The exercises in this book will help students develop control when playing the drum set and give them a general understanding of the concept of limb independence. Students will learn many hand and foot combinations that will build a strong rhythmic foundation. The lessons begin with quarter-note grooves and finish by introducing eighth-note grooves.
32 pages with companion CD
* recommended for beginner drummers
**only a few copies left! Must be ordered directly through me.
"Studies in Drum Set Independence Vol.1". It is the perfect aid to help beginner to intermediate drummers learn four way coordination, or limb independence. Chapter One teaches students many eighth note drum set patterns, each one building on the next. Chapter Two adds sixteenth note bass drum patterns to the eighth note hand patterns learned in Chapter One. The drum set patterns are further reinforced by having the student play them in four-bar phrases. The student should not simply play the pattern written on the page, but should make it groove and come alive with emotion!
80 pages
* recommended for beginner to intermediate drummers
AVAILABLE Now through Mel Bay Publications
"Studies in Drum Set Independence
Vol.2" is the companion book to "Studies in Drum Set Independence
Vol.1". It is the perfect aid to help beginner to advanced drummers
learn four way coordination, or limb independence. Chapter One teaches
students many sixteenth note drum set patterns, each one building on
the
next. Chapter Two adds
sixteenth note bass drum patterns to the sixteenth note hand patterns
learned in Chapter One.
The drum set patterns are further reinforced by having the student play
them in four-bar phrases. The student should not simply play the pattern
written on the page, but should make it groove and come alive with emotion!
AVAILABLE Now through Mel Bay Publications
Burnin' Double Bass is a book intended for beginner to intermediate drummers that want master the art of double bass drumming.
The book is broken up into two chapters. Chapter One contains daily double bass strengthening work- outs, as well as double bass fill ideas.
Chapter Two contains over 100 different double bass grooves that help develop control and independence.
I have included two pages of additional hand patterns so once the student has completed the book, they can go back and play the new hand patterns to the written bass drum patterns. I also highly recommend that students experiment with different phrasing of the written foot combinations for each exercise.