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Drum Atlas Complete, Vol 1: Drum Styles from Around the World (Book & CD) Discover the rich traditions, history, origins, and pioneering artists of exciting drum styles from around the globe. Learn the characteristic rhythms and techniques used in some of the world's most remarkable music. All the music in this book is arranged for the drumset and will enlighten every drummerfrom beginners to advanced players. Volume 1 of this series features the diverse music from six distinct parts of the world. From the catchy rhythms of Cuba to the complex patterns of India, this book will give you all the tools you need to infuse your playing with a new and unique flavor. An MP3 CD with hours of music is included to demonstrate all the examples in the book. |
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Complete Drumset Method: Mastering Drumset (Book & CD) A comprehensive guide for mastering the drumset. Loaded with descriptions and photos of important techniques, tons of solos and examples to play, effective practice tips for good musical development, and progressive skill-building exercises. The perfect launching pad for a lifetime of great drumming. 96 pages. Mastering Drumset, the conclusion of this power-packed drumset method, begins with a set. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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The New Basics - Rock Drums: A Totally Different, Fun Way to Learn (Book & CD) Learning to play drums is not about studying---it's about playing---so it should be FUN! If you're looking to rock out, do you want to spend hours trying to figure out how to read music, and then slave away at rudiments? We didn't think so. No, we think you should rock out right away. Start with simple concepts like setting up and tuning your drums then move on to learning basic beats, fills, and even the techniques of some of the greatest drummers of all time. In short, this is not your dad's drum method. Pick up those drumsticks, open this book, and PLAY! CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Alfred The Drumset Style Resource (Book & CD) CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Alfred Drum Atlas: Jamaica (Book & CD) Jamaican music is loved throughout the world for its laid-back feel and intense, lively rhythms. Its influence is apparent across many musical styles, from the reggae rhythms in the music of popular bands like The Police, to ska beats in the music of groups such as The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and The Toasters. Even rap music evolved from the Jamaican vocal style called "toasting," and the influence of Bob Marley is evident throughout the world of music and pop culture.Drum Atlas: Jamaica teaches drummers many of the enjoyable and challenging grooves and fills that make Jamaican music unique, covering early styles such as nyabinghi (sacred drumming that accompanies vocal chanting and singing) to modern styles like ragga (played entirely on digital and electronic equipment). Drum lessons cover techniques like the three-drop, the steppers beat, and the skank to discover the forces behind the music, like the spiritual influence of the Rastafarian religion. You'll also learn how to translate rhythms from traditional instruments (such as the rumba box and timbales) to the drum set. With its wealth of ideas for modern drummers, drum instruction included on Drum Atlas: Jamaica will inspire you to improve technique, increase knowledge, and make you a more well-rounded musician.The included CD demonstrates all the examples and compositions featured in the book, performed with a full, Jamaican-style band. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Couch Potato Drum Workout (Book) The Couch Potato Drum Workout is a fun, straightforward, no-frills approach to building drum technique while watching your favorite TV show or just vegging out on the couch. It's perfect for drummers of all levels and styles looking to develop power, speed, and endurance. Learn how to turn your couch into a practice drumset, and how to use your relaxation time in the most efficient and productive way possible. With tons of exercises to develop your technique in astonishing ways, this book is CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Total Funk Drummer (Book & CD) |
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Drum Atlas: Brazil (Book & CD) Brazilian music is well known around the world for its emotional depth and catchy rhythms. For drummers, it presents an incredible opportunity to incorporate a wide variety of beats in an exciting, dynamic context. Drum Atlas: Brazil teaches you basic Brazilian beats and ways to create variety through sticking patterns, the placement of accents, and the use of brushes. You’ll learn about the percussion instruments of Brazil, how to perform alongside them, and even how to emulate them when you are the sole drummer. This book also touches on the importance of drumming in Brazilian culture, including celebrations such as Carnival, and the various cultural influences that made Brazilian drumming possible. You’ll understand how Brazilian rhythm has spread throughout the world, influencing contemporary styles like jazz and pop. Drum Atlas: Brazil will widen your musical scope by introducing you to a new, exciting style of music—helping you become a better, more well-rounded drummer with the included CD, which demonstrates all the examples and compositions featured in the book, performed with a full Brazilian-style band. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Drum Atlas: Salsa (Book & CD) Salsa music came out of the great melting pot of New York City, born from the music of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and other island nations. For drummers, salsa music is an incredible opportunity to incorporate a wide variety of beats in an exciting, danceable context. Drum Atlas: Salsa teaches you the important rhythms and drumset techniques required to play this style. You’ll learn the salsa song form and ways to play solos and fills in the salsa style. You’ll also learn about the different percussion instruments, how to perform alongside them, and even tricks on how to emulate them when you are the sole drummer. Plus, salsa’s influence on Latin jazz is demonstrated through the drumbeats of Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, and others. