Drumstick Control is a snare drum technique method for the drumset player. The book introduces and explains the accented stroke types and combinations both popular and necessary for today's contemporary drummer. All the PAS International Drum Rudiments that contain accents are covered with logical drumset applications (time keeping, fills and solo ideas). This book is a comprehensive technical method organized in a realistic, step-by-step process that focuses on developing stick proficiency through an independent, 'hands-separate' approach. The exercises included represent a thorough rudimental manual with practical drumset application, while providing the framework for hand development, endurance and speed training, as well as ideas for 'chop' maintenance for life. / Batterie

For Recitals Contests And Fun-A Drum book for any drummer tired of the same old drumbeat books and any Drum instructor looking for challenging and musical solos. Popular Mel Bay educational Drumset author Rob Leytham has written a book ofeight Drumset solos that will challenge the drummer to new musical heights which will amaze judges at contests audiences at recitals and Drum instructors in private lessons. A must for any serious drummer! Companion audiodownload available online.

Jamaican music is loved throughout the world for its laid-back feel as well as its intense, lively rhythms. Its influence is apparent across many musical styles, from the reggae rhythms in the music of popular bands like The Police, to ska beats in the music of groups such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Toasters. Even rap music evolved from the Jamaican vocal style called 'toasting,' and the influence of Bob Marley is evident throughout the world of music and pop culture. Drum Atlas: Jamaica teaches you many of the enjoyable and challenging grooves and fills that make Jamaican music so unique, covering early styles such as nyabinghi (sacred drumming that accompanies vocal chanting and singing) to modern styles like ragga (played entirely on digital and electronic equipment). Study techniques like the three-drop, the steppers beat, and the skank, and discover forces behind the music---like the spiritual influence of the Rastafarian religion. You'll also learn how to translate rhythms from traditional instruments, such as the rumba box and timbales, to the drumset. With its wealth of ideas for modern drummers,Drum Atlas: Jamaica will inspire you to improve your technique, increase your knowledge, and make you a more well-rounded musician. The included CD demonstrates all the examples and compositions featured in the book, performed with a full Jamaican-style band. / Batterie

Par LEYTHAM ROB. A doit avoir pour tous les joueurs de tambour vouloir prendre leurs tambours à ce niveau extrême de la performance. Popular Mel Bay drum auteur d'instruction, Rob Leytham a écrit cinq solos de surdos et trois pièce mécaniques qui sont amusants et difficile à jouer. Instructeurs adoreront ayant des matériaux nouveaux et dynamique pour les récitals et concours. Les cinq solos de surdos sont écrits dans différents styles : Rock, le mozambique, fusion de 5/8, 6/8 afro-cubains et un solo de contrebasse Heavy Metal qui apportera un auditoire à ses pieds quand effectué. Avec trois pièce mécaniques, le batteur peut effectuer et solo à une chanson Rock classique, une chanson de Noël et un Ensemble de percussions (y compris le score) qui est inspiré par la musique de tambours du monde. Un livre amusant et stimulant pour le batteur intermédiaire vous cherchez quelque chose d'extrême. * Ecrit par populaire auteur de pédagogique du tambour de Mel Bay, Rob Leytham. * Solos écrits dans différents styles : Rock, Afro-Cuban, Mozambique, Fusion et Heavy Metal. * Solos frais et dynamiques pour les récitals et Mus... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / All Styles - Solos / Recueil / Batterie

Drum Styles Made Easy is the comprehensive resource for drummers who want to learn the many different styles required of the modern kit drummer. Explore rock/pop funk show blues jazz swing Latin reggae and more. Included with each style are rudiments exercises pieces and impro to reinforce and support students. Learn with the unique 'cross-in-a-square' approach. Drum Styles Made Easy is ideal for examination candidates.ContentRock/popFunkSlow-rockblues-rock shuffleShowSwing/jazz independenceSwing/jazz brush beatsSwing/jazz waltzbeatsReggaeA word about Latin beatsBossa novaMamboAfro-Cuban: nanigoMozambiqueSongo

14 easy songs for beginner drummers, with play-along audio. Par . Quel débutant n?a pas un jour rêvé d?être le batteur de son groupe de pop rock préféré à parcourir le monde sur les plus grandes scènes ? C?est précisément cette sensation et ce frisson de jouer dans un groupe que vous procurera Easy Drums ? Pop

The Essential Reference for the Working Drummer. Become a more versatile drumset player! From traditional Dixieland to cutting-edge hip-hop Instant Guide to Drum Grooves is a handy source featuring 100 patterns that will prepare working drummers for the stylistic variety of modern gigs. This book is also valuable for anyone preparing a drumset audition for a college music program or professional band. The book includes essential beats and grooves in such styles as: jazz shuffle country rock funk New Orleans reggae calypso Brazilian and Latin. Every pattern is demonstrated on the accompanying CD so that one can absorb the proper feel and nuances that make these grooves comealive. Recommendations of popular recordings that tie in with the examples can be found throughout the book.

