Easy to difficult arrangements of snare drum solos that have long been standard items on contest lists. Excellent practice material.
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The ultimate self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction, terrific songs, and a professional-quality online audio with 99 full-demo tracks and spoken instruction. This drum series 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 on the audio. This package offers a complete guide to the basics, covering: beats, songs and fills; all musical styles; playing tips and techniques; music notation; and more. 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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This book deals with the principles, techniques, rhythms, and concepts of progressive jazz. Topics include improvisation, interaction of parts, meter-within-meter phrasing, cymbal rhythms, triplet performance patterns, independent performance patterns, and much more.
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Exercises and studies for basic orchestral and ensemble playing. Includes rudiments to strengthen both hands and improve reflexes while developing rapid stick technique. Includes 24 exercises for the student and 24 duets for the student and teacher.
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Jeff Porcaro was a founding member of the Grammy® Award-winning band Toto, and he also recorded and toured with a list of artists that reads like a who's who of popular music in the late twentieth century. His long-time friend, Robyn Flans has written this biography of one of the most recorded drummers in history, held in equal esteem by fans and music professionals alike. It includes interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Ron Howard, Jackson Browne, Michael McDonald, Boz Scaggs, Peter Frampton and others, plus extensive commentary from Jeff's Toto bandmates and his family. The book also includes a 24-page glossy photo center section, including many never-before-seen pictures.
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John Riley's The Master Drummer is based on the premise that all the greats excel in four areas: technique, groove, creativity, and musicianship. Each of these areas is explored in detail with extensive video content, exercises, and transcriptions. While the main sections of video were previously released on DVD, the extensive additional text, notation and analysis in this book create a much more complete, effective course of study. In addition, expert transcriber Terry Branam has notated each of John's drum solos, and John breaks these down and explains the musical concepts he is using in each solo. Whether working on your technique, timekeeping, soloing, rhythmic vocabulary, or your overall understanding and execution of jazz drumming, The Master Drummer is a must-have.
The book comes with online video that is clearly marked with icons throughout the text.
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Grammy-award winning conga player Poncho Sanchez and Chuck Silverman have joined forces to produce this book of riffs for beginning conga players or percussionists who want to incorporate Latin or conga techniques into their playing style. This unique book/online audio pack covers all the essential styles you'll need, including many of the grooves that have made Poncho one of the world's most in-demand congueros. The tracks on the accompanying audio, available for download or streaming online, are performed by a world-class band – members of the Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band – with and without conga parts, so after you learn the material in the book, you'll be able to practice by playing along. Plus – there is a tasty bonus. Not only does the music have a decidedly Latin flavor, but so do the spicy hot cooking recipes from Poncho that are interspersed throughout the book!
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Noted drummer and educator John Riley has created an in-depth work for serious students of the instrument. Conceptual topics (time playing, comping, soloing), artist style and analysis (Elvin Jones, Tony Williams and others) and technique (warm-ups, Moeller, etc.) all come together in a fresh, educational and inspiring way. Destined to become an important addition to curriculum. The audio features Riley performing several of the examples. Audio is accessed online.
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If you've been learning vibes for a little while, you are probably eager to put your new skills to work and learn some familiar songs. This book includes a wide variety of favorite songs, from pop hits and movie themes to classical melodies and folk songs. Songs include: All of Me • Birdland • Clair De Lune • Desafinado • Friend like Me • Havana • How Far I'll Go • Misty • On Green Dolphin Street • The Pink Panther • Sway (Quien Sera) • Sweet Caroline • Walkin' on the Sun • and more.
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One of the most recorded drummers in history, Jeff Porcaro became a music superstar held in equal esteem by fans and professionals alike. A founding member of GRAMMY®-award winning group Toto, Jeff also recorded and toured with a list of artists that reads like a who's who of popular music in the late twentieth century.
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A must-have collection of well-known songs, from pop hits and movie themes to jazz tunes and classical melodies, all expertly arranged for early-level xylophone players and presented in progressive order, from simple to more challenging! Songs include: Billie Jean • Chim Chim Cher-ee • Dancing Queen • Fever • Game of Thrones • God Bless America ® • A Hard Day's Night • He's a Pirate • Heart and Soul • Live and Let Die • Misirlou • Mission: Impossible Theme • Nola • The Rainbow Connection • Roar • Rolling in the Deep • Shake It Off • Skating • Star Wars (Main Theme) • Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious • William Tell Overture • and more.
