The Official Freehand Technique is a unique method book showcasing the art of playing and executing rhythms and patterns with a single hand. Many drummers have used this or similar techniques throughout the years; however Johnny's original and innovative method is by far the most comprehensive practical and easy to use. This technique is a legitimate system mastered by Johnny through the years of extensive research and teaching and is designed to enhance your drumming and further develop your independence skills. This technique will not only allow you the freedom to expand your snare drum and drum set proficiency but also it can be directly applied to all percussioninstruments opening doors to numerous rhythmic possibilities. Johnny Rabb a world-renowned performer and clinician has organised this book into three basic sections. First you'll learn the theory mechanics and techniques of the Freehand which will be directly applied to the numerous rhythmic vocabulary permutations that follow. In this section you will practice unlimited combinations of rhythms and patterns preparing you for the final musical applications section which incorporates the freehand into your daily playing. Also included are detailed lessons beyond the basics Freehand snare drum solos and hybrid rudiments drum set grooves and applications and Freehand drum fills and poly-rhythms. As a bonus Johnny includes several play-along groove loops to practice with while you're building your new technique.

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.

Media : Book/DVDAuthor : by Ari Hoenig and Johannes WeidenmuellerLevel : IntermediateDate published : 5/28/2009Style : ContemporaryType : Rhythm/BackupDescription :One of the best methods for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition. Looks at rhythm through a magnifying glass and enables the student to see, sing and hear various subdivisions and groupings of subdivisions. Can be used by any and all instrumentalists. Will greatly improve the student’s improvisational ability to create and respond to rhythmic musical dialogue.The book is complete with general exercises for all instrumentalists as well as specific exercises for pianists, bassists and drummers; a DVD with demonstrations of all the material from the book; improvised examples by Ari Hoenig and Johannes Weidenmueller in duo as well as trio with Aaron Goldberg; transcriptions on how to harmonically navigate through polyrhythm inside standard jazz forms; musical examples which can be watched, and used as a play along. * The #1 method for learning advanced rhythm, polyrhythm, and metric/harmonic superimposition * Will greatly improve the student’s improvisational ability to create and respond to rhythmic musical dialogue * Students will learn to look at rhythm through a magnifying glass in order to hear various subdivisions and groupings of subdivisions * Students will learn how to make core rhythms into core grooves and use beat displacement to alter these core grooves.

Play along on drums with 10 rock songs from all-female artists such as 4 Non Blondes Anastacia and Avril Lavigne. Includes 10 leadsheets with each song broken into logical parts i.e. intro 1 intro 2 verse chorus etc. The CD features a full version and play-along version with a clicktrack to help keep time. Learn with experienced instructor Jorg Fabig who includes tips cues and advice on playing the drums. Includes text in German and English

Drum Play-Along Volume 51. Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation, listen to the audio 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 files are accessed online for download or streaming and include PLAYBACK features that allow you to adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! Includes: Black Night - Fireball - Highway Star - Knocking at Your Back Door - Perfect Strangers - Smoke on the Water - Space Truckin' - Woman from Tokyo.

The Virtual Drummer is a method that has been designed for students of all levels. Based on the study of musical language and how to apply rhythmic Drums Percussion or any other instrument this method will help you analyze metrics to understand how to play any musical style. It is also very effective for any instrumentalist who wants to discover and dominate the rhythmic world. This tuition book includes free access to the Virtual Drummer School where you will find videos of all of the featured exercises. These videos can be viewed on any device - computer (PC or Mac) tablet or smartphone. Salvador Niebla (b.1975) has featured onmore than 150 albums and collaborated with many artists of all genres: Jazz Pop Rock Flamenco Fusion Latin etc. He has also composed and collaborated on music for theatre advertising film and television. In 2012 he composed the play 'Fallen Angels ' for the National Ballet of Spain and in 2013 the music of the opening ceremony and closing ceremony of the World Swimming Championships BCN2013. He founded the Virtual Drummer School in 1999.

The GCSE Performance Pieces series provides exciting contemporary repertoire levelled specifically for GCSE performance examinations accompanied by expert commentary to help your students prepare and achieve their potential with material they really want to play. Each book has been compiled by an experienced instrumental teacher/examiner and overseen by our Series Editor Andrew Coxon who is a senior GCSE examiner and an experienced classroom teacher. The songs have been carefully chosen to provide students with the best opportunity to show off their instrument and skills with a broad range of artists and styles to choose from. This book forDrums: is suitable for all exam boards contains ten songs with a range of difficulty appropriate for GCSE level is accompanied by a CD of professionally recorded backing tracks It includes songs by: Oasis Bon Jovi Franz Ferdinand Queens of the Stone Age The Beatles Sam

