INTRODUCTION

NOTATION

SECTION 1      ROCK'N'ROLL

A.    The Basic Pattern

B.    Hi Hat Sounds  

C.    Hi Hat Exercises

D.    Adding the Open Hi Hat Sounds to Ten Rock'n'Roll Bass Drum Patterns

E.     Two Measure Rock 'n' Roll Beats

F.     Introducing Fills

SECTION 2      HOW TO PLAY DRUM CHARTS USING THE BEATS IN SECTION 1

A.    Explanation of Written Drum Charts

B.     Working with the Bass Player

C.     Counting Measures

D.    Numbering of the Measures

E.     Playing the Different Sections

F.     How to Use the Recording

STYLE #1-Medium Tempo Rock'n'Roll

STYLE# 1A -Medium Tempo Rock'n'Roll Improvisation

STYLE #2 -Medium Up Tempo Rock'n'Roll

STYLE #2A -Medium Up Tempo Rock'n'Roll lmprovisation

SECTION 3 DISCO & THE 2 HAND HI HAT STYLE  

A.    Main Characteristics of Disco-8th Note Disco; 16th Note Disco

B.     Fundamental 2 Hand Disco Beat

C.     Adding Open Hi Hat Sounds to the 2 Hand Style

D.    Adding Accents to the Disco Beat                                   

E.     Combining Accents and Openings with the Disco Beat

STYLE #3   -8th Note Disco

STYLE #3A  -8th Note Disco Improvisation

STYLE #4   -16th Note Disco

STYLE #4A -16th Note Disco Improvisation

SECTION 4 ROCK-FUNK SOUND

A.    Exercises for Developing Bass Drum Technique in Rock and Funk          

B.     Rock and Funk Beats with 16 Basic Bass Drum Patterns

C2 Measure Rock and Funk Beats

STYLE #5 -Medium Tempo Funk

STYLE #SA -Medium Tempo Funk Improvisation

SECTION 5 INTRODUCING THE LATIN FEEL IN ROCK'N'ROLL

     A. The Percussion Ensemble

B. Using the Percussion Ensemble in Rock'n'Roll: Rock'n'Roll Rhythm Section Scores

C.     Adapting Latin Rhythms to the Drum Set

SECTION 6 DEVELOPING COORDINATION WITH VARIOUS HI HAT PATTERNS

A.    Six Hi Hat Patterns and How They are Used

B.    Six Hi Hat Patterns Applied to the Fundamental Bass Drum Patterns

STYLE #6   -Slow Funk

STYLE #6A -Slow Funk Improvisation

SECTION 7  I. DEVELOPING SNARE & BASS DRUM TECHNIQUE FOR CONTEMPORARY ROCK & FUNK-8th Note Hi Hat Pattern

A.      Exercises for the Development of Snare & Bass Drum Technique as Applied

to Contemporary Rock & Funk-8th Note Hi Hat Pattern

B.      Ten Rock & Funk Beats with Snare Drum Variations

II. DEVELOPING SNARE & BASS DRUM TECHNIQUE FOR CONTEMPORARY ROCK & FUNK-Various Hi Hat Patterns

A.      Exercises for the Development of Snare & Bass Drum Technique as Applied to Contemporary Rock & Funk-Various Hi Hat Patterns

STYLE #7 -Medium Slow Funk

STYLE #7A -Medium Slow Funk Improvisation

SECTION 8  MODERN USE OF THE 2 HAND HI HAT STYLE

A.      Preliminary Exercises

B.      Calypso Style Rhythms

C.     Additional Rhythms Employing Snare Drum Variations with the 2 Hand Style

D.     Adding New Sounds to the 2 Hand Hi Hat Style

SECTION 9  SLOW BLUES, THE SHUFFLE AND SHUFFLE-FUNK

I. Slow Blues, Ballads, and Gospel

a.       Preliminary Exercises

b.       Four Blues Beats

c.       Use of 16th Note Triplets in the Blues Rhythm

d.       Three Blues Beats Using 16th Note Triplets

e.       Application of Jazz Time to the Blues

f.         Preliminary Exercises & Four Blues Beats Utilizing Jazz Time

STYLE #8   -Slow Blues

STYLE #SA -Slow Blues Improvisation

II. The Shuffle                                                      

A.      Five Shuffle Beats  

STYLE #9  -Medium Shuffle  

STYLE #9A -Medium Shuffle Improvisation  

III .Shuffle-Funk  

A.      Four Shuffle Funk Beats                               

SECTION 10 THE SAMBA AND ITS APPLICATION TO ROCK & FUNK  

A.      The Basic Feel  

B.      Use of Bass Drum and Hi Hat  

C.     Eight Samba Beats  

D.     Two Traditional Samba Rhythms Played on the Drums Alone  

E.       Application of Samba to Rock and Funk  

SECTION 11  REGGAE  

A.      Basic Reggae Beat  

B.      Basic Reggae Beat with a Variety of Hi Hat Patterns  

C.     Snare Drum Variations Used with the Reggae Beat  

D.     Fills and Tuning  

E.      Use of Swing Feel in Reggae  

F.       Use of Advanced Swing Feel in Reggae  

STYLE #10  -Reggae  

STYLE #10A -Reggae Improvisation  

SECTION 12 ADVANCED RHYTHMIC PHRASING WITH AN INTRODUCTION

TO POLYRHYTHM

I.          Advanced Rhythmic Phrasing  

a.       Altering the Basic Count in 4/4 Time

b.       Advanced One Measure Phrasing # 1                                  

c.       Advanced One Measure Phrasing #2  

d.       Advanced Two Measure Phrasing # 1  

e.       Advanced Two Measure Phrasing #2  

f.         Advanced Two Measure Phrasing #3  

g.        Advanced Two Measure Phrasing #4  

II. Introduction to Polyrhythm

A.      Three Polyrhythmic Phrases

B.      Additional Phrases of Three Eighth Notes  

SECTION 13 ADVANCED FUNK  

A. Advanced Funk Rhythms with an 8th Note Hi Hat Pattern  

B.      Advanced Funk Rhythms with Syncopated Hi Hat Patterns  

STYLE #11  -Medium-Up Tempo Funk

STYLE #11A -Medium-Up Tempo Funk Improvisaation  

GLOSSARY  

APPENDIX A  RECORDING CREDITS  

INDEX