The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes

Author: Florian Alexandru-Zorn
Publisher: Alfred Music
ISBN: 9783933136848
Category : Drum set
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This book and DVD kit is ideal for drummers ready for an in-depth study of playing with brushes. The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes uses detailed illustrations and video demonstrations to eliminate the guesswork of brush movements and clearly show all the facets of playing. Beginning to advanced players will equally benefit from this course. Topics include rudiments, the details of sweeping motions, tap sounds, and grooves. "Setting the bar for one-stop brush manuals, The Complete Guide to Playing Brushes aims to set your arms free. Five Stars " - Modern Drummer magazine

The Drummer's Toolbox

Author: Brandon Toews
Publisher: Drumeo
ISBN: 1999151941
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 457

Book Description
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 Musician's Career Guide

Author: Ulysses Owens
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1621537773
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 320

Book Description
An Engaging and Accessible Guide to Achieving Sustained Access in the Music Industry As a musician, how can you blend art and survival and still keep loving the business? The Musician’s Career Guide, written from the perspective of someone who has engaged in the daily struggle that all artists encounter, provides clear strategic support and advice in a knowledgeable, reader-friendly voice. From preparing for an audition to business planning to protecting one’s mental and emotional well-being, The Musician’s Career Guide marries practical tips with in-depth resources, anecdotes and stories to learn from, and comments for consideration and self-reflection. This book is a tool musicians can use to develop a realistic roadmap for success in the careers they desire. Part textbook, part self-directed learning tool, and full mentor, this information-packed text speaks with the voice of experience in a way that is realistic and attainable. The authors address topics including the following fundamental areas: Career development Touring Roles within the music industry Recording deals and industry PR and marketing for artists Keys to community engagement The mental side of being a musician The path and commitment to mastery as professional musician The Musician's Career Guide offers a foundation for both new and experienced musicians who yearn to clarify and achieve their individual goals of personal success and fulfillment through their craft. It's essential reading for any musician.

Berklee Jazz Drums

Author: Casey Scheuerell
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1540021661
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 161

Book Description
(Berklee Guide). Play jazz with tremendous facility and authentic vocabulary. Learn to develop your own sound, perform a wide variety of essential jazz time feels, and improvise dynamic fills and solos, taught in the tradition of Alan Dawson and other Berklee luminaries of drum education. This approach to jazz drumming presents a unique blend of four-way coordination, comping vocabulary, and soloing/improvisation concepts, infused with world rhythms. It will help you to develop a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz drums, and to develop your own personal sound and style. You will learn to: * Deepen your sense of swing and overall timing * Understand the ride cymbal's critical role in jazz time-keeping * Apply the rudimental language of jazz * Develop your independence, via some of the great Alan Dawson's signature exercises and "The Rudimental Ritual" * Play brushes and brush patterns * Improvise captivating drum set solos * Incorporate world rhythms into jazz * Read and interpret drum charts

Beyond bop drumming

Author: John Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9781576236093
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
Beyond Bop Drumming is John Riley's exciting follow-up to the critically acclaimed Art of Bop Drumming. Based on the drumming advancements of the post-bop period of the 1960s, the book and audio topics include: broken time playing, ride-cymbal variations, up-tempo unison ideas, implied time metric modulation, solo ideas, solo analysis, complete transcriptions, and play-along tunes.

The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as Taught by Alan Dawson

Author: John Ramsay
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769265247
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 88

Book Description
Alan Dawson was a legendary drummer and educator, known for his work with the top artists in jazz as well as for his 18-year association with Berklee College of Music. This new text and online audio combination was put together by John Ramsay, a prominent drummer in his own right and a former student of Dawson's. The book contains all the important techniques and concepts that Alan Dawson embraced in his own playing and subsequently taught to his students. The recordings include some remastered audio examples from actual lessons taught by Dawson himself over the years. This is a highly comprehensive textbook from a jazz master.

The Art of Bop Drumming

Author: John Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780898988901
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 84

Book Description
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.

Sticking patterns

Author: Gary Chaffee
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769234762
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Patterns is one of the most comprehensive drum methods available. Covering a wide range of materials, the books can be used in any order, or in any combination with one another. They are a must for developing the kinds of skills necessary for drumset performance. In Sticking Patterns, Gary's unique approach to the use of stickings on the set is explored. Completely different from the rudiments, Gary's system is designed specifically for drumset performance, both for creating time feels as well as for filling and soloing. Also included are sections on accented single stokes, as well as the use of double strokes on the set.

The Sound of Brushes

Author: Ed Thigpen
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780769294315
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
"Contains full-size stroke diagrams, exercises for alternative brushes, added strokes and new instruction, swing, bebop, funk, R & B patterns for brushes: every pattern is performed on the CDs with play-along tracks."--Cover

The Brush Secret

Author: Alfred Publishing
Publisher: Alfred Publishing Company, Incorporated
ISBN: 9783943638011
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description
In this new DVD, Florian Alexandru-Zorn has compiled the clearest and most comprehensive concepts for brush technique ever. This DVD will provide the underlying secrets of playing drumset with brushes---not just mindless and endless patterns, but concepts for every playing style and genre, from jazz and Latin to funk and reggae. The Brush Secret is suitable for both beginners and advanced players. It'll give you the freedom you need to apply your own voice to the brushes. Topics include sweeping concepts; 17 different genres; interviews and short lessons with Jost Nickel, Mike Johnston, Benny Greb, and Stanton Moore; percussion adaptations; how to record brushes; and much more. "If you're new to playing with brushes, or if you're a seasoned pro and you feel stuck with just a few stock strokes, check this out. There's enough here to keep you inspired and practicing for a long, long time. Four and a Half Stars!" Michael Dawson, Modern Drummer "There is no stone left unturned in Florian Alexandru-Zorn's examination of brush playing and its wide application in this expansive DVD. With over 9 hours footage this double DVD is a successful and engrossing course in brush playing that will massively expand your musical creativity and voice. A must have for the well rounded drummer." --Jonathan Colgan, mikedolbear.com "If The Brush Secret helps you to play with a fraction of the skill and finesse that Florian does, it has got to be a winner!"--iDrum magazine. "There's enough here to keep you inspired and practicing for a long, long time." -Michael Dawson, Modern Drummer