The Drummer's Blueprint for Creativity Time Keeping and Groove-Big Time is a riveting look at the very essence of what makes the human clock tick. Included are lessons performances and insights all presented in a new and groundbreaking format that strips the art of drumming to its very core. Drummers of every skill level will benefit from the wealth of experience and practical knowledge that has continued to make Billy Ward an in-demand studio and touring player with some of the biggest names in music.It includes his alternative perspective on basic rudiments fills shuffles and milking techniques.

Featuring Instruction from Jason Bittner John Blackwell Keith Carlock David Garibaldi and more-For the first time in print Hudson Music has taken lessons from the eBooks contained on their award-winning DVDs and compiled them into a book/DVD package for drummers of all styles. Lessons with the Hudson Greats Vol. 1 contains note-for-note transcriptions of many of the key exercises grooves fills and concepts performed and taught by some of the greatest drummers in the world creating a workbook that will improve your playing on just about every front. Concepts cover all the bases including hand and foot technique builders odd-time patterns jazz time and comping concepts fill ideas from basic to extremely advanced groove creativity ideas funkpatterns including odd linear groupings and more.These eBooks together present a fantastic amount of challenging practice material in all styles almost like a college course in modern professional drumset playing. Not only a companion to the Hudson DVDs the book works as a stand-alone course of study that will allow you to incorporate the concepts of many of today's leading players into your approach.Included is a DVD containing one hour and 15 minutes of clips pulled from the Hudson DVDs referred to in the book indexed for ease of reference making this a complete educational package. Included are drumming greats Jason Bittner John Blackwell Keith Carlock David Garibaldi and all the artists from the Modern Drummer Festival 2008: Will Calhoun Ndugu Chancler Gavin Harrison Simon Phillips Thomas Pridgen Dafnis Prieto Derek Roddy Todd Sucherman Bill Stewart and Billy Ward.

This great super pack includes Modern Drummer Festival 2000 2003 2005 and 2008 - 11 DVDs featuring some of the world's greatest drummers at a great price. Over 27 hours of content featuring Steve Smith Jason Bittner Chris Adler Todd Sucherman Billy Ward Chad Smith Don Brewer Keith Carlock Derek Roddy Gavin Harrison Jojo Mayer and many many more.

Le festival 2000 avait réuni : Don Brewer, Vinnie Colaiuta, Horacio Hernandez et Marc Quiñones, Akira Jimbo, Hilary Jones, Paul Leim, Dave Lombardo & Billy Ward. Plus d'une heure et demie de performances incroyables et d'interviews. / Batterie / Dvd

Fast Track DVD is an exciting new way to quickly learn how to play that Drumkit you just bought.Each of the Fast Track DVDs are filmed in hi-definition and features on-screen music with tons of full-band examples. It's like having a private lesson that you can pause fast-forward or rewind any time you want. What's better is that across the series (Drums Guitar Bass Keyboard) the last three full-band songs are the same so you can play along with your fellow new instrumentalists as a band!

Designed to be used as either a standalone product or in combination with the Creative Control DVD Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed control finesse and coordination a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively in any style of music. Actually two books in one throughout Part I Thomas details his methodology and provides you with over 90 challenging exercises created to allow you to practice technique endurance accuracy timing independence coordination mechanics and stamina. Part II of the book contains applied musicalexamples that showcase many of the techniques and ideas presented in Part I. Included are play-along rhythm charts for five musical compositions from the DVD which were specially re-mixed without drums exclusively for this book and are included on the enclosed audio CD. In addition to the charts Thomas has written extensive performance notes for each song in which he describes in detail how the pieces are constructed and his own thought process in creating his drum parts for these songs. So dive in and prepare yourself for one of the most exciting challenging and rewarding experiences of your musical career!

Drum Set Pitched Percussion Hand Percussion Marching...and more!-Award-winning author columnist performer bandleader and clinician Daniel Glass offers students a comprehensive introduction to drums and percussion from hand drums to digital kits and everything in between. In thiswell-illustrated guide Glass covers the history of the drum tracing the development of the modern drum kit while also discussing hand concert marching and electronic percussion. In addition to breaking down the equipment andaccessories needed available to today's young drummer Glass offers notated lessons that explore basic rudiments as techniques used in classical world jazz rock and other genres. A noted historian as well as performer Glassalso profiles great drummers from the jazz age through today. The included DVD-ROM offers high-quality footage from Glass' clinics and performances.

