Hot Rock Drums - Grade 4 includes eight hit songs to play in your Rockschool exam, GCSE music or just rocking out. Hot Rock Drums- Grade 4 works in addition to your Rockschool Drums Grade 4 book to provide you with further song choices for your exam.You can select up to two pieces from Hot Rock to play in your Rockschool Drums Grade Exam or three to play in your Rockschool Drums Performance Certificate.Featuring:Fuel [Metallica]Paranoid [Black Sabbath]All My Life [Foo Fighters]Sex On Fire [Kings Of Leon]Whole Lotta Rosie [AC/DC]Message In A Bottle [The Police]Live And Let Die [Guns N' Roses]Californication [Red Hot Chili Peppers]Plus:8 of the best rock tracks - 8 world renowned artistsStandard Drum NotationGCSE friendly: schools can use for GCSE musicFact Files: band and artists background information with recommended listeningWalkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every trackClick and non-click backing tracksDownloadable audio: use your download card for easy access to your audioLearn by playing the music you love / Batterie

Hot Rock Drums - Grade 1 includes eight hit songs to play in your Rockschool exam, GCSE music or just rocking out. Hot Rock Drums- Grade 1 works in addition to your Rockschool Drums Grade 1 book to provide you with further song choices for your exam.You can select up to two pieces from Hot Rock to play in your Rockschool Drums Grade Exam or three to play in your Rockschool Drums Performance Certificate.Featuring:All Right Now [Free]Supersonic [Oasis]Highway To Hell [AC/DC]The Unforgiven [Metallica]Teenage Kicks [The Undertones]Time Is Running Out [Muse]The Fight Song [Marilyn Manson]Every Breath You Take [The Police]Plus:8 of the best rock tracks - 8 world renowned artistsStandard Drum NotationGCSE friendly: schools can use for GCSE musicFact Files: band and artists background information with recommended listeningWalkthroughs: in-depth guidance on every trackClick and non-click backing tracksDownloadable audio: use your download card for easy access to your audioLearn by playing the music you love / Batterie

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.

Terry Bozzio is a drummer with a completely unique sound and approach to the drumset. His perfectly refined musical sense and innovative use of stacked cymbals meticulously tuned toms and an array of special effect instruments has elevated the modern drumset to a new level. Terry's brilliant synthesis of rock jazz aand classical influences has been heard with missing Persons U.K. and the Frank Zappa band. In Solo Drums Terry presents his overall approach to the drumset as an orchestra in itslef and performs three incredible solos employing various techniques and concepts that he explains in full detail. With ostinatos polyrhythms single-stroke rolls andplaying in odd meters Terry demonstrates the tools he uses to realise his groundbreaking take on the drumset in a solo context. Other topics covered include double bass drums hand technique and a study of Terry's drum part for Missing Persons' U.S. Drag. Terry also outlines exercises to strengthen chops and independence and offers an explanation of grip and stick control.

Fast Track DVD is an exciting new way to quickly learn how to play that Drumkit you just bought.Each of the Fast Track DVDs are filmed in hi-definition and features on-screen music with tons of full-band examples. It's like having a private lesson that you can pause fast-forward or rewind any time you want. What's better is that across the series (Drums Guitar Bass Keyboard) the last three full-band songs are the same so you can play along with your fellow new instrumentalists as a band!

Unlock the secrets of playing Drums to reveal how to become a successful drummer.This level three book covers Grade 6, 7 and 8. It includes detailed explanations of the techniques required to master any music exam.Throughout the book, you will be encouraged to develop your creativity and individuality as well as enhance both your aural and visual skills in order to become the best musician you can be.Includes:Performance pieces, sight reading, improvisation, ear training, music theory and instrumental knowledge.Specialist advice from the author.Profiles of inspirational drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Joey Jordison, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Jojo Mayer and more. / Batterie

Talking Drums is a unique percussion trio that interprets traditional afro-caribbean rhythms and adpats them to an original music format combining contemporary drumset hand percussion and vocals. In this video funkdrumming innovator David Garibaldi Cuban-born hand drummer Jesus Diaz and San Fransico Bay Aera percussionist Michael Spiro perform and breakdown several exciting compositions which demonstrate the rich complexities and possibilities for both hand drum and drumset. The innovative patterns and creativesoloing by these three musicians will open many doors for percussionists and drumset players alike. The booklet includes drumset conga timbale shekere bata and bell notation for each composition.

