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Pete Lockett - Symetrical Sticking For The Snare Drum

2008-10-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

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Vic Firth - Snare Drum Method - Book 1 - Elementary

2008-10-06T20:31:00.001-07:00

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Cristiano Micalizzi - Enciclopedia dei Ritmi per batterie e basso

2008-10-06T20:24:00.000-07:00

Another Latin drum ebook.

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Jack De Johnette and Charlie Perry - Modern Jazz Drumming

2008-10-06T20:20:00.000-07:00

This book 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 and much more.

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Berklee - Basic Funk For Drums

2008-10-06T19:51:00.000-07:00

it's a free drum ebook from Berklee music college.

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Dennis Chambers - Serious Moves

2008-10-06T19:45:00.000-07:00

Serious Moves provides valuable insight into this extraordinary drummer, both as a soloist and in inspired performances with this exceptional band.

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David Geribaldi - Future Sounds

2008-10-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

At long last, the secrets of 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 to incorporate Garibaldi's contemporary linear styles and musical concepts into your playing and develop your own unique drumset vocabulary.

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Afro-cuban Grooves for Bass and Drums - Funkifiying the Clave

2008-10-06T19:10:00.000-07:00

A guide to Applying afro-cuban grooves to funk, rock and jazz, for bass and drums.

CLAVE and TUMBAO. Traditional bass tumbao examples Cascara, paila, and bell ride patterns.

SONGO. Drumset orchestrations Funfified slap songo tumbaos Songo style jam.

GUAGUANCO. Conga patterns on the drumset combining traditional and hybrid bass lines with rumba and funk.

AFRO-CUBAN 6/8 6/8 patterns as a vehicle for other rhythmic possibilities and diferent time feels

CHA-CHA-CHA. Adaptability to rock Spap cha-cha-cha playing a backbeat.

MOZAMBIQUE. Mozambique in rock and funk context.

Lincoln Goines is one of New York's most respected and recorded bassists. His concept of the bass as a rhythm instrument, and his ability to incorporate traditional Latin lines with ideas drawn from percussion patterns, can be heard on recordings with well known Latin-jazz artists Dave Valenting, Michel Camilo, Gato Barbieri, Paquito D'Rivera, Tania Maria, and Eliane Elias. Lincoln is also known for his contemporary jazz-funk playing with John Scofiel, Mike Stern, and Bob Berg.

Bobby Ameen has made a life study of Afro-Cuban rhythms and combines this knowledge with his own powerful drumming style to create a highly original funk/Afro-Cuban amalgam. Robby's ability to complement a Latin rhythm section can be heard on recordings with Ruben Blades, Dave Valentin, Dizzy Gillespie, Kip Hanrahan, and Eddie Palmieri, among many others. Robby has also worked with Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Willie Colon, and Paul Simon.

Includes separate pull-out in Spanish.

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Buddy Rich - Modern Interpretation of Snare Drum Rudiments

2008-10-06T19:06:00.000-07:00

This method is the result of the Rich/Adler partnership, containing all the fundamentals material needed for an instructive drum method. In addition to the elementary principles of music, there are 83 lessons of exercises and rudiments, 21 reading exercises, 10 exercises employing rudiments, 46 six advanced rhythmic studies and a list of most frequently used musical terms. All the material has been carefully graded as to difficulty.

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George Lawrence Stone - Stick Control for The Snare Drummer

2008-10-06T19:01:00.000-07:00

Stick Control For The Snare Drummer is a highly specialized practise-book, dealing with just one branch of the art of drumming. It is an advanced book, consisting of a progressive, highly concentrated collection of rhythms, arranged in callisthenic form, which, if practised regularly and intelligently, will enable one to acquire control, speed, flexibility, touch, rhythm, lightness, delicacy, power, endurance, preciseness of execution and muscular co-ordination to a degree far in excess of one's present ability. This is an excellent book of exercises for the advancing snare drummer.

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Jimmy Branly: The New Method For Afro-Cuban Drummnig Larger image Sample image Jimmy Branly - The New Method For Afro-Cuban Drummnig

2008-10-06T18:54:00.000-07:00

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.

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Jim Chapin - Advanced Techniques For The Modern Drummer

2008-10-06T18:50:00.000-07:00

Coordinated independence as applied to Jazz and Be-Bop. The original book that revolutionized drumming, from one of the undisputed jazz drumming legends Jim Chapin, the man who defined the art of modern drumming independence and took it to new levels. The book contains exercises and solos of varying levels of difficulty that are a test for even the most accomplished drummers. Now available with two CDs of demonstration tracks by Chapin himself.

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Bob Burgett - Progressive Double Bass Drumming

2008-10-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

Bob Burgett. D C Publications. Playing two bass drums or using a double bass drum pedal can prove to be very challenging. With this book, you will practise 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.

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John Riley - The Art Of Bop Drumming

2008-10-06T12:41:00.000-07:00

Well-known for his creative flexibility and musicianship, John Riley has worked with such jazz mainstays as Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillepsie or Miles Davis. This method icludes solos, patterns, tips, and exercises in time playing, comping, soloing, and brushes. Also included are Jazz essentials and charts. The CD included features exercise examples and play along tunes with Bob Mintzer (tenor saxophone), Phill Markowitz (piano), James Genus (bass), and John Riley (drums).

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J. Antonio García Guerra - La Batería

2008-10-06T12:33:00.000-07:00

it's the Latin version if anyone had the English version please share with us

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Charley Wilcoxon - The All American Drummer

2008-10-06T12:21:00.000-07:00

150 Rudimental Solos from all American Drummer

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Horacio ~el negro~ Hernandez- Conversations in Clave

2008-10-06T12:14:00.000-07:00

Conversations In Clave is the ultimate technical study of four-way independence based on Afro-Cuban rhythms. This detailed and methodical approach will develop four-limb coordination and expand your rhythmic vocabulary. Understanding the clave and the relationship between eighth-note and triplet rhythms will help you master the multiple and complex rhythms of Afro-Cuban styles. This rhythmic style dates back before the drum set was invented, but today one drummer has the ability to cover the sounds and language of the entire Afro-Cuban percussion section. By studying the exercises in this book, and most of all listening to the music, uou will enhance your playing in all styles as you gain facility and independence on the drum kit.

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Drum Methods - Dave Weckl

2008-10-06T12:04:00.000-07:00

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Carmine Appice - Realistic Rock drum Method

2008-10-06T11:41:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Realistic Rock Drum Method arranged by the award winning Carmine Appice. Includes book+cd

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Beginning Rock Rhythm Guitar

2008-10-06T11:31:00.000-07:00

Learn to play rock rhythms in the style of the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Clapton, Van Halen, Pearl Jam, and more. You'll learn all the essential rhythm techniques, including: power chords; barre chords; triad shapes; muting; chord progressions; pick harmonics; chord arpeggiation; riffs; and more. This book also includes vital background information with each concept, giving you the theory behind the chops.

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