The one-hour and thirty-five-minute Master Class session offers unprecedented view of a modern drumming icon as Steve reveals his approach to the drums and music through an open question-and-answer format. His natural warmth charisma and abundant drumming skills are readily apparent as he demonstrates and discusses many of the signature drum tracks he created with artists such as Simon & Garfunkel Steeley Dan Chick Corea James Taylor and Eric Clapton. One of the many highlights of the performance is a self-accompanied brush solo on Bye Bye Blackbird. Additional topics include applying rudiments to the drumset and playing to a click-track odd-times shuffles and solos in a musical context. Bonus footage includes a 20-minute Steve Gadd documentary from the 2003 American Drummers Achievement Award ceremony plus a Steve Gadd - Giovanni Hidalgo duet from 1997 Modern Drummer Festival. With Spanish and German subtitles

Delong Way clearly explains a musical approach to expressing yourself on the drumset by the use of polyrhythms and odd phrasing.With step-by-step examples as well as numerous transcriptions of ideas as played by some of the top drummers in the world it outlines a clear and concise path towards a more complete understanding of polyrhythms as applied to the drumset.Chapters are broken down into rhythmic categories starting with six against four and ending with four against three. Each has precise explanations as well as audio accompaniments to aid students as they work on the material.Also included in each section are well-thought-out practice tipsthat help avoid the frustrations that one may face when working out complex rhythms.Patiently working through this book will greatly enhance your musical vocabulary as well as demistify the world of polyrhythms.

Double Pedal Metal-A must own collection for every serious drummer that wants to learn how to play well with others. This series covers a wide range of musical styles from Rock to Jazz and Latin/Afro-Cuban to Funk and Heavy Metal.These tools are invaluable for the student who can't seem to find available band mates at the drop of a hat. With Turn It Up And Lay It Down you are the drummer on the song... so you have the flexibility and freedom to create innumerable beats with the Bass Guitar and Horn lines without feeling confined by a previously recorded drum performance.Double Pedal Metal is geared toward all you Metal fans who are eager to develop your doublebass technique. The grooves on this CD were specifically written to guide you through a challenging fun & heavy workout.Crunchy chords soaring leads & pumping bass lines leave it up to you to Rock the house. C'mon... Jump in with both feet!!! Practice and Play like Bittner Jordenson Bozzio etc...

Drum Beats Made Simple!-Drum beats made simple! Now you can learn to rock with the best with the coolest new drum method written by drum legend Carmine Appice. Just like his classic award-winning drum method Realistic Rock Carmine has made learning to play the drums fun and easy. Includes two CDs to play along with.

Designed for anyone just learning to play the drumset Book 2 of this instruction method continues building on the fundamentals from Book 1 and moves forward into more challenging styles and techniques.Includes hours of audio tracks for demonstration and play-along plus video lessons by drum master Gregg Bissonette. Lessons include limb independence ? half-time grooves ? syncopation ? funk grooves ? ghost notes ? jazz drumming ? chart reading ? drum soloing ? brush playing and much more.

The late Jeff Porcaro was a Grammy Award-winning star from Toto and one of the most respected and innovative drummers in contemporary music.On this DVD he describes his approach to straight time triplet and shuffle feels Latin grooves half-time shuffles bass drum pedal techniques and a variety of effects on the high hat.A live band setting featuring his brother Michael on bass and David Garfield on keyboards creates an exciting atmosphere to demonstrate Jeff's famous grooves.

A guide to foot technique-Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - Part II is the sequel to Jojo Mayer's award winning bestseller on hand technique.This volume is a comprehensive guide to foot technique for drummers covering a wide range of techniques from the fundamental to the most sophisticated. State of the art visualization and in-depth analysis offer easy to follow step by step instructions for drummers of every skill level.Highly entertaining and informative Jojo explains every aspect of foot work and pedals and for the first time reveals the inner workings of his own technique in great detail. Over 4 hours of footage including tips performance clips and bonus material is included.