Format : VHS
SKU: M7.VOGG-674
ISBN 9783802406744. English.
This book shows the most important elements of modern drumming in an easy and clear way. A detailed description and assembly instruction of the drumset allow an easy start for the beginner. In the second part, the beginner learns about the fundamental rhythms and their variations and finally about the most important rhythm variations from different musical styles. In addition, the rudiments that should be included in each drummer's vocabulary are presented.Many easy-to-follow exercises and rhythms can be found on the included CD.
SKU: HL.49046051
Success author Holger Halbig (Drummer's Workbook) packs his concentrated experience as a professional drummer and educator into thistextbook for beginners.His holistic method combines the basics of traditional education with living grooves: After easy-to-understand explanations with many photos and examples, it starts with coordination exercises that the student can also implement on the whole drum set - a hands-on introduction that is really fun! The enclosed mp3 CD contains more than two and a half hours of music: high-quality band playbacks in staggered tempos make practicing fun - an ideal learning and motivational aid for every student. A Specials chapter contains advanced technique, some theory and many more exercises for flexible use in the classroom. -Clear structured method -Creative approach with the whole drum set -Live recorded CD with all exercises in staggered tempi -Bonus for the teachers: An extra chapter with techniques, theory, etc., with which the lessons can be designed flexibly.
SKU: AP.1-ADV13018
ISBN 9783892211112. UPC: 805095130188. English.
Rhythmic Reading for Drummers is the essential guide to understanding rhythmic notation. Starting with the basics and working step by step, until all the common rhythmic patterns have been fully explained. The notation is clearly laid out, complete with counting methods and exercises for each example. For the beginner, it's the ideal method to understand, learn and play any rhythmic figure. For the intermediate student, it contains a wealth of exercises and explanations, taking the mystery out of those common, yet rarely explained rhythmic figures. For the advanced student, there are a series of challenging rhythmic solos, as well as new sets of syncopation exercises notated with and without the quarter note. For the teacher, it's the ideal reference book which can also be used as a supplementary study for snare or drum kit. With over 70 explanations and exercises, Rhythmic Reading for Drummers is the ideal addition to every drummer and drum teacher's library.
SKU: HL.48184434
UPC: 888680847777. 9x12 inches.
“Drum Lesson is a very progressive method in four books written by Emmanuel Boursault (born in 1949) and Guy Lefèvre (1931-2004), both Drum teachers and founders of the Emmanuel Boursault School of Drums. This first book for beginners introduces them to the use of the Snare Drums, developing all necessary basics such as finger positions, theory, sonority, notions of tempo and rhythmic reading. With Drum Lesson - Vol. 1, the beginner should be prepared to face his first Drums exams and will be provided guidance throughout the book with annotations on how to use each exercise.&rdquo.
SKU: CF.YPS217F
ISBN 9781491156551. UPC: 680160915095. 9 x 12 inches.
Hope Remains Within was commissioned by and composed for the Mount Nittany Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Concert Bands. Having heard the students of Mount Nittany perform another work of mine, I was very excited when their director, Johanna Steinbacher, approached me about writing a piece specifically for them. I knew right away that I wanted to write something that would tie in with their non-music curriculum in some way, but I wasn't exactly sure how, or what. Johanna talked to some of her students and learned that, in 7th grade, the students spend a good deal of time studying mythology in their English class. In particular, two clarinet students mentioned how much they enjoyed the story of Pandora. As such, I decided to use that story as the basis of this composition. Hope Remains Within doesn't attempt to re-tell the story, event by event, in musical terms. Instead, my goal was to address what seems to be one of the central issues of the Pandora myth. Though there are some variations, we probably all know the basics as told by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Zeus decides to punish Prometheus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humans. He and the other gods create Pandora, a beautiful and deceitful woman, and they give her to Prometheus's brother Epimetheus as a bride. Pandora is herself given a jar (according to many sources, jar seems to be a more accurate translation for what we commonly call Pandora's box) which contained numerous evils, diseases, and other pains. Out of curiosity, Pandora opens the jar and releases all of these evils into the world. But one thing remains in the jar: hope. The issue of hope seems to be one of the big interpretive questions of the Pandora myth. Why does hope remain within the jar? Why doesn't it come out of the jar to help humanity? Is hope being held on a pedestal of some sort? Is hope deliberately withheld from humanity? Why was hope in the jar with all those evils in the first place? I'm not enough of a mythological