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ADVANCED FUNK STUDIES by Rick Latham (©1980)
The purpose of this book is to give the advanced drummer some insight into the techniques involved in playing today's Funk and Fusion music. The patterns in the text are given to provide the player with a working knowledge of style and feel and to help with the creativity involved in developing one's own ideas. Many of the patterns are styled after players like Steve Gadd, Harvey Mason & David Garibaldi. The first section of the book contains exercises which employ hi-hat, snare drum and bass drum, the following sections contain transcriptions of beats from dozens of "funky" recordings plus several funk/fusion solos. 49 pages

NEW! Book/2CD version Reg. $24.95 RLP1 $21.50

 

 

CONTEMPORARY DRUMSET TECHNIQUES (INNOVATIVE CONCEPTS FOR THE CONTEMPORARY DRUMMER)

by Rick Latham


A collection of original, creative, and exciting exercises for the drum set in a very modern stylistic setting. These exercises will hone the player's musical as well as technical skills while still allowing sufficient latitude for the development of personal style.

BOOK w/2 Cassettes REG. $30.00 EL03823-CT - OUT OF PRINT -

 

 

 

 

AROUND THE DRUMS WITH SYNCOPATION by Jim Latta

For beginner to advanced student - introduces basic syncopated rhythm patterns to play around the drums using quarter, eighth, sixteenth and triplet note combinations. Incorporates coordination, independence, bass drum control, counting and sight reading practice essential for all drumming styles. Includes a CD with all the examples in the book.

$14.95

 

 

PROGRESSIVE HEAVY METAL DRUMMING by Jim Latta (1995)
Covers all the important beats, rhythms and fills used by the best metal drummers. Includes special sections on double bass drumming, and solos in the styles of Metallica, Iron Maiden, G N' R, Slayer, Motley Crue, AC/DC, Anthrax, Def Leppard and Van Halen. Lessons include: basic heavy metal rock beats, heavy metal beats with sixteenth notes for snare drum, hi-hat and crash cymbal variations, double bass technique in sixteenths and triplets, etc.

BOOK w/CD REG. $14.95 CP-18375 FD SALE PRICE $12.95

 

 

 

1,000,000 DRUM GROOVES IN 4/4 TIME by Craig Lauritsen (©2000)

In the styles of Rock, Heavy Metal, Funk, Rap & Reggae. Introduces a system which enables the reader to create over 1,000,000 drum grooves in the above styles, while practicing small numbers of exercises.


While the book doesn't contain a million beats - it does present a system that will allow you to piece together short phrases to create over a million grooves.

Bass Drum Variations / Hi-Hat & Snare Drum Variations / Thirty-Second Notes / Advanced Variations / Composite Patterns / more...

 

BOOK w/CD KL CP72609 $15.95

 

 


DRUM GROOVES from Beginner to Advanced Student

by Craig Lauritsen / Koala Publications

Having a knowledge of many musical styles allows you to be more creative. This book is an invaluable aid to drummers, covering 10 of the most popular drumming styles and giving over 300 beats and 130 fills. The book is designed to introduce the drummer to a broad range of styles, techniques & ideas, by showing examples of what can be played in particular musical situations. This book is also a valuable reference guide for anyone interested in drum machine programming. Examples range from relatively simple to very advanced.

SECTIONS INCLUDE: Rock, Shuffle & Blues, Heavy Metal, Reggae, Rap, Go-Go & Hip-Hop, Funk & Fusion, Latin, Swing and Odd Time.

BOOK with CD KO CP72631 $14.95

 

 

DRUM METHOD / FROM BEGINNER TO ADVANCED STUDENT

by Craig Lauritsen

A comprehensive guide to playing the drums featuring all the important beats, rhythms, fills, rudiments, techniques and concepts required by today's versatile performing drummer. Covers a broad range of styles including: rock, heavy metal, funk, reggae, jazz, rap, go-go/hip-hop, shuffles, blues, odd times and solos in various styles.

Includes: theory and sight reading exercises, stick control, beats, fills, solos, and much more.