Absolute Beginners: Electronic Drums is a comprehensive introduction to playing the Electronic Drums from the history of the instrument to playing your very first grooves and beats. Covering a variety of genreswith clear pictures practical advice and easy-to-use audio downloads this is the essential introductory book for anyone wanting to learn this fantastic instrument. The content of AbsoluteBeginners: Electronic Drums is uniquely focused on Electronic instead of Acoustic Drums allowing you to take advantage of the increasing popularity and versatility of this innovative instrument. The book takes youthrough the history of the drums through its many advantages to setting up your kit. Then you'll learn basic things like posture and how to hold the sticks before getting into basic rhythms extending the beat using thedifferent parts of the kit and real grooves in a number of styles (Rock Hip Hop Funk and Disco).  The accompanying Audio Download is accessible through the card that's included in the book and itincludes over 60 audio tracks that feature demonstrations and backing tracks of each of the exercises that are in the book. This makes learning much easier more fun and will get you playing along with music as quickly aspossible. Watch our exclusive video of Amy Winehouse's drummer Nathan Allen demonstrate how versatile the Electronic Drums can be: From the very first time you play your Electronic Drums AbsoluteBeginners will guide you through step-by-step with large images clear explanations and very helpful hints that will get you playing and sounding great in no time at all.  The

If you're just starting to play drums this method is absolutely made for you. First Drum Grooves will help you to play your first Drum beats and fills without delay and let you feel the immediate enjoyment of playing music! When playing those first beats the idea is not to blow people away but rather to play simple and rhythmically accurate things. In short to be a real musician... even if you are a beginner drummer for now.  As you progress through this book the featured beats and fills will become richer and more advanced page after page going from quarter notes to eighth notes triplets and sixteenth notes. By following the logicalprogression of this method you will be able to learn and make progress while actually playing. Each of the featured 40 tunes comes in 5 different tracks on the accompanying MP3 CD organised as follows: Drums only at normal and slow tempo then the same Drum beat played with its accompanying track and finally the play-along track only also at normal and slow tempo... so that you can learn and play at your own pace according to your level and your skills. This book includes more than 6 hours of music in total! If you're just starting to play Drums this method is absolutely made for you. First Drum Grooves will help you to play your first Drum beats and fills without delay and feel the immediate enjoyment of playing music! When playing those first beats the idea is not to blow people away but rather to play simple and rhythmically accurate things. In short to be a real musician... even if you are a beginner drummer for now.  As you progress through this book the featured beats and fills will become richer and more advanced page after page going from quarter notes to eighth notes triplets and sixteenth notes. Byfollowing the logical progression of this method you will be able to learn and make progress while actually playing. Each of the featured 40 tunes comes in 5 different tracks on the accompanying MP3 CD organised as follows: Drums only at normal and slow tempo then the same Drum beat played with its accompanying track and finally the play-along track only also at normal and slow tempo... so that you can learn and play at your own pace according to your level and your skills. This book includes more than 6 hours of music in total!

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.

Designed to be used as either a standalone product or in combination with the Creative Control DVD Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed control finesse and coordination a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively in any style of music. Actually two books in one throughout Part I Thomas details his methodology and provides you with over 90 challenging exercises created to allow you to practice technique endurance accuracy timing independence coordination mechanics and stamina. Part II of the book contains applied musicalexamples that showcase many of the techniques and ideas presented in Part I. Included are play-along rhythm charts for five musical compositions from the DVD 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 and his own thought process in creating his drum parts for these songs. So dive in and prepare yourself for one of the most exciting challenging and rewarding experiences of your musical career!

Quiero Tocar La Bateria by Victor M. Barba is a fantastic book for the drums. From a simple hi-hat to a full rock beat this book explains how to play the drums in a very simple and easy to understand way. The rhythms beatsand patterns comes with nice drum graphics showing where to play and as you listen to the included CD you'll find this book is a simple yet powerful tool for learning how to play the drums. It features many beats and rhythms forrock ballads garage hip-hop funk reggae motown heavy metal country jazz and latin jazz. At the end of the book it has a summary of all the rhythms for easy review. 'Quier Tocar La Bateria' is a must have book from theseries of Easy Music School and Mel Bay Publications! Companion CD of examples included. Quiero Tocar La Bateria del reconocido autor Victor M. Barba es un libro para bateria fantastico y único. Desde un ritmo sencillitoen el contra hasta un redoble de rock. En éste libro te explicamos como puedes tocar la bateria de una forma sencilla y simple sin tantas complicaciones y cosas dificiles de leer y entender. Viene con una grafica binclara de donde debes de tocar y como trae el CD para que escuches los ejemplos podras tocar los ritmos rapidamente. 'Quiero Tocar La Bateria' trae ritmos como; rock cumbia salsa cha cha cha merengue grupero tex-mex jazzlatino bosa-nova heavy metal country raggae norteño rancheritas disco rock and roll y hasta vallenato. Por eso 'Quiero Tocar La Bateria' sera tu mejor aliado para aprender a tocar este maravilloso instrumento. De laserie de libros de Easy Music School y Mel Bay Publications! Viene con el CD de todos los ritmos.

Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals. For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Drums series Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus. The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recordingstudios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel authenticity and musicianship. Featuring: Coldplay - Yellow Eminem - My Name Is D'Angelo - Untitled (How Does It Feel) Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay Public Enemy - Rebel Without A Pause Curtis Mayfield