Dave Weckl: How To Develop Your Own Sound (DVD)

The third DVD in the A Natural Evolution Series, Weckl focuses on all aspects of developing your own sound. Beginning with how to get a great acoustic sound, Weckl walks the viewer through all the details of tuning your kit and the various functions while guiding the viewer through proper selection and placement. Next Weckl works with the mixing console and covers frequencies, equalization, phase cancellation and noise gates. All of the topics are clearly demonstrated with visual graphs and audio reinforcement. This is the most complete sound reinforcement instruction ever developed for drummers.

Baby Steps To Giant Steps: The Road To Jazz Drumming

This is a complete instructional play-along package with a unique twist. The included minus drums CD features eleven tracks that gradually step up in tempo from 100 to 310 bpm.Based on classic jazz standard, these play-along tunes give the drummer the opportunity to work on increasing his/her drumming facility in a real world musical fashion.The package contains drum charts and suggested patterns for each song as well as a lead sheet for each song, helping the drummer to understand what he or she may encounter in a real jazz gig.Written by 2 jazz pros Peter Rezlaff and Jim Rupp, it also includes a complete instructional method for learning how to play jazz, covering such topics as covering your jazz ride cymbal patterns, feathering the bass drum, learning comping patterns and playing with brushes.All of the songs and educational topics are accompanied by clear text, that explains the concepts along with an extensive recommended listening discography.

Randy Black: The Black Book - An Introduction To Creative Metal Drumming

Randy Black is synonymous with extreme metal drumming and with many years of performance and teaching experience behind him, the master is releasing this 2 DVD pack so that anyone can benefit from his wealth of knowledge. "What started out as a plan to record a few songs in pro quality for promotional purposes ended up being this double DVD, filmed and recorded at Monongo Studios in Berlin, Germany. When I approached ROAX films about it they suggested I do a full-fledged instructional DVD. It was not my original plan but after thinking it over and coming up with a concept I thought I'd give it a shot. It also had to do with the fact that I'd been teaching for quite a few years and knew I had something to offer to a wide variety of levels of players. I hope you can take something from these DVDs and apply it to your playing in your own personal way. With today's recording methods it's very common that certain programs/software are used to improve or fix someone's playing; it's standard procedure. I wanted this DVD to be "old school" in the sense that there was not one note I played that was moved or quantized. Nor were there any samples used. I wanted the listener/viewer to hear and see how I play naturally and how the drum kit sounds acoustically. Every single drum note you hear played on this DVD was played by yours truly, from start to finish" - Randy Black Disk 1 Includes: Basic rudiments on the practice pad Advice to young drummers Hand grip and technique Stretching and stick tricks Applying various rudiments on the kit Hi-hat foot technique Independence exercises/moving accents Various fills and rhythms from Randy's recordings Crossovers Applying different styles to metal music Tools of the trade 3 solos - pad/studio/live Disk 2 includes: Documentary/Interview Drum performance of 7 songs: Seven Seals/Primal Fear Hit You Harder/Skew Siskin Blood On Your Hands/Primal Fear Heart Of A Brave/Primal Fear Blackened Beauty/Marcus Frostbauer A Promise From Underneath/DuskMachine Cold Blooded/Annihilator (Cover Version)

The Master Drummer : Expanded Edition - How to Practice, Play and Think Like a Pro

Stanton Moore: Groove Alchemy - DVD

On this 3-hour DVD, Stanton presents a historical overview of some of the most important drum grooves in history, showing the basic elements and conceptual development of each groove. He then shows you how to learn from the past and develop your own complete vocabulary for creating new funk grooves and patterns on the drumset.Topics include:using variation and style combination to create new groovesusing rhythmic structures and clave ideas for advanced drum set vocabularyhi-hat conceptsgetting creative with backbeat groovesa look at how to develop swing and shuffle groovesand more.Intercut with the educational segments, Stanton's trio also performs new tracks from their latest CD, showing how many of the grooves discussed are applied directly to the music. Bonus features include slow-motion segments of key grooves.