$14.95

 

 

 

 

 

LED ZEPPELIN - BEST OF LED ZEPPELIN FOR DRUMS (©1992)
Drum transcriptions for Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, Black Dog, Communication Breakdown, The Crunge, Dazed And Confused, D'yer Mak'er, Good Times Bad Times, Heartbreaker, Immigrant Song, Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman), Misty Mountain Hop, No Quarter, The Ocean, Over The Hills And Far Away, Stairway To Heaven, The Song Remains The Same, What Is And What Should Never Be plus Whole Lotta Love. Great for anyone wanting to check out Bonham's playing.

REG. $12.95 0332B $10.95 s

 

 

JOHN BONHAM - A Thunder Of Drums

by Chris Welch and Geoff Nicholls

176 pages / color and b&w photos

A legend in the world of drumming, John Bonham inspired millions with his energy, creativity and power. For the first time in print, an intimate biography of the man is accompanied by a full appraisal of his drumming techniques - drawing on all nine Led Zeppelin albums released in his lifetime.

 

This is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the life and work of arguably the most awe-inspiring, influential and widely loved rock drummer of all time. Through a series of first-hand reminiscences and anecdotes from Bonham's family and fellow musicians - including his Led Zeppelin colleagues and fellow drummers.

Drummer Geoff Nicholls considers Bonham the player: he analyzes over 30 Zeppelin tracks, from the groundbreaking 'Kashmir' and much-sampled 'When The Levee Breaks' to gems like 'Fool In The Rain' and 'The Crunge' - revealing the splendour of Bonzo's radically forceful technique, but pointing out the subtle musical awareness underpinning it. He also provides the most detailed and accurate inventory ever of Bonham's drum kits and percussion equipment.

 

*This book does not contain written drum notation. It is written as a biography - with hundreds of black & white photos, quotes from bandmates and fellow musicians, as well the most complete story ever written about the life of John Henry Bonham.

 

HL 330856 $15.75

 

 


THE COMPLETE HISTORTY OF THE LEEDY DRUM COMPANY by Rob Cook (©1993)

A beautiful and extremely thorough book on everything 'Leedy'. With more old photographs and advertisements than you can count and the entire history of the company, this book is what you're looking for if you're looking for some great drum set history. 178 pages.

REG. PRICE $29.95 160 $24.95

 

 

JOHN LENNON - TRANSCRIBED SCORES
152 pages. Contains notation legend and full scores - full transcriptions for every instrument, including drums. Contains: Real Love, Twist And Shout, Help!, In My Life, Strawberry Fields Forever, A Day In The Life, Revolution, The Ballad of John & Yoko, Julia, Don't Let Me Down, Give Peace A Chance, How?, Imagine (Rehearsal), God, Mother, Stand By Me, Jealous Guy, Woman, Beautiful Boy, (Just Like) Starting Over plus Imagine.

REG. PRICE $24.95 HL672465 $21.00

 

DRUM PROGRAMMING BASICS by Lee Levin (©2002)

Learn about hardward & software, basic drum programming concepts, pop/rock/jazz/fusion/Latin and other styles, how to finesse and "humanize" drum sequences, audio examples and MIDI data are both contained on the accompanying CD. Includes separate chapters for every style of music.

Reg. $19.95 FD SALE PRICE $17.75

 

 

PROGRESSIVE ROCK DRUMMING & SOLOING METHODS / PROGRESSIVE STUDIES IN ODD TIME SIGNATURES

by Rob Leytham (1997)

A lot of value for the money, this book CD package takes a look at playing & soloing in odd times and includes a 26 track CD. Chapters include: Eighth Note Beats In 5/4, 5/4 Beats Using Sixteenth Notes, Advanced Beats In 5/4 Time, Fills In 5/4, Beats In 7/4, 7/4 Beats Using Sixteenth Notes, Advanced Beats in 7/4, Fills In 7/4, 6/4 Beats, 6/4 Beats Using Sixteenth Notes, Advanced Beats In 6/4, Fills In 6/4, When Eighth Notes Get The Beat, 5/8 Beats, 5/8 Beats With Sixteenth Notes, Advanced Beats In 5/8, Drum Fills In 5/8, Beats In 7/8, 7/8 Beats Using Sixteenth Notes & Advanced 7/8 Beats. Plus 5 transcribed/play-along solos, Comfort Zone, The Man In Black, Quadra Prog., Here Dance To This & Sey Ple, in 5/8, 7/8, 5/4, 6/4 and 7/4 respectively. A recommended book/CD for not a lot of money.

