Drumset 101

Chana West Africa is the source for many rhythms throughout the world. In this book ethnomusicologist and drumset artist Royal Hartigan with the help of Ghanaian Master Drummers Abraham Adzenyah and Freeman Donkor have adapted West African rhythms to the drumset. Concentrating on four rhythmic groups -Sikyi Adowa Gahy and Akom- each chapter introduces the traditional instruments and rhythms of each style. Each drum and bell pattern is then adapted to its appropiate voice on the drumset. This step-by-step organic approach allowas each drumset example to speak to you increasing your rhythmic understanding of West African drumming music and culture. Theaccompanying CD features a Ghanaian drumming ensemble as well as selected drumset adaptations.

Designed to Build the Vocabulary and Confidence of the Drumset Soloist-Soloing is often neglected in the drumset player's routine. The Drumset Soloist was written to provide you with the practice material to approach any drumset solo in any style with ease.You will quickly build the vocabulary and confidence in soloing as the book progresses through many musical styles. Techniques such as trading playing over vamps and playing over kicks (or figures) are examined demonstrated and made available in a play-along format. This allows you to study the style hear the style and then practice soloing over the style with a real band.This book will challenge inspire and most of all let you create and improvise without thepressure of a live gig.

One of the biggest challenges for anyone attempting to notate a drumset part is that there is no absolute standard in terms of what makes up a drumset. Through this book the Percussive Arts Society provides guidelines to aid performers teachers students composers arrangers orchestrators and music engravers in producing clear drumset parts for a variety of uses. These guidelines cover the majority of situations and provide basic principles to help people arrive at logical solutions to unique circumstances. Topics covered include: general notation drums cymbals noteheads voicing improvisational notation and more.

Now with CD!The ability to move around the drumset with speed control endurance and accuracy is an extremely important asset for today's drummer. Drumset Control written by the founder and publisher of ModernDrummer magazine offers a progressive series of exercises designed to help drummers attain a substantial level of technical facility on the drumset. The book begins with basic triplet patterns around the drums followed by16th notes 16th-note triplets and 32nd notes. Comb-bound.

Maracatu de Baque Virado-Maracatu for Drumset and Percussion explores the traditional Brazilian rhythms of the Maracatu de Baque Virado.Author Scott Kettner explores every aspect of this dynamic genre including instruments of Maracatu de Baque Virado changing traditions of maracatu traditional and contemporary maracatu manifestations drumset applications New Orleans mambo and more.After graduating from New York's New School University Kettner moved to Brazil to learn more about maracatu. With this book he shares an accessible and pragmatic approach to learning and understanding the instruments and basic rhythms of Maracatu de Baque Viradoand how to apply these rhythms to drumset.

Apprenez à jouer de la batterie à l'aide d'une progression méthodique des battements de tambour célèbres et remplit joué par certains des meilleurs batteurs sur certaines des chansons les plus célèbres au monde que la musique forme moderne. Cette collection combine l'ensemble des trois niveaux de la série Sur le terrain Drumset Chemin Battu --- Début de la méthode reconnue qui vous apprend à jouer drumset triées sur le volet battements légendaires à partir de chansons de musique en forme moderne. Niveau 1 démarre avec une large sélection de beats rock et remplit par des batteurs comme John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Tré Cool (Green Day), Dave Grohl (Nirvana), et beaucoup plus. Niveau 2 étend votre vocabulaire avec des dizaines de blues et de rythmes jazz et remplit par des batteurs dont Steve Jordan (The Blues Brothers), Chris Layton (Stevie Ray Vaughan), Max Roach (Miles Davis), Buddy Rich, et ??bien d'autres, qui ouvrira compétences de coordination et de syncope que chaque batteur doit maîtriser. Niveau 3 fortifie vos connaissances tambour avec le reggae, country, funk, rythmes latins et de batteurs légendaires tels Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley), Joseph 'Zigaboo' Modeliste (The Meters), Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Neil Peart (Rush), et bien d'autres, plus vous apprendrez d'autres concepts tels que le temps et les manipulations de tempo, la signature d'autres temps, et une tonne d'outils clés de tambours.Le DVD-ROM fourni contient plus de 4,5 heures de démonstrations vidéo couvrant chaque ligne de la musique dans le livre, ainsi que 142 plages audio MP3 de chaque battement légendaire et de remplissage.Au moment où vous remplissez le Sur des sentiers battus: Cours Drumset Début complet, vous comprendrez toutes les caractéristiques essentielles d'un bon batteur de lire et d'écrire de la musique pour jouer avec technique saine pour vous garder au tambour pour une durée de vie --- avec un vocabulaire bien arrondi de plus de 140 battements célèbres et remplit que vous pouvez utiliser pour créer votre propre musique pour commencer à jouer dans des groupes. / Batterie

