Exercises and Tips to make you better- faster! This DVD will take your Drumming to the next level. Professor Larry Finn shares his proven method for improving the fundamental skills required to lay down a strong groove in any style of music. It offers easy-to-understand exercises and demonstrations that can be applied to all levels. These include: Hand Development Basic Grooves Advanced Grooves for funk rock hip-hop and Latin styles Advanced Fills. Clear and detailed instruction is given both on-screen and in the accompanying 64-page booklet to maximise learning.

From The Rock And Roll Jungle-Join Matt Sorum the ultimate hard-rock drummer from Guns N' Roses and The Cult as he gives special insight into his playing. Instructional segments cover drum set-up tuning microphone placement building the beat and free left-hand technique. Matt also demonstrates a variety of grooves including Latin samba funk ska and reggae. Includes special sessions featuring Slash (guitar) and Duff McKagan (bass) of Guns N' Roses and others. 55 minutes.

Developing Style and Technique to Advance the Beginning Drummer. A comprehensive method that is designed to develop style and technique to advance the beginning drummer - taking your basic skills and elevating them to the next level. From setting up your drum kit for maximum comfort, right through to advanced techniques and exercises, Borden's lessons and advice will transform your drumming abilities. Lessons include: improving and refining your grip · developing effective warm-up exercises · heel-toe hi-hat technique · advanced bass drum technique · combining elements to create grooves and fills · using accent patterns in common rudiments · tips on how to make practice sessions fun and interesting · and much more. Authored for Zone 0.

Dave Weckl shares innovative concepts that help players express themselves more freely on the drums. Based on the award-winning A Natural Evolution DVD Series that has become a best seller this book and CD includes exciting new exercises and concepts not covered in the DVDs as well as materials complimentary to the DVDs. Don't just play drums; evolve your technique naturally for better playing with Dave Weckl's Exercises For Natural Playing and the A Natural Evolution DVD Series

From jazz to rock to funk and bebop to Kravitz super-drummer Cindy Blackman gives it up in this instructional DVD. A woman with many facets she performs six songs with her band covering a multitude of styles in both acoustic and electric formats. Instructional segments include Cindy demonstrating the similarities and differences between jazz and rock drumming. 60 minutes.

Complete all-around drummers need to be able to play in any style maintain solid grooves and have total command of their instrument. Danny Gottlieb taps his vast experience to help players at all levels become total musicians. Drawing from his unique 'Workshop Study Guide' that has helped thousands of players in clinics across the US and abroad Danny covers everything from rudiments to powerful rock and jazz grooves. Essential drum pad exercises and in-depth advice will help you develop the speed and consistency needed to excel in both live performance and studio work. Danny starts with sixteen basic rock and jazz exercises showing techniques thatnovices and professionals alike will find invaluable. Then it's on to essential snare drum work with Danny again providing the hands-on means to improve your chops and join the ranks of the top rock and jazz drummers.An amazing 10-minute duet with Danny's long-time friend and mentor master drummer Joe Morello rounds off this DVD with a pyrotechnic display of percussive magic that is not to be missed!

Magesh is regarded as one of Australia's most exciting and innovative drummers known for incorporating tablas and live electronics with the drumset. This DVD provides a detailed examination of the distinctive Magesh style with beats and music inspired by funk Drum'n'Bass and Hip Hop including discussions of:Playing with loopsPlaying groovesCreating unique beatsOriginalitySamplingUsing electronicsFeel

The Evolution of Jazz Drumming presents a complete historical overview and analysis of jazz drumming. Designed as a guide and workbook for the high school college level and professional drummer it is designed to be studied based on a typical 16-week college semester.A legendary and influential jazz drummer is studied during each of these weeks. Upon completion of the book the user will have a complete understanding of the influential contributions of these jazz masters which is necessary for any musician to play this music authentically.The 31 jazz drumming legends included are examined with musical analysis including practice exercises in the styleof the subject's drumming transcriptions of both solo and time playing and etudes that examine the work of each artist in unprecedented detail. Each profile also includes a complete biography personal anecdotes from the author and dozens of exclusive and rare photos many of which have never appeared in print before.The book includes a DVD of classic video clips of many of the drummers as well as an MP3 disc with over 300 tracks. Video clips on the DVD are analyzed and transcribed in the text while the MP3s consist of exercises and etudes from the book recorded at various speeds that can be looped for analysis and practice. Drummers featured in this book include Chick Webb Gene Krupa Buddy Rich Louis Bellson Kenny Clarke Max Roach Art Blakey and many more.

Methods for developing and applying patterns and rhythms using logical movement concepts. The basics of coordination and independence for all styles. A unitary concept using clear movement patterns logicallycoordinated thus making it possible to play and vary the most diverse patterns and rhythms easily using a single concept. Using these movement patterns as the basis this method shows how to create effective ideas for rhythmicaccompaniment and possibilities for varying patterns in all styles.

Jam with the London Jazz Orchestra on six revolutionary Billy Cobham tracks. Features full drum notation transcriptions performance notes and 2CDs mixed with and without drum tracks.

Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing along with a backup track! Absolute Beginners has been designed to tell you everything you need to know from the very first time you play your drums.