Get started straight away with this colourful and easy-to-follow guide to Hand Drum playing. Learn the basic techniques and rhythms that you need to for such unusual and versatile instruments as the Djembe Conga and Dumbek. Percussion expert John Marshall gives you a guided tour of dozens of different Drums provides you with the basics of percussion reading and the breaks down some characteristic complex rhythms so that you can develop your coordination at your own pace.The accompanying CD is packed with examples so that you can be sure you've got those new sounds and beats exactly right!

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 complete and comprehensive Drum tutor designed to meet the needs of the young student aspiring to play in a school band or orchestra.From how to stand correctly and hold the sticks/beaters to rudiments such as rolls and flams as well as syncopations. Book One concentrates largely upon the snare drum with an emphasis on accuracy counting and controlling time. Later lessons also introduce the bass drum and hand-held cymbals.With no stone left unturned this detailed and rigorous method provides everything you need to master the drums as a band/orchestral percussionist.

Drum Session 15 is set of 29 pieces for mixed-level drummers by Jacky Bourbasquet and Claude Gastaldin with the musique written by Lionel Melot. It is the last of a series in 5 volumes Drum Session 10 11 12 13 14 15 and contains a mix of progressive solos to enable the drummer to play a variety of styles via pieces of increasing difficulty. Drum Session 15 comes with a CD which will help the player to get the right tempo while playing. The co-writers Jacky Bourbasquet and Claude Gastaldin are professional drummers and/or professors who believe in progressivemethods to be able to progress with skills and technique.

Whether you're into hip-hop urban rock alternative dance electronic jazz blues or country drums play a prominent roll in the production and arrangement of a song.This book will help to explain everything you'llneed to know to produce your own killer beats from describing individual drums and how they are most commonly played to MIDI drum sequencing tricks used by the pros and the proper use of compression EQ and group effects whenmixing drums. Over time and with steady practice you'll be able to make these drum production techniques your own taking your song production skills to the next level while at the same time becoming a master beat-maker.

A comprehensive method that is designed to develop style and technique to advance the beginning drummer - taking your basic skills and elevating them to the next level. From setting up your drum kit for maximum comfort, right through to advanced techniques and exercises, Borden's lessons and advice will transform your drumming abilities. Lessons include: improving and refining your grip · developing effective warm-up exercises · heel-toe hi-hat technique · advanced bass drum technique · combining elements to create grooves and fills · using accent patterns in common rudiments · tips on how to make practice sessions fun and interesting · and much more. Authored for Zone 0.

Dave Weckl shares innovative concepts that help players express themselves more freely on the drums. Based on the award-winning A Natural Evolution DVD Series that has become a best seller this book and CD includes exciting new exercises and concepts not covered in the DVDs as well as materials complimentary to the DVDs. Don't just play drums; evolve your technique naturally for better playing with Dave Weckl's Exercises For Natural Playing and the A Natural Evolution DVD Series

Talking Drums is a unique percussion trio of three world-renowned drummers who have come together to combine traditional Afro-Caribbean and funk rhythms: funk drumming innovator David Garibaldi Cuban-born hand drummer Jesús Diaz and San Francisco Bay area percussionist Michael Spiro.In this DVD Talking Drums performs and breaks down several exciting compositions that demonstrate the rich rhythmic complexities of this Afro-Caribbean/funk music offering new ways of approaching both hand drums and drumset. Talking Drums offers a unique teaching approach that clearly explains the intricate workings of Afro-Caribbean rhythmic styles and helpsbuild a better understanding of their history and origin.

From jazz to rock to funk and bebop to Kravitz super-drummer Cindy Blackman gives it up in this instructional DVD. A woman with many facets she performs six songs with her band covering a multitude of styles in both acoustic and electric formats. Instructional segments include Cindy demonstrating the similarities and differences between jazz and rock drumming. 60 minutes.

Nine Sizzling Performances Featuring All-Star Legendary Musicians-Experience the music of Karl Perazzo and Raul Rekow like never before and watch these nine sizzling performances by an all-star line up of legendary musicians! The lost art of jamming and improvisation has been rekindled and found in this DVD release of Just Another Day in the Park which showcases music from Rekow and Perazzo???s first CD release of the same title. These consummate musicians who claim to be students of music for life now feel it???s their turn to inspire you! Whether you are young or old you will find that this music crosses all generational boundaries. A key to the passion behind this music is not what you listen to but how you listen.This music is sure to uplift and inspire everyone and features nine performances and four extended solos by Karl Raul and on drums Horacio ???El Negro??? Hernandez just one of the many special guests on this superb presentation.

A Study In Contemporary Music For The Drums-The genre Fusion as the name implies is a blend of many styles and influences. This book and CD use four tunes as a basis to show how this fusion-blending process can occur and expose you to new musical ideas. With unique step-by-step approaches to developing 'fused' feels that are not just superficial pasting-together styles you'll discover how to create new grooves for yourself. In addition there are many agility exercises to help you reach a high level of musicianship. Each of the style-evolution and exercises is fully notated in the book and performed on the CD. These lessons culminate in a tune that incorporates what you have learned. The CD contains a demonstrationperformance of the tune followed by a version of the tune without the drums so you can play along using the drum chart and lead sheet in the book. Each style section contains historical references and background useful information and explanations about the styles notated musical examples alternative versions and exercises for the drumset important performance tips and a recommended discography.

Complete all-around drummers need to be able to play in any style maintain solid grooves and have total command of their instrument. Danny Gottlieb taps his vast experience to help players at all levels become total musicians. Drawing from his unique 'Workshop Study Guide' that has helped thousands of players in clinics across the US and abroad Danny covers everything from rudiments to powerful rock and jazz grooves. Essential drum pad exercises and in-depth advice will help you develop the speed and consistency needed to excel in both live performance and studio work. Danny starts with sixteen basic rock and jazz exercises showing techniques thatnovices and professionals alike will find invaluable. Then it's on to essential snare drum work with Danny again providing the hands-on means to improve your chops and join the ranks of the top rock and jazz drummers.An amazing 10-minute duet with Danny's long-time friend and mentor master drummer Joe Morello rounds off this DVD with a pyrotechnic display of percussive magic that is not to be missed!