Turn those standard 26 rudiments into mind-blowing groovers fills and solos. All that rhythmic sophistication you hear in the playing of great drummers can easily be broken down into its basic elements: the rudiments.Rudiments are the drum language a basic vocabulary of rhythms that drummers arrange and rearrange when they play grooves solos and fills. This book shows you how to apply the rudiments to the drum set in all styles of music.When you start combining the hands and feet orchestrating different parts of the rudiments between the various drums and cymbals on your set you'll start to make inspired music. Fifty illustrated grooves are reinforced withthe accompanying CD; hear how the rudiments sound when you apply them to the drum set. Discover how these basics become the foundation for all grooves and moves including: Single and double strokes Stroked rolls DragsFlams Paradiddles double paradiddles paradiddle grooves and fills Combinations Your choices of accents tempos style and feel are what will ultimately make the rudiments into music. Learning and internalizingthem will help you expand your vocabulary to play creative grooves fills and solos. Use Rudiment Grooves to create an infininte number of combinations in any style and at any tempo. Rick Considine is anAssociate Professor at Berklee College of Music. He was a former percussion instructor and drum set conductor at Drummer's Collective in New York.

Drum Play Along-Performed by Hal Smith drumsAccompaniment: Tim Laughlin's New Orleans All-StarsMany people consider New Orleans the birthplace of jazz. After all Louis Armstrong was born and played there as well asJoseph ?King? Oliver the Dodds Brothers Sidney Bechet and a roster of players to fill not one but many all-star bands. Louis Prima was a child of the Crescent City as is Harry Connick and Wynton Marsalis. The wholeMarsalis clan was raised there and are all acknowledged jazz masters so its reputation as the seminal jazz town has long been acknowledged. We assembled a band of New Orleans' best players for our times veterans all of manystreet parades and steamboat gigs and asked them to put together a typical program of New Orleans Classics. Under the direction of Tim Laughlin clarinetist supreme and led by Connie Jones Jr. one of the great hornmen of thiscity which boasts so many great players they put together an album of must-hear must-have songs that every traditional jazz player cherishes. Hear them now in these perfect renditions. Then join the band on your own instrument be it clarinet trumpet trombone tenor piano bass or drums as they swing through the French Quarter of New Orleans. Includes newly engraved solo charts printed on acid-free ivory paper; and two compact discs featuringcomplete versions of each tune plus a recording of the accompaniments minus the soloist. Also includes slow tempo versions of most up-tempo pieces for practice purposes.

On this DVD drummer Jason Gianni teams with Hudson Music and Sound Percussion to present a complete primer on your new drum: setting up tuning and an introduction to playing. A perfect user's manual for the beginning drummer this DVD brings Jason's Professional expertise as a player and teacher into your new home as you follow his instructions on getting started playing the drums. Topics: Unpacking your drums and assembling them adjusting your pedal setting up your drumset fine-tuning the snare drum getting comfortable on your kit stick selection basic hand technique pedal technique tuning introduction to the rudiments and 5 basic rock beats.

You Can Teach Yourself Drums aims to make drumming accessible for the complete beginner. This easy to follow book teaches basic Drum set percussion concepts progressively so that if you stick with it you willhave a good foundation upon which to further build your musicianship. Four learning tracks are presented in the book: Technique- including the grip sticking and methods used to achieve musical sounds as well as theprinciple of learning good habits from the beginning. Reading-basic reading principles are introduced in this book in logical sequence. Writing-by actually notating the rhythms you find challenging you'll develop an increasinglyintimate awareness of the note and rest values if which they are comprised. Application-after basic principles are introduced you'll have the opportunity to apply them in musical context. Recommended for the beginningdrummer of any age You Can Teach Yourself Drums progressively introduces Drum set basics from setup and basic sticking patterns to syncopated grooves and fills. Access to audio and video downloads availableonline.

