A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment tuning microphone technique digital recording performance editing effects studio construction creating drum parts Schulman's own quick system of charting songs and great video footage.Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms garages and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear ofgetting started by giving you simple entertaining and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away!

Absolute Beginners: Electronic Drums is a comprehensive introduction to playing the Electronic Drums from the history of the instrument to playing your very first grooves and beats. Covering a variety of genreswith clear pictures practical advice and easy-to-use audio downloads this is the essential introductory book for anyone wanting to learn this fantastic instrument. The content of AbsoluteBeginners: Electronic Drums is uniquely focused on Electronic instead of Acoustic Drums allowing you to take advantage of the increasing popularity and versatility of this innovative instrument. The book takes youthrough the history of the drums through its many advantages to setting up your kit. Then you'll learn basic things like posture and how to hold the sticks before getting into basic rhythms extending the beat using thedifferent parts of the kit and real grooves in a number of styles (Rock Hip Hop Funk and Disco).  The accompanying Audio Download is accessible through the card that's included in the book and itincludes over 60 audio tracks that feature demonstrations and backing tracks of each of the exercises that are in the book. This makes learning much easier more fun and will get you playing along with music as quickly aspossible. Watch our exclusive video of Amy Winehouse's drummer Nathan Allen demonstrate how versatile the Electronic Drums can be: From the very first time you play your Electronic Drums AbsoluteBeginners will guide you through step-by-step with large images clear explanations and very helpful hints that will get you playing and sounding great in no time at all.  The

Featuring world-renowned drummer solo artist author and educator Tommy Igoe the Getting Started on Drums series is an entertaining and educational way for beginning drummers to learn the right way to play - right from the start. Geared toward the complete novice the Setting Up! video covers: unpacking your new drums the bass drum the bass drum pedal rack tom-toms floor tom-toms the snare drum the hi-hat the power square cymbals and stands the final tune-up and more. 65 minutes. A drummer since the age of two Tommy Igoe has toured and recorded with artists such as Lauryn Hill Stanley Jordan Art Gunfunkel and many others. A first-call musician in the New Yorkstudio-recording scene Tommy continues to perform the drumset parts he created for the hit Broadway musical The Lion King.

A Visual Guide to Personalizing Your Setup-Aimed at drummers of all styles and levels this DVD featuring extreme metal drummer Derek Roddy provides an enlightening and fun discussion of common issues facing every drummer. It discusses the ins and outs of setting up and getting comfortable on your drumset. Joined by a panel of 3 other professional drummers Derek delves into detail on important (yet often overlooked) topics such as seat height position/angle of the drums using your available space on stage setting up your pedals creating an ergonomic setup proper positioning of your hardware placement of the hi-hat how to position your toms and even the importance and proper use of adrum carpet. Everything you've always wanted to know about creating your ideal setup is included on this DVD! This casual and entertaining program will provide all drummers with useful tidbits that can be put to direct use on your next gig or practice session. As a bonus the program includes footage of Derek playing along to 5 tracks and an improvised drum solo. Running time: 1 hr. 20 min.

Directional Strategies for Exploring New Sounds from Familiar Stickings-Jeff Salisbury's Melodic Motion Studies For Drumset is filled with exercises that have been designed to help the improving drummer to develop a high degree of fluency getting around the Drum kit when playing fills or solos.The musical exercises featured in this book explore some of the infinite possibilities relating sound to a variety of motions to develop freedom of movement on the Drums.Melodic Motion Studies For Drumset covers clockwise and counterclockwise motions; paradiddle inversions; vertical horizontal and diagonal inversions of paradiddle-diddles; windmill patterns; rock jazz and latin applications. This bookalso includes access to audio tracks (for download or streaming) with most examples played at slow and fast tempos.Jeff Salisbury teaches Drumset at the University of Vermont and is a faculty member of KoSA Percussion Workshops. He has performed toured and recorded with artists including Albert King Cold Blood Linda Tillery Chuck Berry Bo Diddley and others.This book includes access to online audio which can be found at halleonard.com/mylibrary.

Stage Session is a progressive method for Drums written for beginners and upper-beginners. These studies complete the methods and should help young drummers to develop their skills. Featuring 5 different levels of progression Stage Session comes with a CD which will prepare beginners for getting used to complementary sound and music. This should help them to focus and concentrate on their way of playing while learning and having fun.  The co-writers Jacky Bourbasquet André Ceccarelli Régis Ceccarelli and Claude Gastaldin are all experimentaldrummers and/or professors who believe in progressive methods to be able to master the basics. The music is written by Lionel Melot.

Baby Steps to Giant Steps-A must own collection for every serious drummer that wants to learn how to play well with others. This series covers a wide range of musical styles from Rock to Jazz and Latin/Afro-Cuban to Funk and Heavy Metal.These tools are invaluable for the student who can't seem to find available band mates at the drop of a hat. With Turn It Up And Lay It Down you are the drummer on the song... so you have the flexibility and freedom to create innumerable beats with the Bass Guitar and Horn lines without feeling confined by a previously recorded drum performance.Baby Steps to Giant Steps features NYC based jazz musicians on piano guitar upright bassand sax swingin' away at tempos starting at 100 bpm and slowly getting faster and faster until your blazing through the changes at 310 bpm. If you dig those smokey bars Old K's and Round badges... This one's for you!

This easy to read chart makes getting started playing basic rock grooves a snap! Beginners of all ages will be playing grooves in no time using this simple guide which includes both drum tab format and standard drum set notationside by side. Drum tab is currently a popular tool for writing beats and communicating drum parts on the Internet. This chart makes it clear and easy to transition from reading tab to reading and understanding standard drum setnotation. This simple tool will aid the beginner in opening up a whole new realm of musical possibilities and can be utilized by both instructors and students learning on their own. The grooves are basic rock patterns usingquarter and eighth notes. These are recognizable and useful grooves often heard in popular music. This short and concise learning tool also includes easy to understand descriptions of basic drum kit set up for both the right andleft-handed drummer and beginner set up and playing position tips.

Taught by the Legendary Former Guns N' Roses Drummer!-Watch and listen as Steven Adler demonstrates techniques grooves and fills designed for the beginning rock drummer.He teaches:parts of the drumsthe pyramid of rhythmsbasic rock beatsrock fillsdynamicsSteve's own influences and history with the drums.

Par LYMAN STEVE. Avec une nouvelle approche pour Odd Times, Pour Drum Set: Set livre et un CD Steve Lyman donne un regard en profondeur sur la construction et l'application de signatures de temps modernes. Ce livre fantastique et CD audio est parfaite pour n'importe quel batteur qui cherchent à développer, construire et appliquer des signatures de temps plus difficiles pour leurs performances ou l'enregistrement. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Recueil / Batterie