Drumbassadors: One For The Money, But Two For The Show

Disc 1 contains a concert of the drumbassadors (Rene? Creemers and Wim de Vries) which was given for a wildly enthusiastic live audience in the Netherlands in 2009. The drumbassadors show their great creativity and virtuosity in the beautiful drum compositions of their own. Supported by a few guest musicians the drumbassadors take you to an absolutely unique peak in the field of drumming.Disc 2 is an instruction DVD on which Rene ?and Wim explain matters such as grip, strokes, motion, sitting balance, tone, dynamics, coordination, phrasing and melodic playing. Further attention is paid to playing with brushes and hints how to study systematically are given. In addition, Rene? and Wim demonstrate, once again, in a number of solo, duo and band performances, how hugely creative and varied their unique style of playing is.

Jojo Mayer: Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - Part II

Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - Part II is the sequel to Jojo Mayer 's award winning bestseller on hand technique. This volume is a comprehensive guide to foot technique for drummers, covering a wide range of techniques, from the fundamental to the most sophisticated. State of the art visualization and in-depth analysis offer easy to follow, step by step instructions for drummers of every skill level. Highly entertaining and informative, Jojo explains every aspect of foot work and pedals, and for the first time reveals the inner workings of his own technique in great detail. Over 4 hours of footage, including tips, performance clips and bonus material is included.

Dave Odart: The Rock And Pop Rhythm Workouts For The Modern Drummer

The Rock And Pop Rhythm Workouts For The Modern Drummer contains a carefully selected series of rhythm and fill exercises aimed at developing both the beginner and intermediate student’s reading, timing, technique, feel and stylistic awareness. The exercises are accompanied by 8 original songs in different styles that can be used for practicing range, in tempo from 70bpm to 140bpm. Dave Odart is a full time professional musician, experienced teacher and composer working from his home studio in Shropshire and for the local authority teaching in schools and colleges. He organises his own examination centre for Trinity College London candidates and his students have achieved a 100% pass rate with over 300 candidates successfully taking examinations since 2010. Dave was commissioned to write six technical exercises for the Trinity College London 2014 Drum Kit examination syllabus and works closely with other professional musicians to ensure that the best quality music education programme is available to all of his students. In addition to teaching Dave regularly performs with several bands and has touring and recording experience.

Pete Lockett: Indian Rhythms For Drumset (Book And CD)

This book, the first of its kind, takes an indepth look at the complex rhythmic systems of India. Author and world-class percussionist Pete Lockett has traveled, performed, and studied extensively in India. His unique expertise provides a clear explanation of Indian rhythms and counting systems, and gives drummers a step-by-step resource for adapting these concepts to the drumset and successfully incorporating them into their playing. Indian Rhythms For Drumset dispels much of the mystery that surrounds the Indian rhythmic system, using vocal syllables known as solkattu or konnakol. The South-Indian rhythmic approach is covered in particular detail, containing concepts that can be applied to jazz, rock, funk, and other styles. Topics covered include solo concepts, phrase development, groove concepts, syncopations, rhythmic modulations, and intricate stickings. The CD included contains MP3 files of the author demonstrating nearly every exercise in the book (over 200 examples), and also features three play-along tracks mixed with and without drums.

Double Bass Drumming: Not Only For Metal (English)

Double Bass Drumming: Not Only For Metal has been expertly written by Dani Löbel. This fantastic book is perfect for any Drummer wanting to learn Double Bass Drumming techniques.Double Bass Drumming: Not Only For Metal by Dani Löbel takes you through single stroke, advanced double stroke, 8th note double stroke as well as posture and rhythms.