This book contains complete, authentic drum notation and play-along tracks to eight Led Zeppelin classics. There are two versions of every song on the included CDs: an instrumental sound-alike recording, and an instrumental accompaniment track (without drums) so you can play along. When you use the CDs in your Mac or Windows-based computer, the TNT (Tone 'N' Tempo) Changer lets you easily loop sections for practice, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing the pitch, change the key, and switch back and forth between full instrumental and accompaniment tracks. Titles: Black Dog * Communication Breakdown * Dazed and Confused * Heartbreaker * Immigrant Song * Rock andRoll * Since I've Been Loving You * Whole Lotta Love. / Drums / Alfred Publishing

Whether you are a beginning drummer or a working professional you'll find that the use of electronics has become standard practice. This book is a comprehensive study of all things electronic. Author Bob Terry clearly demonstrates and discusses the advantages of using (and the many professional uses for) the full electronic drum kit percussion pad MIDI controller and hybrid drum kit. Includes detailed descriptions of each of these components and how to hook them up audio samples onstage setups and more.?Electronic drums sampled sounds and digital recording have become a way of life for drummers in the music business. You can't avoid electronic instrumentsand technology any more ... In this book he will show you as he has shown me all of the important things you need to know about incorporating electronics into your drumming.? Kenny Aronoff

Jamaican Ska Rocksteady and Reggae Drumming-Gil Sharone's Wicked Beats is a complete guide to the Jamaican drumming styles of Ska Rocksteady and Reggae. Gil Sharone takes you on a musical journey through these styles and explores some of the earlier styles that helped shape them including African Nyabingi and Burru drumming. Gil introduces and demonstrates classic ?riddims? that are essential for achieving an authentic sound. With instructional breakdowns stellar performances detailed eBook and in-depth commentary you will be able to fully grasp what these highly influential styles have to offer and apply them to your own playing!Special appearances by: Reggae historian Roger Steffens ? Jamaican drumming pioneer Lloyd Knibb of The Skatalites ? Reggae drumming legend Carlton Santa Davis ? Adrian Young from No Doubt.

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.

In Vera Cruz Island world-renowned Brazilian drummer Vera Figueiredo and the up and coming Daniel Oliveira team up with Hudson Music to present a complete play-along package that surveys the varied music of Brazil providing both original musical interpretations and educational explanations of various Brazilian traditional and contemporary drum styles. This product the first of its kind not only explains Brazilian rhythms from drumset but puts them immediately in context with Vera's incredible songs so you can see how the rhythms work musically.Brazilian styles some of which are being explained in print for the first time in this package including:Maracatu Samba Samba Jazz Samba in 2/4 and 3/4 Samba-Reggae Samba Escola de Samba Bossa Nova Baiao Choro and Chamame. In addition to these styles Vera's songs also touch on Afro-Cuban and Forro mixed with rock rhythms and drumset duets.Vera Cruz Island (the title is an ancestral name for Brazil) contains two CDs: the complete album release of the same name as well as the entire album remixed without drums for you to play along with. Guest drummers on two of the tracks include Dave Weckl and Dennis Chambers; on the play-along versions of these tracks you get to play their parts! Detailed explanations of the drum parts and complete drum charts round out the package.

Drumming made accessible for the complete beginner! This easy to follow book teaches basic drum set percussion concepts progressively so that is you stick with it you will have a good foundation upon which to further build yourmusicianship. Four learning tracks are presented in the book: Technique- including the grip sticking and methods used to achieve musical sounds as well as the principle of learning good habits from the beginning. Reading-basic reading principles are introduced in this book in logical sequence. Writing-By actually notating the rhythms you find challenging you'll develop an increasingly intimate awareness of the note and rest values ifwhich they are comprised. Application-after basic principles are introduced you'll have the opportunity to apply them in musical context. The companion video is included. Thorough and easy to understand this excitingpercussion video is loaded with useful information. Recommended for the beginning drummer of any age You Can Teach Yourself Drums progressively introduces drumset basics from setup and basic sticking patterns to rock and funkgrooves and fills involving syncopation.

Eight of their Biggest Songs-This brand new addition to the Authentic Playalong series will delight fans of 90s grunge band Nirvana. Take over from Dave Grohl and become the drummer for Nirvana! With these authentic transcriptions of the drum lines from eight of the biggest Nirvana songs and the included 'soundalike' CD you’ll be able to recreate some of their anthemic hits! Transcribed from the original recordings with Drum charts Melody line and Chord symbols.

Stage Session is a progressive method for Drums written for beginners and upper-beginners. These studies complete the methods and should help young drummers to develop their skills. Featuring 5 different levels of progression Stage Session comes with a CD which will prepare beginners for getting used to complementary sound and music. This should help them to focus and concentrate on their way of playing while learning and having fun.  The co-writers Jacky Bourbasquet André Ceccarelli Régis Ceccarelli and Claude Gastaldin are all experimentaldrummers and/or professors who believe in progressive methods to be able to master the basics. The music is written by Lionel Melot.

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.

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.