Download or read book Drum Kit Secrets written by Matt Dean and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2013-12-05 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modeled on the brilliant approach first formulated by distinguished professor of music and master clarinetist Michele Gingras in Clarinet Secrets and More Clarinet Secrets (both available from Scarecrow Press), the Music Secrets for the Advanced Musician series is designed for instrumentalists, singers, conductors, composers, and other instructors and professionals seeking quick pointers to improve their work as performers and producers of music. Easy to use and intended for the advanced musician, contributions to Music Secrets fill a niche for those who have moved beyond what beginners and intermediate practitioners need. Drum Kit Secrets: 52 Performance Strategies for the Advanced Drummer is an indispensable guide for any drum kit player. Drummer and historian Matt Dean covers a broad range of drum kit–related subjects to assist drummers already well versed in the instrument to advance and polish their skills for both live and studio performance. Drum Kit Secrets includes topics and tips on how and what to practice; how to develop one’s timing and master the metronome; how to prepare for auditions and overcome stage fright; how to stay healthy as a drummer through proper eating, tried-and-true warm-up routines, and correct drum kit set up; how to select and maintain drum equipment; and how to create drum solos and improvise with ease. He also includes tips and tricks for mastering the studio setting, getting the most from one’s drum kit, writing quick and easy drum charts, preparing for gigs, marketing oneself as a drummer, and much more. Drum Kit Secrets is the perfect resource for intermediate-level amateurs to working professionals. Dean draws on his many years as teacher and drum professional in this unique compilation of tips and performance strategies for advanced and expert players.
Download or read book Stick Control written by George Lawrence Stone and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Lawrence Stone's Stick Control is the original classic, often called the bible of drumming. In 1993, Modern Drummer magazine named it one of the top 25 drumming books of all-time. In the words of the author, this is the ideal book for improving "control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution, and muscular coordination," with extra attention given to the development of the weak hand. This indispensable book for drummers of all types includes hundreds of basic to advanced rhythms and moves through categories of single-beat combinations, triplets, short roll combinations, flam beats, flam triplets and dotted notes, and short roll progressions.
Download or read book The Drum Book written by Geoff Nicholls and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008-12-01 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: instruments/drums
Download or read book Master Studies written by Joe Morello and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives exercises for the development of control and technique for playing drums.
Download or read book Time Functioning Patterns written by Gary Chaffee and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1994-10 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patterns is one of the most comprehensive drum methods available. Covering a wide range of materials, the books can be used in any order, or in any combination with one another. They are a must for developing the kinds of skills necessary for drumset performance. Time-Functioning Patterns includes materials dealing with rock cymbal ostinatos, jazz independence, and the new linear phrasing concept that Gary developed.
Download or read book The Art of Bop Drumming written by John Riley and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the essential elements of bop drumming demonstrated through concise exercises and containing ideas to help understand what to play and how to play it and why, as well as an explanation of how the drummer functions in a group.
Download or read book The Best Beginner Drum Book written by Jared Falk and published by Drumeo. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you want to have more fun on the drums, improve your skills faster, and play along to real music, then you need to build a solid foundation. The Best Beginner Drum Book gives you a clear path for getting started on the drums and skipping the frustrating obstacles that most new drummers face: setting up your kit, holding the drumsticks, learning notation, creating catchy beats and fills, learning musical styles, and playing your favorite songs.
Download or read book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer written by Ted Reed and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.
Download or read book The Erskine Method for Drum Set written by Peter Erskine and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes drumset basics, the grip, chart reading and interpretation, warm-up exercises and over 300 beats to practise, complete charts to play along with the DVD and tips and instructions for playing fills, comping, soloing, ensemble playing and using brushes. --book cover.
Download or read book Drum Set Warm ups written by Rod Morgenstein and published by Berklee Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Berklee Guide). Step away from the practice pad! Legendary drummer Rod Morgenstein reveals his innovative warm-up method designed to limber up your entire body. Features exercises to develop and improve your speed, power, control, coordination, independence, accuracy, endurance and agility. With this book, you'll gain a greater facility and command of the drum set, along with an increased feeling of confidence. "The definitive text for improving technical facility on the drum set." Ron Spagnardi Editor/Publisher, Modern Drummer
Download or read book The Drum Recording Handbook written by Bobby Owsinski and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Manuals
Download or read book The Dave Weckl the Next Step written by Dave Weckl and published by Warner Bros. Publications. This book was released on 1994 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book & CD features transcriptions and accompanying explanations from Dave's video of the same name. Topics include playing with a sequencer, pulse and groove, creating a drum part, playing accents or "hits," displacing the beat, odd-time playing, developing a solo vocabulary, and more.
Download or read book Future Sounds written by David Garibaldi and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2005-05-03 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At long last, the secrets of Tower of Power drummer David Garibaldi's groundbreaking funk/jazz fusion drumming techniques are presented in this innovative book. Whether you play rock, heavy metal, jazz or funk, you'll learn how to incorporate Garibaldi's contemporary "linear" styles and musical concepts into your playing as you develop your own unique drumset vocabulary. Funk/Jazz techniques are highlighted in chapters on development of the "Two Sound Level" concept, Four-Bar Patterns, Groove Playing and Funk Drumming, followed by a series of challenging exercises which include 15 Groove Studies and 17 Permutation Studies. These techniques are combined with modern musical ideas that will help you build a solid foundation and add finesse to your bag of tricks.
Download or read book Rhythmic Patterns written by Joe Cusatis and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 1999-10-23 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this book is to take rhythmic figures, originally learned on the snare drum, and apply them to the drumset. In doing this, the student is introduced to several cross sticking and drum-to-drum patterns using eighth, triplet and sixteenth notes. This approach to the drumset is an excellent way to develop the coordination and speed of getting around the drums with ease, while also helping with soloing.
Download or read book Master Studies II Music Instruction written by Joe Morello and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2006-08-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Percussion). Like Master Studies , this is a workbook of material to use in developing the hands for drumming. Challenging exercises encourage students to learn slow, sensible and accurate practice techniques.
Download or read book The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes written by Florian Alexandru-Zorn and published by Alfred Music. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book and DVD kit is ideal for drummers ready for an in-depth study of playing with brushes. The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes uses detailed illustrations and video demonstrations to eliminate the guesswork of brush movements and clearly show all the facets of playing. Beginning to advanced players will equally benefit from this course. Topics include rudiments, the details of sweeping motions, tap sounds, and grooves. "Setting the bar for one-stop brush manuals, The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes aims to set your arms free. Five Stars " - Modern Drummer magazine
Download or read book Essential Techniques for Drum Set written by and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2000-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Meredith Music Percussion). The most comprehensive drum set text available. Written by world-renown performer and clinician Ed Soph, this book provides an intelligent and practical approach to drum set playing for performers at any level.
