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...

Billy Cobham By Design PDF. This collection of charts is a selection of 5 titles from Billy’s CD release “By Design.” In addition to each track from the CD and the play along recording without drums, the compositions appear as both a chart version for creating your own ideas, plus a transcription of what Billy played on the CD. Each of these five compositions are geared to assisting a drummer reach goals such as synchronizing with the band, identifying the subtle changes in musical intensity, establishing strong, secure rhythm, and playing with controlled force. These pieces incorporate fusion, an...

Dawn Richardson Block Rockin’ Beats PDF. This book has tons of cool grooves and fills for the intermediate to advanced drummer. This book reflects recent musical trends by focusing on funky rock, hip hop, jungle and drum ‘n’ bass influenced patterns for the drum kit. As time marches on, popular music continues to evolve and change. Block Rockin’ Beats is designed to give the drummer more ideas and tools to help function in a musical environment that was not only influenced by jazz, blues, gospel, country, soul, latin and funk styles – but also shaped by D.J.s, samplers and...

David Garibaldi The Funky Beat PDF. In The Funky Beat, David focuses on combining funk and jazz with Afro-Cuban rhythms to extend his own innovative style. By dissecting his grooves and musical choices for each song on the CD, David demonstrates how to develop musical skills and how to create a signature sound. This book/audio package includes eight charts and two CDs mixed with and without drums for play-along usage. As a bonus, David transcribes and explains eleven of his legendary Tower of Power grooves. The book explains the seminal James Brown funk grooves and how to build upon...

Shelton G Berg Essentials Of Jazz Theory PDF download. Essentials of Jazz Theory is designed for jazz enthusiasts and musicians who want to learn jazz concepts and terminology. To get the most out of this course, it is recommended that you have a good understanding of basic theory, such as the lessons in Books 1-3 of Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory. The book contains lessons with both written and music reading exercises and ear-training and listening are addressed through the included CDs. Each unit is complete with a review section. Playing and/or singing along with each example is encouraged...