A Lifetime of Live Performance-Taking Center Stage is the definitive print retrospective and musical documentation of the career of one of the greatest rock drummers of all time Neil Peart of Rush. Originally conceived as a companion to the groundbreaking 2011 3-disc DVD set of the same name this book combines astonishingly detailed musical transcriptions historical writing instructional text and a beautiful collection of photographs to create a book that every drummer and every fan of Neil and Rush will want to add to their collection.At the heart of the book are note-for-note musical transcriptions of 17 songs that are included on the Taking Center Stage DVD. Thesetranscriptions are exclusive to this book since they are taken from the performances on the DVD documenting how Neil currently approaches the songs. Some of the tracks included are “Tom Sawyer ” “Red Barchetta ” “The Spirit of Radio ” “Free Will ” “Subdivisions ” “Time Stand Still ” “Marathon ” “La Villa Strangiato ” “The Trees ” “Caravan ” “BU2B ” “Far Cry ” and many others. But this is much more than a mere transcription book.The book is divided into chapters corresponding to each and every Rush tour from the time Neil joined the band in 1975 up to the present. Each of these chapters contains extensive text discussing the musical approach of the band at the time the construction of the drum parts and Neil's set up. Accompanying this are exquisitely detailed diagrams of each of Neil's drumsets produced after extensive research into the exact instruments that were used on every tour.Tying everything together is a beautiful collection of dozens of photographs taken over the past 30 years including exclusive shots from the archives of Fin Costello and Andrew McNauhgtan which show Neil and his drums in vivid detail. The book also contains color reproductions of just

Drum Play-Along Volume 35-Play your favourite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along series. Just follow the Drum notation listen to the audio to hear how the Drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. Now including Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right. This unique volume includes sound-alike audio recordings featuring Gregg Potter and the Buddy Rich Alumni Band. Drum Play-Along Volume 35 features 8 songs including: Birdland Dancing Men Groovin' Hard Keep the Customer Satisfied Love for Sale Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) Nutville and Mercy Mercy Mercy.

Drum Play-Along Volume 46-Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation listen to the audio to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks. The book includes access to audiotracks online for download or streaming including Playback a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.

This instructional DVD breaks down advanced concepts into simple ideas that can first be understood then applied to the drum kit. Topics covered include:hand exercises that will make expressing easier by developing the technique to play your ideashow to develop good time and more important a good feeling groovegetting started with ghost notessoloing ideasunderstanding the parallels of 4/4 and 6/8metric modulation2 drum solos that feature all of these ideas in a musical context.DVD Bonus features include a live performance featuring Steve with his trio Altered plus multiple camera angles allow you to watch the band or just the drums.

Drum Play-Along Volume 40-With the Drum Play-Along Series you can play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the Drum notation listen to the included audio to hear how the Drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks. The book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming including Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right. This volume features 8 Stevie Ray Vaughan songs including Couldn't Stand the Weather Crossfire Empty Arms The House Is Rockin' Love Struck Baby Pride and Joy The Sky IsCrying and Tightrope.

Drum Play-Along Volume 5-Play your favorite songs quickly and easily with the Drum Play-Along Series. Just follow the drum notation listen to the online audio to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks.The lyrics are also included for quick reference.

From Steve Fidyk author of the 'Drum Set SMART book' (MB20932BCD) comes this innovative DVD that shows you step by step how to set up your new Drum Kit. From unpacking the boxes to adjusting for play - all the way throughtuning each Drum.Steve demonstrates fundamental drumming exercises that are an invaluable part of any drummer’s daily routine as well as putting it all together in the studio during an actual recording session.Over20 printable exercises included on the DVD - Multiple angle coordination drill lets you focus on hands or feet - Three complete in-studio performances - Comprehensive menus let you get right to the information you need - PhotoGallery - Other resources for all drummers.

Learn to Be a Studio Musician!-You've just received your first studio call and already you can feel the tension mounting. Will you be able to read and interpret the music? Can you immediately get into the 'groove' without a lot of rehearsal time? How about coping with headphones and the ever-present click track? Here's an album that will give you 'studio' experience without the butterflies. No producer hovering over your shoulder no engineer hassling you for 'better sound.' This series is invaluable to every developing musician and will repay you with the experience you need and have a great time playing great music with this top-flight ensemble of working studio players!Includes a compact discfeaturing a complete version and a 'minus' version of each piece with removable click-track on one channel; and music book.

Drum Beats Made Simple!-Drum beats made simple! Now you can learn to rock with the best with the coolest new drum method written by drum legend Carmine Appice. Just like his classic award-winning drum method Realistic Rock Carmine has made learning to play the drums fun and easy. Includes two CDs to play along with.

The latest edition of the fantastic Drum Along series will make the heart of any hard rock fan beat just a little bit faster. Featuring another 10 lead sheets for some fantastic hard rock tunes the familiar style of the Drum Along series will help you to learn these brilliant songs quickly and easily.   Each song in this Drum sheet music collection shows the percussion patterns for each section of each song from Metallica's Enter Sandman to Thin Lizzy's The Boys Are Back In Town these lead sheets will allow you to instantly pick up the rhythm to ten great rock anthems. This book will give youthe basic beats that you can identify and learn to play along with the song.   The accompanying CD features two versions of each song in MP3 formats. A full version allows you to hear exactly how each song should sound before the playalong version lets you listen and Drum Along as if you were part of the band!    The text in this Drums sheet music collection is in both German and English.

Drum Recorded Versions-The matching Drum transcriptions for all the songs from the 2003 Greatest Hits album featuring just some of Chad Smith’s effortless mastery! The track list includes the hard to find Soul To Squeeze and Save The Population as well as selections from 25 years of the funk-punk and slam dunk monks! Essential for all Chili Peppers fans! Parental Advisory: Explicit Lyrics.

Phil Maturano's Afro Cuban Drumming an overview for Drumset is designed to give the drumset player a birds eye view of the Afro Cuban drumming experience. If you've always wanted to get into Latin styles this is your chance. Phil's attention to detail is fantastic using two of the most popular styles of Afro-Cuban music players of every level can learn from the very beginning! Start by seeing and hearing the patterns played on the original; instruments then learn how to adapt everything you see on the drumset all with close-ups and detailed explanations. Then you will cover a topic rarely explored in this kind of instructional material - how to apply thesepatterns in a rhythm section! By adding one percussionist at a time we see and hear the function of the drumset in Afro Cuban music. As everyone knows there is more to this music than just patterns to really understand the language of this music Maturano uses his unique system for decoding the phrasing of all African descent music - RTS.

The Ultimate beginner Xpress Series takes the fundamentals of the number one instructional music video (Ultimate Beginner Series) and combines it with the most revolutionary way of learning great songs (SongXpress) in order tocreate a path of learning designed to get you up and playing in no time. There are certain concepts and fundamentals that are common to all contemporary songs in their genre. Whether it's blues hard rock latin or rock 'n' roll this DVD will teach you the elements of a basic song in each style so you can apply them to your playing and learn hundreds of songs just like them. Special features include: Performance only Artist videopreviews Additional video tips Inspiring drummers series video preview Listening recommendations Internet connectivity