Whether you're a beginner or a pro this book is filled with practical shuffle patterns which will open doors to the exploration of this time-honoured rhythm. All the basics are covered to ensure your complete understanding of this fascinating subject.

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 Complete Groove Encyclopedia for the 21st Century Drummer-Tommy Igoe presents THE groove encyclopedia for the 21st Century overflowing with over six hours of music and 88 play-along tracks for drummers of all abilities.Groove Essentials represents a quantum leap in play-along packages for the developing drummer. Tommy Igoe provides a comprehensive guide to over forty beats rhythms and styles ranging from Rock and Funk through Jazz Hip-Hop and R&B to world and speciality grooves including Calypso Baiao Samba Batucada and lots more! Every rhythm is explained in detail with all required techniques a full musical context and two professionally recorded backing tracks featuring some of the hottest musicians of NewYork City.Beginning drummers will enjoy playing the simple rock beats with a real band giving you a chance to play the drums with good solid time utilizing four-way coordination.Intermediate drummers will have a chance to tackle some syncopated 16th-note grooves in the funk and R&B sections and also start playing some good swinging Jazz.Advanced and professional drummers will find twenty challenging world grooves to master as well as the opportunity to try an infinite number of different feels on Jazz shuffles waltzes and more.Each example is supported by professional-standard charts and the backing tracks are presented in MP3 format allowing them to be used on Mac PC iPod and portable MP3 systems.

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.

Studies For Playing Between the Beats-Drumset Syncopation picks up where beginning drum methods leave off providing the intermediate drumset player with practical studies that can be applied to real-life playing situations. Built on the syncopated rhythms that form the basis of popular music the book explores beats and fills in a variety of styles including: basic rock funk bossa nova samba reggae blues shuffles country/gospel and jazz. This indispensible book is filled with info that will take you from the practice room to the stage!

Complete Instruction from Beginner to Advanced-This complete edition of the bestselling classic method by Peter Magadini includes all of Books 1 and 2 as well as access to online audio and video tracks for download or streaming.This book starts the beginning Drummer on the entire Drumset. Some of the topics covered include: Four and five piece Drum setups; Illustrations of grips and how to use the sticks; Staff time values double strokes and counting; Many patterns such as '50s rock Motown blues disco beat funk urban beat jazz swing shuffle Nashville and more; How to play a Drum fill a double stroke roll the closed roll and the buzz roll.As the player advances they'll alsolearn: Playing time; Developing beats with the open and closed hi-hat; Bass Drum control and independence; Fusion Afro-Cuban and Brazilian rhythms; Basic brush technique; Basic polyrhythms; Reading and Drum chart “choreography”.The price of this book includes access to audio and video files online. The files are accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

Taste Time Technique & Timbre-A must-have DVD for all lovers of great drumming and the Big Band sound as drummer Ed Shaughnessy and conductor-arranger Clem DeRosa take you through a kaleidoscope of Jazz styles.From swing to Latin these guys are two of the very best in the business! Through live performances demonstrations and insightful discussions based on decades of professional experience they reveal: The four 'T's: the essential role of Time Taste Technique and Timbre in performanceThe secrets of effective brushwork fills and dynamicsSwing shuffle Latin and ballad drumming techniquesEvery concept is illustrated with some unstoppable big bandperformances followed by concise analysis and drum kit close-ups.

On this 3-hour DVD Stanton presents a historical overview of some of the most important drum grooves in history showing the basic elements and conceptual development of each groove. He then shows you how to learn from the past and develop your own complete vocabulary for creating new funk grooves and patterns on the drumset.Topics include:using variation and style combination to create new groovesusing rhythmic structures and clave ideas for advanced drum set vocabularyhi-hat conceptsgetting creative with backbeat groovesa look at how to develop swing and shuffle groovesand more.Intercut withthe educational segments Stanton's trio also performs new tracks from their latest CD showing how many of the grooves discussed are applied directly to the music. Bonus features include slow-motion segments of key grooves.