Drum Tuning

Rhythmic Aerobics Volume II is an advanced instruction book which specializes in four areas of drumming: shuffle swing six-eight and odd time signatures. It contains over 200 drum fills plus challenging material relative totoday's music all arranged in four-measure exercises. Drummers who use this text will improve their timing technique dexterity and learn a wealth of rhythms for the demands of modern drumming. Drum fills are also included oneach page. Author Jim Ryan meticulously blends beats and fills throughout 85 pages of drum music. This is an excellent book for teachers with advanced students. Rhythmic Aerobics Volume II was created with material to stretchthe limits of one's capability. A metronome should be used when practicing and try to repeat each exercise many times to achieve ideal benefits. Watch your band mates perk up when you throw in one of these beats or fills into asong! Use Volume II as part of one's practice sessions and you'll find practical material for use in becoming a well-rounded drummer for the world to hear. The newly included CD enhances the book with: • 200 drum beatsand fills to help students become proficient with the exercises. 65 minutes of drumming is added to the package! •A click track is provided at the beginning of each exercise for play along. • Each chapter is recorded indepth • Drum beats and fills were recorded at moderate tempos so that drummers can play and read • Drum tuning on this CD makes it easier to reference drum to drum fill patterns. With this CD you can differentiate betweenall 3 toms in the book. This makes the drum fills more understandable when one listens to the CD.

Ralf Gustke is one of the most exciting drummers of our time and has worked with Xavier Naidoo Söhne Mannheims Schiller De Phazz Gianna Nannini Chaka Kahn and many more. The contemporary German music scene has taken anew direction in Germany?s long history of musical culture and Ralf Gustke is one of the biggest rythmical influences of today. His smooth modern ambient beats are now a trademark in the R

All drummers from the very beginner to the working professional will at one time or another experience certain 'gaps' in their education or drum knowledge. Drumming Facts Tips and Warm-Ups is a book written to fill-in these'gaps'. It is not a book filled with exercises but one filled with information that all drummers inevitably seek out. This book gives the drummer advice about everything from tensioning and tuning the drums selectingdrumsticks drumheads and cymbals to playing a groove working with a metronome playing rolls correctly and in meter bass drum and hi-hat techniques practicing tips and warm-up exercises. Whatever the reader's level ofdrumming expertise this book will have something of value. Companion CD included.

The Ultimate How-To of Drum Set Tuning Maintenance and Setup-A comprehensive drum set tuning encyclopedia - a step by step approach to tuning the entire drum kit!Russ Miller Grammy Award-winner and author of The Drum Set Crash Course system has taken away the mystery of tuning your drums in The Drum Set Crash Course Tuning Edition. Russ's detailed explanations of topics include:Stylistic tuning Open tuningDry tuning Pitch tuning Drum head selection MuffingMike placement Makeup of a drum Feel vs. sound Choosing the right gear to create your sound

A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment tuning microphone technique digital recording performance editing effects studio construction creating drum parts Schulman's own quick system of charting songs and great video footage.Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms garages and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear ofgetting started by giving you simple entertaining and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away!

One of the standard texts in its field. A modern course in percussion studies including all standard and modern drum strokes, drum solo passages from world-famous concert and symphonic compositions and striking exercises for double drumming. Also includes an analysis of the timpani -- the instrument, tuning, correct method of playing, rhythm and beats. Excellent reading material.

The Drumset Set Up Chart illustrates and explains how to assemble and tune a drumset. Included are 48 pictures with captions that provide detailed step-by-step instructions for assembling and tuning a complete drum kit.

Drums-This easy-to-follow Drum DVD tutor will take you step by step from first day exercises to playing along with a professional backing track! Clear pictures and demonstrations along with jargon free commentary to guide you through... Setting up and looking after your kit Tuning your drums Correct use of sticks and stroke technique Reading drum music and understanding rhythm Co-ordinating your bass drum snare hi-hat crash and ride cymbals Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know to start playing fast!

