Dave Lombardo Power Grooves PDF. A no-nonsense approach to hard rock, thrash and heavy metal drumming by Slayer drummer Dave Lombardo. The book and accompanying CD contain a wealth of material covering: power warm-ups, 8th-note grooves, 16th-note grooves, double bass grooves, riding the toms, and more. In addition, the book includes detailed charts and the CD contains both demo and play-along versions of several tunes originally recorded by Dave with his band Grip Inc. The accompanying CD with this book is especially helpful to provide a further example of how some of this rhythms should sound. This is a...

Peter Erskine Drum Concepts and Techniques PDF. Peter Erskine is a world-renowned jazz/fusion drummer. This book on Erskine’s concepts and techniques behind jazz drumming is for the beginning to intermediate drummer and covers topics like drum set up, beats, brushes, phrasing, reading, etc. Includes a full discography of Erskine’s performances. Peter Erskine: “In this book, I am going to share my drumming experiences and philosophies with you. We shall explore all of the rhythmic influences that make up my understanding of music – in other words, my drumming vocabulary and techniques. Book contents: Autobiography Setup of the drums Ride...

David Burge Perfect Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse with Handbook (PDF). Learn to recognize EXACT tones – BY EAR! The #1 best-selling ear training method, as seen in major music magazines for 20 years and verified by research at two leading universities.  The Perfect Pitch Ear Training SuperCourse contains 8 audio CDs (or cassettes) plus easy handbook. You will learn the fascinating secrets behind the legendary ability of Perfect Pitch – the prized “super ear” of the world’s greatest musicians, the master key that enables you to: recognize EXACT tones and chords – BY EAR! sing correct tones – without...

Tom Morgan The Jazz Drummer’s Reading Workbook PDF. Without a rhythm section and ensemble to play with, it is easy for a drummer to make errors without knowing it. The Jazz Drummer’s Reading Workbook provides written sequential exercises that gradually add new figures and longer summary etudes, all contained on 2 play-along CDs. The goal is to give drummers a chance to play musical examples similar to what they will encounter in the “real world”. This book is full of progressively more challenging ensemble figures up for interpretation. It’s great practice for learning to read big band charts (a...

Louie Bellson Contemporary Brush Techniques PDF. The art of playing brushes has been one of the least understood aspects of the drummer’s technique, and yet they are a necessary tool in order for the drummer to be well rounded. Although brush technique should be considered equally important to stick technique, most drummers today are only able to play one or two strokes, usually in ballad form. In writing this book, we have tried to give the drummer some new and original ways of approaching the art of playing brushes. It is our hope that the drummer will use the...

Patrick Wilson Teach Yourself to Play Drums PDF. Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now! Learn to play the drums and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various drum types and the sounds they create, playing basics, proper drumstick grips, and getting acquainted with standard drum notation. You will then move right along to playing different lines with different tempos, rhythms, and grooves, lesson by lesson, all while...

Derek Roddy The Evolution Of Blast Beats PDF. The Evolution of Blast Beats offers an in-depth look at the drumming of today’s extreme metal music such as speed metal, grindcore, and death metal. Drummers, teachers, and students will learn the history and evolution of this underground style originating from the European skank beat and evolving into a variety of blast beats found in today’s hardcore metal scene. Also learn detailed blast variations along with the essential techniques needed to develop and execute these high-speed patterns. Variations of Traditional Blasts, Bomb Blasts, Hyper Blasts, and Freehand Blasts are all explored...

Ultimate Drum Play-Along Pink Floyd PDF. The Ultimate Play-Along series gives you everything you need to jam with your favorite songs. This book includes authentic drum transcriptions, lyrics, and chords to nine Pink Floyd classics. There’s two versions of every song on the included CDs: a full-performance track with an amazing sound-alike recording, plus a professional accompaniment track so you can play along. When you use the CDs in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone ‘N’ Tempo) Changer lets you easily loop sections for practice, change the key, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing...

Dom Famularo It’s Your Move Motions and Emotions PDF. It’s Your Move is about achieving your maximum potential as a player. This book is the culmination of questions that have been asked of Dom Famularo during his private teaching career for 30 years, many masterclasses, clinics, large drum expos, and 40 years of professional playing. The exercises contained in this book are vignettes to spark fun and creativity. This book is for your hands and your feet, on the drum pad and the drum set. It will help you better understand the ability of your hands and feet. The...

Gilberto de Syllos Bateria e Contrabaixo na Musica Popular Brasileira PDF. Based on the authors’ experience as musicians and music teachers, the book includes several exercises, music and photos and presents the main rhythms and musical genres popular in the country, indicating the best ways to play them on drums and electric bass. Concerned with the work of teaching, Ramon and Gilberto show important concepts on the drums, bass and percussion as well as melody, harmony and rhythm, the basic elements of music. They also present a brief history of each genre or tempo, passing through samba, ballad, bossa...