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Drum Atlas: Cuba (Book & CD) Cuban music is experiencing a surge in international popularity as people from all over the world are drawn to its incredibly catchy rhythms. Musicians know that playing Cuban music requires a relaxed, yet steady, feel for the clave—the underlying groove that is not always easy for newcomers to grasp. Drum Atlas: Cuba will teach you how to internalize the clave and build layer upon layer of rhythm on its foundation, all the while showing you how to incorporate those infectious Cuban rhythms into your drumset playing. Start by adapting traditional conga rhythms to the snare drum, then add bass drum, tom-toms, hi-hat, cymbal, and cowbell to the mix. Even if you are not primarily a Cuban-style drummer, you’ll find that studying these rhythms will help your sense of syncopation and limb independence. Sample bass and piano parts are included so you can try out these rhythms with your band. With the many varieties of Cuban styles in this book, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to play a truly authentic Cuban sound. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Drummer's Guide to Fills (Book & CD) Drummer’s Guide to Fills is designed to expand drumming vocabulary by teaching fills all drummers can use to add excitement to different sections of a song, or even use as the building blocks of a solo. Learning how to play fills is not enough; drummers need to know when and where to play them. This book offers a step-by-step approach to playing fills of varying lengths, as well as different approaches to resolving fills and returning to the groove. Learn fills in many styles, from rock to funk to jazz, plus a “melodic” approach to fills that allows further embellishment on basics. For those looking to move beyond the simple basics of groove playing, this book will get you there. A CD demonstrating the musical examples is included. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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The Versatile Drummer (Book & CD) Become a diverse and in-demand drummer by learning drumbeats in a wide variety of styles-from rock and jazz to reggae and Afro-Cuban, warm-ups and stick control exercises to improve your technique, reading exercises to prepare you for sight-reading at a gig, practical tips for improving your groove and timekeeping abilities, and much more! CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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30-Day Drum Workout This enjoyable and challenging exercise routine will not only prepare you for the rigors of contemporary drumming, but it will sharpen your techniques as well. This versatile book includes warm-ups, sticking exercises, polyrhythms and more. Jam-packed with two complete 30-day exercise routines, the 30-Day Drum Workout will increase your coordination, stamina, finesse and sense of time. CLICK HERE TO ORDER DVD CLICK HERE TO ORDER BOOK CLICK HERE TO ORDER BOOK & DVD |
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Drums for the Absolute Beginner This book teaches the complete novice everything they need to know to start playing drums right away. The music lover who has never even sat behind a drum will be playing drum beats and rolls immediately, learning everything from how to buy a drumset, hold the sticks and make a good stroke to playing basic beats and fills on the drumset. A CD demonstrating all the examples is available. CLICK HERE TO ORDER BOOK CLICK HERE TO ORDER DVD |
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Beginning Drumset (Book & CD) This book starts with an introduction to the parts of the drumset, sticking techniques, snare drum rudiments, accents, dynamics and reading drumset music. Techniques that develop ideal coordination for playing drumbeats are explained in a fun, step-by-step manner, so that by the end of the book you can play drum fills, sixteenth-note bass drum beats and dotted-eighth-note rhythms. Students, teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough, easy-to-use method. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Intermediate Drumset (Book & CD) Students, teachers and self-learners alike will enjoy this thorough, easy-to-use method. Following a set of warm-ups for the hands and feet, triplets, swing eighths and shuffle beats are introduced along with new time signatures like 6/8 and 12/8. Techniques such as the flam and drag are covered, plus more advanced rudiments and practical tips for building endurance. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Mastering Drumset (Book & CD) The final book in this power-packed drumset method continues with multiple-bounce rolls, sixteenth-note funk beats, advanced sixteenth-note coordination and a system for creating drum fills. Blues, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian and jazz styles are covered, and a selected listening guide for each is included. There is also an in-depth look at chart reading and advanced symbols and terminology used in written music. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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The Pro Drummer's Handbook (Book & CD) If you dream of having a career as a professional drummer, then this book is for you! National Guitar Workshop teacher, recording artist and professional drummer Pete Sweeney offers advice on playing the drums and surviving in the music business. Covering everything from technique and effective practice to passing an audition and how to make it as a freelance drummer, this comprehensive guide is the ultimate reference for any aspiring professional drummer. You'll be coming back to this useful reference book for years to come. The CD contains the examples. CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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Rock Drums for Beginners (Book & CD) This book teaches everything you need to know to get started playing rock drums. Starting with how to setup and tune the drumset, how to hold and use the sticks and coordinating the hands and feet, this book will guide you all the way to playing in the styles of the greatest rock drummers. Learn to do rock fills and play full-length rock songs. The easy, step-by-step approach in this book will have you rockin' the house before you know it! CLICK HERE TO ORDER BOOK & CD CLICK HERE TO ORDER BOOK ONLY |
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Rock Drums for Beginners (DVD) A video that makes it fun and easy to get started playing rock drums correlates to the outstanding method book, Rock Drums for Beginners. The author shows you the concepts and techniques he talks about in the book. Covers everything you need to know to get started rockin' on the drums with a step-by-step, easy-to-understand approach. Teaches how to setup and tune the drums. Covers two methods of holding the sticks and basic stroke technique. Close-ups of the hands and feet, split screens and other video techniques make learning easy and fun. CLICK HERE TO ORDER DVD |
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Quick Start Rock Drums (Book & CD) This method will help absolute beginners looking for an easy guide to get playing the drumset right away. Tons of rock drum beats are included, and techniques are clearly described with helpful photos CLICK HERE TO ORDER |
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