Mastering the Snare Drum is a comprehensive method developed over many years of teaching and playing incorporating both traditional and modern techniques. The book includes extensive commentary on the music and techniques in eachlesson making it an exceptional choice for self-study. Current and past lesson reviews also make this book easy to use when studying with a teacher. This method was designed to guide the student swiftly through a variety ofconcepts to prevent boredom. Still it thoroughly covers all aspects of playing the snare drum and techniques used in classical music rock jazz and more. Beginning with the operation and tuning of the drum and progressing to allfacets of technique this book will provide a wide array of material for all learners. Includes access to online audio.

Giovanni Hidalgo puts no restrictions or limitations on what he can do musically with his hands. His fans credit this phenomenon to Giovanni's remarkable ability to incorporate his imagination musical wisdom and life expereiences into his work. Hidalgo is the considered the leading conguero of our time. His diverse recording and touring credits include Dizzy Gillespie Eddie Palmieri Dave Valentin and Mickey Hart. On this masterful bilingual (English/Spanish) DVD he introduces basic sounds tuning and technique; patterns of son montuno bolero charanga and danzon; and multi-percussion applications of those forms. Special Features: LegendaryPerformances: Karl Perazzo Giovanni Hidalgo/Changuito Drums From Around The World Additional Product Previews DVD-ROM Features: Latin percussion glossary of terms tuning/maintenance internet connectivity

Avec sous-titresDébutant. Ce facile à suivre Drum DVD tuteur vous guidera pas à pas du premier jour de jouer exercices avec une piste d'accompagnement professionnel! Des images claires et démonstrations ainsi que des commentaires sans jargon pour vous guider ... avec Cadre ulooking après votre kit. Tuning de votre batterie. L'utilisation correcte des bâtons et technique de nage. Comprendre la lecture du tambour de la musique et le rythme. Coordination de votre grosse caisse, caisse claire, salut-chapeau, crash et les cymbales ride. Des conseils pratiques et des conseils couvrant tout youto savoir pour commencer à jouer, vite! Livre 24 pages. / Batterie Et Percussions

Learn to get the sound you want from your drum kit with Martin Ranscombe. This excellent DVD is about providing drummers of all persuasions with a consistent foundation from which to find their sound. It is not intended to provide all the answers but hopefully fulfils a desire many drummers have to remove much of the ‘guess work’ from tuning. Above all this clear and informative approach will inspire drummers to enjoy tuning and experiment. Have fun with your sound! Martin Ranscombe has been a professional drummer for a number of years and is endorsed and supported by: Mapex Aquarian Paiste Vater Protection Racket Chris at Bigfoot Beaters Baskey Alex at ‘Designs for Drummers’ & Quickstick Stick Holders.

From Steve Fidyk author of the 'Drum Set SMART book' (MB20932BCD) comes this innovative DVD that shows you step by step how to set up your new Drum Kit. From unpacking the boxes to adjusting for play - all the way throughtuning each Drum.Steve demonstrates fundamental drumming exercises that are an invaluable part of any drummer’s daily routine as well as putting it all together in the studio during an actual recording session.Over20 printable exercises included on the DVD - Multiple angle coordination drill lets you focus on hands or feet - Three complete in-studio performances - Comprehensive menus let you get right to the information you need - PhotoGallery - Other resources for all drummers.

Here's the perfect resource for guiding you through those initial encounters with the beginning drum set player. This concise clearly-written text gets right to the basics such as tuning the drums set-up and reading drumnotation. A large portion of the book is devoted to showing typical patterns for many different musical styles from swing to rock to bossa nova. This is an invaluable aid for the director with little or no drum experience and auser-friendly companion for the student.

A Lifetime Of Live Performance-This video is the ideal reference for drummers of all ages and experience levels providing them with the means to develop or refine the essential tools necessary to expand their vocabulary as drummers. Topics covered include: grips basic strokes dynamics stroke combinations rudiments and tuning. Bob Breithaupt is one of today's most recognized percussion educators he is a professor of music at Capital University in Columbus OH president of the Percussive Arts Society a clinician for Yamaha Zildjian and Remo and a contributor to the leading drum magazines. 35 minutes.