Playing With Drum Loops Drums Book 2 Cd's

Jam with 17 Virgil Donati Tracks-Each book in the Ultimate Play-Along series features the finest professionally recorded tracks complete transcriptions detailed explanations and performance notes. Each song has demonstration tracks that can be used for learning and practice and then turned off to allow playing parts along with the CD. Solos are fully demonstrated and explained. Finally the book drummers worldwide have been waiting for the ultimate drum transcription with audio play-along from drumming pioneer Virgil Donati. This package presents songs selected from two of Virgil's classic recordings Serious Young Insects (On The Virg) and Universe (Planet X). These explosive compositions mixed withand without drums are meticulously transcribed and broken down. Included are several breakout exercises with audio loops and double bass drum performances that have been slowed down for easy understanding and execution. Also included are simple song charts and road maps to follow along with to improve your skills. A must-have for Virgil's fans this book will take you inside the artistic and rhythmic mind of one of the true inspirational visionaries in the drumming community!

The most in-depth study of breakbeat drumming in print! The style is divided into thirteen essential elements with each element discussed in its own chapter. Hundreds of exercises and beats give the reader ample opportunity to practice the elements which when assembled will give the drummer the ability to integrate a complete language of incredibly funky concepts into his or her playing.Over 90 transcriptions of beats and breaks provide the reader with a window into hip-hop/breakbeat drumming. Included are some of the most sampled beats in music history including information about the original song and later songs that used the sample. Also included is a historicaloverview of hip-hop and breakbeat drumming as well as biographies of many of the 'architects' that helped design the culture.The 'Click Track Loops' chapter provides an incredibly challenging system for practicing the breakbeat/hip-hop elements and other grooves against various patterns programmed into a drum machine. These will help the reader attain new levels of tightness precision and groove in their drumming.The CD features MP3 files with examples of select exercises beats and eight-bar phrases from the book. It also contains five play-along instrumental tracks (with and without drums). There is also a bonus sample library featuring 30 individual drum/cymbal sounds. Bonus Sections include Beats With Drops Fills and Dubstep.

A fantastic historical and in-depth study of RandB drumming from soul to funk to hip hop. Practical grooves from each era of RandB are studied and developed through specifically designed exercises. Topics include: practice tipsdeveloping the funky bass drum and hi-hatcreating and playing with loops and what is considered the Ten Commandments of SoulFunk and Hip Hop (the top ten recordings from each era). This book not only pays homage to the RandB drummers of the past but gives the reader a fortune of invaluable information both in history and playing concerning drumming.