Berklee Rudiments Grooves Drums

Turn those standard 26 rudiments into mind-blowing groovers fills and solos. All that rhythmic sophistication you hear in the playing of great drummers can easily be broken down into its basic elements: the rudiments.Rudiments are the drum language a basic vocabulary of rhythms that drummers arrange and rearrange when they play grooves solos and fills. This book shows you how to apply the rudiments to the drum set in all styles of music.When you start combining the hands and feet orchestrating different parts of the rudiments between the various drums and cymbals on your set you'll start to make inspired music. Fifty illustrated grooves are reinforced withthe accompanying CD; hear how the rudiments sound when you apply them to the drum set. Discover how these basics become the foundation for all grooves and moves including: Single and double strokes Stroked rolls DragsFlams Paradiddles double paradiddles paradiddle grooves and fills Combinations Your choices of accents tempos style and feel are what will ultimately make the rudiments into music. Learning and internalizingthem will help you expand your vocabulary to play creative grooves fills and solos. Use Rudiment Grooves to create an infininte number of combinations in any style and at any tempo. Rick Considine is anAssociate Professor at Berklee College of Music. He was a former percussion instructor and drum set conductor at Drummer's Collective in New York.

Grooves Fundamentals and Musicianship-Become a well-rounded drummer with sound technique solid time and expressive musicianship by mastering these eight essentials:Ergonomics; Pop/Rock/R&B Grooves; Shuffles; Slow Grooves; African-Based Grooves;Jazz/Swing Grooves; Musicianship Skills; and Rudiments.Master drummer and educator Ron Savage presents this time-tested approach to developing core drumming technique - efficiently and completely.By mastering these eightessentials you will be able to play in any type of rhythm section - rock funk jazz swing hip-hop and others.These exercises and explanations will help you to fulfil the essential roles of timekeeper backbone andheartbeat with rock-solid beats and sound technique.