This book presents 1001 drumset beats played in a variety of musical styles, past and present. It’s ideal for beginners seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclopedia of drum grooves, as well as consummate professionals who want to bring their knowledge of various drum styles to new heights. Author Steve Mansfield presents: rock and funk grooves, blues and jazz grooves, ethnic grooves, Afro-Cuban and Caribbean grooves, and much more. For those who are beginning set players, this book is invaluable. Every page includes rhythm patterns that vary only slightly from one line to another. Thus, the pace is slow enough to...

Drum Wisdom by Bob Moses, which is inexplicably out of print, is one of the absolute best drum instructional books ever written. With more words written in English than music notation the book can be a bit inscrutable at first. When taken slowly and with the proper focus, though, the book provides a doorway into truly opening the keys to the drum set as a musical instrument that is more than the sum of its parts. Ostensibly a jazz drum book, this book actually surpasses style and gets to the very heart of what a drummer needs to know...

Charley Wilcoxon – Modern Rudimental Swing Solos For The Advanced Drummer. If you ever wondered where many of the jazz pioneers from Buddy & Gene, Papa Joe Jones to Tony William’s learned how to make the drums speak and got inspiration from open this book. Charley Wilcoxon’s Modern Rudimental Swing Solos for the Advanced Drummer is a collection of challenging rudimental snare drum solos for the advanced drummer, originally printed in 1941. Each solo is based on certain rudiments or combinations, as well as the use of swing rhythms popular among many of today’s drummers. “Advanced Swing Solos for...

Ed Roscetti Drummer’s Guide To Odd Meters PDF download. In this course designed from MI core curriculum programs, Ed Roscetti unlocks the secrets of odd time signatures, covering studies in 3/4, 5/4, 3/8, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8 and other odd-time meters. Includes complete song charts with play-along CD tracks, rhythm guides and detailed analysis, the Five Steps to Musicality and more! This approach helps the student and professional drummer to develop a library of rhythmic ideas for grooving, turnarounds to outline phrases, and soloing. I highly recommend Ed’s book and CD. A logical, thorough and practical analysis and application...

Craig Lauritsen has made one more excellent drumming book! This book is perfect for every drummer. With this excellent book you can teach yourself how to play, and the cd helps to ensure you are playing every note properly!!! A valuable source of additional beats and fills in 10 of the most popular drumming styles. Styles include: Rock, Heavy Metal, Shuffle and blues, Reggae, Rap, Go-Go/Hip Hop, Funk/Fusion, Latin, Jazz and old time. Introduces the drummer to a broad range of techniques, ideas and styles. A valuable reference guide for Drum Machine Programming. Format: PDF + Audio tracks (Mp3)....

Enter the realm of darkness and learn the deepest secrets of playing serious metal rhythms. Covered are power chords, riffs, evil intervals, muting & picking techniques, heavy chord, and more. Through lessons, live performances with a band, and hand-percussion instruction, instructor Maria Martinez demonstrates a wide range of Afro-Cuban rhythms, coordination, and improvisational techniques. Martinez’s skill is fully displayed in several hands-on demos, which cover the following styles: Mozambique, Nanigo, Songo, and Mambo; cowbell and ride cymbal variations; studies to develop left-foot clave; ostinatos, rhythm studies, 2-bar phrases; and much more! The CD features 40 full-band tracks with demos...

It’s more than just speed and endurance exercises for the bass drum, although that is part of it. There are also many exercises that alternate between the hands and feet. These help develop hand/foot separation and coordination. The enclosed CD with the latest edition actually explains the technique used and what recommended pedal set-up to use. The book illustrates the exercises with notation. The book doesn’t actually have written or photo explanations of the technique. Colin Bailey’s book recommended if you want to improve this area of drumming, either single pedal set-up or double-pedal set-up. Understanding music notation is...

Modern Drummer readers are famous for saving every back issue of their favorite magazine. And who can blame them? MD has covered every major drummer in history – and we’ve done it first, in greater detail, and with more insight than any other publication in history. When MD introduced the first Digital Archive several years ago, PC users all over the world flocked to take advantage of lightning-fast access to every single page MD published in its first 25 years. That’s 265 issues containing over 35,000 pages of peerless drumming journalism, news, advice, photography, printed music, reviews…. Basically, if...

With two CDs of demonstration and playalong tracks, authentic studio drum charts and a comprehensive book of analysis and commentary, this pack will help you find out just how Dave accompanies artists as diverse as Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Steve Lukather and John Patitucci. If you want to learn how to play in odd times especially 7 The Island Magic tune and description is like nothing else on the planet to understand various ways to count and feel 7/8. There is so much effort in this product it is amazing. The real key is Dave’s thought process written in...

This sequel to The New Breed is a more advanced book that teaches a method for learning total independence and creativity. It was started by Gary Chester and completed by his student Chris Adams after Gary’s death. Topics covered include: cross bonuses, wac-a-chuck bonuses, disco, funk, swing, 8th-note triplet bonuses, 16th-note triplet melodies, odd times, and much more. Includes a special tribute to Gary Chester. This book is definitely not for beginners or amateurs. It is an in depth study of independence by one of the great studio legends. Gary Chester has taught well known drummers such as Dave...