Drums-Sittin??? In with the Big Band: Jazz Ensemble Play-Along is written at the easy to medium-easy level. It provides an opportunity to play along with a professional jazz ensemble to improve your playing 24/7. As you play along and listen to the outstanding players in the band you???ll learn about blend style phrasing tone dynamics technique articulation and playing in time as well as a variety of Latin swing ballad and rock styles. Performance tips and suggestions are included in each book. Books are available for alto saxophone tenor saxophone trumpet trombone piano bass guitar and drums.

This book contains 18 trios and 16 quartets of easy to medium difficulty. The book includes full scores for all the pieces while the CD-ROM includes all parts in PDF format.Styles covered: Pop Rock 12/8 Latin Swing Bossa Shuffle Odd Times... And More!

Hotlicks-Part 2 of Joe Morello’s classic drum method series explores single vs. double bass drum techniques special bass drum exercises heel-toe techniques hi-hat 'ride style' and 'fanning ' making hi-hat and cymbals 'breathe' andblend swinging and keeping time dynamics punctuating and accents thinking musically and soloing. This wealth of practical teaching is accompanied as ever by Joe Morello’s legendary wit and wisdom! You'll never missa note! Features include: You see the music and the tablature on screen as it's being played All right- and left-hand techniques are shown in close up and with helpful split-screen effects to make learning easySlow motion segments with standard pitch sound Artist biography Selected discography listSuggested listening list Booklet with music examples Also includes optional subtitles in French German Spanishand Italian.