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'The Forgotten Foot' Deluxe Edition

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This special "Forever Drumming-only" book contains nearly three books in one!

Get the entire 'Forgotten Foot' book, the entire 'Multi-Level Ostinato Drumming' book, PLUS material from the brand new 'Compound Odd Meter Groupings' book from Doug Tann - all in one volume!!! Available nowhere else...

Highly recommended material for all intermediate and advanced players

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RHYTHM BROUGHT TO LIFE by Ed Thigpen (©1985)
"If you can count to four, you can learn to understand and interpret notated rhythm. 'Rhythm Brought to Life' was first published in 1977 under the name 'Rhythm Analysis and Basic Coordination.' It's purpose was to give my drum students a foolproof way to analyze, read and play any written rhythm. I later found the method to be quite useful for helping other instrumentalists and vocalists who could theoretically read notated music but still had problems with rhythmic interpretation, particularly when music was to be performed in a jazz or Latin-oriented style.

This revises edition of 'Rhythm Brought to Life' is meant to be a rhythmic primer for all instrumentalists, vocalists and musicologists: a basic systematic method that will give you a thorough foundation for understanding and interpreting rhythm... " - Ed Thigpen

Chapters include: explanation of rhythm, notes and their related rest signs, letter & note symbols, the staff, measures, bar lines, repeat signs, time signatures, note value counting, on and off beats, rhythm & melody, triplets, mixed triplets, dotted and tied notes, other time signatures. CD contains 25 tracks.63 pages.

BOOK with CD REG. $12.95 0435S $10.00

THE SOUND OF BRUSHES (UPDATED VERSION) by Ed Thigpen (©1982 / 2000)
"Ed Thigpen is the greatest, and The Sound of Brushes proves it, raved Tony Williams; 'Thanks to E.T. for giving us a book with a definite approach…' says Max Roach. We tend to agree. An eye-opening look at a nearly lost art, by a true artist. Bravo, Mr. T!" - Mark Hurley/Modern Drummer Apr.1982 This is a step-by-step guide that develops total mastery of the art of brush playing. This new edition is updated and revised with a section on rock applications. Ed Thigpen's thorough approach includes all patterns shown with full diagrams plus 2 accompanying CDs demoing every pattern.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Biography / The Brush / Brush Technique / Grips For Playing Brushes / Brush Sounds & Rhythmic Feels / Ground Pulse & Mini-Pulse / Recommended Study & Practice Procedure / Sweep, Lift & Tick/Tap Signs / Ride Rhythm In Jazz / Brush Strokes For Playing Time / Basic Left-Hand Stroke / Basic Right-Hand Stroke / Combined Basic Right & Left-Hand Strokes / Phrasing In Time / Right-Hand Punctuation / Combined Right-Hand Punctuation with Basic Left Hand Strokes / Accented Right Hand / Accented Left Hand / Basic Left-Hand Sweeps/ Left-Hand Half Circle / Left-Hand Full Circle / Right-Hand Hook Stroke / Right-Hand Zorro Stroke / Combination Full Circle Strokes / 16th Note Triplet Punctuation / Tight Shuffle Sweep / Altered Triplet Shuffle / Tap-Sweep-Tap / Dit-Dash, Dit-Dash, Dot-Dash / Adapting Brushes to Latin American Music / Single & Double Strokes / Reviews

BOOK w/2CDs REG. $24.95 EL03694CD $19.75

DRUM BACKBEATS ENCYCLOPEDIA by John Thomakos

Hundreds of useful backbeats for the drum set.

Play backbeat grooves with solid time and good feel / Learn beats with essential variations and embellishments / Rock, blues, pop, funk, soul and many other styles / Lessons on muscle memory, practice, ghost notes, hi-hat openings and playing the hi-hat with the foot / Uniquely organized to develop coordination and confidence

CHAPTERS: Muscle Memory - Programming Perfection Into Your Performance, Right-Handed Ostinatos, Open Hi-Hat Development, Hi-Hat with the Foot, Combining Clapped and Splashed Hi-Hat Notes with the Foot, Snare Drum Ghost Notes and New Grooves.

DJEMBE Method for Technical and Creative Development

Composer/Author: Ivano Torre

This is the complete method book for the djembe, an African tuned drum that is becoming ever more popular in various styles of music. The author starts from this happy pre-supposition: Everyone can play the djembe! This instrument has characteristic sounds and phrases, from bold to extremely subtle. One musician stated, “Beating the drum with bare hands is not only playing the drum. It is truly touching the sound which is intangible.” The method starts at the very beginning, defining the most basic aspects of the drum and its playing. Progressive exercises, teaching increasingly complex rhythms, accents and phrasing, comprise the bulk of the method.
Inventory # HL 50485239

Reg. $14.95 FD Price $12.75

FD brings you the most recent drum book releases, including: Bass Drum Essentials by Dave Black and Brian Fullen, Creative Use Of Rudiments by Mitch Farmer, John Bonham / A Thunder Of Drums by Chris Welch and Geoff Nicholls, Drum Backbeats Encyclopedia by Jeff Thomakos and Blues Drumming by Ed Roscetti. To view any of these titles simply click on the book cover.

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