Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals.
For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Drums series, Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus.
The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock, metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recordingstudios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel, authenticity and musicianship.
Featuring:
Drake - Passionfruit
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Ray Charles - Georgia On My Mind
Rod Stewart - Maggie May
Bugzy Malone - Relegation Riddim
REM - Losing My Religion
6 Rockschool Originals
Plus:
Band and artist fact files with recommended listening
In-depth walkthroughs of every track
Easy-access downloadable audio
Example tests and exercises
/ Méthodes et pédagogie / Percussions / Batterie / ROCK SCHOOL LIMITED

Latin Rhythms For Drums And Timbales is a comprehensive book written by Ted Reed containing basic rhythms breaks variations and fill-ins that are authentic and typical. Once you have mastered the exercises in this book you will be familiar with rhythms spanning all genres and origins including Mambo Cha-cha-cha Bolero Samba Conga Tango Calypso and more! This is an excellent resource for those percussionists wishing to extend their knowledge and understanding of classic and contemporary world rhythms

Nine of their Greatest Songs-Now you can take over from Nick Mason and play with your favourite band! The latest in the Authentic Playalong series this book will have wannabe Pink Floyd stars jamming like their drum guitar and bass heroes in no time. This book contains nine songs spanning the band's awesome career transcribed from the original recordings for drums and notated in charts with vocal line with a specially recorded soundalike CD including full demos and backing tracks to play and sing along to. What's more the drum book is compatible with the guitar and bass books so once players have mastered the songs playing along to the CD they can get together and form the bestcovers band in town!

The Hot Rock series is about playing the music you love. Each grade book contains 8 classic rock tracks with specially edited exam pieces and the full transcription. Rockschool grade exams have an element of Free Choice. Out of the 3 exam pieces a Candidate has to prepare 1 can be a Free Choice piece – a track to the Candidates choosing – this is where Hot Rock comes in. With specially edited classic rock tracks Candidates can now play the music they love AND get a qualification. With full transcriptions and vocal lines Hot Rock is also great for GCSE students.Features: Fact files– Each song has a Fact File that includes background information about the song and band and further recommended listening Walk throughs – Each song has a Walk Through that covers the tone for the song and gives bar by bar hints and tips with alternative fingering and performance suggestions Standard Notation Edited Exam versions of each song Full Transcriptions of each song X2 CDs with exam versions exam version backing tracks (click and no click) full transcription full mixes full transcription backing track with click Hot Rock Drums Grades 4 & 5 from Rockschool on Vimeo .

Key Features at Grade 6 Time signature changes Bass Drum doubles Polyrhythms 6/8 Trip Hop Groove Single and double strokes paradiddles ratamacues rolls Stylistic Studies Playback skills Rockschool?builds upon its 21 years of unrivalled experience in rock and pop examination by bringing you the 2012-2018 Syllabus. For this latest Syllabus Rockschool have employed some of the most sought after professional musicians to ensure that their tunes are the most authentic on offer. Drums Syllabus Features Plot your stylistic specialism - follow your preferred style up through the grades 6 Performance pieces 6 varying styles Fact files - band and artist background informationwith recommended further listening Walkthroughs - ?Hints and Tips on the tricky sections of the songs Standard Notation CD with full mixes and backing tracks (click and non-click) Free Choice Element ??? You can select? 2 free choice pieces in your exam All Rockschool grades are fully accredited throughout the UK by the qualifications regulators of England (OfQual) Wales (DCELLS) Northern Ireland (CCEA) AND Scotland (SQA Accreditation).

Achieve versatility. Become more marketable. Get real-world gigs. Drummer Wanted is a styles book and play-along that provides intermediate to advanced drummers with a foundation necessary to play a multitude of gigs: Broadway, West End, Vegas, cruise ships, theme parks, studio, television, casinos, resorts, and theatre. Loaded with 84 stylistic beats and 29 tailored play-along charts, this book opens the door to real-life drumming skills and provides the tools essential in succeeding as a working drummer. / Batterie

