The Drummer's Guide to Shuffles

Eight years in the making, this 'prequel' to The Commandments of R and B Drumming delves into the rhythm and blues of the 1940s and 1950s, an incredible musical era when shuffles ruled the airwaves and modern groove playing was in its infancy. Written by Zoro and Daniel Glass, drummer for Royal Crown Revue, this book is loaded with history, photos, graphics, exercises, and transcriptions, and includes the most comprehensive guide to shuffle playing ever written.'This book/CD package is well researched, clear in its goals, and enlightening and inspiring in its approach. Keep this one on your bottom shelf- you're going to want to return to it again and again.'---Modern Drummer'Simply put, this is an essential requirement for every drummer's library.'---Drummer'I am so impressed with what Daniel and Zoro have done to secure the heritage of the modern drum set. The Commandments of Early Rhythm and Blues Drumming is a must---every inspired drummer needs to experience and learn from this masterpiece. The book will take you on a journey through our history---and knowing where we came from will assist us in our vision for the future! Thank you both for your hard work, so that generations ahead of us can forever enjoy this magical era!'---Dom FamularoDrumming's Global Ambassador'In the modern era of R and B drumming, there aren't too many drummers more qualified than both Zoro and Daniel Glass who could have tackled this subject matter with as much passion as these gentlemen have . . . Anyone wanting to delve into the roots of modern hip hop and R and B will want to look no further than this resource- it's excellent in every regard.'---DrumScene / Batterie

Italian Language version of Tommy Igoe's groove encyclopedia for the 21st Century! With over six hours of music and 88 play-along tracks for drummers of all abilities.Groove Essentials represents a quantum leap inplay-along packages for the developing drummer. Tommy Igoe provides a comprehensive guide to over forty beats rhythms and styles ranging from Rock and Funk through Jazz Hip-Hop and R&B to world and speciality grooves includingCalypso Baiao Samba Batucada and lots more! Every rhythm is explained in detail with all required techniques a full musical context and two professionally recorded backing tracks featuring some of the hottest musicians of NewYork City.Beginning drummers will enjoy playing the simple rock beats with a real band giving you a chance to play the drums with good solid time utilizing four-way coordination.Intermediate drummers will have achance to tackle some syncopated 16th-note grooves in the funk and R&B sections and also start playing some good swinging Jazz.Advanced and professional drummers will find twenty challenging world grooves to master as wellas the opportunity to try an infinite number of different feels on Jazz shuffles waltzes and more.Each example is supported by professional-standard charts and the backing tracks are presented in MP3 format allowingthem to be used on Mac PC iPod and portable MP3 systems.

Media Type : DVD Level : Intermediate-Advanced Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Complete Number of pages : 115 Re-edited from the original masters, this companion DVD to Mel Bay's Complete Modern Drum Set Book 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-one play-along tracks, CueLinkâ?¢ and a metronome make this DVD the most valuable cutting edge educational tool for drummers on the market today. Addressing a multitude of styles such as jazz, Latin, rock, R&B, African and more, Frank Briggs presents masterful performances and concepts to guide your playing to a higher plane while improving your technique and raising your awareness of cutting edge concepts such as metric modulation, displaced beats, polyrhythms, and more. This DVD 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 easy reference). Most of the styles include musical examples so you can hear what the patterns sound like in context. Quick moving and packed with information, the DVD covers: The 40 International Rudiments; African beats; Polyrhythm; R&B, Funk, Rock, and Jazz; Odd Meter; Reggae, Latin, and Fusion; Shuffles and Second Line; Linear Patterns; Playing Over the Bar Line; Metric Modulation; Superimposed Meters; and more.