Sperie Karas takes you systematically through the land of syncopation, starting with 4/4 time, and on to odd and changing meters. The mastery of these solos prepares you for today's musical scene, giving you the control and security for the most demanding contemporary musical challenges in jazz, pop, and rock. Your reading skills will also be rewarded. 50 Syncopated Snare Drum Solos is ideal for competition and concert performance, and is applicable to the drumset, as Sperie demonstrates in the book as well as in the online audio. (The purchase price includes online access to audio for download or streaming) A must for today's serious drummer!
Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary
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WINNER of Music Inc. 2022 NAMM Editor's Choice Award
The Total Drummer is put together for any drummer who is looking to take their playing to the next level, offering a complete package designed to help you achieve your musicianship goals. Professional drummer, producer, and educator Dimitri Fantini guides you through exercises, drills, and routines that are guaranteed to improve your playing!
Lessons include: rudiments; developing advanced hand and feet techniques; coordinating independence; stacking meters; maximizing vocabulary; working in the studio; over an hour of video performances and instruction; and more!
The book includes video lessons, showing you how to implement the concepts described within. It also includes a special solo performance by the author, fully transcribed and showing all the techniques explained in the book!
Video is accessed online for download or streaming using the unique code inside each book.
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Integrate double bass drums into your beats. Two bass drums give you more power, speed, and flexibility, allowing you to create new dimensions of drumbeats. These timetables and other road-tested exercises methodically introduce the double pedal patterns into your beats, helping you play them intuitively, and revealing the possibilities of double bass drums. You get access to 38 online audio tracks for download or streaming, using the unique code inside this book. This will ensure you understand how each exercise could sound. These pedaling techniques and patterns will be useful in helping you to keep time, and playing solos and fills in jazz, funk, rock, world and any style of drumming.
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Now available with audio tracks! This best-selling instruction book was developed to meet the needs of the young student aspiring to become a drummer in the school band or orchestra. Book 1 spans 52 lessons and includes: rudiments • study of various time figures found in every day playing • care and maintenance of drums • and more. Building on the lessons from Book 1, Book 2 covers 26 rudiments and contains additional studies in various time signatures utilizing the 26 rudiments.
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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In rock music, the drums steer the ship. They're the foundation upon which the song's rhythmic frame is built. Therefore, in order for a band to sound solid, the drummer needs to be solid. In How to Play Rock Drums, you'll learn all the necessary skills and tools needed to fill this important role. Whether it's classic four-on-the-floor beats, funky rock, 12/8 beats, or just about anything else you're likely to encounter behind the kit when playing rock, this book has you covered. Designed for the beginner-to-intermediate player, this nuts-and-bolts method provides essential beats in numerous subgenres along with plenty of great ideas for fills – over 340 examples in all! With the included online audio access, you can hear every beat and fill demonstrated so you'll know exactly how they should sound. You'll even learn how to effectively count off a song in each style so you can get the ship sailing true from the start! So grab your sticks and prepare to start rockin'!
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This convenient compilation of books 1 & 2 is the ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction (in print, audio and video!), terrific songs, 197 professional quality full-band demo and demo tracks via online audio tracks, and online video lessons. It can be used by students who want to teach themselves, or by teachers for private or group instruction. Simply follow the tips and lessons in the book as you listen to the teacher and watch the video. This complete guide to the basics covers: beats, songs and fills; all musical styles; playing tips and techniques; and music notation. Learn at your own pace with over 180 great songs and examples!
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From Tadd Dameron through Dizzy Gillespie, Billy Eckstine, Cannonball Adderly and Benny Golson, to his own 17-piece “Supersound” big band, Charli Persip has been one of the most in-demand drummers in all of jazz, as well as in the pop genre. A textbook example of how to play the drums, Persip has proven his worth in a wide variety of ensembles and handled the transitions from one group to the next without missing a beat. Learn from his experiences and share some of his insights in this practical, down-to-earth text. Newly revised and expanded to include “The Warm-Up Exercise,” this book for all musicians and music lovers is loaded with playing tips, great advice and anecdotes.
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In this essential method and workbook/CD pack, Maria Martinez reveals her revolutionary studies for Brazilian drumset coordination. She covers Bossa Nova, Samba and Baiao Ostinatos, 3/4 Bossa Nova/Samba, 7/4 Bossa Nova/Samba, rhythm studies, rhythmic phrases, and more! The CD includes 48 full-band tracks.
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Learn how to strengthen your groove, master the 3:4 polyrhythm, and increase rhythmic awareness with this Modern Drummer book by Jonathan Joseph and Steve Rucker. Joseph has played with Bill Evans, Jeff Beck, Joss Stone, Pat Metheny, and many more artists, while Rucker was a drummer for the Bee Gees. Includes a foreword and introduction.