Jeff Salem: A Rhythmic Twist - Triplet Concepts For Drumset

Can you learn how to swing? Yes, and this book will show you how, giving you a huge vocabulary of creative triplet grooves and fills to play in every style. The book does this by taking common, comfortable 16th-note patterns and adapting them into a triplet feel. The results are amazingly musical and refreshingly creative, and will give any drummer tons of new ideas to play within any swing-based groove.Jeff Salem covers many concepts, including solidifying your basic triplet grooves in various styles, moving around the drumset with triplets, incorporating the bass drum into your fills, creating interesting triplet grooves using 16th note-based rhythms, applying paradiddle concepts to triplet grooves and fills, incorporating rests into your swung phrases, and more.In the later chapters, the triplet rhythms presented are applied to fills that can be used in blues, R&B, rock and hip-hop settings, and are also applied specifically to jazz concepts to broaden your independence and vocabulary in a traditional swing setting.An introductory section with basic triplet feels and a listening guide is designed to start beginning-level drummers on the right path to understanding swing-based styles.The book comes complete with an MP3 CD presenting play-along tracks in many styles, which are designed for you to apply the concepts learned in the book. The disc also includes demonstrations of nearly every example in the book.

Jimmy Branly: The New Method For Afro-Cuban Drummnig

The New Method for Afro-Cuban Drumming features Jimmy's unique approach to playing contemporary Latin rhythms on the drumset. The material represents a fusion of his experience growing up in Cuba and shows how he applied this knowledge when he got to the United States and began performing. Patterns include: clave, cascara, bombo, guaguanco, cha cha cha and Afro-Cuban 6/8. Jimmy also includes a section on soloing ideas.

Tommy Igoe: Great Hands For A Lifetime

This new DVD from Tommy Igoe focuses on developing and maintaining the physical tools that are essential for every drummer and drumming application: their hands.At the heart of this life-changing, career-extending system is the three-tier 'Lifetime Warmup' originally conceived in the 1950s by Tommy's father, Sonny Igoe. Featuring basic, intermediate and advanced levels, the Lifetime Warmup is a challenging routine that weaves its way through standard drum rudiments and motions. This nearly four-hour DVD includes Tommy demonstrating the basics of his system:Matched and Traditional gripFulcrum ConceptsRebound StrokesSingles and DoublesCheck PatternsThe Five Families Of RudimentsYou also get a group demonstration with five of Tommy's students, including all three versions of the Lifetime Warmup. Included are a free, colour-coordinated, wall sized Lifetime Warmup poster and a compact fold-out guide courtesy of Evans Drumheads as well as a printable, 60-page eBook with instruction and exercises. Created by one of today's most successful and progressive drum educators, Great Hands For A Lifetime brings the no-nonsense, inspiring approach of the Groove Essentials series to hand technique and provides a proven alternative for drummers who wish to discover the full potential of their hands and stay healthy drumming over the decades to come.

Todd Sucherman: Methods & Mechanics For Useful Drumming

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.

Mike Portnoy: In Constant Motion (DVD)

In Constant Motion features over 7 hours of instruction as well as live studio performances of virtually all the music Mike’s been involved with since his award-winning Liquid Drum Theatre video. Packed with state-of-the-art audio and video, special features and printable transcriptions of selected performances, the depth and diversity of this package is unprecedented and recommended for drummers of all interest and ability levels. Contents: Disc 1 : In The Dream: focuses on music from the last three Dream Theatre albums, featuring six band performances, new studio drum tracks and in-depth analysis. Features exclusive performances of six Dream Theater songs from these albums - both live, and in the studio - as well as studio performances and analysis of each song. Disc 2 : On The Side: covers Mike’s side projects, including his work with TransAtlantic, OSI and all four of his tribute bands. Also offers a detailed look at Mike’s influences and at each of his tribute bands, Yellow Matter Custard [Beatles], Hammer Of The Gods [Led Zeppelin], Amazing Journey [The Who] and Cygnus & The Sea Monsters [Rush]. Includes a 'home tour' shot at Mike’s house, with scenes of Mike at each of his 'tribute drum kits.' Disc 3 : Bonus Material: Contains tracks from Dream Theatre’s 20th Anniversary tour, live drum duets with special guest and more! Three live drum solos from throughout the years including duets with Charlie Benante, Jason Bittner and Richard Christy. A tour of the infamous 'Albino Monster' and an interview with Mike's drum tech. Special Features: PDF Files that include note-for-note transcriptions of selected full-song performances by Mike. Camera-switching option on three, in-studio performances. Complete Discography, Videography and Photo Gallery

Moments in Time: Jeff Porcaro Stories

One of the most recorded drummers in history, Jeff Porcaro became a music superstar held in equal esteem by fans and professionals alike. A founding member of GRAMMY®-award winning group Toto, Jeff also recorded and toured with a list of artists that reads like a who's who of popular music in the late twentieth century.

