A Fun and Comprehensive Overview of Funk Drumming
By Pete Sweeney
Item: 00-34378
UPC: 038081381183
ISBN 10: 0739066463
ISBN 13: 9780739066461
Series: The Total Drummer
Category: Percussion - Drum Set Method or Collection
Format: Book & CD
Instrument: Drum Set
The Total Funk Drummer is a unique and exciting journey through the diverse world of funk drumming. You'll start with basic lessons on keeping time, and end up playing highly syncopated beats and fills using advanced techniques like linear drumming. This book features many of the styles that make funk drumming so challenging, yet rewarding, and is meant for all players---from beginners to advanced drummers. Learn everything from New Orleans funk, R&B, and soul to '70s funk, modern alternative funk, drum 'n' bass, and hip-hop. You'll also learn drum beats in the styles of famous funk artists like The Meters, Herbie Hancock, James Brown, The Funk Brothers, Booker T. & the MG's, Tower of Power, Sly & the Family Stone, Parliament-Funkadelic, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more. The CD features a full band demonstrating the examples in the book. This is the only book you'll need to become a great funk drummer.
| PART 1: THE BEGINNING JAZZ DRUMMER |
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| Match Grip vs. Traditional Grip |
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| The 26 Standard American Drum Rudiments |
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| CHAPTER 2: GETTING INTO THE DRUMSET |
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| CHAPTER 3: THE BASIC JAZZ RHYTHM |
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| CHAPTER 4: THE VARIOUS STYLES OF JAZZ |
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| Second Line or Street Beat |
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| Straight Eighth Cymbal Patterns |
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| PART 2: THE INTERMEDIATE JAZZ DRUMMER |
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| CHAPTER 5: THE ART OF BRUSHES |
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| CHAPTER 6: PLAYING TEMPOS |
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| CHAPTER 8: FILLS AND SOLOING |
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| In the Style of Max Roach |
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| In the Style of "Philly" Joe Jones |
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| In the Style of Elvin Jones |
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| In the Style of Tony Williams |
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| PART 3: THE ADVANCED JAZZ DRUMMER |
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| CHAPTER 9: LINEAR PHRASING |
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| Bass Drum and Cymbal Accents |
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| Linear Phrasing with the Ride Cymbal |
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| CHAPTER 10: ODD TIME METERS |
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| CHAPTER 11: RHYTHMIC GROUPING |
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| CHAPTER 13: POLYRHYTHMIC LIMBS |
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