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This great book/online audio pack includes everything you need to know to start drumming – using the music of Metallica to help you learn! Features instruction on the basics, rhythm, grooves and fills, and 31 of Metallica's best songs: Eye of the Beholder • Fade to Black • Jump in the Fire • Master of Puppets • Nothing Else Matters • One • Ride the Lightning • Seek & Destroy • The Unforgiven • Until It Sleeps • Welcome Home (Sanitarium) • and more! The included audio offers demonstrations of each exercise.
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Here is the definitive guide to chordal playing for the contemporary vibraphonist. Includes material on: voicing selection, chord-member selection, use of extensions and alterations, voice leading, inversion selection, and more. The accompanying audio contains demos and play-along tracks with notated charts featuring standard chordal progressions in the following styles: fast & medium swing, ballad, jazz waltz, bossa-nova, and samba. This book is the most complete – and fun! – way to learn four-mallet voicings and comping patterns for jazz vibes.
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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This collection of solo drumset music will provide the practicing drummer with interesting ideas to explore through a varied selection of musical styles and degrees of difficulty. It will also help drummers acquire a better knowledge of form, dynamics, music terminology and overall musicianship. For use as a lesson supplement, or as performance material for recitals and solo competitions.
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The Cymbal Book is the first book of its kind. It details the 5000-year history and development of these fascinating instruments. Based on visits to all the major cymbal manufacturing companies and interviews with the world's leading drummers, journalist and drummer Hugo Pinksterboer has created a well-documented and readable book, featuring over 200 photos and a 16-page color photo section. It covers topics such as selection and testing, acoustics, ideas for set-ups, cleaning, and repair, and much, much more. Whether read for enjoyment or used as a specific reference guide, The Cymbal Book will answer every question on this subject.
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A great collection of 25 holiday favorites arranged for marimba, including: All I Want for Christmas Is You • Feliz Navidad • Frosty the Snow Man • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas • I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus • I'll Be Home for Christmas • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! • Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree • Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town • Sleigh Ride • White Christmas • You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch • and more.
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Jazz and fusion drumset pioneer Mike Clark reveals the secrets behind his funkiest grooves in this instructional book. Interviews with Mike about his prolific career playing funk, fusion and jazz are interspersed with many of his funk drumming examples and grooves. 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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Matching folio to the best-selling album. Includes: Master Of Puppets • Battery • Leper Messiah • plus photos.
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This book provides the advancing percussionist with interesting solo material in all musical styles. It is designed as a lesson supplement, or as performance material for recitals and solo competitions. Includes: 40 intermediate snare drum solos presented in easy-to-read notation; a music glossary; Percussive Arts Society rudiment chart; suggested sticking, dynamics and articulation markings; and much more!
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This play-along book with online audio contains over 90 tracks, including every song from the corresponding DVD in their full-length versions, minus the drums; allowing drummers to expand their skills by playing any of the grooves with a band and recording themselves on audio or video (optional) to help facilitate the learning process.
• These tracks also supply a variety of fill-in and soloing opportunities to challenge advanced players. In addition, the book features Igoe's extended “global tours” that will test even the most seasoned professional's chops, creativity and stamina.
• 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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Mark presents a complete system to answer these questions. The book follows a system entitled D.R.O.P.: Dynamics, Rate, Orchestration and Phrasing. Mark pulls apart and addresses each of these building blocks individually, presenting rhythmic concepts that will expand your ability to call on different rhythmic rates and subdivisions on command, move them around the kit freely, and ultimately be able to phrase them in exciting and sometimes complex ways that sound like “polyrhythms” and “metric modulations” but are actually constructed upon a solid foundation of drumming basics. This material will give you the confidence to make a personal statement on the drumset.
Adding to this package is live footage of Mark playing with two of his longtime collaborators, Tim Lefebvre (bass) and Jason Lindner (keys). Having played together for years, these three musicians most recently formed the rhythm section for David Bowie's final album, Blackstar. Watch Mark interact with these world-class musicians in electric and acoustic settings as they apply Mark's concepts in inspiring performances.
