The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as Taught by Alan Dawson

The Drummer's Complete Vocabulary as Taught by Alan Dawson
Author: John Ramsay
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1998-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780769265247

Alan Dawson was a legendary drummer and educator, known for his work with the top artists in jazz as well as for his 18-year association with Berklee College of Music. This new text and online audio combination was put together by John Ramsay, a prominent drummer in his own right and a former student of Dawson's. The book contains all the important techniques and concepts that Alan Dawson embraced in his own playing and subsequently taught to his students. The recordings include some remastered audio examples from actual lessons taught by Dawson himself over the years. This is a highly comprehensive textbook from a jazz master.

Everything Is Timekeeping

Everything Is Timekeeping
Author: Peter Erskine
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2009-12
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9780739065235

Time is a musical essential. Whether you are playing a simple beat, a fill, or a solo, time should inform every choice you make at the drums. Hence, Everything Is Timekeeping. This DVD features Peter Erskine's instructional videos Everything Is Timekeeping and Timekeeping 2, which were previously available only on VHS. Assisting Peter on this DVD are guitarist John Abercrombie and bassist Marc Johnson. With the focus always on time and feel, Peter covers topics such as the jazz ride pattern, ride cymbal technique, basic jazz independence and coordination, improvisation, and composition. Also featured are advanced musical styles and ethnic grooves such as samba, calypso, Afro-Latin, reggae, jazz, and funk. In addition, there are brand-new special features, including performances with vibraphonist Mike Mainieri, an extended lesson in brush-playing techniques, an in-depth interview, and a video montage. The DVD also includes PDF files of the booklets that accompanied the original releases.

New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming

New Orleans Jazz and Second Line Drumming
Author: Herlin Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
Total Pages: 124
Release: 1995
Genre: Drum
ISBN: 9780897249218

This book is based on performances and transcriptions from the DCI music videos Herlin Riley: Ragtime & beyond, and Johnny Vidacovich: Street beats modern applications. Additional interviews and essays on: Baby Dodds, Vernel Fournier, Ed Blackwell, James Black and Freddie Kohlman, Smokey Johnson, David Lee, and bassist Bill Huntington.

4-Way Coordination

4-Way Coordination
Author: Marvin Dahlgren
Publisher: Alfred Music
Total Pages: 59
Release: 1999-10-23
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1457466406

Proficiency as a drummer has always come from great hand dexterity. However, with the introduction of modern drumming techniques, it has become increasingly necessary to gain complete independence of both the hands and feet. With various rhythmic exercises in easy-to-read notation, 4-Way Coordination is designed to guide the drummer from simple patterns to advanced polyrhythms. Through the study of this method book, the student will gain invaluable listening skills and techniques that will provide insight to drumming in all styles.

Modern Drummer Presents Stick Technique (Music Instruction)

Modern Drummer Presents Stick Technique (Music Instruction)
Author: Bill Bachman
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2011-11-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1476856532

(Book). Culled from Bill Bachman's popular "Strictly Technique" articles in Modern Drummer magazine, this book will help players develop hands that are loose, stress free, and ready to play anything that comes to mind. The book is for everyone who plays with sticks, regardless of whether you're focusing primarily on drumset, orchestral percussion, or the rudimental style of drumming. Divided into three main sections Technique, Top Twelve Rudiments, and Chops Builders the book is designed to get you playing essential techniques correctly and as quickly as possible. Also includes a bonus section two-hand coordination and independence.

Steve White's Art of Drumming

Steve White's Art of Drumming
Author: Russ Tarley
Publisher: Hudson Music
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2020-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781540093387

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Berklee Jazz Drums

Berklee Jazz Drums
Author: Casey Scheuerell
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1540021661

(Berklee Guide). Play jazz with tremendous facility and authentic vocabulary. Learn to develop your own sound, perform a wide variety of essential jazz time feels, and improvise dynamic fills and solos, taught in the tradition of Alan Dawson and other Berklee luminaries of drum education. This approach to jazz drumming presents a unique blend of four-way coordination, comping vocabulary, and soloing/improvisation concepts, infused with world rhythms. It will help you to develop a deep, practical understanding of how to play jazz drums, and to develop your own personal sound and style. You will learn to: * Deepen your sense of swing and overall timing * Understand the ride cymbal's critical role in jazz time-keeping * Apply the rudimental language of jazz * Develop your independence, via some of the great Alan Dawson's signature exercises and "The Rudimental Ritual" * Play brushes and brush patterns * Improvise captivating drum set solos * Incorporate world rhythms into jazz * Read and interpret drum charts