Life on the Road Songs & Solos Stories Lessons-Todd Sucherman's Methods And Mechanics 2 is a four-hour 2-DVD set which includes 15 song performances with analysis and breakdowns including the music of Styx and others. Todd also covers topics such as odd phrasing hand exercises and applications concepts for practice routines and an extensive look at ghost notes. He also touches on several topics rarely covered on other drum DVDs including career development ideas and concepts to navigate through life as a touring/working musician. Many other concepts and tips are also presented along with several new drum solos.'Todd is a world-class drummer and one of the leading lights in rock drummingright now ' says Hudson Music Senior Drum Editor Joe Bergamini. 'So we were delighted when we had the opportunity to team up with Todd on this DVD and his forthcoming book project. With these products Todd shows that he is not only a great player but also a great educator.''I'm excited to team up with Hudson Music for my second DVD release ' says Todd. 'I feel it's important to pass on useful information to other musicians and the next generation of players. There's unique information on Methods and Mechanics II - musically and conceptually - to help prepare musicians for working and touring in the 21st century. It is my hope that viewers are entertained inspired and excited to get behind their drum kits.'15 song performances with analysis and breakdowns featuring the music of Styx Taylor Mills and Jerry GoodmanStyx live performances on tourSeveral solo improvisationsExtensive look at ghost notesHand exercises and applicationsOdd phrases with paradiddlesCareer conduct and navigational philosophiesMelodic song form practice ideasConcepts for practice routinesRhythmic BendingOvercoming nervesRecording session mannersGear and monitor tipsQuick ips and Prefessional

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.

French Language version of Tommy Igoe's groove encyclopedia for the 21st Century! With over six hours of music and 88 play-along tracks for drummers of all abilities.Groove Essentials represents a quantumleap 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 specialitygrooves 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 thehottest musicians of New York City.Beginner 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-waycoordination.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 professionaldrummers 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-standardcharts and the backing tracks are presented in MP3 format allowing them to be used on Mac PC iPod and portable MP3 systems.

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.

Learn & play 25 top drummers grooves.. Dave Weckl Robby Ameen Carlos Vega Jeff Porcaro Steve Gadd.Contains written parts and playing suggestions for drummers and bassists. Also include Minus One CD for drums & bass.In this book are included some drum Grooves performed by the most farummers in the world. This selection obviously included also the research on the work of the executants. Biographies and photos come along with each and every stage of the work from the very beginning of the artistic career till today. This idea wassome years ago when while writing down a drum score I realized that this could be a very difficult task especially for those who are notproficient enough musically. Drums groove is often muffled by other sounds; nevertheless if we listen to ths as isolated from other instruments everything gets clearer. If you don’t mind my giving you a piece of advice listen to the Grooves and perform those you like most but while playing always try to be true to yourselves.

Drummer producer singer and songwriter James Gadson has worked with the world's top performing artists including Quincy Jones Ray Charles Bill Withers The Temptations Ramsey Lewis Marvin Gaye Herbie Hancock Patrice Rushen the Pointer Sisters Herb Alpert the 5th Dimension Smokey Robinson B.B. King Aretha Franklin Natalie Cole and Paul McCartney.On this DVD James demonstrates and explains the many funk and rhythm

Méthode en anglais pour Batterie Instrument/Discipline : Batterie Style/Genre : Musique du monde Support : Livre + CD Auteur/Compositeur : SWEENEY PETE Collection : DRUM ATLAS SERIES Brazilian music is well known around the world for its emotional depth and catchy rhythms. For drummers, it presents an incredible opportunity to incorporate a wide variety of beats in an exciting, dynamic context. Drum Atlas: Brazil teaches you basic Brazilian beats and ways to create variety through sticking patterns, the placement of accents, and the use of brushes. You’ll learn about the percussion instruments of Brazil, how to perform alongside them, and even how to emulate them when you are the sole drummer. This book also touches on the importance of drumming in Brazilian culture, including celebrations such as Carnival, and the various cultural influences that made Brazilian drumming possible. You’ll understand how Brazilian rhythm has spread throughout the world, influencing contemporary styles like jazz and pop. Drum Atlas: Brazil will widen your musical scope by introducing you to a new, exciting style of music---helping you become a better, more well-rounded drummer with the included CD, which demonstrates all the examples and compositions featured in the book, performed with a full Brazilian-style band.

This is a complete instructional play-along package with a unique twist. The included minus drums CD features eleven tracks that gradually step up in tempo from 100 to 310 bpm.Based on classic jazz standard these play-along tunes give the drummer the opportunity to work on increasing his/her drumming facility in a real world musical fashion.The package contains drum charts and suggested patterns for each song as well as a lead sheet for each song helping the drummer to understand what he or she may encounter in a real jazz gig.Written by 2 jazz pros Peter Rezlaff and Jim Rupp it also includes a complete instructional method for learning how toplay jazz covering such topics as covering your jazz ride cymbal patterns feathering the bass drum learning comping patterns and playing with brushes.All of the songs and educational topics are accompanied by clear text that explains the concepts along with an extensive recommended listening discography.

This is the ultimate guide to the challenging and awe-inspiring world of advanced cutting-edge 21st-century drumming techniques! Designed to be used as either a stand alone product or in combination with the Hudson Music DVD of the same name (HL00320603) this book details Thomas Lang's extraordinary methodology that will help you take your own creative and technical abilities on the instrument to heights you never dreamed were possible and in a much shorter time than you ever imagined. Part OneThomas details his methods and provides you with well over 100 challenging exercises created to allow you to practice technique endurance accuracy timing independence coordination mechanics all at the same time and with all four limbs! Part TwoFull of applied musical examples that showcase many of the techniques presented in Part One. Included are play-along rhythm charts for seven of Thomas' original compositions 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 along with his thought process in creating his drum parts for these songs. Take a deep breath and come along for one of the most exciting challenging and rewarding experiences of your musical career!

The Ultimate Drum Lesson Book with Online Audio Tracks-Take an in-depth look at the technique creativity and power of one of rock's most legendary drummers: Keith Moon. This comprehensive book and audio teaching method digs deep into all things Moon: song transcriptions fills solos stylistic traits equipment and much more. You'll learn everything you need to know about Moon's unique drumming style - from his favourite tricks to his hottest licks. Although he may have been one of the most inimitable drummers in the rock world this book will get you as close as possible to playing like Keith Moon. Play Like Keith Moon: The Ultimate Drum Lesson features five fullsongs: Bargain Pinball Wizard Who Are You Won't Get Fooled Again and Love Reign O'er Me as well as excerpts from 10 of Moon's other signature tunes. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks which are available online for download or streaming using the unique code provided inside the book.

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.

How do you play a calypso? Where do the blues and hip hop styles originate from and what different variations of metal music are there? DrumCoach aims to answer all of these questions and more.DrumCoach is designed to optimize your game and get you playing. This comprehensive guide leads you safely through the most important and interesting musical styles with over 300 rhythms, 80 style typical drum fills and more than 120 backing tracks from all over the world.DrumCoach features input from some of the hottest names in drumming, including Flo Dauner (Fanta 4 Voice of Germany), Marcel Bach (German Rock and Pop Awards: Best Drummer, Best Instrumental Soloist), Yogi Jockusch (musical percussionist in 'Tarzan', 'The Lion King', 'Mamma Mia') and more. Important historical information about each style is included and playing tips are given.This book is written in German. / Batterie