scholar to claim to have definitive answers to those questions, but these are the questions that I've tried to engage from a musical perspective in Hope Remains Within. I encourage the students and listeners to consider their own ideas of what hope is, and where you can find your own hope when needed. Musically, Hope Remains Within draws one of its main themes from the Prometheus Symphony by Alexander Skryabin (Scriabin). The note sequence F-D-Gb -F, heard near Hope's beginning played by alto saxophones and chimes, comes from the opening measures of Skyrabin's work. Given the important role that Prometheus plays in the Pandora myth, this seemed like an appropriate musical gesture to quote. This Prometheus motive is varied throughout the course of the piece, and even provides closure at the end, recast in a major key. Additionally, I have tried to involve a manageable amount of chromaticism in this piece. I have worked from the key of Bb major, no doubt familiar to every student who has ever played an instrument in a band. But I have added three extra notes: Db, Gb, and Ab, which are drawn from the key of Bb minor. During the piece's slow opening, I have allowed these minor key pitches to mingle freely within the Bb major tonality, adding extra color and (I hope!) beauty. As the piece progresses, though, the tempo increases, and we lose sense of the Bb major key entirely, and these extra notes play a more important role. But finally, Bb major returns triumphantly and all the extra notes are gone, except for a brief memory near the very end. (Ok, there are a couple of E-naturals that sneak in there along the way. I couldn't resist.).Hope Remains Within was commissioned by and composed for the Mount Nittany Middle School 7th and 8th Grade Concert Bands. Having heard the students of Mount Nittany perform another work of mine, I was very excited when their director, Johanna Steinbacher, approached me about writing a piece specifically for them. I knew right away that I wanted to write something that would tie in with their non-music curriculum in some way, but I wasn’t exactly sure how, or what. Johanna talked to some of her students and learned that, in 7th grade, the students spend a good deal of time studying mythology in their English class. In particular, two clarinet students mentioned how much they enjoyed the story of Pandora.As such, I decided to use that story as the basis of this composition. Hope Remains Within doesn’t attempt to re-tell the story, event by event, in musical terms. Instead, my goal was to address what seems to be one of the central issues of the Pandora myth. Though there are some variations, we probably all know the basics as told by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod. Zeus decides to punish Prometheus for stealing fire from heaven and giving it to humans. He and the other gods create Pandora, a beautiful and deceitful woman, and they give her to Prometheus’s brother Epimetheus as a bride. Pandora is herself given a jar (according to many sources, “jar†seems to be a more accurate translation for what we commonly call “Pandora’s boxâ€) which contained numerous evils, diseases, and other pains. Out of curiosity, Pandora opens the jar and releases all of these evils into the world. But one thing remains in the jar: hope.The issue of hope seems to be one of the big interpretive questions of the Pandora myth. Why does hope remain within the jar? Why doesn’t it come out of the jar to help humanity? Is hope being held on a pedestal of some sort? Is hope deliberately withheld from humanity? Why was hope in the jar with all those evils in the first place?I’m not enough of a mythological scholar to claim to have definitive answers to those questions, but these are the questions that I’ve tried to engage from a musical perspective in Hope Remains Within. I encourage the students and listeners to consider their own ideas of what hope is, and where you can find your own hope when needed.Musically, Hope Remains Within draws one of its main themes from the Prometheus Symphony by Alexander Skryabin (Scriabin). The note sequence F-D-Gb -F, heard near Hope’s beginning played by alto saxophones and chimes, comes from the opening measures of Skyrabin’s work. Given the important role that Prometheus plays in the Pandora myth, this seemed like an appropriate musical gesture to quote. This Prometheus motive is varied throughout the course of the piece, and even provides closure at the end, recast in a major key.Additionally, I have tried to involve a manageable amount of chromaticism in this piece. I have worked from the key of Bb major, no doubt familiar to every student who has ever played an instrument in a band. But I have added three extra notes: Db, Gb, and Ab, which are drawn from the key of Bb minor. During the piece’s slow opening, I have allowed these minor key pitches to mingle freely within the Bb major tonality, adding extra color and (I hope!) beauty. As the piece progresses, though, the tempo increases, and we lose sense of the Bb major key entirely, and these extra notes play a more important role. But finally, Bb major returns triumphantly and all the extra notes are gone, except for a brief memory near the very end. (Ok, there are a couple of E-naturals that sneak in there along the way. I couldn’t resist.).
SKU: CF.YPS217
ISBN 9781491156544. UPC: 680160915088. 9 x 12 inches.