The one-hour and thirty-five-minute Master Class session offers unprecedented view of a modern drumming icon as Steve reveals his approach to the drums and music through an open question-and-answer format. His natural warmth charisma and abundant drumming skills are readily apparent as he demonstrates and discusses many of the signature drum tracks he created with artists such as Simon & Garfunkel Steeley Dan Chick Corea James Taylor and Eric Clapton. One of the many highlights of the performance is a self-accompanied brush solo on Bye Bye Blackbird. Additional topics include applying rudiments to the drumset and playing to a click-track odd-times shuffles and solos in a musical context. Bonus footage includes a 20-minute Steve Gadd documentary from the 2003 American Drummers Achievement Award ceremony plus a Steve Gadd - Giovanni Hidalgo duet from 1997 Modern Drummer Festival. With Spanish and German subtitles

Steve Gadd Gaddiments. In this, the first drum book he has written, music legend Steve Gadd presents a series of rudimental passages inspired by his experience in drum corps and his love of the rudiments. Each of the etudes is based on a classic or contemporary rudiment, or on Steve's personal variations. He takes the phrases and then displaces them to begin on different subdivisions of the beat, thereby creating new, challenging patterns from the basic sticking. All of the solos are written in musical phrases that reinforce the player's understanding of the importance of phrasing as a key element of musicianship. The book has been painstakingly hand-engraved at Steve's request, to bring a comfortable and classic look to the pages. The layout of each page was also designed specifically by Gadd to create an easy yet musical flow to the reading. The book is also spiral-bound making sure it lays flat. These features are reflective of a man who has read thousands of charts in the studio on some of the most important recordings of our time. Accompanying the book is a full set of videos with Steve demonstrating each etude using the method he used to write the book: Playing with his rubber-tip practice sticks on a piece of wood. Even in this situation, Gadd's legendary groove and musicality shine through. Drum set, drum corps, and classical drummers will find an instant classic in these pages, with elements that will improve your technical ability, musical phrasing, groove, and your rhythmic vocabulary using the challenging technique of displacement that Steve bases the book upon. STEVE GADD is one of the all-time legends of drumming, having appeared on thousands of recordings in every major style in which the drumset is played, with artists who comprise a literal who's-who of contemporary recording artists, including Chick Corea, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Eric Clapton, Frank Sinatra, Al DiMeola, Al Jarreau, Stanley Clarke, Chuck Mangione. He is also an established producer and bandleader of the Gadd Gang and the Steve Gadd Band.

High points of the DVD feature Gadd demonstrating several explosive Latin feels - and then explaining how he did them - topped off by some of the most exciting solos Steve has ever recorded.

Gorden Campbell Presents-Among the many useful topics addressed in this package are the basic role of the drummer the concept of pocket learning basic song form versatility (being able to play various styles) soloing in a musical situation playing with a click working with electronics and conducting business professionally. These discussions are aimed at players of all levels who want to get more and better gigs. There are also informative and useful sections dealing with playing ballads getting good tone from your drums working with a group and dealing with different types of gigs from clubs to bus tours to sessions.Interspersed among the educational segments are killer performancesfrom Gorden and his group The E

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

Stanton Moore presents a study in New Orleans Street Beats and second-line rhythms that takes the glorious cosmopolitan sounds of the Louisiana style and applies them to funk and rock drumming.New Orleans native Stanton Moore has studied the indigenous styles of his home city for many years and this unique tutorial gives you the chance to learn about this rich musical heritage and master the beats that have become so characteristic of this cultural melting-pot. You will learn about the history of street beats second line and the Mardi Gras Indians as well as the importance of clave to New Orleans drumming. You will discover how to put a New Orleans spin ontraditional rhythms like Mambo Guaguanco Shuffle and Samba and how to add inflection and variations to bring them to life. The accompanying CD includes performances by The Dirty Dozen George Porter and Ivan Neville.The ideal choice for drummers of all abilities and styles wishing to add some unusual but thoroughly infectious elements to their playing.

With Online Audio and Video-Frank Briggs' Complete Modern Drum Set offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. Addressing a multitude of styles Briggs helps guide your playing to a higher planewhile improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation displaced beats polyrhythms and more. Briggs states 'the more you know about different styles and theinner workings of time and phrasing the better your ability to contribute to the music at hand. The clearer you see the parallels or the common threads that tie these concepts together the more freedom you will have to expressyourself.' The music is challenging and suitable for the advanced drummer. Styles include odd meters metric modulation tuplets funk Latin mid and up-tempo swing and fusion. This set includes access to onlineaudio. which is a play-along for Drums with full stereo versions of the music charts included in the book. Sketch Electric Red Moon Home Funky Track Jazz Swing and 32 Bar are recorded with Drums and without Drums (the trackswithout drums include a click track) so that the student can listen and play-along. Solo sections are included on most of the tracks. The instrumentation is Drums Bass Keyboards and Sax. The companion video online:Re-edited from the original masters this video offers challenging material for the intermediate to advanced drummer. All special effects have been removed and the sound track has been encoded in Dolby Digital stereo. Twenty-oneplay-along tracks CueLink(tm) and a metronome make this video the most valuable cutting edge educational tool for drummers on the market today. This video features complete performances of Red Moon Home Along the Mohawk Sketch/Electric and more. It includes over 115 minutes of drumming and is the perfect companion to the Complete Modern Drum Set Book (nearly every page in the book is performed... including page headers and pattern numbers for

