The Life Changing Magic of Drumming: A Beginner's Guide by Musician Nandi Bushell

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By Nandi Bushell and Andrea Stegmaier

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A beginner’s guide to drumming, with secrets from world-famous musician Nandi Bushell.

Let me tell you a secret: drumming is magic.
I love that I can express myself through drumming. Everything about it makes me really happy!
Drumming has changed my life in so many ways.
Now I’m here to share the magic of drumming with you, too…

Learn how Nandi Bushell, the young drummer who has played with the Foo Fighters at Wembley, discovered drumming when she was just five years old. She shares how she plays – from the simple drumming beats she first learned to drum rolls, fills and backbeats – and offers insider tips and sage advice for young fans around the world. Packed with step-by-step skills and oozing with passion, these little handbooks are for any young reader who loves life.

This practical biographical handbook is perfect for children aged 6+
· This book is a joy-filled introduction to the art of drumming
· Written by world-renowned drumming sensation and social media star, Nandi Bushell
· Includes step-by-step instructions to key drumming techniques
· Features explanatory exercises of basic and advanced drum beats

With fun-filled, engaging illustrations from Andrea Stegmaier, and in the words of Nandi Bushell herself, this is the perfect book to inspire children to find their life’s passion.

This book is in an exciting new series that celebrates the magic of life skills that bring joy, and the heroes who made them their passion.

More in the Series
The Life-changing Magic of Drumming is part of the Life-changing Magic series, beginner’s guides to skills that bring joy, written by real-life heroes who made them their passion. Complete the series with Grandmaster Maurice Ashley in The Life-changing Magic of Chess, world champion Sky Brown in The Life-changing Magic of Skateboarding, and social media sensation baker Joy Wilson in The Life-changing Magic of Baking.

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26 Aug 2026

I'm almost the same age as Nandi was when she watched a video of a famous drummer. She mentioned he was smiling and it appears Nandi gets a lot of joy from playing drums as a child.
I'd recommend this book to anybody who warns to learn drumming. Half of the book teaches it to beginners in quite a fun way.
I enjoyed the chapters 'Music isn't a competition' & 'Express yourself' that explain how it's more fun to play music with others rather than only competing against them, and that music can help make life's challenges seem easier to tackle - like when Nandi noticed her Dad was going through depression, she wrote a song.

16 Aug 2026

I like to learn about the drum beats.

24 Jul 2026

Not learning to play the drums