If you crave the burn and you’re into hard-core heavy-metal double-bass drumming Hudson Music’s new Turn It Up & Lay It Down: Double Pedal Metal combo pack will get your toes tapping and light your feet on fire! The pack features the popular Double Pedal Metal play-along CD with 14 super-heavy tracks in the styles of drum Gods such as Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall) Chris Adler (Lamb Of God) Vinnie Paul (Pantera) Lars Ulrich (Metallica) Mike Wengren (Disturbed) and Dave Lombardo (Slayer) plus an all-new book and free online downloads. Expanding on the success of the Turn It Up & Lay It Down series of play-along CDs created by Spencer Strand theDouble Pedal Metal book by Steve Kilgallon contains charts along with easy intermediate and advanced groove suggestions fill variations and tons of hints and tips. The book also examines and explains the advanced styles and techniques that are being played by the world's heaviest drummers and bands. The book and play-along CD are further augmented by studio-quality audio files of the sample beats in the book that are posted on the hudsonmusic.com website. The free bonus MP3s are available through an access code that is included with the combo pack and are downloadable to computers iPods and other MP3 devices. When used in combination the DPM book companion CD and online tracks provide a complete integrated truly comprehensive method for progressive drummers. Double Pedal Metal is the perfect way for young drummers to get started on developing their feet and hands yet a challenge for seasoned pros; whether they play double pedal or double bass drums. DPM also represents the first in a series of Hudson’s new Turn It Up & Lay It Down play-along packs with each title aimed at providing drummers of all ages and abilities with a fun hands-on multi-media approach to learning grooves fills and musical concepts for a variety of different styles.

Basic drum set coordination can be learned very quickly using vocal sounds instead of written notes. Drums from Day One is an adaptation of the proven ?solfege? technique to the drumset.?Solfege ? (singing musical notes with syllables) has been used for hundreds of years by teachers of virtually every other musical instrument. The traditional way of beginning the drums by studying andanalyzing written drum notation and applying various notes to the four limbs is a complex task that takes a good deal of time. Although reading and writing music will also be covered in this book beginners can get started muchfaster with the ?solfege? system.This is not a ?quick fix? or a promise to make you a drum expert in one day but this method has been tested and proven with hundreds of students over the years andit is very efficient and offers immediate results. The student will learn to play 8 songs in all the basic styles: Rock Blues Shuffle and Funk.The songs are especially designed and graded for beginners and are recordedwith and without drums on the companion audio. Includes access to online audio containing recorded examples of all the exercises in the book.

A complete audio soundbook devoted to the new sounds in drumming. Learn the basic beats accopanied by an all-star band. Parts are played and demonstrated by Mike Ricciardella the phenominal drummer with The Illusion. Includes a high-quality printed music book of drum charts illustrations and compact disc featuring each piece complete with soloist and accompaniment then performed again with accompaniment minus you the soloist. Performed by Mike Ricciardella drums

Featuring world-renowned drummer solo artist author and educator Tommy Igoe the Getting Started on Drums series is an entertaining and educational way for beginning drummers to learn the right way to play - right from the start. Geared toward the complete novice the Setting Up! video covers: unpacking your new drums the bass drum the bass drum pedal rack tom-toms floor tom-toms the snare drum the hi-hat the power square cymbals and stands the final tune-up and more. 65 minutes. A drummer since the age of two Tommy Igoe has toured and recorded with artists such as Lauryn Hill Stanley Jordan Art Gunfunkel and many others. A first-call musician in the New Yorkstudio-recording scene Tommy continues to perform the drumset parts he created for the hit Broadway musical The Lion King.

Joe Franco presents a detailed guide to the thunder and speed of the double bass drum kit opening up a new world of rhythms and phrasing.As a professional drummer Franco has worked with artists as diverse as Twisted Sister Widowmaker and Vinnie Moore. This DVD is packed with examples of fills rolls and beats that display the countless possibilities the double bass kit an offer all presented in a clear and easy-to-grasp manner. All demonstrations are accompanied with actual notation on-screen. Furthermore the viewer is treated to several incredible displays of Franco's own soloing abilities that put everything you've learned into a real musical context.

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.

For the Jazz/Fusion Drummer-Integrate double bass Drums into your beats. Two bass Drums give you more power speed and flexibility allowing you to create new dimensions of drumbeats.The timetables and other road-tested exercises in Double Bass Drum Integration: For The Jazz/Fusion Drummer methodically introduce the double pedal patterns into your beats helping you play them intuitively and revealing the possibilities of double bass Drums.You get access to 38 online audio tracks for download or streaming using the unique code inside this book. This will ensure you understand how each exercise could sound. These pedaling techniques and patterns will be useful in helpingyou to keep time and playing solos and fills in jazz funk rock world and any style of drumming.

With over four and a half hours of footage this 2-DVD set is a virtual encyclopedia of drumset techniques styles and concepts!Drumset Technique (Disc One) - Steve explains hand and foot technique in unprecedented detail and gets to the core of what drummers need to know in order to improve their feel and technical skills.History of the U.S. Beat (Disc Two) - With the help of an all-star band Steve explains the evolution of the drumset in U.S. Music - how the drumset was first used in all the major styles and how closely related all the styles are.In addition Steve's group Vital Information plays seven complete tunes that feature applications of the techniques andcomplex rhythms explained in Disc One. Special Features: Extensive bonus footage including alternate-take drum solos a brilliant hi hat solo and hi hat tutorial alternate band performances a camera-switching option optional running commentary by Steve a listening list a reading list and more!