Peter Magadini Polyrhythms PDF download. Peter Magadini’s Polyrhythms is acclaimed the world over and has been hailed by Modern Drummer magazine as “by far the best book on the subject.” Written for instrumentalists and vocalists alike, this book/CD pack contains excellent solos and exercises that feature polyrhythmic concepts. Topics covered include: 6 over 4, 5 over 4, 7 over 4, 3 over 4, 11 over 4, and other rhythmic ratios; combining various polyrhythms; polyrhythmic time signatures; and much more. The CD includes demos of the exercises. The author has the idea of polyrhythms right, and he explains it very...

Craig Lauritsen Progressive 1.000.000 Drum Grooves in 4/4 Time PDF. 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...

Mike Johnston Linear Drumming PDF. Each page takes you through a step by step process to help you build speed and freedom around the kit. In this book, Mike takes the student through a bunch of linear patterns for the drums. The teaching technique is simple but good. The first line lists out the sticking pattern along with the note structure. There is a very dominant pattern running through the book, as well. Asking you to get comfortable with the pattern before moving on with it. This can sometimes be a trying process, with great rewards. Every pattern throughout...

Russ Miller Drum Set Crash Course Tuning Edition. Russ Miller’s video tutorial contains a wealth of information, is encyclopedic in scope, and accessible in tone and pace. Miller gives step-by-step account of how to tune an entire kit, giving consideration to stylistic tuning, hardware, muffling, microphone placement, tuning to pitches, and relative tuning, among many other topics discussed. This is a vital tool for beginner students to learn from one of the best contemporary drummers around, as well as an important reference for seasoned players. This video, used in conjunction with its companion book, is the best system for...

Charley Wilcoxon Wrist & Finger Stroke Control For The Advanced Drummer PDF. Exercises and solos for stick technique and control for the advanced drummer. This book is written for the purpose of assisting the modern drummer in developing and achieving a higher degree of stick technique through the coordinated control of the forearms, wrists, and finally, the fingers. Each exercise is an individual four-bar study in “swing”. The rhythmic continuity is so arranged that each phrase is a progressive step forward in achieving this goal, or, any chosen combinations may be grouped into innumerable Drum or Tom-Tom solos. Format:...

Bob Moses – Drum Wisdom PDF. Book 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...

Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon Drum Play-Along Volume 24 PDF. Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series . Just follow the drum notation, listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound, then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Songs include: Any Colour You Like Brain Damage Breathe Eclipse Money Time Us And...

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...

Mark Levine The Jazz Theory Book PDF. Endorsed by Jamey Aebersold, James Moody, Dave Liebman, and others, The Jazz Theory Book presents all the information any student of jazz needs in an easy-to-understand, yet thorough, manner. For intermediate to advanced players, and written by one of the acknowledged masters of jazz, it is used by universities around the world. Over 500 pages of text and over 750 musical examples. Written in the language of the working jazz musician, this book is easy to read and user-friendly. At the same time, it is the most comprehensive study of jazz harmony...

Rebeca Mauleon Salsa Guidebook For Piano and Ensemble PDF. The only complete method book on salsa ever published! 260 pages, filled with musical examples for piano, bass, drum set and salsa percussion instruments. For beginning to advanced players. Also included are excerpts of musical scores showing how each instrument fits into each variation of salsa, an historical synopsis, numerous photos of salsa artists and an extensive discography of Afro-Caribbean music. A complete method book on how all the various styles of Afro-Cuban music are played, plus sample charts showing what each instrument is responsible for, a complete history of...