Description Hit Session Drums This a new edition of the popular Hit Session series - the first version for drummers! Almost 100 famous songs from Rock, Pop and Metal are arranged with drum patterns and lyrics.

An introduction to rock and pop styles techniques sounds and equipment-In this distinctive book renowned drummer and teacher Kevin Campbell presents an in-depth insight into the key drum styles and players of Rock and Pop music from 1950 to the present day. Together with co-author Dominic Palmer he focuses on the people the records and the grooves which shaped the development of the instrument through the decades providing tips on the gear used to create these great moments. There are fully transcribed drum parts as well as guide sheets for 13 styles. The CD contains demos of all the tracks played by Kevin and sought after musicians from the London pro circuit. Also on the CD are ‘minus one’ and ‘minus one withclick’ versions of all the tunes for you to play along with.

Gregg Bissonette has carved an impressive niche as an outstanding all-round drummer equally at home with David Lee Roth and Joe Satriani as with Frank Gambale Toto and Don Henley. In this unique 2-disc set Bissonette delves into his years of experience to show you how to be a more musical and versatile drummer.Ten stylistically diverse original songs that feature some of the world's finest musicians are performed and discussed in detail. Gregg uses these as examples to cover issues as diverse as:R'n'B Funk Heavy Rock Pop Rock and Afro-Cuban stylesElvin Jones-type Small SwingBeat DisplacementUsing rudimentsKeeping a positive attitudeCool fillideasFitting the right parts to songsBig Band drumming and articulationWarming up and cooling downAuditioningThe special Camera Option allows you to control the camera that moves above the drums at any point during the performance. Three band tunes are offered with a double-inset edit that allows you to watch Gregg's bass drum part throughout. Full notation for all musical examples are included as PDF files along with a bonus photo gallery.

A fantastic compilation of fifty essential drum beats that every drummer should know from rock metal and pop to jazz funk and reggae. The beats are featured on easy-to-read cards with full colour photographs and cleardiagrams. Each card includes standard drum notation with images and inside info for each beat on the flipside.Ideal for drummers of all abilities and great for teachers and students these flash cards provide brilliantmaterial for any drummer's practice schedule.Beats include: When The Levee Breaks (Led Zeppelin); Take Five (Dave Brubeck) Ticket To Ride (The Beatles) Fifty Ways To Leave Your Lover(Paul Simon) and many many more!

Drummers Jacky Bourbasquet (founder of the Sonor school network) and Claude Gastaldin (professor at the Geneva Conservatoire) have a “long and faithful friendship” that goes beyond playing music. Since 1997 the two percussionists have pursued a large-scale educational adventure that earned its fame under the name Drum Session.   Offered in a multilingual version (French English German Spanish) the 17th Volume includes everything that brought the series its success: a progress­ive structure divided into levels clear method instructions and a range of pieces – 29 in total– showcasing a wide variety of styles: jazz progressive pop tango and funk.    The method which favours group work with orchestra is enhanced with a CD (sold separately) in which each piece is recorded without the drums in two versions: one as an étude (slower) the other a tempo. A variety of tracks have been added for a total of 70 minutes of music. “A very useful tool well-designed and including enough styles to satisfy nearly everyone” (Batteur magazine).   This book must be purchased with the CD accompaniment (AL30675) separately.

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

The Drumming Of Queensryche-A collaboration between professional drummer Joe Bergamini and educator Craig R. LeMay Operation: Rockenfield is the first of it's kind for Queensryche. This book contains detailed transcriptions exclusive interviews and photos a historical record of Queensryche's music and listings of all the equipment Queensryche drummer Scott Rockenfield used on every album and tour spanning the bands entire career. At over 100 pages in length including educational analysis and technical recommendations this book is packed with a wealth of material for readers to digest. This book features 21 songs such as Eyes of a Stranger Jet City Woman Queen of the Reich I Don't Believe in Love andother greatest hits. This is the first in a series offertist analysis books from Carl Fischer Music that centers on prominent artists in the pop and rock world. Included with this book is a supplemental CD recorded by Scott Rockenfield that features sample drum tracks.