The book includes access to video content online for download using a code contained in the book.
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Increase your beat vocabulary with this cool book/CD pack featuring 600 funk grooves, 10 solos, and 66 fills in an easy-to-read format. Everything here is crafted to increase your funk chops and provide excellent material for performance. The CD includes demo tracks of the solos and fills to make learning easy.
“When I was studying drums and percussion in college, Dave Lewitt was like a living legend to me. Watching Dave play was like watching some kind of a mad scientist or sorcerer on top of a mountain conjuring thunder and lightning! Always playing on a unique setup, Dave plays with a sense of orchestration. With this book he helps us explore countless ways to orchestrate funk grooves between the bass and snare. With over 600 grooves and ideas, this is a treasure trove for the intermediate drummer and beyond!” –Michael “Leroy” Bram, drummer for Jason Mraz
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Focusing on straight rock, shuffle rock, fill-ins and rudiments, this exceptional book with online audio covers the basic elements of hand-foot coordination necessary to know to play the modern five-piece drum set. Acclaimed drummer, clinician, author and founder of the Drumsense Teaching Project Colin Woolway provides helpful hints for developing solid technique and playing in various styles. The audio features recorded examples of the exercises in the book.
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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This continuation of Classic Overtures for Timpani features the complete timpani parts to 19 symphonies by Beethoven, Haydn, and Mozart. Includes: Beethoven's Symphonies No. 1-9; Haydn's Symphonies No. 94 ('Surprise'), 100, and 101 ('The Clock'); and Mozart's Symphonies No. 31, 34, 35, 36, 38, 39, and 41.
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This wonderful collection for solo four-mallet vibraphone features 17 concise, beautifully written-out arrangements of favorite jazz gems geared toward the skilled intermediate and seasoned student/professional performer alike. Performance ntoes for each song are included to enhance your knowledge and technical ability. Songs include: Autumn in New York • Footprints • I Got Rhythm • Lullaby of Birdland • Night and Day • On Green Dolphin Street • Satin Doll • Summertime • (There Is) No Greater Love • Waltz for Debby • and more.
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This book contains beat fill combinations from basic to advanced levels. It is a comprehensive learning guide with hundreds of fill and solo ideas.
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This long-awaited collection features beautiful solo arrangements for skilled intermediate to professional performers on the four-mallet vibraphone. Includes 17 popular standards, complete with performance notes for each to enhance your knowledge and technical ability. Songs: All the Things You Are • Autumn Leaves • Bluesette • Body and Soul • Django • The Girl from Ipanema • Haunted Heart • I Could Write a Book • It's Impossible • Little Boat • Misty • My Funny Valentine • My One and Only Love • My Romance • Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) • Up, Up and Away • Wichita Lineman.
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In Start Somewhere to Go Somewhere, Nine Inch Nails drummer Ilan Rubin provides a system for taking core drumming concepts such as rudiments and applying variations to them to come up with a full vocabulary of fill and solo ideas for the drumset.
“The purpose of this book is to accomplish a few things that should be beneficial to every drummer, regardless of skill level or genre,” says Rubin. “On the macro level, it's meant to show you how creativity can develop and flourish from the more basic elements of drumming, while keeping musicality at the forefront and strengthening your weaker side. On the micro level, it takes a step-by-step approach from warm-up exercises and routines, to applying rudiments to the kit, gaining balance and consistency, and eventually showing the near limitless possibility of mixing up all of the above.”
In this book, you will learn:
• Taking an initial basic idea/sticking/pattern rudiment and systematically notifying it to gain a huge arsenal of ideas based on one concept.
• Technique-building exercises to train both hands to equilibrium.
• Ways to apply the most important rudiments and stickings to your playing, including diddles, flams, hertas, drags, and more.
• A graduated approach to taking each sticking and rudiment from a basic exercise to an orchestrated drumset concept.
• Fully ambidextrous/mirrored stickings to develop your limbs equally, whether you play righty, left, or open-handed.
• Real-world orchestration ideas for fills solos.
• Includes audio examples recorded in Ilan's personal studio.
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