Victor Wooten: Groove Workshop (2 DVDs)

Master Bassist Victor Wooten lays out his philosophy of teaching and learning music in Groove Workshop, a brilliant master class captured on DVD by Hudon Music. While traditional music education focuses on technique and 'playing the right notes', Victor delves deeper and emphasizes many subtle and rarely taught aspects of music making, giving the viewer an incredible insight into his musical concepts. Working with a master class of six Bassists, each with Bass in hand, Victor - along with expert Bassist and instructor Anthony Wellington - explores the following intriguing concepts: Notes: is it possible for wrong notes to sound great? Grooving: what elements need to be present for a good groove to happen? Articulation: how can you use articulation to better express yourself? Technique: should you be conscious of your technique? Emotion/Feel: are you able to make the deepest connection with your listeners - the emotional connection? Dynamics: how are dynamics critical to drawing in your listeners or pushing them away? Rhythm/Tempo: what are some specific exercises to improve your time? Tone: how can tone make people dance? Phrasing: how can you use your imagination to improve your phrasing? Space/Rest: why is silence so important in playing music? Listening: learn why for Victor, listening is actually the most important aspect of playing music.

Mark Wessels: A Fresh Approach To The Drumset

A Fresh Approach to the Drumset will give you a solid foundation to take your drumming to the next level! Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or advanced drummer, you'll benefit from the simple step-by-step approach for learning technique, independence, music reading and grooves.Topics covered:Rock Beats and FillsHand & Foot TechniqueCoordination and IndependenceReading MusicUnderstanding Song ConstructionR&B, Jazz, Latin Styles and more!Including MP3 CD packed with 41 Play-Along Tunes (with and without drums) and over 400 Demonstration Tracks!

Getting Started On Drums (Tommy Igoe) DVD

The complete video lesson in which world-renowned drummer, solo artist, author and educator Tommy Igoe shows you how to set up the drum kit and start playing in the correct way.

Gitarren Start

Gitarren Start is a brilliant tutorial book on how to play guitar for beginners, written by Frank Siebold & Mathias Kastner.Gitarren Start has been written in a clear, simple, step by step process from beginning to end. This will help to improve technique and knowledge of basic chords, picking and basic music theory. This brilliant book is in German throughout

Akira Jimbo: Wasabi - Adding Spice to Your Grooves (Book And CD)

Akira Jimbo reveals his personal journey into the discovery of his drumming personality. Jimbo's approach is to learn from your heroes, but then add a bit of yourself (your spice) to create your own personal drumming concept and style.

A Salute to Buddy Rich (DVD)

There will never be another one like him (Dennis Chambers). To musicians and jazz funs of the last 50 years, Buddy Rich remains at the top of the list. Says Phil Collins, "He was a one-off. As a drummer there was no-one like him". On October 3, 1998 at the Manhattan Center in NYC, Phil Collins, Dennis Chambers and Steve Smith performed in the Buddy Rich Band in a spectacular tribute to Buddy Rich. Luckily, there was someone there with a video camera. This excellent 143 minute DVD features highlights of that concert, five rare clips of Buddy Rich, as well as insightful interviews with each of the featured drummers. Includes special DVD features of three bonus performances, one by Dennis and two by Steve. Almost half an hour of new material!

Victor Wooten: Bass Workshop (Book/Download)

Victor Lemonte Wooten emerged as a once-in-a-lifetime, game-changing bassist in the early- 90s, via his highly innovative playing with Bela Fleck & the Flecktones. Launching his solo career a few years later, with A Show of Hands, it soon became apparent that Wooten was also a major musical force, thanks to an organic and highly original approach to music and music education. In this book/online video package, Victor Wooten Bass Workshop: The Language of Music and How to Speak It, Victor reveals his musical soul. In Part 1, he outlines his ten essential elements of music including such important and under-emphasized areas as emotion and feel, dynamics, tone, phrasing, space, and listening. This section deals more with Victor s concepts and approaches and are more theoretical in nature. In Part 2, Victor addresses the personal lessons, using text, notation, tablature, and video footage to cover such key topics as warming up and hand-strengthening, tone, harmonics, thumb technique, tapping, looping, and soloing. This section is a more how to approach with hands-on demonstrations. Throughout, Victor underscores this vital material with a groove first ethic, as well an accent on being musical and creative three mandatory ingredients to becoming a highly-sought-after professional bassist. All of which makes Victor Wooten Bass Workshop a must-have tool for bass players at all levels. Includes online 4 hrs. of video that can be streamed or downloaded.

