The Absolute Beginners approach is designed to make learning Latin percussion easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first-day exercises to playing along with a backing track. In one great book you get: A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures instead of long explanations; Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to get you playing, fast!; CD audio tracks and QuickTime movies to show you how things should sound; Full-length accompaniment tracks to play along with; and more! It's simply everything you need: an owner's manual approach to Latin percussion that makes learning easier than ever before!