ISBN 9781619117228.

Understanding Groove is a thorough and innovative analysis of groove created by master drummer and highly acclaimed teacher, Nucleo Vega. This book will show you how to achieve a deeper feel and more consistent groove by bridging the gap between your physical and auditory awareness. Topics covered: whipping, Moeller technique, syllables, verbal loops, shapes of groove, nuances, speed perception, technical aspects, beat placement, poly-tempos, consistency, two- level concept, balance and many more. Includes online audio and online video with duration of 61minutes.

ISBN 9781619113374. If you want to learn the art of trading "fours", The Drummer's Cookbook Volume II will help you put it all together. This book takes you through the entire process, from developing a vocabulary to real world application. Today's working drummers are asked to play fills and fours at a variety of different tempos, each requiring a different vocabulary. The author breaks down the process into three general tempo zones: moderate, bright and extreme. Develop your own musical vocabulary by studying the tools of the trade: uneven note groups, rhythm fragments, implied tempo changes, ghost notes, quarter note triplets, and more. Then put it all together by learning the format for fours. Learn to think in phrases: three beat groups, call and response, and symmetric and asymmetric phrases. Study the standard 32 bar AABA jazz format and learn the how, why and when of trading fours. Finally, all these skills can be practiced with several hundred two and four bar solos in each of the three tempo ranges.

ISBN 9781513455808. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.

This book constitutes a no-nonsense approach to mastery of the modern drumset. It is written in standard drumset notation for the intermediate to advanced player who wants to emulate today's top drummers. Drumset for the 21st Century includes seven sections. The first six sections detail modem rhythms and patterns: rudimental studies and applications, linear and layered patterns, ostinatos, Latin-style patterns, double bass, and odd time signatures. Each is followed by a drum solo incorporating the patterns studied in the section. Section 7 consists of play along charts to be used with the recording included with the book to give you the opportunity to play many of the new patterns in a simulated studio situation. Includes access to online audio.