Blues Drums Method (Book + Online Audio)
An Essential Study of Blues Drums for the Beginning to Advanced
Blues Drums, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, contains over 250 examples of blues drum patterns and technique-building exercises! Subjects covered in this book are: The History of Blues Drumming; Choosing Your Instrument and Getting Your Sound; Exercises for Development of Technique (Sticking and foot patterns specific to playing blues); Blues Shuffles & Swing Beats, Slow Blues, Ballads and the Triplet Groove (12/8 Time); Blues Rhumba, Calypso Beats and Samba Feel; Two-Beat/Cut Time; Early Rock ...more
Product Number:
21066M
Format:
Book + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Multiple Levels
Pages:
56
Binding:
Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
078669694X
ISBN13:
978-07866-9694-9
Series:
School of Blues
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
8/17/2016
Blues Drums, within the School of the Blues Lesson Series, contains over 250 examples of blues drum patterns and technique-building exercises! Subjects covered in this book are: The History of Blues Drumming; Choosing Your Instrument and Getting Your Sound; Exercises for Development of Technique (Sticking and foot patterns specific to playing blues); Blues Shuffles & Swing Beats, Slow Blues, Ballads and the Triplet Groove (12/8 Time); Blues Rhumba, Calypso Beats and Samba Feel; Two-Beat/Cut Time; Early Rock 'n' Roll and Surf Beats; New Orleans, Soul and Funk Influences; and Build-ups & Fills.

This book is accompanied by an online audio recording of all examples played on the drums with the backing of the School of the Blues All-Star Band. It is recommended that you also purchase Blues Drums Play-Along Trax to have full-length play-along trax for you to apply what you learn in this book. Includes access to online audio.

Choosing Your Instrument and Getting Your Sound
 Basic Principles of Music


Subdivision Chart & Notation Key

Exercises for Development of Technique

Duple Sticking Patterns
Triplet Sticking Patterns
Duple and Triplet Foot Patterns
Ride Pattern Exercises
Swing & Shuffle Ride Pattern Played on Snare Drums
Rudiments Applied to Shuffle Sticking
The Flam and Flam Tap
Eighth Note Accent Exercises
Triplet Accent Exercises

Blues Shuffles & Swing Beats

Blues Shuffle - Brushes Focus
Blues Shuffle - Sticks Focus
Blues Shuffle - Hi-Hat Focus
Blues Shuffle - Bass Drum Focus
Jazz Shuffle
Backward Shuffle
Shuffle with Swing Ride/Snare

Slow Blues, Ballads and the Triplet Groove (12/8 Time)

 

Blues Rhumba, Calypso Beats and Samba Feel

Sticking Patterns for Blues Rhumba & Calypso Beats
Foot Patterns for Blues Rhumba & Calypso Beats
Blues Rhumba & Calypso Beats
Blues Bossa Nova
Something Bluesy, But Not Swing
Changing from a Latin Groove to a Shuffle/Swing Groove

Two Beat/Cut Time

Early Rock 'n' Roll and Surf Beats

Early Rock 'n' Roll
Surf Beat

New Orleans, Soul and Funk Influences

Build-ups & Fills

Build-ups
Shuffle & Swing Drum Fills
Slow Blues & 12/8 Feel Drum Fills
Rhumba, Calypso & Latin Drum Fills
Two-Beat Drum Fills
Early Rock 'n' Roll & Surf Beat Drum Fills
New Orleans, Funk & Soul Drum Fills

 

 
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