Gorden Campbell Presents-Among the many useful topics addressed in this package are the basic role of the drummer the concept of pocket learning basic song form versatility (being able to play various styles) soloing in a musical situation playing with a click working with electronics and conducting business professionally. These discussions are aimed at players of all levels who want to get more and better gigs. There are also informative and useful sections dealing with playing ballads getting good tone from your drums working with a group and dealing with different types of gigs from clubs to bus tours to sessions.Interspersed among the educational segments are killer performancesfrom Gorden and his group The EandG Band playing various song styles and grooves. There are also interview/advice segments from other famous working drummers including Aaron Spears Russ Miller Will Kennedy and a segment with jazz/fusion great George Duke who also performs with Gorden.Produced by Campbell and Eric Dorris (filmmaker behind Todd Sucherman's great DVDs) and released on the Hudson Ltd. label the main program of the DVD runs approximately one hour and 45 minutes and is followed by extensive bonus footage including a detailed tour of Gorden's gear (with explanations of the instruments) and a lengthy interview highlighting Gorden's childhood development career and more.Campbell's resume which includes Earth. Wind and Fire; George Duke; Jessica Simpson; Ne-Yo; Whitney Houston; The American Idol Tour; Mary J. Blige; and Jonathan Butler clearly illustrates his qualifications for creating such a DVD. The program contains advice and discussion on career-related topics often overlooked on other DVDs as well as lots of great playing.

Learn to play the drums and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with a newly revised edition of this exciting method from Alfred Music. This edition features an all-new DVD presented by educator/performer Johnny O'Reilly, that correlates directly with the book. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about various drum types and the sounds they create, playing basics, proper drumstick grips, and getting acquainted with standard drum notation. You will then move right along to playing different lines with different tempos, rhythms, and grooves---all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical and drum notation. You will learn to play beats and fills in an array of musical styles, including rock, country, jazz, and Latin. Upon completion of this book, you will be able to play in a band and read standard drum music.The book features the following helpful resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Technique builders* Daily workouts to improve your playing* Practice tips* Hints on purchasing equipment, tuning and sound modification, drum set maintenance* Plus much more. / Batterie

Méthodes de Caisse-Claire by Jacques Delécluse (born 1933) is a method for Snare Drum written for beginners. br> Including many explanations and comments Méthodes de Caisse-Claire in 46 pages contains many technical exercises and some studies that will develop the technique and the musicality of the learner. It is believed that good results will be obtained if nuances emphases liaisons and various annotations are learned and practised as part of a wider logical regime. The author Jacques Delécluse is a soloist at the Paris Orchestra and a professor at the ConservatoireNational de Musique de Paris. He has conceived a keyboard-percussion instrument that holds his name and is also the author of a series of seven books “À la manière de” for Drums and Piano.

Basic drum set coordination can be learned very quickly using vocal sounds instead of written notes. Drums from Day One is an adaptation of the proven ?solfege? technique to the drumset.?Solfege ? (singing musical notes with syllables) has been used for hundreds of years by teachers of virtually every other musical instrument. The traditional way of beginning the drums by studying andanalyzing written drum notation and applying various notes to the four limbs is a complex task that takes a good deal of time. Although reading and writing music will also be covered in this book beginners can get started muchfaster with the ?solfege? system.This is not a ?quick fix? or a promise to make you a drum expert in one day but this method has been tested and proven with hundreds of students over the years andit is very efficient and offers immediate results. The student will learn to play 8 songs in all the basic styles: Rock Blues Shuffle and Funk.The songs are especially designed and graded for beginners and are recordedwith and without drums on the companion audio. Includes access to online audio containing recorded examples of all the exercises in the book.

A fresh and exciting resource for developing total control of the 40 percussive Art Society Rudiments. Designed to be used by all levels of percussionists this approach will help you gain immediate results in a musical context. The book consists of three components : Rudimental Exercises: Each of the 40 P.A.S. Rudiments includes a collection of short exercises that allow the player to physically and mentally understand how each rudiment is put together and how it can be played in the most efficient and controlled manner at all speeds and dynamic levels.Rudimental Solos: Following each collection of rudiment exercises is a soloincorporating only that rudiment while each solo gradually increases in difficulty from beginning to end. The solos incorporate dynamics sticking patterns and phrasing while stressing musicality and feel.Play-along CDs: The two CDs include selected exercises at a moderate tempo followed by the rudiment solo and musical accompaniment. The solo part is found on the left channel and the accompaniment or both at the same time. The CDs also include ten Groove tracks to be used with the exercise portion of the book. The Groove Tracks offer a number of different tempos styles and feels so the player can practice various exercises to an accompaniment of his or her choice.