Paul Delong: Delong Way To Polyrhythmic Creativity On The Drumset

Delong Way clearly explains a musical approach to expressing yourself on the drumset by the use of polyrhythms and odd phrasing.With step-by-step examples as well as numerous transcriptions of ideas as played by some of the top drummers in the world, it outlines a clear and concise path towards a more complete understanding of polyrhythms as applied to the drumset.Chapters are broken down into rhythmic categories starting with six against four, and ending with four against three. Each has precise explanations as well as audio accompaniments to aid students as they work on the material.Also included in each section are well-thought-out practice tips that help avoid the frustrations that one may face when working out complex rhythms.Patiently working through this book will greatly enhance your musical vocabulary as well as demistify the world of polyrhythms.

Phil Maturano: Afro Cuban Drumming

Phil Maturano's Afro Cuban Drumming, an overview for Drumset, is designed to give the drumset player a birds eye view of the Afro Cuban drumming experience. If you've always wanted to get into Latin styles, this is your chance. Phil's attention to detail is fantastic, using two of the most popular styles of Afro-Cuban music, players of every level can learn from the very beginning! Start by seeing and hearing the patterns played on the original; instruments then learn how to adapt everything you see on the drumset, all with close-ups and detailed explanations. Then you will cover a topic rarely explored in this kind of instructional material - how to apply these patterns in a rhythm section! By adding one percussionist at a time, we see and hear the function of the drumset in Afro Cuban music. As everyone knows, there is more to this music than just patterns, to really understand the language of this music Maturano uses his unique system for decoding the phrasing of all African descent music - RTS.

Mark Schulman: A Day In The Recording Studio

A Do-It Yourself Guide to Recording Great Drum Tracks. On A Day in the Recording Studio, Mark Schulman shows you how to play and record state-of-the-art drum tracks. The DVD simply and humorously shows you the complete spectrum of recording drums in the studio: preparation of the equipment, tuning, microphone technique, digital recording, performance, editing, effects, studio construction, creating drum parts, Schulman's own quick system of charting songs, and great video footage.Nearly every studio drummer in Los Angeles records his/her own drum tracks in bedrooms, garages, and home studios. This DVD shows you how to do it and reduces your fear of getting started by giving you simple, entertaining, and inspiring instruction. You can start recording right away!

Charly Bock: Rhythmus & Percussion Schule (CD und DVD)

The Rhythmus & Percussion Schule CD and DVD set will take you step-by-step through the most important techniques required to play Conga, Bongos, Djembe and Cajon. Featuring detailed and easy-to-follow explanations this method also includes an abundance of audio tracks that allow learners to hear how the patterns should sound and play along. This clearly-structured method offers plenty of material, for hours of tuition and practice. Rhythmus & Percussion Schule can be used by itself, or as a supplement to another method.

Drumbassadors: One For The Money, But Two For The Show

Disc 1 contains a concert of the drumbassadors (Rene? Creemers and Wim de Vries) which was given for a wildly enthusiastic live audience in the Netherlands in 2009. The drumbassadors show their great creativity and virtuosity in the beautiful drum compositions of their own. Supported by a few guest musicians the drumbassadors take you to an absolutely unique peak in the field of drumming.Disc 2 is an instruction DVD on which Rene ?and Wim explain matters such as grip, strokes, motion, sitting balance, tone, dynamics, coordination, phrasing and melodic playing. Further attention is paid to playing with brushes and hints how to study systematically are given. In addition, Rene? and Wim demonstrate, once again, in a number of solo, duo and band performances, how hugely creative and varied their unique style of playing is.

