Outta Sight Funk and R&B Patterns for Drums by Andrew D. Gordon author of more than 30 instructional books is designed to help drummers and drum programmers improve their funk drumming technique with a wide range of different Funk and R&B patterns and grooves. Each of the 55 examples in the book contains 4 two measure patterns increasing in complexity. There are a total of over 200 different funk rhythm patterns in the book. Each of the 55 examples in the book has been recorded twice on the accompanying audio CD. The first time through you will hear the drum pattern along with a full rhythm section of keyboards bass and guitar. The second timethrough you will hear the drum pattern slowed down to 60 beats per minute with a click track in the left speaker and the drum track in the right speaker allowing you to play with or without a click track or drum pattern. Also available are play-along rhythm tracks of all the 55 examples as .mp3 files. These files are around 2 minutes long and contain the rhythm section of keyboards guitar and bass as well as a click track so you can practice in a band-like situation. Visit www.adgproductions.com to find out how to obtain these files at no additional cost.

Training Session est une collection de DVD pédagogiques destinés à faire travailler les musiciens dans des conditions de groupe. Le présent DVD est pour sa part exclusivement dédié aux batteurs qui veulent jouer du Rock, sous toutes ses formes : pop rock, half time, slow, ternaire, 60's, funky, hard, métal, fusion... Ces derniers pourront alors s'entraîner, dans les meilleures conditions possibles, à jouer des grooves, patterns et autres breaks sur des morceaux de rock complets. Le DVD vous présente ainsi les partitions (directions essentielles) proposées pour interpréter les différents morceaux, ainsi qu'une version audio pour la batterie, mais vous invite également et surtout à développer vos propres idées. Pour cela, vous utiliserez les nombreux playbacks (de qualité studio), tout en suivant à l'écran (TV ou ordinateur) l'évolution précise des différents morceaux (structure, répétitions, différentes parties...) pour ne plus vous perdre en chemin ! / Batterie

Written by Guy Lefèvre Progression is a set of short pieces for Drums on a music composed by Stéphane Moucha for beginners and intermediate players. It is accompanied by a CD featuring 24 titles to help the player through its execution. The book includes some “Rhythmiques” short exercises of 8 measures focus on the rhythms the written breaks and some progressive pieces for beginners up to intermediate players using all the main genres of music: binary Jazz 4/4 3/4 5/4 Bossa 12/8 Impro 4/4). Progression is a great book to start playing and to become more aware of the placeof the Drums in an ensemble or a band. Guy Lefèvre a French professor who contributed to the creation of the Emmanuel Boursault school of Drums and Stéphane Moucha is a Czech composer who plays the Violin.

Afro-Cuban Coordination for Drumset will enable you to develop the necessary coordination with which to play in a variety of Afro-Cuban musical styles. By combining ostinatos with coordination studies and variations thebook provides challenging material for drummers. The book is filled with rhythmic phrases typical of the Afro-Cuban style that will help you make the transition from practicing coordination exercises to playing music.Theaccompanying CD contains demo and play-along tracks in the Mambo Songo Mozambique and Nanigo styles.

Cet ouvrage a pour objectif de vous faire découvrir travailler et surtout jouer ?en situation? des breaks fills et autres relances à la batterie dont la vocation est de lier une partie d?un morceau à une autre. Aussi importants à maîtriser que les rythmes qu?ils viennent ?casser? (?break? en anglais) ces passages de batterie sont plus ou moins longs selon le rôle qu?ils sont amenés à jouer. C?est ainsi par leur longueur (1 temps 2 temps ou 1 mesure) que les breaks sont traités ici et ce aussi bien dans un cadre binaire que ternaire. Soit 6chapitres en tout avec pour chacun quelques exercices techniques préliminaires - question de mettre un peu d?huile dans les rouages - avant de pouvoir jouer des grooves et surtout des breaks dans un cadre purement musical sur des morceaux et avec des tas de playbacks en guise de support de jeu. Pour chacune de ces applications musicales sont disponibles cinq enregistrements différents sur le CD MP3 joint répartis de la façon suivante : la batterie seule au tempo normal puis ralenti la même partie de batterie jouée cette fois sur son playback et enfin le playback seul là encore au tempo normal puis ralenti... pour que chacun puisse apprendre et jouer à son rythme selon son niveau et ses capacités. Soit plus de 6 heures de musique en tout!

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.

