Drums

This book/CD pack is designed for the hand drummer that is eager to step up to the next level in performance. You will develop a good sound by incorporating strengthening exercises coupled with various techniques to develop strength, speed, independence, and control. Practical exercises for coordination and independence are included to help you increase your level of performance. The CD includes a performance track by Poncho and Jos.

This is your complete guide to programming and thinking like a drummer - not a drum machine user. Instead of merely providing instructions for you to program into your machine, this book is a direct, mathematical approach to learning how to drum and how to best emulate a drum kit on a pre-recorded track. By following this book, you will gain an understanding of the drum kit that takes many drummers years to learn - and that will lead to more realistic programming and better results!

Drum transcriptions to every song from Metallica's blockbuster album, plus complete drum setup diagrams, and background notes on Lars Ulrich's drumming style.

Note-for-note transcriptions of Carter Beauford's great drum work on 10 DMB hits: Ants Marching The Best of What's Around Crash into Me Don't Drink the Water Rapunzel Satellite So Much to Say Stay (Wasting Time) Too Much What Would You Say.

Increase your beat vocabulary with this cool book/CD pack featuring 600 funk grooves, 10 solos, and 66 fills in an easy-to-read format. Everything here is crafted to increase your funk chops and provide excellent material for performance. The CD includes demo tracks of the solos and fills to make learning easy.

Exact drum transcriptions of every Carter Beauford beat from 10 of the most requested DMB hits: Crush Dancing Nancies Everyday Grey Street Jimi Thing The Space Between Tripping Billies Two Step Warehouse Where Are You Going.

Exact drum transcriptions for 10 songs from Metallica's latest release. Includes: All Nightmare Long Broken, Beat & Scarred Cyanide The Day That Never Comes The End of the Line The Judas Kiss My Apocalypse Suicide & Redemption That Was Just Your Life The Unforgiven III.

Let your technique soar to new heights with eight solos and dozens of exercises tailor-made for intermediate and advanced players in pop, funk, and R&B! Improve your independence; find your groove in mixed meters; ace your rolls, paradiddles, and triplets; increase your sight-reading chops; and interpret big band and samba charts like a pro - all while learning how to use these skills in real-life performance situations. The CD includes recorded demonstrations of dozens of musical examples.

This new book takes the beginning drummer through the paces - from reading simple exercises to playing great grooves and fills. Each lesson includes a preparatory exercise and a solo. Concepts and rhythms are introduced one at a time, so growth is natural and easy. Features large, clear musical print, intensive treatment of each individual drum figure, solos following each exercise to motivate students, and more! I highly recommend (this book) to students and teachers. The information is easy to understand and progresses at a good pace. - Joe Porcaro

Now with CD! This book takes the beginning drummer through the paces - from reading simple exercises to playing great grooves and fills. Each lesson includes a preparatory exercise and a solo. Concepts and rhythms are introduced one at a time, so growth is natural and easy. Features large, clear musical print, intensive treatment of each individual drum figure, solos following each exercise to motivate students, and more!