Presented by Vic Firth-The second edition of the best-selling original Groove Essentials features a DVD and companion book/CD package with 53 brand new grooves and over 100 variations for intermediate to advanced players. Students will learn the difference between ghost and grace notes (while being encouraged to experiment with both in all six groove “families”) as well as important “go-to” grooves like the Train and Bo-Diddley beats. For more advanced players and professionals GE 2.0 introduces the concepts of groove construction interpretation and manipulation- training drummers to think like musicians in order to maximize their full potential. The DVDfeatures more than 70 new songs covering 4/4 2/2 6/8 and 3/4 time signatures with three levels of difficulty for 5/4 7/8 and 9/8 meters. On the 3-hour 45-minute DVD Igoe discusses and demonstrates each groove in multiple tempos alone and with a band with many patterns shown on both acoustic and on Roland HD-1 and TD-9 electronic drumkits. The grooves span rock funk R&B/hip-hop jazz (sticks and brushes) world/specialty extreme tempos all-purpose hybrid rideless classic and odd-meters. The companion play-Along book and CD contain (available separately) over 90 tracks including every song from the DVD in their full-length versions minus the drums; allowing drummers to expand their skills by playing any of the grooves with a band and recording themselves on audio or video (optional) to help facilitate the learning process. These tracks also supply a variety of fill-in and soloing opportunities to challenge advanced players. In addition the book features Igoe's extended “global tours” that will test even the most seasoned professionals chops creativity and stamina and as a “first of its kind” bonus there is a full-length orchestral play-along track designed to provide a taste of playing in a full orchestra complete with multiple moving tempos dynamics and feels.

Gregg Bissonette has carved an impressive niche as an outstanding all-round drummer equally at home with David Lee Roth and Joe Satriani as with Frank Gambale Toto and Don Henley. In this unique 2-disc set Bissonette delves into his years of experience to show you how to be a more musical and versatile drummer.Ten stylistically diverse original songs that feature some of the world's finest musicians are performed and discussed in detail. Gregg uses these as examples to cover issues as diverse as:R'n'B Funk Heavy Rock Pop Rock and Afro-Cuban stylesElvin Jones-type Small SwingBeat DisplacementUsing rudimentsKeeping a positive attitudeCool fillideasFitting the right parts to songsBig Band drumming and articulationWarming up and cooling downAuditioningThe special Camera Option allows you to control the camera that moves above the drums at any point during the performance. Three band tunes are offered with a double-inset edit that allows you to watch Gregg's bass drum part throughout. Full notation for all musical examples are included as PDF files along with a bonus photo gallery.

2 DVD soit 5 heures d'enregistrements pour étudiez les techniques des géants de la batterie. Vous trouverez dans 'Drum Legacy' un concert d'une heure du groupe de Steve Smith ' Jazz Legacy' au Modern Drummer Festival de 2006. La musique du groupe est inspiré des plus grands batteurs : Art Blakey pour 'A Night In Tunisia', Elvin Jones 'Three Card Molly', Philly Joe Jones 'Two Bass Hit', Buddy Rich 'Moments Notice', Joe Dukes 'Soulful Drums' et Tony Silliams 'Sister Cheryl'. Puis John Riley rejoins Steve Smith pour un master class. En bonus vous trouverez un live de Steve à New York et un enregistrement de master class en Australie. En anglais. / Batterie Et Percussions

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.

Musician Institute-This books explores essential grooves fills and styles. This includes: Feeling The Downbeats Syncopated Backbeats In Between Straight And Swing Feeling The Upbeats Three Ways To Explore And Play Time Straight Time Moving The Sixteenths The accompanying CD contains tracks for demonstration and play-along.

On The Drumset-Explore your creativity on the Drumset. In this book Drum tutor Mark Guiliana presents a complete system entitled D.R.O.P.: Dynamics Rate Orchestration and Phrasing. Guiliana pulls this structure apart examining each building block individually and presenting rhythmic concepts that will expand your ability to call on different rhythmic rates and subdivisions on command move them around the kit freely and phrase them in exciting and sometimes complex ways that sound like “polyrhythms” and “metric modulations” but are actually constructed upon a solid foundation of drumming basics. This book will give you the confidence tomake a personal statement on the Drumset. Exploring Your Creativity On The Drumset includes access to online videos showing live footage of Guiliana playing with two of his longtime collaborators Tim Lefebvre (bass) and Jason Lindner (keys). Having played together for years these three musicians most recently formed the rhythm section for David Bowie's final album Blackstar. Watch Guiliana interact with these world-class musicians in electric and acoustic settings as they apply his own concepts in inspiring performances.

This remarkable three-disc set - two DVDs and a play-along CD - takes a unique look at the art of playing with brushes. Brush masters Billy Hart Eddie Locke Joe Morello Chari Persip and Ben Riley join drumming greats Adam Nussbaum and Steve Smith as they demonstrate and discuss their distinctive brush styles. All seven artists were filmed playing the same tempos and feels including 4/4 and 3/4 swing at several different tempos as well as ballads and Latin feels and each was then interviewed about each performance. By watching these performances back to back viewers will gain insight into the approaches and techniques of each drummer and will be able to applythese concepts to their own brush playing. The third disc a 17-track play-along CD includes ten tracks that each artist played with plus seven additional tracks allowing you to practice with the same music. Conceived and co-produced by Nussbaum and Smith this timeless document is an educational and inspirational resource that will never go out of date and is certainly one that belongs in every drummer's library!