A complete and comprehensive Drum tutor designed to meet the needs of the young student aspiring to play in a school band or orchestra.From how to stand correctly and hold the sticks/beaters to rudiments such as rolls and flams as well as syncopations. Book One concentrates largely upon the snare drum with an emphasis on accuracy counting and controlling time. Later lessons also introduce the bass drum and hand-held cymbals.With no stone left unturned this detailed and rigorous method provides everything you need to master the drums as a band/orchestral percussionist.

Now available with CD! This best-selling instruction book was developed to meet the needs of the young student aspiring to become a drummer in the school band or orchestra. Building on the lessons from Book 1 Book 2 covers 26 rudiments and contains additional studies in various time signatures utilizing the 26 rudiments. The detailed early lessons feature diagrams explanations photographs and illustrations while the exercises in later lessons are presented with brief but helpful introductions.

One of the biggest challenges for anyone attempting to notate a drumset part is that there is no absolute standard in terms of what makes up a drumset. Through this book the Percussive Arts Society provides guidelines to aid performers teachers students composers arrangers orchestrators and music engravers in producing clear drumset parts for a variety of uses. These guidelines cover the majority of situations and provide basic principles to help people arrive at logical solutions to unique circumstances. Topics covered include: general notation drums cymbals noteheads voicing improvisational notation and more.

Presented by Vic Firth-The second edition of the best-selling original Groove Essentials features a DVD and companion book/CD package with 53 brand new grooves and over 100 variations for intermediate to advanced players. Students will learn the difference between ghost and grace notes (while being encouraged to experiment with both in all six groove “families”) as well as important “go-to” grooves like the Train and Bo-Diddley beats. For more advanced players and professionals GE 2.0 introduces the concepts of groove construction interpretation and manipulation- training drummers to think like musicians in order to maximize their full potential. The DVDfeatures more than 70 new songs covering 4/4 2/2 6/8 and 3/4 time signatures with three levels of difficulty for 5/4 7/8 and 9/8 meters. On the 3-hour 45-minute DVD Igoe discusses and demonstrates each groove in multiple tempos alone and with a band with many patterns shown on both acoustic and on Roland HD-1 and TD-9 electronic drumkits. The grooves span rock funk R&B/hip-hop jazz (sticks and brushes) world/specialty extreme tempos all-purpose hybrid rideless classic and odd-meters. The companion play-Along book and CD contain (available separately) over 90 tracks including every song from the DVD in their full-length versions minus the drums; allowing drummers to expand their skills by playing any of the grooves with a band and recording themselves on audio or video (optional) to help facilitate the learning process. These tracks also supply a variety of fill-in and soloing opportunities to challenge advanced players. In addition the book features Igoe's extended “global tours” that will test even the most seasoned professionals chops creativity and stamina and as a “first of its kind” bonus there is a full-length orchestral play-along track designed to provide a taste of playing in a full orchestra complete with multiple moving tempos dynamics and feels.

Drummers Jacky Bourbasquet (founder of the Sonor school network) and Claude Gastaldin (professor at the Geneva Conservatoire) have a “long and faithful friendship” that goes beyond playing music. Since 1997 the two percussionists have pursued a large-scale educational adventure that earned its fame under the name Drum Session.   Offered in a multilingual version (French English German Spanish) the 17th Volume includes everything that brought the series its success: a progress­ive structure divided into levels clear method instructions and a range of pieces – 29 in total– showcasing a wide variety of styles: jazz progressive pop tango and funk.    The method which favours group work with orchestra is enhanced with a CD (sold separately) in which each piece is recorded without the drums in two versions: one as an étude (slower) the other a tempo. A variety of tracks have been added for a total of 70 minutes of music. “A very useful tool well-designed and including enough styles to satisfy nearly everyone” (Batteur magazine).   This book must be purchased with the CD accompaniment (AL30675) separately.

The World Beat Rhythms series explores rhythmic styles from different regions of the world. The hybrid compositions and rhythms in this book and CD package are influenced by the popular Samba Olodum and Baiao styles of Brazil. All levels.WHAT'S INSIDE: Photographs of each percussion instrument Instruction on techniques used to play each instrument Percussion scores Rhythm indexes played at different tempos Worksheets Percussion breaks Charts Audio examples of each rhythm demonstrated on their respective instruments The Cd contains demonstration and play-along tracks that can be used when learning and practicing theexamples. Play along with a 30-piece percussion ensemble with drumset and bass. The World Beat Rhythms series can be used by studenst who want to teach themselves or by music educators for private or group instruction. ...a great asset to all music educators and band directors to get their orchestras band ensembles and students of all ages grooving together.Joe Porcaro

An in-depth guide to the origins cultural context and instruments of the Samba including authentic patterns and techniques and supported by two CDs of examples and exercises. One of the most comprehensive books of its kind Brazilian Rhythms For The Drumset is packed with features including:Hundreds of Samba groovesA broad range of Samba and Bossa Nova variations hybrids and sub-genresBreakdowns of individual percussion parts in a Samba ensembleHow to Samba at the drumkitCapturing an authentic feelPractice tricks and techniques for successful playingHow to use Samba grooves creatively in other styles of musicOrchestrating andembellishing Samba grooves on the drumkitUsing unusual meters

Jam with the London Jazz Orchestra on six revolutionary Billy Cobham tracks. Features full drum notation transcriptions performance notes and 2CDs mixed with and without drum tracks.

Finalmente tradotto in italiano il metodo di grande successo Modern School for Snare Drum. Un manuale dedicato alla Scuola moderna di rullante, frutto di anni d'esperienza di Morris Goldenberg e di numerosi professionisti con cui l'autore ha avuto modo di collaborare. Un metodo che insegna a suonare le percussioni dal punto di vista pratico e non rudimentale, che vuol dare delucidazioni sulle difficoltà che si riscontrano durante le esecuzioni. E' lo stesso autore a spiegare il suo intento affermando che 'ciò che conta è il suono, non il modo in cui si ottiene. Questo concetto va applicato a tutti gli strumenti a percussione, non solo al rullante - il percussionista deve sperimentare il modo per ottenere al meglio il suono voluto'. All'interno, una fondamentale 'Guida per l'artista percussionista?, che indica la strada finalizzata all'integrazione dei batteristi di tamburo nella sezione percussioni dell'orchestra o della band. / Batterie Et Percussions

La musique du batteur et compositeur Renaudin est avant tout affaire de couleurs, une musique généreuse et fascinante qui permet une grande complicité entre musiciens.Dans 'le livre musique', le talent de compositeur de Bertrand Renaudin éclate - sestés de mélodiste élèvent ses compositions au rang de standards...Le jazz français recèle des pépites - le compositeur-batteur Bertrand Renaudin en est un flamboyant exemple. / Orchestre