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drum kit
groove bk 1
Building drum-kit groove vocabulary with Hi-Hat variations, 24 exercises per page. 1/4 note, 8th note, 16th note variations etc. Latin American grooves and fast track grooves.
drum kit
groove bk 2
Carrying on from Drum-Kit Groove Book 1 exercises which develop Blues, Shuffle, Jazz/Swing, Double Bass Drum and Odd time grooves in 5/8, 7/8 and 9/8. More Latin American and fast track grooves.
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Drum Kit Foundation Book 1 & 2.
These two volumes are part of a six-volume set of method books for drumset. Book 1 is meant for a complete beginner with no prior musical experience. The approach is to teach the student proper technique and reading skills, using the entire drumset from the beginning. Book 2 builds on information gained from the study of Book 1, presenting more complex reading and technique exercises. Book 1 begins with information about proper grip, setup, bass drum pedal technique and notation. Reading exercises start with half notes and quarter notes and progress systematically. By the fourth exercise the bass drum and snare drum are being played together, with the bass drum providing a quarter-note pulse while the student performs a simple reading exercise on the snare drum. Simple rock beats are soon introduced. Once eighth and sixteenth notes are presented, they are applied to playing fills and more complex rock grooves. This volume also includes the single-stroke roll, double strokes, the paradiddle, the flam, the drag and the ruff (single-stroke four). These rudiments are also applied to the drumset. Book 2 covers other time signatures including compound time. The buzz roll is introduced along with the five-, seven- and nine-stroke rolls, the flam tap, the double paradiddle and the paradiddle-diddle. By the end of the book, the student is able to play more complex grooves and fills using sixteenth notes. This is an interesting approach to drumset pedagogy that will work well with students who are not interested in beginning on the snare drum alone. The books cover the basics of reading and technique very thoroughly and the exercises will be more fun than dry counting exercises on one drum or a practice pad.
Reviewed by:
P.A.S (Percussive Arts Society)
Review originally published: August 2006