This book/CD pack from seasoned drummer/percussionist Maria Martinez provides drum exercises and variations based on the 40 contemporary drum rudiments. The CD features demo and play-along tracks so that you can practice and learn in an interactive fashion.
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This unique method book showcases the art of playing rhythms and patterns with a single hand. Many drummers have used similar techniques throughout the years, however Johnny Rabb's method is by far the most comprehensive, practical and easy to use. Developed by Rabb through years of extensive research, teaching and performing, the innovative technique gives players the freedom to expand their snare drum and drum set proficiency and creativity along with their independence and coordination.
The book is organized into three sections:
• Section One: The theory, mechanics, and techniques of Freehand are mastered through numerous rhythmic combinations, permutations and exercises.
• Section Two: Freehand snare drum solos and hybrid rudiments, drum set grooves in a variety of musical styles, fill-ins and polyrhythms.
• Section Three: Play-along grooves and loops for developing Freehand along with additional exercises that enable players to incorporate Freehand into their daily playing.
Johnny Rabb resides in Nashville, TN and continues to explore the drum world as a clinician, solo artist and touring/studio drummer. He is a product specialist for the Roland Corporation and has written for DRUM! and Modern Drummer magazines.
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This book is an in-depth study of rock, funk, and fusion odd time signature playing. It includes detailed exercises to help drummers understand the way time signatures are constructed, and then provides actual examples of how these rhythms are applied in a musical setting. The exercises range from beginning level to advanced and prepare the student to play in the style of today's most influential drummers.
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For unaccompanied timpani.
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A traveling drummer from 19th-century Ohio, Ulysses Grant Leedy settled in Indianapolis and built the House of Wonder – a factory that set the standard for all drum companies to follow. This book takes readers inside Leedy's world: his people, his designs, and the growth of his amazing enterprise.
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With optional piano accompaniment.
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There are 26 standard drum rudiments. Anyone determined to learn the art and science of drumming would do well to learn to properly execute all 26. The rudiments are the first principles of drumming. They are the A, B, C's. They are stick control patterns that should be played according to the standards set by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers (NARD). It makes no difference as to what style a drummer desires to play: classical, jazz, rock or parade.
This handy 4-page chart presents all 26 rudiments written out and also recorded so players can hear a demonstration of each. In addition, there's a bonus song by the editor that is comprised of six of the 26 rudiments for students to play.
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Can you learn how to swing? Yes, and this book will show you how, giving you a huge vocabulary of creative triplet grooves and fills to play in every style. The book does this by taking common, comfortable 16th-note patterns and adapting them into a triplet feel. The results are amazingly musical and refreshingly creative, and will give any drummer tons of new ideas to play within any swing-based groove. Jeff Salem covers many concepts, including solidifying your basic triplet grooves in various styles, moving around the drumset with triplets, incorporating the bass drum into your fills, creating interesting triplet grooves using 16th note-based rhythms, applying paradiddle concepts to triplet grooves and fills, incorporating rests into your swung phrases, and more. In the later chapters, the triplet rhythms presented are applied to fills that can be used in blues, R&B, rock and hip-hop settings, and are also applied specifically to jazz concepts to broaden your independence and vocabulary in a traditional swing setting. An introductory section with basic triplet feels and a listening guide is designed to start beginning-level drummers on the right path to understanding swing-based styles. The book includes access to online play-along tracks in many styles, which are designed for you to apply the concepts learned in the book as well as demonstrations of nearly every example in the book.
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This book features 27 orchestral works currently requested at timpani auditions. The CD-ROM contains the timpani parts in .pdf format, along with annotated forScore files for the iPad. Each page includes important items to consider when preparing these orchestral works. These observations are from John Tafoya's personal experience with orchestral timpani auditions, and his vast professional experience with rehearsals and performances with world-renowned conductors. Readers will enjoy a variety of musical and technical options presented in the book, such as: edited dynamics, stickings, timpani mallet recommnedations, exercises and even a section on timpani mantenance.
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Each dedicated to a different difficulty level, this set of three books contain snare drum etudes written for each of the 40 rudiments. As a prelude to each etude, there are warm-ups dedicated to the development and mastering of the rudiment it precedes. The overall idea is to have both a technical (the warm-ups) and a musical (the etudes) approach to each of the rudiments. The end result should not only be a mastering of each rudiment, but an applied musicality most often ignored when playing or practicing the rudiments for rudiment's sake.
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Premiered at Tokyo Opera City Recital Hall, December 17, 2002. 12 minutes.
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This tribute to Gretsch kits features full-color photos and interviews with sensational players like Louie Bellson, Jimmy Cobb, Chuck Flores, Phil Grant, Jake Hanna, Elvin Jones, Don Lamond, Charlie Persip, Dick Shanahan, and others. Written by Chet Falzerano, a contributor to Modern Drummer, Percussive Notes, and Not So Modern Drummer magazines, plus the books Guide to Vintage Drums and Star Sets.
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Drummer, session man, teacher and Classic Drummer columnist Bart Robley has compiled the most essential rudiments that form the basis for all of his work. These exercises are not only great for beginners who need a solid foundation, but also perfect refreshers for intermediate to advanced players. By the time drummers are done with this book, their playing will come together into rhythms that can be used in a wide variety of playing situations.