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Written by Bernie Schallehn, a certified mental health and substance abuse counselor (retired) with degrees in behavioral science and counseling who is also a working drummer and frequent contributor to Modern Drummer, Mind Matters provides insights and exercises for developing the mental and emotional skills that complement the physical and musical techniques employed by today's most successful drummers. The book is meant to be read, studied and practiced away from the drums, and it can benefit drummers and other musicians at any level – from beginner to advanced, amateur to professional.
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Essential Rock Drumming Concepts will enable you to establish a solid foundation for the demands of today's rock drummer by developing basic exercises into advanced applications. You will gain a fundamental understanding of a wide variety of techniques that can be developed to any degree you desire. The accompanying audio CD has 72 demonstration tracks of representative exercises from each chapter of the book that will help you take your playing to the next several levels.
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Here are 365 fantastic warm-ups – one for every day of the year! Covers essentials such as: rudiments, patterns, weak hand builders, triple strokes, finger control, odd-time and much more. Drummers will improve their speed, dexterity, accuracy, coordination, and dynamic control, while developing their stylistic repertoire. The audio includes every exercise, 20 foot ostinatos that can be used as play-alongs, and five brush examples. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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Andols Herrick, longtime drummer for Chimaira, presents this unique book/DVD pack essential for heavy metal drummers. The topics covered include: double bass beats; hand exercises; time signature manipulation; the blast beat; drum & cymbal fills; and more. Each concept is thoroughly explained and notated in the book, and then demonstrated up close by Herrick himself on the accompanying DVD.
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Whether you are a beginning drummer or a working professional, you'll find that the use of electronics has become standard practice. This book is a comprehensive study of all things electronic. Author Bob Terry clearly demonstrates and discusses the advantages of using (and the many professional uses for) the full electronic drum kit, percussion pad, MIDI controller, and hybrid drum kit. Includes detailed descriptions of each of these components and how to hook them up, audio samples, onstage setups, and more.
“Electronic drums, sampled sounds, and digital recording have become a way of life for drummers in the music business. You can't avoid electronic instruments and technology any more ... In this book he will show you, as he has shown me, all of the important things you need to know about incorporating electronics into your drumming.”
– Kenny Aronoff
Voted #1 Session and Pop/Rock Drummer for five consecutive years by Modern Drummer magazine
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In the 40 years since Danny Seraphine's first appearance on the cover on Modern Drummer, the original drummer and co-founder of Chicago has accomplished a lot. Danny Seraphine Legends details it all. In a brand new 25-page interview, he takes a deep dive into his various influences, his equipment, the many record producers he has worked with, and the musical concept behind Chicago. Danny also contributed many never-before-seen pictures that appear throughout the book. Danny Seraphine Legends features 30 pages of transcriptions of his unique fusion of jazz and rock drumming, with Danny explaining his thoughts behind each song. Danny Seraphine LEGENDS provides an exclusive look into the musical mind of this drumming icon and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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Discover the secret phrasing of African-descent rhythms in this one-on-one lesson! MI instructor Phil Maturano teaches Relayed Time Shifting (RTS), a unique system of shifting between cut time and 6/8, and covers complex and stylistically challenging rhythms such as mambo, cha cha, samba, bossa nova, soca and cumbia. On the audio, Phil demonstrates RTS as he plays along with his band Zumbadah-Asche, which features some of LA's hottest Latin players! The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.
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This book demonstrates the role of the left foot as an important facet of learning to play drumset. You'll learn to develop better timing and consistency through a series of exercises designed to improve four-way coordination. The book covers a wide range of topics, from basic music reading and notation to advanced beats and fills. Both rock and jazz styles are highlighted, including exercises to help enhance double bass drumming technique and promote independence. The accompanying CD fatures 50+ tracks demonstrating many of the exercises in the book.
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Jazz Drumming is designed to help today's rock, pop, and R&B drummer learn the jazz idiom quickly and efficiently. It is an inclusive and in-depth study of how to authentically perform alongside a rhythm section within jazz's popular styles and forms. This package includes a set of detailed charts, and each composition focuses on a particular musical form, drumset sound, solo concept, and comping approach. Genre relevant, drumset-based rudimental voicings, solo transcriptions, and simple brush patterns are also presented. After completing this study, the reader will be able to perform within a jazz ensemble – and sound like they belong there!
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BATERÍA PARA NIÑOS es un curso fácil y divertido que enseña a los niños a tocar la batería más rápido que nunca. Las canciones populares mantendrán a los niños motivados, mientras la disposición limpia y sencilla de las páginas aseguran que su atención permanezca enfocada en un concepto a la vez. El método se puede utilizar en combinación con un profesor de batería o con sus padres.
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Being able to play a fast or complex rhythm is pointless if it doesn't have a good feel. Groove Studies will help intermediate players focus on applying the skills and concepts they have already learned in order to inject their drumming with life, character, and feel. The fun and useful exercises in this book contain studies in timing, motion, coordination, technique, and touch. Groove Studies includes: 73 audio tracks that include demos and full-band tracks that can be used as play-alongs • basic beats with accented hi-hat • use of rimshots and ghost notes • pull-outs and controlled strokes • triplets and shuffle rhythms • cymbal ostinatos • and more. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book. Now including PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, and pan left or right.