The legendary Peter Erskine reveals the techniques and secrets behind his success in this unique Book and DVD set!. An eye-opening look into the mind of one of the world's greatest drummers adds depth to every drummer's playing! Features include drumset basics, the grip, chart reading and interpretation, over 300 beats to practice, warm-up exercises, and complete charts to play along with the DVD. Plus, tips and instructions for playing fills, comping, soloing, ensemble playing, and using brushes make this the perfect fit for drummers everywhere! The included DVD features Peter demonstrating rhythm and techniques, talking about his playing philosophy, plus interviews with members of the Erskine Quartet! / Batterie Et Percussions

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : First Lessons Number of pages : 32 Get your First Lesson from a seasoned pro! First Lessons Drumset is designed to help the student develop basic 3 part coordination skills on the drum set. Learn some fundamental reading skills, snare and bass drum technique and get started with a solid foundation. First Lessons Drumset will also help you set up your kit, hold your sticks properly and teach you to play along with music today!

Avec ce livre, vous découvrirez que le jeu drumset est un non-évidence. Vous obtenez une approche simple et directe qui vous a jouer dans quelques pages. Démarrer avec les bases, comme la tenue de vos bâtons et la mise en place de la drumset, et de passer ensuite à des battements d'apprentissage, remplit, des signatures impaires, et les techniques avancées telles que la polyrythmie, le coup de bâton, des coups de buzz, brosses, accelerando, et bien plus encore. Jouez bat et remplit dans le style des batteurs légendaires, et même apprendre à improviser. Le DVD inclut une vidéo informative pour la partie d'instruction de base du livre et de pistes audio pour chaque exemple, en offrant une expérience multimédia complet. / Batterie

Peter Magadini's 26 Drumset Rudiments and 26 Polyrhythm Rudiments for drumset will increase every drummer's coordination timing and independence. Great for solos and fills too!

Par HESSLER CLAUS. A new, comprehensive 224-page publication by the open-handed playing specialist, Claus Hessler! Here you can find everything a contemporary drummer needs to be able to play today. Claus teaches you new rhythmic skills that facilitate greater security and musical freedom. Whether you play rock, pop, funk, Latin, jazz, Afro-Cuban, or second-line music, the high-quality MP3 CD enables you to practice every exercise in every style in three different tempos. Each groove, style and tempo, using dynamics from very soft to very loud, are practiced in a daily routine, and through this technique, the player's response to the rhythmic grooves and patterns becomes automatic, allowing greater concentration on the musical aspects of modern drumming. Constant and ritualized practice will not only advance your skills at the drumset and help develop key competencies like endurance, discipline, structured thinking, and ear-training, but will give you the space and time to develop your own musical personality as well. Practice routine formulas and drumset applications using straight eighth/sixteenth notes and triplet-based rhythms for: * Basic Independence * Accents * Single Strokes * Double Strokes * Inverted Doubles * Buzz Rolls * Flams * Syncopation Concepts * Various Ostinato Patterns * Three-Note Groupings * Five-NoteGroupings. / Methods

Media Type : Book+CD+DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Series : First Lessons Number of pages : 32 Get your First Lesson from a seasoned pro! First Lessons Drumset is designed to help the student develop basic 3 part coordination skills on the drum set. Learn some fundamental reading skills, snare and bass drum technique and get started with a solid foundation. First Lessons Drumset will also help you set up your kit, hold your sticks properly and teach you to play along with music today! DVD 25:21 minutes.

Alfred's Drumset Method, Book 2 is a continuation of Alfred's Beginning Drumset Method. The rock and jazz vocabularies previously learned in Book 1 have been expanded, and additional concepts and genres, such as blues, 3/4 time, brushes, and Latin are introduced. The book includes a professional-quality recording demonstrating a number of the beats, fills, and styles presented throughout the book. This will enable the student to hear the beats and fills played with dynamics, so the student feels as though they're actually sitting in with a band while reading the included charts. / Batterie