Gregg Bissonette: Musical Drumming In Different Styles

Gregg Bissonette has carved an impressive niche as an outstanding all-round drummer equally at home with David Lee Roth and Joe Satriani as with Frank Gambale, Toto and Don Henley. In this unique 2-disc set Bissonette delves into his years of experience to show you how to be a more musical and versatile drummer.Ten stylistically diverse original songs that feature some of the world's finest musicians are performed and discussed in detail. Gregg uses these as examples to cover issues as diverse as:R'n'B Funk, Heavy Rock, Pop Rock and Afro-Cuban stylesElvin Jones-type Small SwingBeat DisplacementUsing rudimentsKeeping a positive attitudeCool fill ideasFitting the right parts to songsBig Band drumming and articulationWarming up and cooling downAuditioningThe special Camera Option allows you to control the camera that moves above the drums at any point during the performance. Three band tunes are offered with a double-inset edit that allows you to watch Gregg's bass drum part throughout. Full notation for all musical examples are included as PDF files, along with a bonus photo gallery.

Mark Schulman: A Day In The Recording Studio

A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio, Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment, tuning, microphone technique, digital recording, performance, editing, effects, studio construction, creating drum parts, Schulman's own quick system of charting songs, and great video footage.Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms, garages, and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear of getting started by giving you simple, entertaining, and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away!

Tom Hapke: Drums Easy 2 Pedagogic System For Advanced Drummer

Drums easy 2 is the sequal to the succesful teaching method Drums Easy. Directly putting theory into practice motivates students and this is the main emphasis of Drums easy. Intensive work on practisepad and drumset is of course a necessary condition for every successful method. What will particularly help the teacher and the student here is the systematic treatment of the different themes and figures.

Mike Mangini: The Grid - A System For Creative Drumming & Improvisation

This system is presented through performed examples and graphics, and is usable by drummers of all styles.Dividing your drumming into time signature, subdivision, dynamics, instrument sounds, limbs, style, and phrases, Mike demonstrates dozens of grooves, fills, and patterns from easy to extremely advanced. He systematically shows you how to use the Grid to expand your understanding of music and drumming, and improve your physical abilities. Filmed in two different studios on two different Drum kits, including Mike's signature Dream Theater setup during the recording of the band's latest album, this 2-DVD set presents a brand-new and unique philosophy by one of the leading drummers of our time. Using Mike's system, you can grow exponentially as a drummer by increasing your speed, developing better independence, learning to use ostinatos and expanding your knowledge of styles. You will also learn to use polyrhythms, play in odd time signatures, develop a deeper understanding of the basics of rhythm and become a more creative player.

Drumming in Flow Ray LeVier : Concentration, Creativity, and Breathing in Drumming

Jojo Mayer: Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - A Guide To Hand Technique

Jojo Mayer has put together the most comprehensive and detailed volume on hand technique ever published! As both an inspiring instructional method and highly entertaining reference guide, this DVD is invaluable to drummers of every skill level. It covers a wide range of information from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated techniques. Many of the topics addressed here reveal and explain closely guarded and never-before-published secrets of the great masters as well as Jojo's own approaches. All are documented here for the first time! English Version.

Live In New York City: The Abercrombie/ Erskine/ Mintzer/ Patitucci Band: A Concert/ Clinic

This band is comprised of four of the most acclaimed musicians in contemporary music, each of whom has led his own band, and received great critical acclaim both as composer and a player.On this DVD, the band performs a set of eight brilliant compositions - two by each member of the group - which range in style from the spiritual ballad feel of 'The Well' by John Patitucci, to the second line funk of 'Cats And Kittens' by Peter Erskine.