MB 96670BCD SALE PRICE! $8.75 - - - OUT OF PRINT - - -

 

 

 


DRUM GAHU (AN INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN RHYTHM) by David Locke (1999 / Mel Bay)

This 1999 book, CD package speaks to readers of a wide range of prior musical experience and expertise. It introduces concepts and rhythms which span the gamut from the simple to the complex, from the easily played to the technically demanding. 'Drum Gahu' is an analytic and systematic teaching manual which presents a version of the percussion ensemble music for Gahu, a type of traditional music and dance of the Ewe speaking people of West Africa. The musical material is contained within the middle three chapters: Chapter Two, 'The Time', lays the rhythmic foundation of the piece; Chapter Three, 'The Response', presents Gahu's polyrhythmic texture; and Chapter Four, 'The Call', discusses the lead drum part. Chapter One, the introduction, provides background information and Chapter Five, the conclusion, reviews and sums up the entire project. The book is coordinated with an audio compact disc which contains vocalized and drummed versions of the notated musical examples.

This beautiful 142 page book from Mel Bay also addresses some of the following topics: cultural setting, the Gankogui, the Axatse, and the Kaganu parts with analysis, basic parts of Sogo, Kidi, Kaganu, improvisation and response motives, shifts in accentuation - "turning the beat around", stroke substitution, filling musical "space", emptying musical "space", segmentation and repetition and metric modulation. Highly recommended.

BOOK w/CD REG PRICE $29.95 MB98732BCD

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POWER GROOVES

by Dave Lombardo in collaboration with Chuck Silverman(©1999)
Power Grooves is Dave Lombardo's no-nonsense approach to developing effective beats for hard rock, thrash and heavy metal playing. The book and accompanying CD include material on: power warm-ups, eigth-note grooves, 16th-note grooves, double bass grooves, riding the toms. In addition, the book contains detailed charts and the CD contains both demo and play-along versions of several tunes originally recorded by Dave with GRIP INC..

LIST PRICE $14.95 / BOOK with CD 6620018 $12.95

 

THE LUDWIG BOOK
A Business History and Dating Guide Book and CD-ROM


The Ludwig Book by Rob Cook is the definitive business and historical guide to this legendary drum manufacturer. Includes dozens of interviews, a 64-page color section, a dating guide including every catalogued Ludwig snare drum and outfit, and a handy CD-ROM. Interview sections include the top executives from Ludwig's heyday in the 1960s: Karl Dustman, Frank Baxpehler and Dick Schory, as well as todays leaders: William F. Ludwig III, Todd Trent and Jim Catalano. There are also special segments on Ludwig Electronics, Phase II, and detailed sections about the gear used by famous drummers such as John Bonham and Ringo Starr.
HL 00331131

Width: 8 / Length: 11 / Pages: 302

Reg. $35.00 FD Price $28.95



THE MAKING OF A DRUM COMPANY / The Autobiography of William F. Ludwig II

Includes: family heritage, childhood, the complete WFL story, Worl War II, Buddy Rich, government contracts, inside the plant, buying the Ludwig name back, the Beatles, growth and expansion, Vistalites, endorsers, family photos, the companies future and much much more. Over 115 pages.

 

HL 330925 $17.95

 

 

 

LYNYRD SKYNYRD - THE BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD (©1991)
Contains easy to read, drum (and sometimes percussion) transcriptions. Good ol' rock n' roll: Whiskey Rock-A-Roller, What's Your Name, Tuesday's Gone, Sweet Home Alabama, Saturday Night Special, I Know A Little, Gimme Three Steps, Free Bird, Don't Ask Me No Questions and Gimme Back My Bullets. Cool grooves from Bob Burns & Artimus Pyle. 64 pages.

REG. $14.95 694820 $12.95 - OUT OF PRINT -

 

 

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