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Drum / Percussion Instruction Lessons
Hal Leonard Drum Method Here you will find the Hal Leonard Drum method from beginner to advanced.
FastTrackDRUM INSTRUCTION & SONGBOOK The FastTrack Drum method series is a fresh, user-friendly approach to learning with a method book which blends traditional lessons and songs with modern elements of humor, wit, and pop culture. Each book includes a play-along CD plus songs that are the same in all the FastTrack books so that friends can form a band and jam together.
**FastTrackDRUM INSTRUCTION - French edition �dition en fran�ais** Livre Et Module CD. La s�rie de m�thode de FastTrack est une approche fra�che et conviviale � l'�tude avec un livre de m�thode qui m�lange des le�ons et des chansons traditionnelles avec les �l�ments modernes de l'humeur, de l'esprit, et de la culture de bruit. Chaque livre inclut a jeu-le long de CD plus les chansons qui sont les m�mes dans tous les livres de FastTrack de sorte que les amis puissent former une bande et bloquer ensemble.
Rubank Drum Method The famous Rubank system of teaching the art of drumming. Find all the books here!
Snare Drum Instruction For the modern drummer who wants to improve his technique on the snare, this is a must see!
Drum Techniques Improve your phrasing and generate ideas for solos and fills. From personal sticking exercises to developing fluidity around the drumset. For the drummer who's serious about his craft!
Paradiddle Power Increasing Your Technique on the Drumset with Paradiddles. Written by the founder, publisher & editor of Modern Drummer magazine, Paradiddle Power is a unique study of the many applications of single, double, and triple paradiddles around the drumset, designed to increase players' speed, creativity, and fluency.
MODERN DRUMMER All about the Modern Drummer from magazines to instructionals. Worth a peek!
Drum Solos Here you will find instruction and plenty on ideas for creating solos that bring the house down!
PETER MAGADINI An internationally acclaimed performer, educator, and author, Peter Magadini has played with artists and organizations including the Don Ellis Band, Bobbie Gentry, The Oakland Symphony, The Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Diana Ross. Features his books, 'The Complete Drumset Rudiments', 'Drum Ears', 'Rolling Accents', 'Musician's Guide To Polyrhythms', 'Learn How to Play the Drum' series along with books on rolls, fills, triplets and much more!
When In Doubt, Roll! - Bill Bruford Designed for the intermediate-level drummer, this book is a collection of 18 of Bruford's greatest performances, with suggested exercises and insights from his years as one of the world's foremost drummers. Bill Bruford is best known for his work with Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Al DiMeola, and others.
Drumset Workouts (Percussion) This book will help the intermediate to advanced drummer achieve a more efficient and complete practice routine. Includes exercises designed to organize skills into a streamlined percussion workout, focusing on polyrhythms and independent coordination.
Double Bass Drumming Playing two bass drums or using a double bass drum pedal can prove to be very challenging. With these books, you will practice foot control exercises, and increase your endurance, independents, and creativity. There are one-measure and two-measure beat patterns and fills, followed by six double bass drumming solo examples. Features hundreds of innovative warm up, beat and fill exercises, tips for getting started. a discography of important double bass recordings, plus a timeline of the most important double bass drummers in history, including photos of their setups. A must for all drummers interested in improving their double bass technique!
2-Bass Hits This book/CD pack will help drum students learn: the fundamentals of playing two bass drums; important rhythms that all drummers should know; how to play confidently with both the feet and the hands; grooves in contemporary pop, rock & funk styles; and more.
Feet Don't Fail Me Now! Studies for Developing Drumset Independence over Foot Ostinatos. This book will help drummers at all levels develop: independence, coordination and control over bass drum and hi-hat ostinatos; double-bass drum patterns; multi-phase ostinatos; and styles including rock, swing, R&B, Afro-Cuban, samba, bai�o, tumba� and shuffle. Michael Packer is a faculty member of the Los Angeles Music Academy. He has worked with J.J. Johnson, Nils Lofgren, Free Flight and Diana Reeves.'Really great book. I recommend it for any serious drummer who is interested in improving their playing.'- Gregg Bissonette
Chart Reading Workbook For Drummers CD/Pkg By Bobby Gabriele. CD. This private lesson covers common symbols and musical shorthand, section figures and ensemble figures, accents, set-up ideas, and embellishment, and swing, big band, and other styles. The CD includes 16 full-demo examples.