Jeff Salem: A Rhythmic Twist - Triplet Concepts For Drumset

Can you learn how to swing? Yes, and this book will show you how, giving you a huge vocabulary of creative triplet grooves and fills to play in every style. The book does this by taking common, comfortable 16th-note patterns and adapting them into a triplet feel. The results are amazingly musical and refreshingly creative, and will give any drummer tons of new ideas to play within any swing-based groove.Jeff Salem covers many concepts, including solidifying your basic triplet grooves in various styles, moving around the drumset with triplets, incorporating the bass drum into your fills, creating interesting triplet grooves using 16th note-based rhythms, applying paradiddle concepts to triplet grooves and fills, incorporating rests into your swung phrases, and more.In the later chapters, the triplet rhythms presented are applied to fills that can be used in blues, R&B, rock and hip-hop settings, and are also applied specifically to jazz concepts to broaden your independence and vocabulary in a traditional swing setting.An introductory section with basic triplet feels and a listening guide is designed to start beginning-level drummers on the right path to understanding swing-based styles.The book comes complete with an MP3 CD presenting play-along tracks in many styles, which are designed for you to apply the concepts learned in the book. The disc also includes demonstrations of nearly every example in the book.

Akira Jimbo: Fujiyama - Combining Acoustic And Electronic Drums (Book And CD)

In this book, Akira Jimbo shows you how he has expanded the concept of the drumset as a solo instrument. After 15 years of research and development, Jimbo has developed an organic approach to combining electronic and acoustic drums by utilizing a Drum Trigger System. Jimbo has worked out everything you need to be your own band - you'll be playing the melody, harmony and rhythm in a breathtaking musical panorama.

Jimmy Branly: The New Method For Afro-Cuban Drummnig

The New Method for Afro-Cuban Drumming features Jimmy's unique approach to playing contemporary Latin rhythms on the drumset. The material represents a fusion of his experience growing up in Cuba and shows how he applied this knowledge when he got to the United States and began performing. Patterns include: clave, cascara, bombo, guaguanco, cha cha cha and Afro-Cuban 6/8. Jimmy also includes a section on soloing ideas.

Jojo Mayer: Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - A Guide To Hand Technique

Jojo Mayer has put together the most comprehensive and detailed volume on hand technique ever published! As both an inspiring instructional method and highly entertaining reference guide, this DVD is invaluable to drummers of every skill level. It covers a wide range of information from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated techniques. Many of the topics addressed here reveal and explain closely guarded and never-before-published secrets of the great masters as well as Jojo's own approaches. All are documented here for the first time! English Version.

Dietrich Wöhrlin: Rinks + Lechts - Coordinating Drums (German/English) (Book/DVD)

Methods for developing and applying patterns and rhythms using logical movement concepts. The basics of coordination and independence for all styles. A unitary concept using clear movement patterns logically coordinated, thus making it possible to play and vary the most diverse patterns and rhythms easily using a single concept. Using these movement patterns as the basis, this method shows how to create effective ideas for rhythmic accompaniment and possibilities for varying patterns in all styles.

Akira Jimbo: Wasabi - Adding Spice to Your Grooves (DVD)

In this DVD Japanese jazz drummer Akira Jimbo reveals his personal journey into the discovery of his own drumming personalities. His approach, based on learning from your own heroes but adding your own touches (your spice), will help young drummers create their own individual drumming concept and style. Topics include:How to Practice Tuning Tips Interviews Behind-the-scenes Footage 4 Complete Performances of Songs 2nd Camera Angle (overhead) on All Songs Left Foot Clave Technique All about Jimbo's Gear

Francis Rocco Prestia: Live At Bass Day

A very special chance to not only witness the talents of this superb bass guitarist, but also to recieve a thirty-minute intimate lesson with the man himself. Joined with co-members of the band Tower Of Power, Prestia performs an outjstanding set at the Bass Day event, before breaking his style down before your very eyes. Learn his techniques and nuances including ghosting and muting, along with a clutch of great basslines. Prestia then discusses the difficult subject of grooves and how to play effectively against a drummer.

Jojo Mayer: Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer - A Guide To Hand Technique (German Edition)

Jojo Mayer has put together the most comprehensive and detailed volume on hand technique ever published! As both an inspiring instructional method and highly entertaining reference guide, this DVD is invaluable to drummers of every skill level. It covers a wide range of information from the most fundamental to the most sophisticated techniques. Many of the topics addressed here reveal and explain closely guarded and never-before-published secrets of the great masters as well as Jojo's own approaches. All are documented here for the first time! German Version.