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.

A Lifetime of Live Performance-Taking Center Stage is the definitive print retrospective and musical documentation of the career of one of the greatest rock drummers of all time Neil Peart of Rush. Originally conceived as a companion to the groundbreaking 2011 3-disc DVD set of the same name this book combines astonishingly detailed musical transcriptions historical writing instructional text and a beautiful collection of photographs to create a book that every drummer and every fan of Neil and Rush will want to add to their collection.At the heart of the book are note-for-note musical transcriptions of 17 songs that are included on the Taking Center Stage DVD. Thesetranscriptions are exclusive to this book since they are taken from the performances on the DVD documenting how Neil currently approaches the songs. Some of the tracks included are “Tom Sawyer ” “Red Barchetta ” “The Spirit of Radio ” “Free Will ” “Subdivisions ” “Time Stand Still ” “Marathon ” “La Villa Strangiato ” “The Trees ” “Caravan ” “BU2B ” “Far Cry ” and many others. But this is much more than a mere transcription book.The book is divided into chapters corresponding to each and every Rush tour from the time Neil joined the band in 1975 up to the present. Each of these chapters contains extensive text discussing the musical approach of the band at the time the construction of the drum parts and Neil's set up. Accompanying this are exquisitely detailed diagrams of each of Neil's drumsets produced after extensive research into the exact instruments that were used on every tour.Tying everything together is a beautiful collection of dozens of photographs taken over the past 30 years including exclusive shots from the archives of Fin Costello and Andrew McNauhgtan which show Neil and his drums in vivid detail. The book also contains color reproductions of just

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 and Dave Foo Fighters Metallica The Killers Wolfmother A YouTube playlist has been created containing all the songs in the book along with additional suggested listening such as interesting cover versions or other songs for cultural context allowing the student to explore ideas for their own interpretation.