UPDATE: Thanks for the review, Kenneth!
Time to unveil one of the things I’ve been doing instead of delivering the promised Book of Intros, which is languishing maybe 3-5 hours of work away from completion, stupidly…
…but, yes, I say, it’s time to unveil a new Cruise Ship Drummer! Kindle book:
Playing Samba and Bossa Nova: a field manual for drummers
It’s a concise, practical guide covering the essential information you need to play those styles on a professional job, in a jazz band or lounge band context. The format is a little different than regular drum books; in addition to the drum patterns, it tells you all of the other things that go into actually perform music in the style: your job as drummer, how to play with a band, and a lot of other important background info for playing the music creatively and authentically.
The level is approximately high school, through college, through professional who just doesn’t know a whole lot about these styles (which is a lot of them, actually!). An excellent resource for teachers and band directors, too.
Right now it’s only available as an e-book for Kindle, or for Kindle apps on your tablet, phone, or computer— you can get the app free of charge from the book’s Amazon page. I do believe in owning real paper books, so we’ll see about making it available in hard format, at some point.
Get yours now! Price is an extraordinarily reasonable $6.95.
I am happy to help you with any of the materials on the site, and with anything else drumming related— contact me for private lessons, online world wide, or in person in Portland, Oregon. All levels of players, and all people, are welcome.
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