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.

Media Type : Book Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 48 This book will explain and illustrate the majority of finger techniques which can be combined into various finger systems. It starts with the most basic fundamentals and takes the reader through a logical pyramiding progression of techniques leading to the development of the ability to use the fingers to assist in multiple strokes and/or to maintain a constant, almost perpetual motion with each hand.

Master Class Series Includes Audio and Video Access!-This comprehensive resource covers virtually every aspect of double bass drumming. By revealing the value of proper balance and foot technique then applying those concepts to various warm-ups mirrored grooves fills and progressive phrasing applications you will be thoroughly prepared for any musical situation demanding double bass proficiency. With nearly 200 pages of printed instruction online access to 130 audio tracks and over an hour of video content this package is a must for double bass drummers of all levels. Topics covered include: practice suggestions ? balance/foot technique insights and overview ? dynamic warm-ups ? mirrored double bassgrooves based on 8th-note 16th-note 32nd-note and triplet feels ? fill development using drum and cymbal orchestrations ? phrasing concepts applied to grooves and fills.

With few study books for Drums in existence Drums Movie Session contributes to a series of prolific studies for the instrument filling a vital gap. Accompanied by a CD this progressive book effectively focuses on all styles of cinematic music from Western to suspense. Compiled by Jacky Bourbasquet and Claude Gastaldin two prominent drummers of our day and with music specially composed by renowned pianist Lionel Melot the book contains 33 pages of film music in various styles which will enable the pupil to progress in their instrumental study. Drums Movie Session is an indispensable complement totraditional teaching of the Drum Kit.

With few study books for Drums in existence Drum Session 16 contributes to a series of prolific studies for the instrument filling a vital gap. Accompanied by a CD this progressive book effectively focuses on all musical studies accessible to any musician. Compiled by Jacky Bourbasquet and Claude Gastaldin two prominent drummers of our day and with music specially composed by renowned pianist Lionel Melot the book contains 41 pages of music in various styles which will enable the pupil to progress in their instrumental study. Drums Session 16 is an indispensable complement to traditionalteaching of the instrument.

Jam packed with performances in this DVD Todd plays along with popular Styx songs demonstrates Drum solos provides instruction on hands and foot techniques gives insights on touring offers quick tips and much more.Astonishing technique power and musicality explode from the various musical and solo performances throughout this DVD. Filmed in high definition.

Cuban Rhythms For Percussion And Drumset. This book helps to overcome the various obstacles and difficulties drummers and multipercussionists from the four corners of the earth have had to face in view of their lack of knowledge about Cuban rhythms: Step by step, it offers - in a very skillful and up-to-date manner - a compilation of polyrhythmic transcriptions of pieces performed by most of the existing Cuban music ensembles featuring a percussion section. In doing so, it gives a novel and extraordinary kind of survey of our Cuban culture, a survey that could be compared to a 'Concise Atlas of Cuban Rhythms”. / Méthode / Méthode / Percussions

Rhythm by the Numbers provides a fundamental and comprehensive way to learn and use rhythm in drumming. Born from the author's lifelong interest and involvement with rhythm and rhythmic exploration, this book will help students become more creative players by developing vocabulary that does not come from rote learning. The method presents notes within a given metric space that can be applied in various ways at the drumset in any style, in any tempo, and using any note value. / Batterie

The Playing Techniques series marks the culmination of legendary drummers Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro's deep contribution to drum set education. Covering the study of everything pertaining to the proper technical performance of music on the drum set, the materials are presented in a systematic manner similar to a college course, which the authors refined over decades of teaching at Musicians Institute and Los Angeles College of Music. Book three covers flams applied to various stickings; poly-pulse ostinatos in 3/4 and 12/8; bass drum groove exercises; category 3, 4, and 5 sticking development and phrasing; more rudiments and rudimental etudes; intro to note groupings and changing note value rates; more diddle, double, and flam applications combined with sticking and phrasing exercises; amd 3-note groupings. / Drums / Hudson Music