Quick-Start Drum Kit This boxed kit includes everything a beginner needs to start playing drums today. It contains three book/CD packs from the hip & popular FastTrack Drum Method: Instruction Book 1, Instruction Book 2 and Songbook 1. Teaches rock, blues and funk styles, music notation, riffs, licks and more! Book/CD Package
Drum Recorded Versions Drum Recorded Versions, beat by beat, with song by Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd & Classic Rock!
Drum Machine Patterns These are original patterns that can be programmed easily on any drum machine. These books contains the rhythms most often used in contemporary music, and many patterns incorporate flams, to be used on the latest generation of drum machines.
Drum Programming This is your complete guide to programming and thinking like a drummer - not a drum machine user. Instead of merely providing instructions for you to program into your machine, this book is a direct, mathematical approach to learning how to drum and how to best emulate a drum kit on a pre-recorded track. By following this book, you will gain an understanding of the drum kit that takes many drummers years to learn - and that will lead to more realistic programming and better results!
Electronic Drummer With music changing more than ever before, the electronic drummer is becoming high in demand. This book, from Modern Drummer Publications, is the book for the electronic drummer, beginner to advanced. It covers everything - from the most basic information to controlling sophisticated MIDI setups involving multiple-input devices, sound sources, and more. Topics covered include: The Basics of Sound, Drum Machines, Electronic Drums, MIDI, Computers, Sound Reinforcement and Electronic Setups. No 'modern drummer' should be without this book.
Metallica If playing like Metallica is what you want... then it begins here! Everything they have in print and Cd!
Stick It! - Alternative Songs 12 Hard Hitting Drum Transcriptions features some of Rock's best songs of today and yesterday. Exact transcription of the drum parts for tunes like: Ants MarchingDave Matthews Band; MachineheadBush; Big MeFoo Fighters; Welcome To The JungleGuns N' Roses; and others. Full Songlist: Sweet Child O' Mine * Welcome To The Jungle * Big Me * People Of The Sun * Love Rollercoaster * Machinehead * Swallowed * Ants Marching * So Much To Say * Drive In Drive Out * Volcano Girls
Jazz Drumming A must for the jazz drummer enthusiast! Deals with the principles, techniques, rhythms, and concepts of progressive jazz. Topics include improvisation, interaction of parts, meter-within-meter phrasing, cymbal rhythms, triplet performance patterns, independence performance patterns, and much more.
Jazz Rock Fusion Revised by Les DeMerle Drum Center Publications Topics covered in this two-volume collection include: 16th-note feels, double time feels, melodic scales, fusing high-hat patterns, odd time signatures, paradiddle jazz inversions, bass drum independence, funk in 7/4, variations in 7/8, open high-hat work, drum transcriptions, and more.
Vibraphone Instruction Techniques covered include 2- and 4-mallet playing, mallet dampenings, pedaling, and musical phrasing. Suggested stickings are provided,
African and Cuban Styles Techniques covered include 2- and 4-mallet playing, mallet dampenings, pedaling, and musical phrasing. Suggested stickings are provided,
Brazilian Coordination for Drumset The Essential Method and Workbook. CD. Private Lessons In this book/CD pack, Maria Martinez reveals her revolutionary studies for Brazilian drumset coordination. She covers Bossa Nova, Samba and Baiao Ostinatos, 3/4 Bossa Nova/Samba, 7/4 Bossa Nova/Samba, rhythm studies, rhythmic phrases, and more! The CD includes 48 full-band tracks.
Drum For Marching Band These are the best books on marching band drummers in print. Find it all here!
Timpani Instruction books, Transcriptions, Chorals, Learning Unlimited Class, Orchestra Studies and more!
Drum / Percussion Database It's hard to actually make sure that all the product we have is there for you to browse. If you didn't see what you are looking for ..you may find it here! (Although you probably would be better off browsing the links on the right.)