Drums

This complete guide to music rudiments will help drummers learn: major and minor scales, note values, the circle of fifths, time signatures, chords and chord progressions, the blues progression, reading a drum chart, form and structure of music, standard musical terms, and much more. This material is essential to any musician, and the way Mr. Magadini has tailored it for drummers is a great idea. - William F. Miller, Modern Drummer

This book/CD pack for beginners to pros is filled with practical, usable shuffle patterns that have many applications in a variety of traditional and modern musical genres. Includes: patterns for rock, blues, funk, R&B, jazz and other styles; double-bass shuffles; embellishments with ghost notes and drags; half-time shuffles; two-bar and mega shuffles; and much more. Also features a 46-track CD with demos and play-along tracks that will help you achieve the authentic shuffle groove!

Focusing on straight rock, shuffle rock, fill-ins and rudiments, this exceptional book/CD pack covers the basic elements of hand-foot coordination necessary to know to play the modern five-piece drum set. Acclaimed drummer, clinician, author and founder of the Drumsense Teaching Project Colin Woolway provides helpful hints for developing solid technique and playing in various styles. The CD features recorded examples of the exercises in the book.

In this book/CD pack, Jim Ryan presents over 500 beats and fills that can be used and adapted for all styles of music. Specialized areas include odd meter, fusion, funk, shuffle, and swing rhythms. The accompanying CD demonstrates several examples from each area.

The ability to move around the drumset with speed, control, endurance and accuracy is an extremely important asset for today's drummer. Drumset Control, written by the founder and publisher of Modern Drummer magazine, offers a progressive series of exercises designed to help drummers attain a substantial level of technical facility on the drumset. The book begins with basic triplet patterns around the drums, followed by 16th notes, 16th-note triplets, and 32nd notes. Comb-bound.

This beginning- to intermediate-level book contains hundreds of practical, usable beats and fills. It teaches how to apply a variety of patterns and grooves to the actual performance of songs. The CD includes demos and 14 play-along tracks covering rock, blues and pop styles, with detailed instructions on how to create exciting, solid drum parts. It's the most realistic - and fun! - way to learn drums.

This book will help the intermediate to advanced drummer achieve a more efficient and complete practice routine. Includes exercises designed to organize skills into a streamlined percussion workout, focusing on polyrhythms and independent coordination.

Level IV.