Par NILLES ANIKA. If you don’t have access to your drums regularly, travel a lot, or have neighbors with sensitive ears, you will already have a PRACTICE PAD. But practicing without a drum kit is special! To keep your hands agile and dive deeper into EFFECTIVE METHODS that really improve your pad technique, ANIKA NILLES‘ PAD BOOK is JUST THE THING!  Anika gives plenty of options WHAT AND HOW to practice on a pad. Practice pads are particularly well suited because they reduce drumming to one basic sound source. This way you follow a process of continuous progression in terms of stickings and rudiments, phrasings and rhythm concepts. The FUNDAMENTAL WORKOUTS are allocated to four chapters: Subdivision Studies, Mixed Meters, Hand Independence, and Polyrhythms. The result is a complete system with triplets, 16th notes, quintuplets, sextuplets and septuplets, which are broken down into individual steps starting with a very basic layout before moving to more complex rhythms. The focus is on building up and consolidating fundamentals across all note values, raising awareness on a feel for time and rhythm, and presentation of many possibilities on how you can expand acquired skills. Anika also puts together a collection of WARM-UPS which suggest ideas on how you create your own rhythm patterns out of the technical features in this book. The deeper meaning underpinning Anika’s ideas is always how to be MORE CREATIVE. It is about working on your weaknesses, developing new ideas and rhythms for yourself, or simply looking at familiar things from a different perspective. Back on the DRUM KIT you will find that you can focus on more specific, musically relevant topics such as sound, orchestration, and dynamics, since the hands, body, and mind have already internalized the basics practiced on the pad. JUST FUNDAMENTAL   / Methods & Tutors / Etude / Percussions

This method is the first course in the exciting Mayas three-volume percussion series. You will learn the fundamentals of playing the congas plus a generous variety of authentic Latin rhythms in an entertaining and easy to follow way. Includes practical exercises, valuable tips, and much more. From salsa to rock, this series has everything! Rhythms include: cumbia, cha-cha, balada, bolero, bossa nova, mambo, merengue, salsa, and vallenato. Este método es el primer curso de nuestra exitante serie de percusión que consiste de tres partes. Aprenderás los fundamentos básicos de las congas y una amplia variedad de ritmos latinos authénticos en una manera entretenida y fácil de seguir. Incluye técnicas prácticas, consejos indispensables y mucho más. Desde salsa a rock, ¡esta serie lo tiene todo! Incluye: cumbia, cha-cha-chá, balada, bolero, bossa nova, mambo, merengue, salsa, vallenato, y ejercicios. / Percussions / 60 pages / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Grades 1 and 2. Par LCM. This Snare Drum Handbook includes the rudiments and pieces for each grade, sample viva voce questions, sight reading extracts and aural tests. Each Handbook comes with a CD which includes the backing tracks for accompanied pieces in the following formats: (i) Drums + backing track; (ii) backing track only./ Recueil / Percussions

This cutting-edge book/audio package brings the music of David Garibaldi and the music of Tower of Power to your practice room and provides an in-depth look at the concepts that David uses to create his futuristic, yet old-school grooves. - The 80-PAGE BOOK includes: detailed transcriptions by David, of his drum performance in each of eight tunes from T.O.P's most recent album Oakland Zone (Or Music), incisive commentary, photos, a biography,a suggested listening list and more. - The CD with all 8 tracks minus David's drums, allows you to sit in with this legendary band. Each track provides clicktrack count-in, followed by a complete music minus drums stereo mix including the lead vocals and solos. - The BONUS DVD-ROM with instrumental versions of these tracks in file formats that can be looped, slowed down using programs such as Acid and GarageBand and remixed using multi-track studio software such as ProTools, Cakewalk, or Nuendo for further exploration and study. Includes a ReadMe file and also a video tutorial with detailed instructions.