Big Book Of Drumming

by Jake Summer
Big Book Of Drumming
Author: Jake Summer
Publisher: JaKeCom
Total Pages: 457
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN:
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This comprehensive drum playing textbook, with over 450 pages, is designed to cover the requirements of various levels of courses and examinations used in music schools. The layout of this textbook is designed to be as clear and logical as possible in order to help the student effectively and easily progress in his or her studies. This textbook also lists course level requirements and contains a self-study plan, which makes it ideal for independent study and students considering competence-based examinations. The book is divided into the following parts: • Course level requirements • Drum beat exercises and styles • Fills • Rhythm primer • Rhythm exercises • Sheet music exercises • Rudiments (40 P.A.S and hybrid rudiments) • Rudiment solos • Solos and exercise pieces with drum set • Duets with drum set • Drum-related (terminology) vocabulary and theory A more detailed list can be found in the table of contents.

Drumming at the Edge of Magic

by Mickey Hart
Drumming at the Edge of Magic
Author: Mickey Hart
Publisher: Harper San Francisco
Total Pages: 263
Release: 1990
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780062503749
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Explores the role of drums, rattles, and gongs in human societies revealing the primal hypnotic power of these instruments

The Fun Drum Book for Kids

by Pierre Hache
The Fun Drum Book for Kids
Author: Pierre Hache
Publisher: Pierre Hache Music
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2021-08-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1999205944
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The Fun Drum Book for Kids will have you smiling, grooving and playing music in no time! This easy-to-follow drum method will help you unleash your creativity with or without a drum set! Perfect for beginners of all ages, it’s also a great tool for parents to teach their kids. Learn to play essential rudiments, classic rock grooves, familiar children’s songs, exciting drum fills and even creative solos in this colorful children's drumming book! Overflowing with pictures and diagrams, this step-by-step method is designed to keep the student's attention and produce results. Based on my nearly 20 years of teaching experience, this unique approach is guaranteed to provide hours of focused practice and play for anyone interested in the wide world of drumming.

How to Play Drums in a Big Band

by Rich Thompson
How to Play Drums in a Big Band
Author: Rich Thompson
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 70
Release: 2015-10
Genre: Big band music
ISBN: 9783892211051
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Improvisation is at the heart of jazz, but knowing how to play stylistically correct in a large jazz ensemble is also a necessity. How to Play Drums in a Big Band offers tips, suggestions, examples, and a play-along CD to help you put it all together. The repertoire covers many jazz styles, from Basie to Latin and African-influenced music to ECM and contemporary jazz (the Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer, etc.).

4-Way Coordination

by Marvin Dahlgren
4-Way Coordination
Author: Marvin Dahlgren
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 59
Release: 1999-10-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457466406
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Proficiency as a drummer has always come from great hand dexterity. However, with the introduction of modern drumming techniques, it has become increasingly necessary to gain complete independence of both the hands and feet. With various rhythmic exercises in easy-to-read notation, 4-Way Coordination is designed to guide the drummer from simple patterns to advanced polyrhythms. Through the study of this method book, the student will gain invaluable listening skills and techniques that will provide insight to drumming in all styles.

Stick Control

by George Lawrence Stone
Stick Control
Author: George Lawrence Stone
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2013-11-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457433761
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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.

The Drummer's Toolbox

by Brandon Toews
The Drummer's Toolbox
Author: Brandon Toews
Publisher: Drumeo
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2019-11-04
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1999151941
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The ultimate guide to drumming styles by the co-author of the best-selling instructional book The Best Beginner Drum Book. Brandon Toews and Drumeo present... THE DRUMMER'S TOOLBOX! The Drummer's Toolbox presents drummers of all skill levels with the most comprehensive introduction to 100 different drumming styles from the past century. This ultimate guide includes more than 900 groove examples, as well as listening suggestions for 1000 recommended recordings. Throughout the book, drummers will also learn about the history of each drumming style, effective techniques for playing them, and how to break down different grooves limb-by-limb. The Drummer's Toolbox is for any drummer who's serious about expanding their musical vocabulary and becoming more versatile behind the drum-set. You will learn how to play: - Rock: Surf Rock, Progressive Rock, Punk Rock... - Jazz: 4/4 Swing, Up-Tempo Swing, Contemporary Jazz... - Blues: Texas Blues, Chicago Blues, Flat Tire Shuffle... - Country: Train Beat, Two-Step, Rockabilly... - Soul & Funk: Motown, Neo-Soul, New Orleans Funk... - Metal: Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Metalcore... - Electronic: Hip-Hop, Drum and Bass, Trap... - Afro-Cuban: Mambo, Nanigo, Songo... - Afro-Brazilian: Samba, Marcha, Bossa Nova... - Afro-Caribbean: Merengue, Reggae, Zouk... - And many more!

The Best Beginner Drum Book

by Jared Falk
The Best Beginner Drum Book
Author: Jared Falk
Publisher: Drumeo
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2018-09-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1999151917
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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.

The Art of Bop Drumming

by John Riley
The Art of Bop Drumming
Author: John Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1994
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780898988901
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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.