Essential styles

Essential styles
Author: Steve Houghton
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 1992-06
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739012031

Essential Styles, Books 1 and 2 are two innovative book and play-along CD (or cassette) packages that teach 50 essential grooves from today's jazz and popular styles. The books include written-out charts of each selection and performance tips for both drums and bass. All of the grooves have been recorded with a rhythm section and woodwinds, with drums mixed on the left channel and bass on the right, so either instrument may be dialed out. In addition, many of the tracks contain open choruses of comping so any instrument can practice playing solos! Essential Styles emphasizes the most important aspects of solid group playing; locking-in between the drummer and bassist, providing a strong rhythmic foundation and creating an authentic feel for whatever the style demands.

Advanced Concepts

Advanced Concepts
Author: Kim Plainfield
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1993-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769248004

A comprehensive method for developing technique, contemporary styles and rhythmical concepts. This is the first book that deals with the necessary drum techniques and practices for today's music. With this 93-page book and 90-minute recording comes an eight-page pull-out chart of additional exercises. An outstanding value!

The Versatile Drummer

The Versatile Drummer
Author: Pete Sweeney
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2008
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739048047

Become a diverse and in-demand drummer by learning drumbeats in a wide variety of styles---from rock and jazz to reggae and Afro-Cuban, warm-ups and stick control exercises to improve your technique, reading exercises to prepare you for sight-reading at a gig, practical tips for improving your groove and timekeeping abilities, and much more!

Essential Styles for the Drummer and Bassist

Essential Styles for the Drummer and Bassist
Author: Steve Houghton
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 68
Release: 1990-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739006931

Essential Styles, Books 1 and 2 are two innovative book and play-along CD packages that teach 50 essential grooves from today's jazz and popular styles. The books include written-out charts of each selection and performance tips for both drums and bass. All of the grooves have been recorded with a rhythm section and woodwinds, with drums mixed on the left channel and bass on the right, so either instrument may be dialed out. In addition, many of the tracks contain open choruses of comping so any instrument can practice playing solos Essential Styles emphasizes the most important aspects of solid group playing---locking-in between the drummer and bassist--- providing a strong rhythmic foundation and creating an authentic feel for whatever the style demands.

Drumset 101

Drumset 101
Author: Dave Black
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739046937

Drumset 101 is a contemporary approach to playing the drums by veteran authors Dave Black and Steve Houghton. Inside, aspiring drummers will find in-depth, easy-to-understand introductions to such topics as groove patterns, snare drum & bass drum independence, and drum fills in context. The book contains written charts for every tune, and a play-along CD with 40 multi-stylistic tracks that can be used to strengthen time keeping, improve ensemble playing, clarify phrasing and expand the player's knowledge of styles.

The Latin Bass Book

The Latin Bass Book
Author: Chuck Sher
Publisher: "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Total Pages: 466
Release: 2011-01-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457101386

The only comprehensive book ever published on how to play bass in authentic Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Caribbean and various South American styles. Over 250 pages of exact transcriptions of every note Oscar plays on the 3 accompanying CDs. Endorsed by Down Beat magazine, Latin Beat magazine, Benny Rietveld, etc.

Alfred's Kid's Drumset Course

Alfred's Kid's Drumset Course
Author: Dave Black
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2005-10
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780739038253

Three irresistible drum experts---a clever, classical dog, one cool cat, and a friendly alligator---keep students' attention focused by pointing out what's important on each page and help make learning music fun! This full-color book is specifically designed with attention-grabbing illustrations for use with kids at the elementary level. 48 pages.

A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer

A Funky Primer for the Rock Drummer
Author: Charles Dowd
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 52
Release:
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781457434563

This best-selling, progressive encyclopedia of rock/funk patterns for all tempos utilizes a new contemporary teaching style for independence, rudiments, styles and more.

Essential Drum Fills

Essential Drum Fills
Author: Peter Erskine
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2008-08
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739052808

Essential Drum Fills is a collection of fills that Peter Erskine has enjoyed hearing and /or playing over the years. The book includes over 500 drum fills in a variety of styles and ensembles, as well as multiple examples, transcriptions and drum charts. Comes with online audio demonstrations and play-alongs. Music PDF files are also included.

Bassist's Bible

Bassist's Bible
Author: Tim Boomer
Publisher: See Sharp Press
Total Pages: 536
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1937276252

Newly enhanced with embedded audio and video tracks, the incredible versatility of the bass guitar is revealed in this newly revised, all-inclusive style guide. Each chapter covers particular styles or families of styles, gradually introducing players to techniques that will allow them to get the most out of their instruments and easilyincrease their bass repertoire. More than 400 bass grooves are presented in standard percussion notation, along with 192 embedded audio grooves. The book also includes helpful information on the development of all styles covered. All musical samples in this updated edition are in both standard notation and tablature and the style histories, bibliography, and discography are up to date. The book also includes 50 new grooves and 93 embedded videos of the proper way to play the examples.