This book was created to help drummers improve their abilities to play great drum fills. The material presented was originally developed over the course of several years as a result of the needs and requests of many of mystudents. As drummers practice playing fills it becomes apparent that there are a variety of issues that need to be addressed. To play fluent and creative fills a drummer needs a strong foundation of basic fill concepts thetechnique to execute the fill and musical ideas for the content of the fill. Without these key elements playing fills can be a source of difficulty and frustration. To further illustrate this idea… In some cases a drummer maypractice a particular lick or sticking pattern to a high degree of physical execution but does not have a clear understanding of how to apply it well within a musical phrase. The opposite is also sometimes true a drummer mayunderstand a simple rhythmic idea and play it very well as a fill but doesn't quite know how to employ more interesting techniques or sounds into the phrase and get something else out of it. The goal of this book is to helpdrummers achieve a balance in these necessary skills. This book presents a diverse collection of studies and exercises that clarify the basics of drum fills develop more advanced and specific techniques to use in fills andpresent many ideas for musical phrases using the techniques. The studies are presented in an order that follows a natural progression of ability however… the exercises do not need to be played in the order they are presented.Students and teachers can select exercises to design a curriculum that fits a student's needs as their skills develop. With each set of exercises you will find descriptions tips and practice instructions. Sometimes they arewritten for each individual study and when appropriate they are written for the entire chapter. Be sure to read the text that accompanies each part of this book to get the most out of the exercise.

The Ultimate Tool for Creative Drumming-A new and updated version of the highly regarded and successful drum tutor method packed to the limit with beats and grooves. This book and CD set offers a library of rhythm options to use with each track expanding your styles and deepening your understanding of groove playing. The book also features a unique cross-reference section that informs you how to use this method in conjunction with a host of other drum tutor books.Throughout the book specially written sidebars indicate the inspirations behind the grooves including players such as Steve Gadd Bernard Purdie and Jeff Porcaro. In addition ten of the best-known drum educators have added unique patterns writtenespecially for this method!

Drum Play-Along Volume 26-Play your favourite Aerosmith songs quickly and easily with Drum Play-Along Volume 26: Aerosmith. Just follow the drum notation listen to the CD to hear how the drums should sound then play along using the separate backing tracks. The lyrics are also included for quick reference. The audio CD is playable on any CD player and also enhanced so PC & Mac users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch.Drum Play-Along Volume 26: Aerosmith contains sheet music for 8 Aerosmith songs arranged for Drums including Back in the Saddle Draw the Line Dream On Same Old Song and Dance WalkThis Way plus others.

Akira Jimbo reveals his personal journey into the discovery of his drumming personality. Jimbo's approach is to learn from your heroes but then add a bit of yourself (your spice) to create your own personal drumming concept and style.

The Stick Bag Book of Jazz Funk & Fusion is the ultimate resource for drummers and musicians. It features the most influential styles rhythms and techniques—all in one handy easy-to-use reference guide. From bigband to funk each rhythm from over 30 classic styles is presented in standard drum notation including fills and performance tips. Whether you are a percussionist producer arranger or songwriter a strong knowledge ofthese rhythms will add to your overall versatility as a drummer and musician. The Stick Bag Book of Jazz Funk And Fusion covers Big Band Dixieland Funk Fusion Classic Jazz Rhythm and Blues and MORE! Also includesbrush patterns and rudiments!

Learn & play 25 top drummers grooves.. Dave Weckl Robby Ameen Carlos Vega Jeff Porcaro Steve Gadd.Contains written parts and playing suggestions for drummers and bassists. Also include Minus One CD for drums & bass.In this book are included some drum Grooves performed by the most farummers in the world. This selection obviously included also the research on the work of the executants. Biographies and photos come along with each and every stage of the work from the very beginning of the artistic career till today. This idea wassome years ago when while writing down a drum score I realized that this could be a very difficult task especially for those who are notproficient enough musically. Drums groove is often muffled by other sounds; nevertheless if we listen to ths as isolated from other instruments everything gets clearer. If you don’t mind my giving you a piece of advice listen to the Grooves and perform those you like most but while playing always try to be true to yourselves.

Unlock the secrets of playing Drums to reveal how to become a successful drummer.This level three book covers Grade 6, 7 and 8. It includes detailed explanations of the techniques required to master any music exam.Throughout the book, you will be encouraged to develop your creativity and individuality as well as enhance both your aural and visual skills in order to become the best musician you can be.Includes:Performance pieces, sight reading, improvisation, ear training, music theory and instrumental knowledge.Specialist advice from the author.Profiles of inspirational drummers such as Mike Portnoy, Steve Gadd, Joey Jordison, Buddy Rich, Neil Peart, Jojo Mayer and more. / Batterie