Drums-To be a great rock and pop musician you need to develop a range of important musical skills — from performing with flair to improvising and picking up new songs quickly. Trinity College London’s Rock & Pop exams are designed to help you develop these skills and take your musicianship to the next level.This book has been produced to help candidates prepare for the session skills test an important part of each Rock & Pop exam. Candidates may choose from either playback or improvising to demonstrate a broad range of skills on their instrument.Key features:Guidance on how to approach playback and improvising tests at Initial Grade 1 and Grade2.Encourages the development of a broad range of musical skills with invaluable hints and tips for students preparing for a Rock & Pop exam.Contains 10 examples of both playback and improvising tests for each grade.Includes an accompanying CD for candidates to practise the tests as they would be presented in the exam.Ideal for students preparing for Trinity’s Rock & Pop exams.
SKU: BT.RSK200066
ISBN 9781912352753. English.
Learn to play rock and pop with Rockschool. These specially written arrangements develop the skills and techniques you need to help you achieve your musical goals.
For Rockschool's 2018-2024 Drums series, Rockschool have commissioned arrangements of titles reflecting popular music's rich heritage in all its forms and have tailored each piece to make it exactly right for the grade. You can also use titles from Rockschool's Classics series as part of the syllabus.
The arrangements have been written and performed by top session musicians who have worked with some of the biggest names in rock, metal and pop. The tracks were recorded at Real World's acclaimed recordingstudios and feature live instruments and first rate performances for an unrivalled level of feel, authenticity and musicianship.
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SKU: BT.RSK200062
ISBN 9781912352715. English.
SKU: BT.RSK200064
ISBN 9781912352739. English.
SKU: BT.RSK200067
ISBN 9781912352760. English.
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ISBN 9781912352708. English.
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ISBN 9781912352777. English.
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ISBN 9781912352722. English.
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ISBN 9781912352692. English.
SKU: BT.MUSME0054
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By offering you the possibility to practice rock improvisations, this coursebook teaches you how to solo in this particular style, letting you perform in a musical environment which simulates actual group situations. The enclosed CD contains 12 complete backing tracks (Drums, Bass and Guitar) to which, as a beginning and intermediate guitarist, you can learn to play the numerous solos proposed in this coursebook contextually appropriately and, as an advanced intermediate or advanced guitarist, you will be able to play personal versions freely in many different styles. Thus, while some of you will simply discover the pleasure of playing superb rock solos, others will use theideas presented in this coursebook to further their personal style and improvisational skills. The songs in this coursebook feature varying difficulties and cover diverse rock directions, such as classic rock, pop-rock, southern rock, slow rock, blues rock...armed with this level of knowledge, you are fully prepared to meet all foreseeable future challenges.