The complete solution for the double bass drummer. This book will take you from the basics to advanced techniques. It includes over 300 exercises on varying topics as well as ten concluding studies preparing for thesolos and play-alongs.

Music Minus One Drums Deluxe 2-CD Set-Native son Tim Laughlin decided he wanted to create in the style but not necessarily using the tried and true classics of the Crescent City. So he assembled an extraordinary band of players all veterans of the music wrote a collection of new songs and produced this album. It won First Prize as the Best Jazz Album created in Louisiana in 2003 by Offbeat Magazine an accurate testament to its merits. Tim graciously made this album available to Music Minus One remixing the music to omit the key players clarinet trumpet trombone piano bass and drums in order to produce some of the most delectable play-alongs we offer in our catalogue. This is music rich in tradition butfresh in its details and execution. The music itself isn't easy to play but the charts are clearly accessible and easy to read. This is music for the ages guaranteed to pleasure players from ten to ninety. The personnel of this band is extraordinary as you can see and the music they make together has to be experienced.

Beyond Stick Control is the book that offers the snare and drum set player various eight bar solos to develop hand technique and hand/foot coordination. The book is divided into four sections: Part A: Hand Technique DevelopmentStudies Part B: Hand/Foot Development Part C: Ostinato Foot Pattern Development and Part D: Linear Jazz Studies. The hand technique solos in part A serve as the foundation for the subsequent section B C and D. Through theuse of accents single and double strokes paradiddles paradiddle-diddles swiss army triplets and their respective inversions (sticking displacement) the beginning to advanced drummer will greatly improve hand technique stickand foot control and feel for their instrument. The companion CD contains recordings of the eight bar solos. This is a must for snare and drum set players who want to take their playing to a higher level.

For most musicians the true joy of music is sharing it. While there are millions of folks ?jamming? in their basements with headphones and an audience of the family pet there's nothing like the experience of walkinginto a venue and playing songs that put people on the dance floor or at least to put a lot of smiles on their faces.This series from Music Minus One is a wonderful tool to help facilitate that. Whether you are a teenagerwanting to figure out how to make some gas money on weekends or a working band that wants to actually capture the essence of the original hits the Weekend Warriors Set List is for you. With their matching song lists acrossinstruments these play-alongs are perfect rehearsal tools to put the whole band on the same page. Set List 1 contains: Brown Eyed Girl ? Margaritaville ? Mony Mony ? Mustang Sally ? My Girl ? Old TimeRock and Roll ? Soul Man ? Stand by Me ? Sweet Caroline ? Under the Boardwalk.

(Spanish Edition of Step One - Teach Yourself Drums). Spanish Version of Step One: Teach Yourself Drums. En este libro aprenderas ritmos y canciones de los estilos: norteno, banda, cumbia, bolero, balada, rock, mariachi, ranchera y muchos otros estilos mas.

The Art Of Transcribing is a book that makes transcribing for the Drum set as easy as 1-2-3. Here is how it works:1) Learn one rhythm at a time (every variation of 16th notes and 8th note triplets arecovered).2) Transcribe the beats and fills from the CD on to the blank music paper that is provided.3) Check your accuracy by viewing the answers in the back of the book.This book can be used for self study(as explained above) or tailored by a teacher to be compatible for drummers of all levels. For example the teacher can play the beats live or program a Drum machine. This will allow the teacher to slow down the tempo forbeginning students and also allow the teacher to speed up the tempo for intermediate and advanced students. The Art Of Transcribing is two books in one. Not only will this book teach you skills necessary totranscribe it will also give you over 200 beats and fills to play! Includes access to online audio.

The World Beat Rhythms series is a great exploration of different rhythmic styles from around the world. The hybrid compositions and rhythms in this book/CD pack are influenced by the popular blues jazz rock and hip-hopstyles in the United States. In these pages students and educators will find instruction on techniques used for each percussion instrument scores rhythm indexes percussion breaks and more along with audio examples of eachrhythm demonstrated on its respective instrument on the accompanying CD.

A carefully-selected and well-written collection of outstanding drum breaks. Each break develops coordination independence or ear training. The book contains many exercies for drum set. Includes access to online audio.

Drum Play Along-Performed by Hal Smith drumsAccompaniment: Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-StarsMany people consider New Orleans the birthplace of jazz. After all Louis Armstrong was born and played there as well asJoseph 'King' Oliver the Dodds Brothers Sidney Bechet and a roster of players to fill not one but many all-star bands. Louis Prima was a child of the Crescent City as is Harry Connick and Wynton Marsalis. The wholeMarsalis clan was raised there and are all acknowledged jazz masters so its reputation as the seminal jazz town has long been acknowledged. We assembled a band of New Orleans' best players for our times veterans all of manystreet parades and steamboat gigs and asked them to put together a typical program of New Orleans Classics. Under the direction of Tim Laughlin clarinetist supreme and led by Connie Jones Jr. one of the great hornmen of thiscity which boasts so many great players they put together an album of must-hear must-have songs that every traditional jazz player cherishes. Hear them now in these perfect renditions. Then join the band on your own instrument be it clarinet trumpet trombone tenor piano bass or drums as they swing through the French Quarter of New Orleans. Includes newly engraved solo charts printed on acid-free ivory paper; and two compact discs featuringcomplete versions of each tune plus a recording of the accompaniments minus the soloist. Also includes slow tempo versions of most up-tempo pieces for practice purposes.

Learn to Be a Studio Musician!-You've just received your first studio call and already you can feel the tension mounting. Will you be able to read and interpret the music' Can you immediately get into the 'groove' without a lot of rehearsal time' How about coping with headphones and the ever-present click track' Here's an album that will give you 'studio' experience without the butterflies. No producer hovering over your shoulder no engineer hassling you for 'better sound.' This series is invaluable to every developing musician and will repay you with the experience you need and have a great time playing great music with this top-flight ensemble of working studio players!Includes a compact discfeaturing a complete version and a 'minus' version of each piece with removable click-track on one channel; and music book.

Over 150 exercises focusing on keeping steady 16th notes between the hi hat and snare while laying an ostinato on the bass drum. Companion CD included.