book shows kids how to play rock ‘n’ roll drums the quick and easy way. It contains the basics of note reading, holding the sticks, simple hand/foot coordination exercises, and more. All of the exercises presented are performed on the accompanying CDs, which include Carmine rockin’ out to some great play-along songs with his band. You can hear how he puts it all together then play along with the special remixed “drumless” versions.” - Amazon Editorial

Forever Young by Bob Dylan and Illustrated by Paul Rogers

Forever Young, a song from Dylan’s 1972 album, Planet Waves, is now the subject matter of Paul Roger’s latest kids’ book. The illustrations are brilliantly executed and richly textured, suiting Dylan’s lyrics perfectly and it is a great addition to any children’s library. For fun , get out your old acoustic and strum along while your children look at the pictures.

Most young kids don’t quite get Dylan, so this book is a way to bridge generations and introduce old Bobby Zimmerman to the little ones!