Steve Gadd A Life in Time Unsigned : Limited Edition Pack: Limited edition hardcover Book, Songbook, and Hours of Instructional Video

This limited edition pack features Gadd's hardcover book, an 82-page spiral bound transcription book, and 8+ hours of online video. With a career spanning four decades as the most in-demand recording drummer in the world, Steve Gadd is an icon of the music world whose name has become synonymous with groove and drumming greatness. As a sideman, his resume reads like a list of the most important artists of the last half-century: James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Chick Corea, Paul Simon, Al Jarreau, Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Steely Dan, Stuff, Chuck Mangione, and hundreds of others. With an instantly identifiable feel, sound, and vocabulary, he is considered by drummers to be one of the all-time greats, and is easily one of the most copied, studied, and imitated players in drum set history. Written by Bergamini under Gadd's supervision and culled from dozens of hours of new interviews with him, A Life in Time offers a compelling look at all the aspects of Steve's career. From his rise out of Rochester into the New York studios and through his staggering body of work up to the present day, go behind the scenes at monumental recording sessions during a golden age of music in New York City and Los Angeles, and backstage with Clapton, Taylor, The Gadd Gang, and more. Features: a foreward by James Taylor; exclusive new commentary from Tony Levin, Eddie Gomez, Donald Fagen, and Gary Katz; and archival interviews with Chick Corea, Eric Clapton, Phil Ramone, and Russ Titelman add compelling detail to the story. A combination of biography, scholarly analysis, transcription book, and photo memoir, the book brings all these elements together in a beautiful package. Musicians and fans can experience the sessions that led to the creation of iconic songs and drum parts from the perspective of the people who were there. Drummers who want to study and learn Gadd's parts will find note-for-note transcriptions from his most famous tracks and performances, including9· Aja · Nite Sprite · Late in the Evening · Chuck E.'s in Love · Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover · Lenore · Spain · Love for Sale · and many, many more. Intense solo performances from The Gadd Gang, Steps, and others are also included. The notation is coupled with expert analysis from the author, providing insight into the music and Gadd's creative process. With unprecedented access to Steve's personal collection, the book is beautifully tied together with close to 200 photographs, many in full color and never published before.

Jojo Mayer: Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - A Guide To Hand Technique (German Edition)

Jojo Mayer has put together the most comprehensive and detailed volume on hand technique ever published! As both an inspiring instructional method and highly entertaining reference guide, this DVD is invaluable to drummers of every skill level. It covers a wide range of information from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated techniques. Many of the topics addressed here reveal and explain closely guarded and never-before-published secrets of the great masters as well as Jojo's own approaches. All are documented here for the first time! German Version.

Rob Collomb/Matthias Philipzen: Easy Group Guitar/Choir/Percussion (3 Books/DVD)

The method and repertoire book for Choir, Guitar, Body Percussion and Cajon all in one. Perfect material for teaching or directing children and teenagers in small and large groups. This is 3 books in one.

Concepts : A Guide to Essential Drumset Processes for the Modern Drummer

Stewart Copeland-Drumming in the Police and Beyond

Drumming in a Band - Stuff You Can Use

Thomas Lang: Creative Control

Designed to be used as either a standalone product or in combination with the Creative Control DVD, Thomas Lang presents the unique and innovative system that he has used to develop his awesome speed, control, finesse, and coordination ? a step-by-step system that will allow you to hone your drumming chops so that you can play more effectively in any style of music. Actually two books in one, throughout Part I Thomas details his methodology and provides you with over 90 challenging exercises created to allow you to practice technique, endurance, accuracy, timing, independence, coordination, mechanics, and stamina. Part II of the book contains applied musical examples that showcase many of the techniques and ideas presented in Part I. Included are play-along rhythm charts for five musical compositions from the DVD, which were specially re-mixed without drums exclusively for this book, and are included on the enclosed audio CD. In addition to the charts, Thomas has written extensive performance notes for each song, in which he describes in detail how the pieces are constructed and his own thought process in creating his drum parts for these songs. So dive in, and prepare yourself for one of the most exciting, challenging, and rewarding experiences of your musical career!