Par THIEVON ERIC / GOZZO ALAIN. Ce 'Batterie Mode d'Emploi - Volume 1?, destiné aux débutants, est le fruit de longues réflexions pédagogiques et d'une sérieuse expérience de l'enseignement de la batterie de la part des deux auteurs de cet ouvrage que sont Alain Gozzo et Eric Thiévon, musiciens et pédagogues accomplis, dont la réputation n'est plus à faire. Ces pages couvrent les principaux exercices et automatismes que tout batteur doit rapidement assimiler : rudiments de caisse claire, lecture, indépendance des quatre membres... mais sans jamais oublier les notions essentielles de musicalité et d'accompagnement. Les 12 chapitres qui composent cet ouvrage sont accompagnés d'un DVD de qualité sur lequel l'élève pourra retrouver en images tous les exercices proposés, ainsi que des morceaux en playback, support indispensable à tout apprentissage. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode / Batterie

Ce 'Batterie Mode d'Emploi - Volume 2?, destiné aux batteurs de niveau 'intermédiaire?, est le fruit de longues réflexions pédagogiques et d'une sérieuse expérience de l'enseignement de la batterie de la part des deux auteurs de cet ouvrage que sont Alain Gozzo et Eric Thiévon, musiciens et pédagogues accomplis, dont la réputation n'est plus à faire. Il prend fort logiquement le relais du 'Batterie Mode d'Emploi - Volume 1?, même s'il en reste totalement indépendant. Ces pages couvrent les principaux exercices et automatismes que tout batteur doit rapidement assimiler : rudiments de caisse claire, lecture, indépendance des quatre membres... mais sans jamais oublier les notions essentielles de musicalité et d'accompagnement. Les 12 chapitres qui composent cet ouvrage sont accompagnés d'un DVD de qualité sur lequel l'élève pourra retrouver en images tous les exercices proposés, ainsi que des morceaux en play-back, support indispensable à tout apprentissage. / Batterie

It's Your Move is about achieving your maximum potential as a player. This book is the culmination of questions that have been asked of Dom Famularo during his private teaching career for 30 years many masterclasses clinics large drum expos and 40 years of professional playing. The exercises contained in this book are vignettes to spark fun and creativity. This book is for your hands and your feet on the drum pad and the drum set. It will help you better understand the ability of your hands and feet. The title of the book means it's up to you and your desire be a better.

The goal of this play along series is to provide the jazz drummer with play along and practice material that will be challenging informative and musical. The series contains important jazz tunes based on the standard jazz repertoire. While there is no written melody there are a number of melodies that one can sing over the existing chord changes. I have been giving similar recordings to students through the years and this is the result of the feedback about their wants and needs as players. It always seemed to make sense to me to practice in the context of a tune adhering to the form and melody. These play along tunes provide you with a musical backdropto hone your own skills. I certainly encourage you to explore your musical boundaries. These tunes give you a place to practice comping soloing trading fourths and eighths working on your ride cymbal sound etc. As you can see your development is limited only by your imagination! The tempos range from quarter note equals 100 to quarter note equals 320. You can work on these in any given order but we suggest the slower tempos first. I also give you a suggested listening list of essential jazz standards and drummers that exemplify this kind of musical drumming. Steve Davis.

Turn the first page of THE FUNKMASTERS and you enter a domain of unrivaled musical feeling and groove as you become acquainted with names like Jab'o Starks Bernard Odum Clyde Stubblefield Sweet Charles Sherrell Bootsy Collins jimmy Nolen Country Kellum and the rest of the legendary bassists guitarists and drummers who ignited the Godfather of Soul's records and live shows of over three decades. Twenty-three James Brown classics have been transcribed broken down into individual lessons and meticulously re-created on two one-hour CDs' for drums bass and guitar. Also included is a full history of the James Brwon band along with rare photos. THEFUNKMASTERS will inspire and enlighten you as your groove takes new direction and finds primeval levels of rhythm you never knew were possible. It will challenge your musicianship your sense of time and most of all your soul. Are you bad enough to handle it?

Drum Play-Along Volume 25-Play your favourite Bob Marley songs quickly and easily with Drum Play-Along Volume 25! Just follow the drum notation listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks.The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so PC

The recordings contain two mixes of each composition one mix for listening and one mix to play along with (without drums).Sidemen include John Abercrombie (guitar) Richie Beirach or Bill Dobbins (piano) Jimmy Knepper (trombone) David Liebman (soprano & tenor saxophone) Ron McClure or Rufus Reid (bass) Louis Smith (flügelhorn) and Bobby Watson (alto saxophone).The book contains transcriptions of Billy Hart’s playing with helpful commentary of each recorded performance: A Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie Equinox - John Coltrane Day & Nite - David Liebman Ralph’s Piano Waltz - John Abercrombie Embraceable You - George Gershwin LoFlame - Bill Dobbins.