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In this groundbreaking book, drummer/producer Mark Colenburg creates a new template for the art of hip-hop drumming. Along the way, he explains and demonstrates many of the concepts used in creating beats in modern hip-hop, R&B and pop drumming and programming – and then shows how to apply these concepts to your own playing. Mark also looks at specific aspects of drumming technique, groove, and creativity. These include warm-ups, beat patterns, musical swag, performance concepts, improvisation, and chops.
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Each book in the Ultimate Play-Along series features the finest professionally recorded tracks, complete transcriptions, detailed explanations, and performance notes. Each song has demonstration tracks that can be used for learning and practice and then turned off to allow playing parts along with the CD. Solos are fully demonstrated and explained. Drum legend Carmine Appice had the brilliant idea to write and record a project that would spotlight the guitar “gods” from around the world. With the help of band mates Kelly Keeling and Tony Franklin fusing their writing and playing talents with Carmine, the Guitar Zeus project was born. This play-along package includes Carmine's drum parts selected from the CDs Guitar Zeus I and II which highlight the monster guitar talents of Ted Nugent, Paul Gilbert, Stevie Salas, Yngwie Malmsteen, Richie Sambora, Neal Schon, and Zakk Wylde. Included are full drumset transcriptions with Carmine's thoughts on how and why he played his killer drum grooves and fills, followed by the play-along drum charts so you can rock out and jam on your own!
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Great rock songs to play while working through the FastTrack Drum Method! Includes: Are You Gonna Be My Girl • Clocks • Dani California • Gives You Hell • Grenade • Home • 21 Guns • Use Somebody.
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This limited edition pack features autographed Gadd's hardcover book, an 82-page spiral bound transcription book, and 8+ hours of online video.
With a career spanning four decades as the most in-demand recording drummer in the world, Steve Gadd is an icon of the music world whose name has become synonymous with groove and drumming greatness. As a sideman, his resume reads like a list of the most important artists of the last half-century: James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Al Jarreau, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Stuff, Chuck Mangione, and hundreds of others. With an instantly identifiable feel, sound, and vocabulary, he is considered by drummers to be one of the all-time greats, and is easily one of the most copied, studied, and imitated players in drum set history.
Written by Bergamini under Gadd's supervision and culled from dozens of hours of new interviews with him, A Life in Time offers a compelling look at all the aspects of Steve's career. From his rise out of Rochester into the New York studios and through his staggering body of work up to the present day, go behind the scenes at monumental recording sessions during a golden age of music in New York City and Los Angeles, and backstage with Clapton, Taylor, The Gadd Gang, and more. Features: a foreward by James Taylor; exclusive new commentary from Tony Levin, Eddie Gomez, Donald Fagen, and Gary Katz; and archival interviews with Chick Corea, Eric Clapton, Phil Ramone, and Russ Titelman add compelling detail to the story.
A combination of biography, scholarly analysis, transcription book, and photo memoir, the book brings all these elements together in a beautiful package. Musicians and fans can experience the sessions that led to the creation of iconic songs and drum parts from the perspective of the people who were there. Drummers who want to study and learn Gadd's parts will find note-for-note transcriptions from his most famous tracks and performances, including9• Aja • Nite Sprite • Late in the Evening • Chuck E.'s in Love • Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover • Lenore • Spain • Love for Sale • and many, many more. Intense solo performances from The Gadd Gang, Steps, and others are also included. The notation is coupled with expert analysis from the author, providing insight into the music and Gadd's creative process. With unprecedented access to Steve's personal collection, the book is beautifully tied together with close to 200 photographs, many in full color and neverpublished before.
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This entertaining tune from Disney's Tarzan makes a terrific percussion feature. Includes suggested visual effects.
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This multimedia education package contains a book, audio CD, and play-along CD designed to help you master Brazilian rhythms for drumset! The audio CD is based on authentic Brazilian influences and features guest appearances by Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers. The book contains examples of traditional and contemporary Brazilian forms, plus detailed breakdowns and transcriptions of all the drum parts from the songs on the audio CD. The play-along CD features minus-drums tracks, providing teachers and students with a hands-on way to learn challenging Brazilian styles and adapt popular Brazilian rhythms and sounds to the modern drumset.
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Work for Solo Percussion dating from 1982.
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Darmon Meader's arrangement of Charleston Alley pays tribute to Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, as well as Charlie Barnet, while expanding the voicings, and also placing the song in a much more “SATB-friendly” key. This arrangement is a great introduction to the classic vocalese style of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross, and will work well for most medium to advanced vocal jazz groups. Instrumentation includes: Bass, Drums.
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Presenting the perfect study companion for all drummers! With four of the most common ride patterns already written, in both one- and two-bar phrases, this book cuts transcription time in half: all you do is fill in the bass and snare drum patterns. Perfect for teachers transcribing songs, or just for students to groove. Also includes the 40 essential rudiments, blank manuscript paper, and a lesson planner at the beginning of each session. Spiral bound.
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