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This book, the first in the series of three, is the result of the need expressed by percussion educators for repertory for the student who is making the big step from the snare drum to the drum set. All of the etudes are based on one of the standard flam exercise.
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This drum guide teaches exercises and grooves based on such Brazilian rhythms as baião, samba, maracatu and frevo. Its purpose is not only to present these traditional rhythms, but also to provide tools to stimulate creativity on the drums. The CD contains 40+ tracks – all of the examples in the book, five complete tunes, and play-along tracks. This practical guide of ideas and grooves will surely enrich your musical vocabulary!
To see the author give a sample lesson, click here.
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Coordinated independence refers to the ability to execute separate rhythms in each hand and foot in a coordinated manner, yet totally independent of one another. This book will teach you this essential part of jazz drumming. Section One covers snare drum independence, Section Two teaches bass drum independence, Section Three puts them both together, and Section Four features helpful combination exercises.
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Develop your drumming versatility as you master these grooves for all occasions. This book and CD package contains 155 drumbeats in styles such as classic rock, modern rock, hip-hop, and rap, as well as Latin, country, jazz, and many more popular styles. Each beat on the two accompanying CDs has been professionally recorded by a real drummer.
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Speed Mechanics for Drums is the ultimate technique book for today's faster playing styles – a roadmap to mastering the many facets of playing the drumset. This book then goes beyond technique to help you tap your inner creativity and discover your own original style. The book includes access to video online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book.
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Study the trademark songs, grooves, solos, and techniques of the madman drum god, Keith Moon. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method provides detailed analysis of Moon the Loon's kit, style, songs, grooves, fills, solos, and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Moon's groundbreaking drumming. Each book also includes a unique code that gets you access to online audio samples of all the music in the book. Songs covered include: Baba O'Riley • I Can't Explain • The Kids Are Alright • Pinball Wizard • Substitute • Who Are You • Won't Get Fooled Again • and more.
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This addition to the “How To...” series demonstrates how a drummer and bass player should interact with and respond to each other in different musical styles. Each section of the book presents a bass guitar line in the style of a specific genre, which is then followed by four different drum grooves. These mini-lessons achieve two goals: 1) they illustrate what a drummer should listen for in a bass line; and 2) they demonstrate how to build and execute proper drum grooves. Each exercise builds a drum groove by orchestrating which drum(s) can be played around that rhythm. You can use each exercise as a building block that leads to the fourth (and final) groove of each section. Includes over 200 audio tracks!
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Learn to Play Drums Today
Are you a lefty interested in playing the drums? Do you want a reliable method to follow with step-by-step instructions? Look no further! Learn to play the drumset with this comprehensive beginner's guide from Hal Leonard, the name musicians trust to learn any instrument. Whether you are just picking up the instrument or looking to build a solid foundation, The Hal Leonard Drumset Method - Left-Handed Edition will teach you everything you need to know to start playing.
Trusted Method for Self-Learners & Music Teachers
This book will guide you in: drum setup and fundamentals; tuning and maintenance; basic music reading; coordination and basic techniques; 8th notes, 16th notes, dotted notes, and triplets; drum fills; and more. It is full of helpful resources such as diagrams, photos, and practice tips to ensure a smooth progression. Designed for students learning on their own, or those under guidance of a teacher, this approach provides clear instruction and engaging lessons. Make learning simple and fun with basic beats for many different styles of music.
Audio & Video Access Included
This edition includes a unique access code to hours of audio tracks for demonstration and play-along, plus video lessons by drum master Gregg Bissonette! Files are for download or streaming. The audio is enhanced with Playback+ tools that let you loop sections, adjust tempo and pitch, and tailor your practice experience.
Start your musical journey with a guide you can trust–and a method that's helped countless players make music with heart.
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Master teacher Joe Porcaro leads you through odd time signatures with simple-to-understand breakdowns of complex meters in many styles including jazz, funk, rock, Afro-Cuban, and many more! Odd Times contains great new ideas for samba, cha-cha, songo, and bossa nova. This excellent collection of rhythmic ideas is a must-have for every serious drumset player, and is also recommended for composers looking to discover new rhythmic ideas as well as to understand complex meters. The enclosed CD contains 99 tracks clarifing many of the exercises in the book.
2011 Drummies! runner-up award in drumming book category presented by Drum! magazine.
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Whether you are self-taught or taking lessons, learning for fun or heading for a career in the music industry, Trinity College London Rock & Pop exams will help you develop valuable playing skills and achieve your musical ambitions. Available for bass, drums, guitar, keyboard and vocals, from Initial (beginner) to Grade 8 (advanced), these exams cover a wide variety of music and artists – giving a great choice in all rock and pop styles. MORE»
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